Television digest with electronic reports (Jan-Dec 1953)

Record Details:

Title:
Television digest with electronic reports
Date:
Jan-Dec 1953
Publisher:
Washington, D.C. : Radio News Bureau
Volume:
Television digest with electronics reports (Jan-Dec 1953)
Leaf #:
000754
Language:
English
Subjects:
Television broadcasting -- Periodicals, Television -- United States -- Periodicals","Radio broadcasting -- United States -- Periodicals.
Collection:
Broadcasting & Recorded Sound
Format:
Periodicals
Contributor:
University of Maryland, College Park
Sponsor:
LYRASIS Members and Sloan Foundation
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
A weekly digest of brief reports tracking recent developments in the U.S. television marketplace. Published out of Washington, D.C. with much more focus on the retail of TV sets than the other D.C.-based trade paper, BROADCASTING. -- Eric Hoyt, 2015
Date Added:
March 28, 2024
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6 Personal Holes: Thomas McAvity, NBC-TV national program director, placed in charge of TV network programs div., taking over new pres. Pat Weaver’s former operational functions; he will soon be named v.p., and reporting to him will be new Hollywood program v.p. Frederic Wm. Wile Jr., talent v.p. Gus Margraf, et al. . . . Harmon 0. Nelson resigns as program mgr. of KNBH, Los Angeles . . . Andrew W. Smith, ex-20th Century-Fox v.p. and veteran of 40 years in motion picture industry, named chief of motion picture service, U. S. Information Agency, replacing Herbert Edwards and reporting to USIA director Theodore C. Streibert . . . John Byram, ex-Paramount Pictures, appointed ABC-TV story editor, reporting to program v.p. Charles M. Underhill . . . Henry Howard named director of network program business affairs, CBS Radio, with Kenneth Craig holding same title in Hollywood . . . Edgar Rosenberg, ex-NBC, joins Box Office Television Inc. to handle negotiations with theatrical craft unions for theatre-TV presentation of Broadway plays . . . John A. Shay promoted to v.p. in charge of operations, WTVJ, Miami . . . Richard H. Mason elected pres. & gen. mgr. of WPTF Radio Co., subsidiary of Durham Life Insurance Co.; Graham B. Poyner, v.p. & asst. gen. mgr. It’s applicant for Ch. 5 in Raleigh . . . Harold Singleton has resigned as chief engineer of KGW, Portland, Ore., to devote full time to his consulting practice; Earl Peterson succeeds him . . . George T. Shupert, ABC-TV film div. v.p., elected pres., N. Y. Radio & Television Executives Society, succeeding James M. Gaines, WOR-TV, who leaves Jan. 1 to head WOAI-TV & WOAI, San Antonio . . . Dr. Kenneth Christianson, on leave as chairman of TV-radio education dept., Stephens College, Columbia, Mo. and ex-U of So. Dakota faculty member, returns to Vermillion, S. D. to head S. D. Regional Education Board’s project for educational TV . . . Ralph B. Austrian is now on leave from Periera & Luckman, Los Angeles architects, where he handled TV-radio accounts, to be v.p. of Paco Inc., 745 Fifth Ave., N. Y. formed to design, build and finance office buildings, factoi’ies, dept, stores, etc. . . . Harold (Hap) Anderson, mgr. of KOLN-TV & KOLN, resigns to join WDEF, Chattanooga, Tenn., in pursuit of its Ch. 12 application . . . George X. Smith has resigned as v.p.-gen. mgr. of KFOR-TV & KFOR, Lincoln . . . W. G. McLaren. ex-KLAC-TV, CBS & NBC, named program mgr. of upcoming KCEB, Tulsa (Ch. 23) ... Adolph Schneider, exchief of NBC-TV news & special events, joins Hack Swain Productions, Sarasota, Fla., TV film producer, as v.p. . . . Hank Davis, ex-KFDX-TV, Wichita Falls, named program director of upcoming KSLA, Shreveport, La. (Ch. 12) . . . Richard E. Goebel has l'esigned from KOY-TV, Phoenix, to rejoin Advertising Counselors of Arizona, Phoenix . . . L. C. Smith, ex-WBAP-TV, Fox-t Worth, named chief engineer of KARK-TV, Little Rock (Ch. 4) due next March . . . Robert T. Richardson named film production supervisor, TV-radio dept., Leo Burnett Co., Chicago . . . Ralph Kanna, ex-WRGB, named program dix-ector, WKNB-TV, New Britain, Conn. a Richard