Radio daily (Oct-Dec 1949)

4 RADIO DAILY Thursday, December 29, 1949 COASTTOCOAST New WHDH Musical Boston, Mass. — A new Sunday quarter-hour, presenting mezzo-soprano Murielle Halle, has been logged by WHDH. Sponsor is the Habitant Soup Company of Manchester, New Hampshire and Montreal. The program, titled "Revue Musicale," also features organist Kenneth Wilson, Bill Green at the piano and violinist Don Gordon. Musical comedy hits, light classics and French art songs are the show's ingredients. WTAM Receives Award Cleveland, O— WTAM has been presented with a Safety Award by the Greater Cleveland Safety Council and the Industrial Commission of Ohio. As group winner, WTAM was cited for "outstanding effort and achievement by their supervisory forces and employees" in maintaining such a high safety standard. Jacob E. Hines, WTAM program director, represented the station at the presentation luncheon and received the award in WTAM's name. Quinn Added To WBTV Staff Charlotte, N. C— Bill Quinn, formerly with radio station WTYC in Rock Hills, S. C, has been added to the production staff of television station WBTV, according to an announcement by Larry Walker, director of the WBT television operation. Quinn is working with Charles Bell, production manager. He has been associated with the Columbia University station in N. Y., WKLB at North Adams, Mass., as continuity chief; assistant program director of the rural radio network at Ithaca, N. Y. prior to his work in Rock Hill. Triple Celebration Philadelphia, Pa.— -Ramon Bruce, disc jockey of radio station WHAT, presented the third "Snap Club" dance on December 16th. The "Snap Club" is a program conducted by Ramon Bruce heard daily over WHAT, boasting a membership of over 10,000. Each month a dance is held for the members at one of the local dance halls. On December 16th, there was a triple celebration, the monthly dance, the birthday of Ramon Bruce, and his 4th anniversary at WHAT. Local Contest Winners North Platte, Neb. — The winner ol a speech contest jointly sponsored by the Junior Chamber of Commerce here and radio station KODY has been declared the winner of the statewide "I Speak For Democracy" competition. Miss Lorna Wilson from here was declared the state winner over 18 finalists at Lincoln. A transcription of her speech will be sent to Tulsa, Oklahoma, for the regional finals. Jerry Grove Joins WHAT Philadelphia, Pa. — Jerry Grove has joined the announcing staff of WHAT. Jerry was formerly with station WIP. Man About Manhuttan. . . ! 9 * © BIG! OWN SMALL TALK: A west coast radio columnist is toying with the idea of starting a letter-writing campaign to draft Fred Allen back to the airwaves. He can have our signature right away. . . . Lennen & Mitchell very happy with the new Hooper. Old Gold is the only advertiser to wind up with two TV'ers among the top ten — "Stop the Music" in 4th slot and "Amateur Hour" in 9th. Agency especially tickled since both shows are so low-budgeted. . . . Hy Gardner to be heard as crystal-ball'er on "We the People" tomorrow. . . . Vic Sack, director of CBS' "Grand Slam," planed to San Francisco to tie the well-known knot. . . . Marion Dougherty joining J. Walter Thompson as assistant to Bob Tucker, head of talent. . . . Earl Peed, editor of Telecast, will be a Daddy before the new year is a month old. . . . Ivon Newman, WVNI veep, huddling with the Daily Mirror's Over-the-River columnist, Eddie Zeltner, regarding a nitely series of chatter beamed for the L. I.-Bklyn trade. . . . Best of the TV spots, in our book, are Spry and BVD. Of the 'live' spielers, give me Rex Marshall batting for Auto Lite on "Suspense." ft ft ft ft 000 Credit Alton Alexander with a sensational adaptation ,0f "Alice in Wonderland" and dip your lid to Lester Lewis for putting on a great Christmas Eve stanza on his "H'wood Screen Test"— prob'ly the finest session the show has yet enjoyed. Franklin Pangborn, as White Rabbit, and Jean Aubuchon, as Alice, were thoroughly delightful in the sketch. In fact, the whole idea went over so big that for New Year's Eve, Lewis will offer "David Copperfield," with Edward Everett Horton as Micawber. ft ft ft ft • • • THE MORNING MAIL: "Dear Sid," writes Wallace A. Walker, gen'l manager of WFCI, Providence, R. I. "I was very interested to note the item in your col'm of Dec. 22nd regarding using Walter Kieman on a big night-time variety show. I have talked to ABC many times in the past two years urging the exact same thing. Many other station managers have agreed with me and we would be most happy if someone could bring this to a head." (Ed. note: What do I hafta do now to get some action — get up a petition?) ft ft ft ft 000 Incorporation of the firm of Roger Brown, Inc., as successor to the Earle Ferris Co., Inc., has just been announced. All stock in the predecessor company has been obtained by Brown, who is the firm's new president. Earle Ferris will serve as chairman of the board. Roger Brown, who's 35 years old, joined the Ferris organization in Nov. 1945, and became gen'l manager in '46. Earle Ferris will continue as a public relations counsel, as well as operating Radio Feature Service, Inc; Hope Associates Corp., and as N. Y. head of the Ferris and Harshe partnership. ft ft ft ft • • • Ralph Slater, the famed hypnotist just back from a year in England, asks the col'm to contact Bob Tighe, former managing editor of Radio & Television Journal. Seems Ralph needs Tighe as a witness for a case that comes up in the Brooklyn Federal Court Jan. 4th. It further seems that the manufacturers of sleeping pills are no end irked with friend Ralph over his "Time To Sleep" record, claiming that it is impossible to be put to sleep from the playing of the record, Ralph sez if he can't prove his* case, he'll eat the record — and it's made of vinalite. As an innocent bystander, our dough is on Slater. We've seen him work too often to doubt his powers. If Bob Tighe is listening in on this, he can reach Ralph at 155 W. 72nd St., N. Y. C. AG6NCKS THE NATIONAL ADVERTISING AGENCY web will hold its annual eastern meeting in the Warwick Hotel, Philadelphia, on January 28-29. Fort Wayne, Ind., will be the scene of the western meeting on January 20-22 at the Van Orman Hotel. KAY ROBERTS has severed affiliations with Mildred Fenton. She has retained clients Cathy Mastice, Sheriff Bob Dixon and Dickie Orlin in addition to three package shows and other deals. SEWARD SMITH has joined the New York staff of Brooke, Smith, French & Dorrance, Inc. STANDARD VARNISH WORKS to Lucerna Company, Inc. Radio television, newspapers, magazines and trade papers will be used. AMERICAN HALVAH CANDY PRODUCTS have appointed the Alvin Epstein Advertising Agency. Jean Epstein is the account executive. J. STUART MACKAY has been named assistant general manager of All-Canada Radio Facilities Ltd., effective January 1. THE PAUL LYNN HELLER ADVERTISING AGENCY of Washingtoin, D. C, will operate as a corporation after Jan. 1. KING SIZE SHOES, INC., of Brockton, Mass. to David O. Alber Associates, Inc. for a promotion campaign. RIKERS, INC., New York Restaurant chain, has engaged William Warren, Jackson & Delaney. Radio advertising will be used. Contracts have been signed with WJZ, for a 13-week test campaign. Stevens P. Jackson is the account executive. WEVD 117 119 W. 46 SL HENRY GREENFIELD. Mg. director N Y 19