Variety (November 1963)

= Continued from pase 3 TV flew Margot. Fonieyn. infrom: Us. ‘to: ‘star in1 its nee “Gala ‘Per: “formance” series : Runaway’ success -for Associated-Rediffusion’ Ss. new pop: musical "series. “They've Sold -A Million”.. Show bowed in -8,500,000 homes, according to TAM, which. shot it tofourth place. in network’s Top 20. . One ofthe highlights of the Industrial Photographic and Television Exhibition, he‘d last. week,, was ‘the Technicolor “instant daylight”. projector ‘Technicolor. 800-E2 .. .. The Queen’s Break For. The Boys”, by John Wiles, has.a cast of 60.. Christmas Message will: be recorded this:year for radio but will not be. transmitted over the -video channels as she: is: expecting . her fourth over from. Canadian television. IN PHILADELPHIA © Eugene Or rmandy’ ‘and the Philaiteiohta. Orchestra In a ‘program. of t yo sacred:.music given before the General Assembly of the National]: ‘Council of Churches; will be telecast live from Convention Hall -by. WCAU-TV (Dec. .3)....'. John Zacherle, former. local tv horror man,. to: ‘wax. an LP of songs on the Parkway label... An tI-man crew set up. by Allen Funt Productions “shot”. citizens ‘sounding off “on, gtipes: of |. their choice, for his new. series. “Pictures. @ People.” Locations in-| “€ cluded. Independence ‘Mall, a cebartmeent stere and « baking company. . WRCV-TV’s “Sun Is Not.f able mention. in'the San Frameiseo Film Critics “Golden Gate Awards.” Program missed by one vote aad was ‘bestea. out: by Nile” special . narrates. the Anti-Defamation rcelebrating its 50th anni (2) . =. IN SAN FRANCISCO .. . Last week. was. Homecoming time for two Ks¥O Tadio personalities. Del Courtney returned te the University of the Pacific ° Stockton to address the student. assembly. and ane ‘Niles led. the San Franelseo State College Homecoming. parade happys” (takeoff on. ‘popular Dave. Call-Bulletin. Strip is drawn by Linws: Maurer, on last Spring's “Segregation Western Style’. .. Don be featured in a series of pubservice tv spots produced for the State : . KNBR (NBC radio) program | TB Assn. by SF’s Snazelle Productions . ‘manager Jack. R. Wagner. named: to Governor's Advisory: | € .on Emergency Commuzication. | IN DETROIT oe, Carel Channing, here. for the. ‘breakin of “Helle: Doily, # ail: chat : -with:her friend ‘Shirley Eder. on WJBK-TV's. “Ad Lib” show.’ Station [WT personality . ‘Bob Murphy and Free Press Columnist. Jud Arnett. also |. . David. Merrick, also‘ in-town ‘forthe } ‘will participate in the show . *“Hello. Dolly”. opening, will visit Ed McKensie’s ‘‘After: Hours” show: on WXYZ-TV = 6:30 to 6:45 ‘p.m. Picks’ up a sponsor ,in the Meyer Jewelry Co. | Richard ‘N, _ Hughes isthe new.WXYZ-TV advertising. and promotion director . : ..WJR again: will broadcast. the. Metropolitan: Opera season beginning. Dec. 7.and extended for 20 ‘weeks: . Taft: will. gieststar.on WW4J-TV’s “Town Meeting” show -. . For the fourth consecutive year, WXYZ-TV will telecast live the annial ‘Pre Christmas lighting Of the: civic ‘Christmas ‘Tree. IN ST. LOUIS. ‘Otto Preminger in town plugging. his. “Cardinal” movie on. radio-tv. interview shows ....: KETC-TV. will televise a. “live” production of: Shakespeare's “Taming of.the Shrew,” whichwill be: presented ‘at. the Gateway Theatre. on Tuesday, Dec. 3 .. . Television’s Smothers Bros. will open at. Jay Landesman’s “Crystal Palace” on Gaslight Square on j Friday (29) . . . Staffers:of CBS’ o & 0oKMOX-TV Sjubilant over the net's decision to originate the Sunday (17)-edition of “Face the Nation” | from. their studios. ‘Interview. subject was New. York Goy. Nelson A. T, Rockefeller’. .... KMOX radio’s Jack Buck will descriptions