C. (Dick) Patterson Jr., 67, who was NBC exec. v.p. 1932-36, later ambassador to Yugoslavia, Guatemala & Switzerland, will become New York City’s official “greeter” as chairman of the Mayor’s Reception Committee, succeeding famed Grover Whalen, when mayor-elect Robert F. Wagner Jr. assumes office. Edward J. Noble, ex-chairman of ABC, now head of AB-PT finance committee and chairman of Life Savers Corp., has gifted $2,000,000 more to the Edward J. Noble Foundation, established for charities and education in 1940. Stephen Slesinger, 53, head of the N. Y. & Hollywood TV film production firm bearing his name, died in Los Angeles Dec. 17. T ALLEST TV TOWER in the land, at this writing, is that of WMCT, Memphis (Ch. 5), whose 83-ft. 6-bay antenna atop 1005-ft. Blnw-Knox tower gives it an overall height of 1088 ft. above ground, 1013 ft. above average texrain, 1335 ft. above sea level. It went into operation Dec. 11, mgr. Henry Slavick reporting outer fringe coverage to 135 mi. (including favorable response from Little Rock, Ark.) as RCA transmitter power was also increased to 100 kw ERP from 60 kw. Old 750-ft. Blaw-Ifnox tower was dismantled, sent to WEWS, Cleveland, WMCT swapping it for used 5-kw DuMont transmitter which it has installed with 360-ft. 3-bay antenna as an auxiliary standby. New tower cost $200,000. is located 11 mi. northeast of city, is also used by AM counterpart WMC (5 kw on 790 kc) and by FM station WMCF (300 kw ERP on 99.7 kc). World’s tallest tower is Air Force’s 1212-ft. loran near Rome, N. Y. (Vol. 9:32) and of course there are 7 TV stations now operating from 1465-ft. Empire State Bldg, mast Next highest TV towers in use are those of WSB-TV, Atlanta (1059 ft. above ground); WBEN-TV, Buffalo (1057); WHUM-TV, Reading (1034); WTMJ-TV, Milwaukee (1032). Miami’s WTVJ is now building 1000ft. Lehigh tower having Otis building-type elevator. Oklahoma City’s new KWTV plans to get started on 1572-ft. Ideco shortly after Jan. 1. Tallest ever proposed was for WFAA-TV, Dallas— 1747 ft.— but Airspace Subcommittee tui-ned it down (Vol. 9:32). a More new FCC attorneys reporting for duty in last 2 weeks: Rules & Standards Div. — Jerome S. Box-os, exCAB; Richard E. Ely, ex-FTC; Lynne A. Kaufman, exprivate practice with Bert B. Rand & Hans Nathan, Washington. Aural Facilities Div. — Wm. J. Huff, ex-War Claims Commission; Ray R. Paul, ex-private practice, Tx-oy, Ala.; Warrexx D. Quenstedt, ex-private practice with Blair & Blair, Washington. Hearing Div. — George M. Martin, ex-FTC; John M. Webster, ex-Govt. of Guam. Renewal & Transfer Div. — James H. Murphy, ex-private practice and OPS, Charleston. W. Va. Most of new attorneys will work in TV Div. from time to time. Annual TV awards of Look Magazine: news & public affaix-s, See It Now (CBS-TV) ; variety, Toast of the Town (CBS-TV); panel, What’s My Line? (CBS-TV); educational, Omnibus (CBS-TV); sports, Pabst Beer, boxing (CBS-TV) ; comedy, Show of Shows (NBC-TV) : children’s, Ding Dong School (NBC-TV) ; religious, Life Is Worth Living (DuMont) ; dix-ector, Jack Webb, Dragnet (NBC-TV) ; px-oducer, Fred Coe, Mr. Peepers, I Bonino. TV Playhouse (NBC-TV) ; nx.c., John Daly, What’s My Line? (CBS-TV), It’s News to Me (ABC-TV). “Uhf information center” is being set up by Ultra High Fx-equency TV Assn, in De Sales Bldg., Washington, “to provide advertisers, agencies, netwox-k executives and others with the factual information they need to plan sound use of the selling power of [uhf] outlets.” Association is sending questionnaires to all uhf stations, asking data covering equipment and facilities, TV set circulation and station coverage. Exec. secy. Melvin A. Goldbex-g said center’s function will be to “sex-vice inquirers with specific information desired.” First CPs for 540 kc, new AM fx-equency, gx-anted by FCC this week: Clarksville, Tenn., Clarksville, Bcstg. Co.. 250-w, daytime; San Diego, KFMB, shift from 550 kc and power increase from 1 kw to 5 kw; Richlands, Va.. WRIC, shift from 1050 kc, using same 1-kw power, daytime. Twelve other applicants, mutually exclusive, were notified that hearings are required.