Sponsor (Apr-June 1959)

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WRAP-UP NEWS & IDEAS PICTURES A BLANK, MY LORD is one of the ways Shakespeare describes ratings in this Nielsen plaque presented to NAB president Hal Fellows ( I ) by Henry Rahmel, v. p. and general manager of Nielsen. "Mr. Shakespeare on Ratings" first appeared in SPONSOR'S "10-Second Spots" column REHEARSING Multiple Sclerosis song are (I to r) Al Lamm, WOW, Omaha; Walter Johnson, local MS chairman; Sybil Hatch, MS victim; Dick McCord, local MS head; Joe Martin, WOW. D.j.'s Lamm and Martin wrote the song WHOOPING IT UP: NBC newsman Bob McCormick, made honorary chief of Blackfeet Indian tribe for his efforts on behalf of American Indians, beats the drums while Indian brave Birdshead does a tribal dance ADVERTISERS K. J. Reynolds will again sponsor six shows on the tv networks this fall. The indications are that it will continue If agon Train. Lawman and / we Got a Secret. There'll be a newcomer, Johnny Staccato on NBC. The replacements: the Bob Cummings and Phil Silvers shows. Reynolds would have been content to continue with Silvers, but CBS is inclined to call it a network run. Incidentally. Reynolds has quite an investment in commercials built around the series troupe. Campaigns: • Eastman Kodak Co. will be focusing their cameras on the tv screens this June, via a five-consecutive-day promotion on the three tv networks. Designed for summertime picture taking. Kodaks "5-Day Telerama" (13-17 June) will include the U.S.G.A. Open Golf show. Ed Sullivan, a 90-minute Disney special, / Love Lucy and Ozzie & Harriet. TEN YEARS FROM NOW bigger and better say (I to r) Walter Guild, David Bascom and Dan Bonfigli, as they celebrate 10th anniversary of Guild, Bascom & Bonfigli C2 SPONSOR 4 April 1959