of: St. Louis University Billikin. basketball season opener set for Saturday (30) . Joan” of KTVI-TV’s. “Romper Room” brought -a capacity crowd of: 4,000 children ‘to an all-cartoon theatre Party spossered. by the. station | at Loew’s State on Saturday (9). UN MINNEAPOLIS While tv cameras have been barred.from the court room in the 7. Eu-: gene Thompson murder trial here, KMPS-TV chief plot r Kenn} Pratt has been making use of other talents in. covering nationally | publicized. case. ‘Pratt has: been making’ daily. sketches of the court room proceedings for use on the 20th-Fox.station’s ‘newscasts sports department.’ when the: NFL season ends next month.was a star end at the U. ef. ; .., WICN:TV news. director . Sheldon Peterson om busy speech sked after his trip to common-marketcountries Iast month. Petersom shot his own. feotage for use locally and was also helped by Time-Life’s news film crew in Frankfort, Germany .. Local contingent. to Broadcasters Promotion assn:: aniual: confab in San Franciseo this frame includes Heward: Coleman, WTCN: Clayt Kaufman, WCCO; Bll Davey, KSTP, ‘and Tom Cousins, -WCCOTV. Group hopes to corral ‘the’ session for in ’66.. ... Doris Kaler, prodection | courdinater for ABC-TV’s “The Fugitives, * in: town, last chapter p the show which is KMSP-TV’s top: rated. ws chante aes Randy Merriman elected ‘prexy. of, AFTRA'S ‘Twin Cities. IN. PITTSBURGH .: .. Bob Prince, the controversial KDWA-TY ‘sportscaster, found. ‘nimsaie{ powerfai some more Iissioner William D.. and. him in the Pittsburgh Preset for on ‘the *air’ remarks. McClelland. re-. ferred to him as that. “Tv. with his: usaal inaccuracy”. and, the Hotel Assn. blamed hig remarks for sending people. out of town Jast week when both Chief County. Com-. On . the night. of ‘the Steeler-Brown game. They said. ther e: were ‘plenty‘Nov. ‘23: ‘Admission is. gained ‘by donating a toy. to Marine Corps. ‘came: of rooms while Prince had warned “there ‘wouldn’t bea room in town.” Actually, he said there woulda’t have ‘been a room.if Pitt hadplayed:more than. 5,000: who’ gave. about -six truckloads ‘of..toys . “The ‘Television. Tower which" supports antennas for. three: Baltimore: tele Ohio State. on Saturday giving the.city a double header. football. .week-. end .. . Frank Snyder, '¢.m. of WTAE, getting ready -for. meetings with ‘ABC affils in New -York, Chicago and San_Francisco. :.. ..:. Bill. Burns,. the KDKA-TV news, head who is generally: ‘considered: ‘to. ‘have. the“highest ‘rating of any local ly weaping in the country, has. bowed to. ‘the: years. and is now occasionally wearing glasses.:to. read ‘his ‘copy -; Phil Davis, ‘WWSW. promotion. head’ has. Published. another polka that ce cee Aon AMM ae ea tt A cen er CS ah ale tS Tn oe Aa re a al a Pe NE Ma ee ee te veh een lee we ” From 1 The Production Centres. ‘Tourette. has. set up an. indie film ; 7 production company, © . documentaries cisco producer, is ‘associated. with . Following a BBC pan, the Independent Television | “« Authority’ put’ the ‘par up. on Joe Brown’s new wax “Little Ukulele” |: . | length : ‘pic, “Winter Dream,” and a . At a.time when, ‘in’ general, ‘casts in| ~ tv. drama are decreasing, ACR’s “Play Of The Week” production “Nice. Prison Series To. child... . New director. joining Scottish-T'V_ ranks: ‘is Bob. . Smith, Just | ground, iste go {nto production documentary (a boy. watching | first .telefiine series, his" father’s farm auctioned off picked up Wp its ninth award—honor-| only” once prev tv. . NBC's “River!. The . Ed Harvey, hest.ef WCAU’s. “Talk of Philadelphia”|-05 on ue's program at the Warwick Hotel | nudeete “Or -Theatre,” which features tal-| ing ore ented young operatic