U. S. Radio (Jan-Dec 1960)

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Radio In The Public Interest (Radio News) who have reported on major controversies, issues and problems afTecting local area, nation and the world." The program leatiires leaders in all fields who are (jiiestioned In four panelists from the station's news department and Boston newspapers and wire services. According to the station, the interview show has been the source of many stories which have received naiionwifle attention via newspaper and wire service stories. The most famous of these probably being the one dealing with llic appearance of tlie Governor of NewHampshire, and tpiesiions al)out the prospects of New York Governor Rockefeller and \'ice President Nixon in the State's first-in-the-naiion primary. The broadcast brought al)out a flurry of activity among local and national Re|)ul)lican Party leaders. W'CCO Minneapolis recently coojk rated witli 12 scholars and made it possible for two women journalists to study in Russia, and for its farm service director to travel in seven Eiuopean countiies, all ol whom reported their findings on the air. The group of scholars was headed by a leading educator who is also a WCCO news analyst. .According to the station, he prepared broadcasts ". . . from the most remote jjoinls in Russia Ironi which anv Western \isitor had yet reported." When it appeared as il tlie [\\n women journalists would not be able to make their ti ip, the station made a public apjieal for funds and ". . . added resoinxes of its own to make their trip possible." W'GGO's farm director toured in Europe with Agriculture Secretary E/ra Taft Benson. He reported his impressions from Iron Cmtain coiuitries dining the tour, and many times on his regular |)rogiams. W'NEW New York has one of the largest and most complete news organizations of any station in the countiv. The station considers the weekly Xrws Closetil), as one ol its most effective news activities. On the air since [anuarv 195!), the program concerns itself with a wide variety ol subjects, ". . . going (liic(il\ to the people and oigani/ations conceriucl." Some ol the maiieis taken up in this bioaclcast include "the recoid of the I.egislatuic." which was a debate on the performance of the State Legislature; the Ma\oi ol New York discussing the controversial tax on taxi rides; a debate on the treatment of narc olics adclic ts. L ^ They pitch pennies for big stakes in the Midwest !