Radio showmanship (Jan-Dec 1946)

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(JjHoL Si^ii^iicA. . . . In this list of advertisers who hove used broadcast advertising over a period of years which ranges from five to 25 years, 57% have been on the air for ten years or longer. What's more, 58% are using the same program with which they made their radio debut. Of this group, 37% sponsor news programs; 24% service features; 20% music; 12% juvenile programs and 7% use miscellaneous program types. With 20 business fields represented, department stores represent 15% of the total group. Bakeries run a close second with a 14% rating. Memo to stations: send us your nominations for future editions of the Honor Roll. Shapiro Cut Rate Drug WMFG, Hibbing, Minn News 1935 Central Illinois Light Co. WMBD, Peoria, III. Town Crier 1935 Standard Brewing Co WGAR, Cleveland, O. Column of the Air 1935 Hi-Class Baking Co. WGBF-WEOA, Evansville, Ind. Varied 1936 Tillamook County Creamery Ass'n., Tillamook, Ore. Varied Varied 1936 Levis Music Stores WHEC, Rochester, N. Y. Spot Announcements 1936 Pay'n Save Super Market KGIR, Butte, Mont. Varied 1936 Robbins Fashion Centre, Women's Wear WDNC, Durham, N. C. Varied 1936 5Jb lOyewiA, Sponsor Station Program — Starting Date Sid's Furniture Mart WPAR, Parkersburg, W. Va. Farm & Home Hour 1937 Central Co-Operative Ass'n WDGY, Minneapolis, Minn. Market Reports 1937 Chicago & Northwestern R.R. WMAQ, Chicago, lU. 400 Hour 1937 Fowler Bros., Furniture Store WNOX, Knoxville, Tenn. News 1937 Columbia Brewing Co. KSD, St. Louis, Mo. Julie O'Neil & Co. 1937 Abbotts Dairies WFIL, Philadelphia, Pa. Varied 1937 Rainbo Bread Co. KOA, Denver, Colo. Varied 1937 Remar Baking Co., Oakland, Calif. Varied Varied 1938 Pearl Brewery, San Antonio, Tex. . Varied News 1938 De Forest Feed & Seed Co. WGIL, Galesburg, 111. Farm News 1938 Fort Pitt Brewing Co. KDKA, Pittsburgh, Pa. Tap Time 1938 P. J. Nee Furniture Co., Washington, D.C. Varied Varied 1938 Frankenberger's, Men's Wear WCHS, Charleston, W. Va. Sport Page of the Air 1939 Albertson's Food Centers KIDO, Boise, Idaho Varied 1939 Jackson Brewing Co., New Orleans, La Varied Varied 1939 Golden Dawn Foods WPIC, Sharon, Pa News 1939 Westchester Lighting Co. 8C Yonkers Light & Power Co. WFAS, White Plains, N. Y. Your Program 1939 Lovelace Grocery & Market KFJZ, Fort Worth, Tex. Varied 1939 Sears, Roebuck & Co. WMC, Memphis, Tenn. Young America Sings 1939 Early Bird Hatchery WOC, Davenport, la. Music 1939 Cohen Drug Stores . WCHS, Charleston, W. Va. Varied 1940 Foster's Hardware & Sporting Goods Co. . : WCAR, Pontiac, Mich. Fishin' in Michigan 1940 Cunningham's Drug Stores, Detroit, Mich. Varied News 1940 Pollard's Department Store WLAW, Lawrence, Mass. Varied 1940 Saiter Morgan Co., Hardware WAOV, Vincennes, Ind. News 1940 Campbell-Sell Baking Co. KOA, Denver, Colo. News for Women 1940 Calmenson's, Men's Wear KWLM, Willmar, Minn. News 1941 Stineway Drug Stores WIND, Chicago, lU. Music 1941 Grennan Bakeries WGR, Buffalo, N. Y. Musical Clock 1941 Co-Ops of N.W. Iowa KVFD, Fort Dodge, la. News 1941 AP R I L. 1 946 • 121 •