Singers, returns for Hs third, ‘season on WRCV-TY. | duc on “Musi Is. iy Business,’ | KCBS is selling listeners via ‘2 weekly strip, “KCBS MeEl-{ "oe MeZihetien’s. name), in the News-! and “her pamesake. of the ~“Pea? nuts”. security-blanket character (which appears in the Chronicle) . .1 tien Bul KRON-TV's “Assignment Four” documentary series picked sp on ‘the Boks Nation’s .No, 1 problem with “Integration Western Style,” « Loliowne | aoe Dtysdale will . “The Big. News,” WXYZ-TV's. across-the-board. . +| Bros,’ western ‘for. NBC-TV, is’ un-. dergoing a ghanee, in | . Charles :P.. get. away from a. ‘straightaway -venture andentertainment, : ' with | humor. added. | the: series, explained: “We'’re-going |. focus. will ‘be. more on ‘the. charac-|. ter of Temple Houston;. who was flamboyant. .That has not been ex-|ploited yet.. Instead: of the: charac| ; will be. located, in. one. town, Tas-: with |2umer to the stories. I'm. trying |: . A p.a. by Leis Witslg, the Mead as [2 CE. more. entertainment, color: tet the ‘pme.” “he: ‘wrote’ with pianist Joe. ‘Lescak ” mas” as. a ‘special telecast: on Sunday: (): at 3 Pa m: IN. BOSTON Minnesota Viking pro gridder John Campbell will join WCCO-TV's director, hosted tv-press ‘at reception for E. G. Marshall,. “Defenders,” ‘differing: Dem govs, Philip Hoff, Vt.; Geerge C. Wallace, Alabama, with } J bed’ March of Dimes service award at Mass" national: foundation meet for. Xmas. Seals. started, Thursday (14), on WNAC-TV's 1 David Allen show: TIN’ BALTIMORE ‘Spots: we: ’s returning to. home city of Cincinatti where he’ll join WKRC the Hotel Assa. of. Pitt ‘rap ped| Stay here! ones’ worked .for ‘hoth WJZ-TV: and WBAL-TV during his| “captain «: -is now. 730 feet. high. New extension will put antennas-1,000 feet: above ‘the ground... Goal: isto . give: improved. reception ‘to greater” area Law Enforcement Week: Observance’. ;-. Jim Nabors of “Andy Griffith re Show” visited. town to meet ty writers. a OST ST la Tourette’ $: Setup Veteran tv. producer . Frank ‘La 1. Story “As| sociates, in. New. York to produce. .for.. video’: and :. theatrical exhibition. and industrial use. Sherman Bazell,. ‘San Fran‘La. Tourette in the enterprise. . -| tion”: and: that the. ‘priest found himself. “inthe ‘minority although I’m “First. projects are a> “feature-| wv series, : : ‘Research | Alley.” r : ‘has chad a number of international productions since its Berlin premiere. | -having to do with Pope. Pius XH’s silence against Hitler’ the Jews. The rabbi 4 “| ment “thou. shalt not: ain” | have curbed: OF .perhaps: risked even greater mayhem and de a! leagle | struction, on Jews.and possibly also Catholics—and. even. occupation {the issues raised.’ Hochhuth’s. ‘Star A An “London, Nov. 19. a new. vidpic. series, ': with a women’s. prison. ag. the Iain back-. .of the. ‘Vatican—remains a moot and unanswered point, These -were’ bert: Schweitzer have also been critical ‘of. "Pope: Pius XiI’s “silence,” was ‘recapped im the broadcast. Gray. found himself also: ‘“gilenced”— n th spring. 1 ith: Anna . at ae’ wi fas the. pros-and-cons were aired. Pro-Catholic 1isteners. objected: ‘to sonia Pera of the statements in the discussion. Playback: of the tape ‘indicated aE , too, became concerned .at. this sddden veering .inte ideological | | ripastes ‘until |: i Arthur :Hersberg’. brought. it back: -into ‘calmer ; ‘waters that only f e play, “The: ‘Deputy,”: was under <¢i p ‘Rave ‘expert on: ‘World War. Ir matters, ° was. the other. ‘pal PB oO “sdvertise‘effectively, advertise consistently.” In ‘this: connection, the: BY+ station has been running a-260-line column, “What's. NEW,” ‘since last. | the ads is: worked ‘eut. by. Richard Kert, prexy of the J. M..Hickerson iM} ad -agency, and John V. B. yan. WNEW Radio v-p.. and ‘general +} manager and: ‘onetime ‘writer: for the’ “Stars and Stripes.” . S| WNEW: campaign is -budgeted for a ‘year at’a cost of LBM, ay pera |. . “Aimeriean ‘Broadcasting:Paramount Theatres: has: feclared ‘ar ane “stock dividend pf 2% In addition to its fourth quarterty. he pi divic : ‘| of 25c per shar® on common stock. wo ERS |; The cash dividend.is payable Dec:. 