Radio daily (Oct-Dec 1949)

RADIO DAILY Yon Wesdell (Pooch) Hits Gaines Jackpot (Continued from Page 1) footmen. From there 'Konrad' will be wisked to Manhattan's Plaza Hotel for a press reception which, according to the agency, will be covered by radio, newspapers, television, and newsreels. 'Konrad's' prizes include a fiveday stay at the Plaza, the station wagon, a two-room kennel, a custom built private swimming pool with ramp, a television set (to watch, says B&B, "man fights"), a custom tailored fur-lined dog jacket, a $500 gift certificate for use in one of New York's swank shops, dog perfume, and, of course, a private fire hydrant. IB&B have arranged personal appearances for 'Konrad' on a variety of radio and TV shows, and magazine and newspaper feature writers are expected to lead a dog's life for the next five days. The "Lucky Dog" contest was promoted via the "Juvenile Jury" program, sponsored by General Foods in behalf of Gaines Dog Foods over the Mutual web. New Service Announced By Cardinal Package Firm Hollywood — The Cardinal Co., radio-television production firm, has offered to distribute unreleased program series for radio packagers. Joseph F. Mac Caughtry, president, says his company is searching for transcribed shows to release through their set-up. Cardinal has found the demand for new shows exceeding their supply, he says. The policy will help Cardinal expand its available transcribed programs and at the same time, offer independent producers a means of getting a national release. Cardinal now does business with more than 500 radio stations throughout the country. The pattern has been used with success by the motion picture industry in which a producer not only makes films, but arranges for releases by independents. A survey, Mac Caughtry indicated, was being conducted to determine the possibility of a similar project for television films. Other programs now handled by Cardinal include Sleepy Joe, The Anderson Family, Adventures by Morse, and Marvin Miller — Storyteller. Greyhound-Florida On ABC Florida Greyhound Lines are sponsoring ABC broadcasts of Elmer Davis three days a week over five Florida radio stations. It began Monday, December 5, for 13 weeks. The Lines will sponsor on Monday, Wednesday and Friday over WQAM, Miami; WMFJ. Daytona Beach; WSUN, St. Petersburg; WPDQ, Jacksonville and WHOO, Orlando. Besmont and Hohman of Atlanta, Ga., is the agency. COflST-T Will Air Rally Norwalk, Conn. — WNLK will broadcast the Citizens Rally to discuss the school building program and its financing on December 9th from 8:30 to 9:00 p.m. The rally, which will be held at the High School here, is being sponsored by the Central Council of PTA, Board of Education, League of Women Voters of Norwalk, the AAUW, Teachers' Association and the Central Labor Union. Gets Promotion Award Charlotte, N. C. — Crady Cole, WBT commentator and farm editor, was awarded a scroll of appreciaation by the Retail Grocers Association at the conclusion of that group's annual Exposition and Food Shaw held here. Cole broadcasted daily about the Food Show and was present in his WBT booth there to hand out samples of the many products featured in his broadcast. Ambassador Speaks On KFH Wichita, Kans. — George V. Allen, formerly Assistant Secretary of State, now newly appointed U. S. Ambassador to Yugoslavia, was heard over KFH and KFH-FM, Friday evening, December 2nd. Mien, who appeared here as the highlights of the third annual conference of the Kansas Commission on UNESCO, broadcast directly from the First Methodist Church. WRGB All Star Banquet Schenectady, N. Y. — Bob Bender, sportscaster of WRGB and WGY, selected an all-star scholastic football team with the assistance if twenty-two coaches of High and Parochial schools in the WRGB signal area. Coaches and the members if the all-star team were guests of WRGB at a banquet Nov. 28th and later appeared on Bender's sports show. Sponsoring Series Los Angeles, Calif. — The General Electric Company is sponsoring Monday, Wednesday and Friday oarticipations on the KNX "Sunrise Salute" series and eight additional weekly spot announcements in KNX. The series began November 29. The agency for the order is Batton, Barton, Durstine and Osborn in New York. Last Streetcar Ceremony Richmond, Va. — The running of the last electric streetcars in this city took place November 25. To cover the event, WMBG and WCOD remote equipment was on hand and recorded interviews with the oldest streetcar operator in the city as he made the last seven mile run to the junk pile. This was incorporated into a coast to coast feed to the NBC radio network on the News of the World program the same evening. 0 -COAST WDRC Aids Celebration Hartford, Conn.— The 100th anniversary celebration at Teacher's college at New Britain, will take place on January 22, 1950. Long range planners at the college already have arranged with WDRC for a half-hour's broadcast time at 4:30 p.m. for that day. The broadcast will originate directly from the college. Cole Named By N. C. Governor Charlotte, N. C. — Grady Cole, commentator and farm editor of WBT, has been appointed by Governor Kerr Scott as one of seven members of the N. C. Communications Study Commission, which was brought into being by legislative act during the last session of that body. "Fun With Music" Moves Silver Soring, Md. — "Fun With Music" and disc jockey Bob Fal-on moved from the studios of WGAYFM to Holiday House on December 2. The "House," a white frame building in the Silver Spring shopoing center, will house the show from then until Xmas. Falcon, who usually takes telephone requests, will change the format to allow .he records to be spun from the studio. Wednesday. December 7, 1949 Oil Co. Sponsors Basketball Sked (Continued from Page 1) in Philadelphia, the company will televise five twin-bill contests in which the University of Pennsylvania and Villanova will meet opposing squads and two single games on the Penn schedule. Sponsorship of the Penn. telecasts by Atlantic will enter its third consecutive year this season. Byrum Saam and Claude Haring will do the play-by-play. Bob Hendrechson will announce twenty-five games scheduled by Syracuse University over WAGE, Syracuse; Bill Moore will cover twenty-one Seton Hall games over WNJR: Newark; and Bill Mazer, aired by WKBW, Buffalo, will describe nineteen between Canisius College hooplas. All colleges covered are strong basketball schools with heavy followings among the local populace. N. W. Ayer & Son, since 1936 Atlantic's representative, handled. WHLI Sets Ski Program News of ski club activities and special events and reports on skiing conditions in the New York and New England area will be broadcast every Thursday from 7:50 to 8 p.m. over WHLI-FM in Hempstead, Long Island. Bob Barry, ski columnist for the Long Island Press and Ski Magazine, will be featured. RADIO EXECUTIVES CLUB OF NEW YORK LUNCHEON-MEETING THURSDAY, DEC. 8 HOTEL ROOSEVELT AT 12:30 P. M. GUEST SPEAKER— Lowell Thomas, Jr., son of the famed CBS newscaster, who will discuss the recent Tibet expedition made by him and his father in addition to showing films made during the journey. ADMISSION: $3 for members, $3.75 for nonmembers. RESERVATIONS: Claude Barrere, MU 6-0238.