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EDITORIAL
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radio lost a friend
THE PASSING OF HAROLD FELLOWS
As activity at headquarters of the X.itional Association of Broadcasters reached a fevered pitch hecaiise of convention phuming and Washington investigations, radio lost a leader and a friend.
The luuiniely passing Marih 8, I'JdO. of Harold Everett Fellows, XAB president and (hairinan of the Ijoard. took from the radio scene one vho advocated its causes and understood and appreciated its asjjirations.
Rut the significaiue of his leadersliip can only be measured in terms of his atcomplishmcnis.
His industry-wide conirii)uii()ns date l)ack to 11)45, when as an \AH (onuniliec memher, he assisted in the develo])nient of the Standards of Good Practice for Radio Broadcasters. This instrument has steadily gained in stature under his aegis. And just last month the radio hoard opened the standards to non-member stations and agreed to strengthen the eniorcemcnt provisions.
SELF-RECULATiON
Mr. Pillows was at the forefront of the industry's fight to maintain its cherished self-regulatory position.
He told the Federal C^ommunications Commission last January: "In effect, what we Iiave said here is that we believe the Government should stay out of programming jjer sc — that self-regulation by the broadcasting industry, even with its limited sanctions, is more in keeping with our democracy than government control, whether by lifted eyebrow or by lifted mace
"Self-regulation is not an easy process, nor
is ii swilt. In the purest sense, it is motivated l)y an instinc t for decency, not by fear ol j)unishment . . .
"What we have built in broadcasting ... is reflective of that mood and that precious concept — that the people choose. Anything that is dcme, however innocent its origin, to limit the natural nourishing ol that choice on the part of the people is contrary to the public interest."
RISE TO PROMINENCE
Mr. Fellows was liorn March 22, 1899, in Amesbury, Mass. He was graduated from high school in Haverhill, Mass., and attended New York University where he majored in business administration and advertising. He later took courses at Burdett College, a business management school in Boston.
His first contact with radio was as a singer on his own radio show in 1929. That year he was employed by the Harry M. Frost Advertising Agency, Boston, and tiecame the first agency radio director in that city. He entered the industry in 1932 as assistant manager and commercial manager of WEEI Boston.
In \':)?i(h he was made general manager, a position he held until becoming president of NAB June 4, 1951. From 1944 to 1951, he also held the position of manager of 02:)erations of CBS in New England.
He was a dedicated servant of the industry as well as a student of its problems. His devotion and conscientiousness will be missed.
Hal Fellows, in his service to the industry, became a very tired man indeed — we xvish for him a most peaceful rest.
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U. S. RADIO
April 1060