14 to stockholders “ot. ‘recordon “will ‘holdets of record Nov. 22. ; Admiral. ‘Corp. reported that third Glarter ‘net gales were $33 406, 035, ot compared with $49,512,749 -a year. --T share, compared. with :a loss of $309,842 in the comparable quarter of an SM 252, 942. in the. ‘same period. last: year. TELE HOUST ON’ Been named president of the. International. Radio: & Television. ‘Foun‘dation. He has been. Hollywood, Nov: 19: “Temple | -Houwston,” “Warner ‘format to |. also to launch the College Majors Conference slated. for February. oater, and.veer more toward ad-| Richard Bluel, new: producer on| and Muzak: prez. Charles Cowley. ‘division of Wrather Corp. Facilities of WCAU Radio,Philadelphia, lwere: ‘at one, tithe: used: by. Muzak. for transmission. in the Philadelphiaarea.. cas to try more for entertainment. The .$750,000 the xetwork reported it got .from Chesébrough-Ponds . and “Thomas Leeming in a switch: out-of NBC-TV ‘was: actually new. coin. ters dragging around the west, they caso. “No cast. changes are planned at the moment...We will add some pulled: money..out of .NBC’s Monday. night ‘feature’ film spread into “Outer Limits” and. “Wagon Train”. (for a:January start)... Actually, the companies. bought both ABC and. NBC; and the. buy on the: latter, made in late summer. and stet, included Chesebrough-Ponds: ‘16 miniites. in’ the Saturday night feature films. (not: Monday). for the: fourth and. first quarters:. Thomas: Leeming:' 30: ‘minutes in the Saturday features, September through March, and‘ 14 case in: the Mon. . day" pictures, September” through. December. = WBBM-TV | “> _-WTAE’s “Time: For. Decision”. i 7 — ; Continece from ‘page. = — J. “Hof, John ‘Drury and ‘Bruce will have “And. What Would You Like ‘Santa To Bring “You: For Christ |. . Roberts game ‘unit. that does: the Bed ‘Cheyne, WHDH-TV promo manager, and Joe “Costanza; : 'p. r.|6 p.m. ‘show but in .a-different format that will encompass national --in. the series,. ‘and to build-up the character. of Temple. Houston, because, that's «the name in for: press: Tounds ‘at Somerset hotel. Sidelight: -Marshall won't: fly took the train ..-.:: WTEV-TV, New Bedford, rurining . contest. to find: “honorary. cousin”: for. Patty Duke; winner to visit star on ABC -set -WNAC did a pubaffairs telecast on. civil rights with two widely } Neigoff; . Sheri. Bhir-: and.” Walt ‘acobson._ ‘William ._M.’ McCormick, station prexy: and -genera¥ manager, introing ‘program, receive much mail approval :.. .. WNAC’s Louise ‘Morgan nab .. Milt-Gun, TV Guide, squiring “father of public. relations” ‘Edward Li ‘Bernays on Hub tv. stations for interviews : . . Special. Xmas promo feauin feasibility. 4 for the: past nine ‘months; ‘and. with. Bob. Jones has. eft: “WBAL-TV where he participaied. in. three ‘daily hatch.a workable: format. news will be to increase the Windy : Todd. A. Spoeri is new: public relations representative for | City’ ‘television: day. past midnight, WIZ-TV. ‘Todd: ‘joins .the station after. nine’ years in the Air Force as al. . The “Big.Ones” of .WJZ-TV will meet ‘the “Fumbling Finks”. pushed. back ..a” quarter. hour. of 'WEBR. for: the second annual. “Toys for: Tots Bowl” at Kirk Field |: 2S , y r Honolulu——Hawaii Island's fourth radio station, KEKO,,..