Television digest with electronic reports (Jan-Dec 1953)

MARTIN COREL’S AUTHORITATIVE NEWS SERVICE FOR MANAGEMENT OF THE VISUAL BROADCASTING AND ALLIED ELECTRONICS ARTS AND INDUSTRY th Electronics 1/ Reports PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY RADIO NEWS BUREAU • WYATT BLOC. • WASHINGTON S, D.C. • TELEPHONE STERLING 3-1755 • VOL. 9: No. 4 1 mil I a jra f] A M y OCT 12 1953 October 10, 1953 r Govt. Investigator Appointed FCC Member, page 1 In this CBS Color Unimpressive But May Hold Promise, page 1 iSBSte: I UHF's Third Quarterly 'Report Card', page 4 \ New Starters Maintain One-A-Day Pace, page 5 2 CPs, Debut of Providence Station Delayed, page 6 Transmitter Shipments & Upcoming Stations, page 7 TV Production Up, Inventories Down, page 9 Topics & Trends of the TV Trade, page 10 GOVT. INVESTIGATOR APPOINTED FGC MEMBER: Newest FCC commissioner, Robert Emmett Lee, appointed by President Eisenhower Oct. 6 and sworn in same day, is an accountant and an experienced govt, investigator — joining FBI in 1938 and becoming its chief clerk before being "loaned" to House Appropriations Committee in 1946 and serving until now as director of surveys and investigations. Lee becomes 4th Republican on FCC, brings it to full 7-member strength. The other Republicans are Chairman Hyde, Comrs. Sterling and Doerfer. Comrs. Bartley & Hennock are Democrats, Webster an independent. Lee was appointed to a full 7-year term, filling vacancy left when Paul Walker retired June 30. It’s a recess appointment, subject to confirmation by Senate when it reconvenes. Choice of Lee was something of a surprise, though he has been mentioned as possibility along with many others, since he didn't appear to have stronger support than the others. He credits Rep. Taber (R-N.Y.), chairman of Appropriations Committee, with initiating move, says he had backing of all Republicans on committee. Lee says he's a good friend of Sen. McCarthy but that the Senator had nothing to do with appointment. Mrs. Lee was matron of honor at Sen. McCarthy's recent wedding. Lee says he campaigned actively for Eisenhower last year, took no part in local elections. In 1950, he and Mrs. Lee worked for election of Sen. John Marshall Butler (R-Md.) over Millard Tydings, vigorous critic of Sen. McCarthy. Claiming no intimate knowledge of TV-radio, Lee says: "I don't even know the problems." He has served as guest moderator of Facts Forum discussion program, filmed in Washington and distributed to stations nationally. Program is backed by Texas oilman H.L. Hunt who is reported planning to sponsor Sen. McCarthy on TV. Lee is 41, native of Chicago, a 1931 graduate of DePaul U who also attended Chicago College of Commerce & Law. From 1930-1935, he was an auditor of Chicago's Congress and Great Northern Hotels and St. Louis' Roosevelt Hotel. From 1935-1938, before joining FBI, he was employed as an auditor for American Bond & Mortgage Company Bondholders Protective Committee. Lee's first job at FBI included examination of records of organizations involved with anti-trust laws. He also served as an FBI public relations representative, making more than 200 speeches. He later became administrative asst, to Director J. Edgar Hoover, then was appointed chief clerk. At House committee, his job was to uncover excessive spending by govt, agencies. Lee says he's not at all related to Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee but is of Irish descent. Like Comr. Doerfer, he's a Roman Catholic. He's father of 3 children: Patricia, 15; Robert, 14; Michael, 8. CBS COLOR UNIMPRESSIVE BUT MAY HOLD PROMISE: Possibilities for the future, only fair performance for the present. That about sums up CBS's bag of color tricks, as disclosed to press in demonstrations at New Yoi’k's Waldorf-Astoria Hotel Oct. 8. Almost simultaneously, RCA turned over to its patent licensees the manufac COPYRIGHT 1953 BY RADIO NEWS BUREAU