Radio daily (Oct-Dec 1949)

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4 RADIO DAILY Thursday. December 22, 1949 Radio-TV Programs Cited For Awards (Continued from Page 1) broadcast during 1949 by a local station of 1 kw or under which made an outstanding contribution to the welfare of the community the station serves. For stations with a power of more than 1 kw making this contribution, the committee nominated KFWB's The Only Good Indian and The Listener Talks Back on KFMV. Howard K. Smith and Meet the Press were both listed as first choice for the outstanding reporting and interpretation of the news category. For outstanding entertainment in drama, the Theater Guild was first selection and the NBC Theater, second. The New York Philharmonic and the Telephone Hour were the one and two choices respectively in music. Symphonies for Youth was first selection in educational programs with Invitation to Learning in second place. Symphonies for Youth also placed first for outstanding children's programs and Once Upon A Time was runner-up. For international understanding, the committee chose the NBC United Nations project first and Return to Thanksgiving, second. In television, Know Your Schools and John Kiernan's Kaleidoscope were named in education. The Philco Television Playhouse and Ed Wynn were selected for entertainment. The Ford Newsreel and Weather Report received first spot in the news category and for children's programs, Time for Beany was first with Kukla, Fran and Ollie, second. The chairman of the committee is Mrs. Clara Logan who is president of the Southern California Association for Better Radio and Television. Name Olive Head Of CBC Engineering Department (Continued from Page 1) Montreal, recognized technical authority on television. Olive's appointment comes at a time when the CBC is planning to add television to its work in AM, FM and shortwave broadcasting. He has been interested in development of radio since his youth. AVAILABLE Chief Engineer's job on aggressive 2S0 watt Rocky Mountain ABC affiliate opens December 31. Must be combination man and have car. Send disc and photo with complete details in application letter to Box 294, RADIO DAILY, 1501 Broadway, N.Y.C. AC DC Transcription Players Tape, Wire, Disc Recorders Sales-Rentals-Service MILLS RECORDING CO. 161 N. Michigan Ave. Chicago, III. De 2-4117 Man About Manhattan. . . I • • • UP AND DOWN THE STREET: Bea Wain and Andre Baruch repay Ted Husing an old debt when they pinch-hit for "the old master" for 3 weeks starting on the 26th. It was only a year or so ago when Ted batted for Andre on his "Mr. & Mrs. Music" session when latter was bedded with a leg injury. . . . Send Tom Slater congrats at Ruthrauff & Ryan. The lad's been upped to a veep. . . . While you're in the mood to send congrats, add Walter Kiernan to your list. His zingy five-minute daily series came up with a big 3 on the latest Hooper — and the stanza is only two months old. (And don't throw away that pen yet. While you're still writing, drop a line to ABC and tell 'em to line up a big nite-time variety show for Walter to emcee. Quote the col'm and tell 'em Walter's only wonderful) . . . Best news of the week is the report that the FitzG's (Ed & Pegeen) are gonna go coast-to-coast with their daily chatter. Their trivia is almost as delightful as they themselves are. . . . "Strike It Rich" due to come back to the airwaves right after the turn of the year. Walter Framer, as always, will produce, direct and write. . . . John Tillman ponders on how times have changed. We used to save for a rainy day — now we're waiting for a rainy day to save us. ft ft ft ft • • O Arthur Van Horn put on a plea last Sunday on his "Heart Beat in the News" stanza for a 4-and-y2 year old girl who was suffering from a rare blood disease and who needed a pint a day to remain alive. Within the hour 39 calls came through with pledges amounting to over 100 pints. But what must amaze WOR as much as it does Art is the fact that one of the calls came in from Ypsilante, Mich. — and "Heart Beat" is only a local program, ft ft ft ft • • • Seems we've been all wrong about Ed Gardner's 'woes' down in Puerto Rico. Like most of the scribes around town, we've been bombarded with tales of his mounting troubles — such as unhappiness of the cast and writers plus Petrillo's threat to step in and force him to import musicians from the States. We just got it first-hand from his director-producer. Jack Cleary, that all these reports are just so much eyewash. Talk of bringing musicians in from Florida is absurd, contends Jack, as there are plenty of AFM musicians down there. As for the cast being unhappy, that's equally ridiculous, he asserts. "Why even Finnegan (Charlie Cantor) is going to night school now to learn Spanish," he sez. ft ft ft ft • • • IN ONE EAR: The United Hospital Fund Christmas Eve show on WPIX should be one of the outstanding events of the season. Every important headliner in town is volunteering his services for the marathon program. . . . Frankie Carle opens at the Hotel Staffer's Cafe Rouge on the 26th for the 6th straight year. With him will be his vocalist-daughter, Marjorie Hughes, who like her famous Dad, is also a solo recording star on the Columbia label. ft ft ft ft • • • NOBODY EVER: Approached the all-night music show as prepped for WJZ by Kent-Johnson. . . . Had the all-round dance band quality of the late Hal Kemp's crew of 1934. . . . Comes close to Frances Longford's peak version of "I'm in the Mood for Love." . . . Saw a television fight with the thrills, class and excitement of the second PepSaddler clash. . . . Gave nightly baseball scores with the flowing ease of Paul Douglas. . . . Wore a double-breasted vest with the aplomb of Adolphe Menjou. . . . Gave quiz shows and audience participation airers the lift supplied by Ralph Edwards. M-G-M Not Buying Mutual's Facilities (Continued from Page 1) is also the parent corporation of Metro Goldwyn Mayer, Inc., and KMGM-FM, Los Angeles. Licensee which operates WMGM is the Marcus Loew Booking Agency. In an office memorandom addressed to all Mutual employees, released to Radio Daily by the web's press department, Frank White, MBS president, said: "... Over a period of time, we have had discussions with MGM regarding the possibility of some form of joint program production arrangement. There is nothing in contemplation which need give any member of our staff concern from a security standpoint. I am most anxious that this premature report of preliminary discussions should raise no question in your mind as to the future of Mutual and of its staff. . . ." Major stockholders of cooperatively owned MBS, all of whom operate stations in their respective cities are: The Yankee Network with headquarters in Boston; The Chicago Tribune which operates WGN in the Windy City; Don-Lee web on the west coast; United Broadcasting Co. with offices in Cleveland; station CKLW in Detroit; and Gimbel Brothers in Philadelphia which operates station WIP. Ted Striebert, Mutual's chairman of the board and president of WOR. the web's New York flag station, issued, through WOR's press department, a terse "No comment" statement. He said, however, that: "WOR has no intention of getting out of Mutual, and WOR is not for sale." Stork News Frank Chizzini of the NBC sales department is a proud and beaming father today. A daughter was born to Mrs. Chizzini yesterday at the Caledonian Hospital in Brooklyn. WEVD 117-119 W. 46 St HENRY GREENFIELD, Mg. Director H.Y.IS