‘is ‘ now -‘in operation. It’s: the -first” station along. ‘the Kona “‘coast..” KEKO -is ‘paign to: provide for underprivileged children. Last year’s. event: drew vision stations will: be extended in ‘height an additional 270 feet. Tower ing, Inc. ‘Henry Greenwell is presiE. G. Marshall was speaker at luncheon held as highlight of Maryland's ;radio. figure on Kauai, Maui ‘and. | Hawaii Aslands; is. yy, Pe and general. . manager: | : med " Station WMCA, N. Y, “has. received. requests for 30° tapes, from, different agencies, ‘of the’ Barry Gray ‘midnight broadcast. at which a. Jesuit priest, a. rabbi-andHerman Shumlin,. who plans. to produce. | Rolf Hochhuth’s. controversial. play, “The. Deputy,”. participated. .SomeF trong language. on .the part of the producer, caused. moderator. Gray’ : ‘fo ‘interject that he didn’t think’ the discussion #‘would take this direc J sure you can more than sustain your end of it.” The rabbi's. viewpoints: ‘onthe play were on.a:loftier plane. At: program’s end Shumlin, too,’ moderated his enthusiasms about the thesis of the German: play which | ~The priest. made. the .commonsence statement::that. he -hoped. that: ‘Hochhuth’s dramatic thesis would not be. accepted as historical fact, i.e. "¢ genocide | on. . d that; as men of the cloth; the command© Sever a credo. Whether the Vatican: could . “The Deputy” (‘Der Stellvertreter,” | | original: German title) .is even’ more critical of the. Pontiff, The fact . that some Catholic clerics concur. with him, and.such sages as Dr: A} ~ as:.a. fascinated listener rather. than active participant as “Iap/lerator— , ; Father © 1, Jesuit priest and associate editor. of America, WNEW. Radio, we YY, ds: practicing what it “preaches t to its clients: on e SV} June twice’a week in four New York dailies, the N. Y.: Times, the Her-" t ald Trib, the Daily: News. and the Journak American. Gopy for each of. ‘The column tends*to avoid puffs. and gossip, but mentions élients,: 7 : agencies; promotions,: trade items: and quotes from listener mail. ‘This: “Nov. 22. The stock. dividend, also paldk last year, is payenle, Bee. cu to avo. Profits were $430,443 or 18¢ per ~..f 1962. Nine-moenth ‘consolidated net” sales. are $153.8 824, compared with’: PN W: ‘Ayer ‘ad avency’s veepee of radio-ty Thomas J “MeDsainolt has 7 : ; the. organization’s: first. yeepee ‘and is ‘a:charter_ . '| member. McDermott. succeeds William: .K. McDaniel,:.exec .veepee of. the’ NBC radio network. IRTF next year plans to sponsor. the third . annual: Collegiate Broadcasters Conference. in March, as last year, and... In: an: unusual’ ‘move, | KCBS-FM, San. Francisco, is: making available. its mnultiplex. facilities: for -the transmission. of Muzak service ‘in: the -Bay-area. Contract was. signed by CBS Radio. ‘prez. Arthur: Hull Hayes: | KCBS Radio is the CBS. Radio 0&0 in San. Francisco. “Muzak is: a. Je ‘could’ have been wishful : thinking on ABC-TV’s ‘part, “bat the.: -ABC. reported :(and: Varrery’ printed). that. the two. sponsors. had oa and international : news as well as. local, Also. assigned .to..it are’ ‘field-™: reporters. Wendell. Smiith,: “Mike The venture into 30 minute. news’ at. 10.-o’clock has .been ; explored. by the: Station since: last. January, when it expanded the: Friday. night .. edition to that. iat length. to test . the :. | Friday nighter_ Thas held ‘up ie end ‘in the ratings fit -WBBM-TV. ‘has . ‘been able. to A. side effect. of. the. expanded . since the “Late. Show”. will. be: 7 owned by Mauna: Loa’ Broadcast-'~ .| dent and Martin. Sebastian; veteran . oe eee eee Fee eel eee Se ne ‘ ee fe trae ee ee ne ne Wea, os . ’ pares en enn Pe