Variety (Feb 1940)

Wcaw n nay. FeW—ry 21, |fj|gj WEBS BRACE FOR UNPLEASANTNESS IN STILL-HAZY MONOPOLY DOCUMENT Not Web Waehington, Fab. FX Jittery Mumm wf mi undiminlah- tog flaw wf ImMi tlpt' and toewewnw redm todwatry to *U11 without any real beat at what Um FCCb of wnptwxtwnt rac iMMMhn and pnhxtof crhltwm Latort wf Um Many deadline!, ae- raiding !• pmMHl roaawri la trade ■1m M Mm Hi I. although VMM It Bathing to will be operate way tr Any report to Oil* effect • major lepeet. Especially seyt H it wholly in- whea Um ri ptrt will to tub- toj awaeata that tto) am wakatod wigrating the at evwMnee fan frwm ttM : mila—. rweuir tog webe to obtain mpa ra to iieeweaa. ar farcing them to Maw eerviea awaBawto to awy atottoa wwtoa waau toatr fwatnrwn— ■ Tto) awato earn ovac Um last trying to parallel each atoar. art Una their awa avttot to ably by pisrchnee. and tow Chart activity atowg that awa tow town ay CM, which aural KNX. Law An- pttea, wad then hat • atewa waft try lag to aagwtra i wa tc t l . 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Mla-uw b H waea McCaww-trl ib aaa SAN FRANCISCO CONVENTION AUG. 4 M b) to awly to dwwaver that waa awd haw bwew tor Wf Wi tto) awwa 11 M yBfcgftl Tha FCC wagtoaara concerned about at MftotM to twhBwera to white tha la ay a ct cawww u be toa way twang rwvwnwat are dhrvMd. Ma ieton of awwwahaagly wig m wf giving wflul- "Ttow if*all*" Cn ag rt M twa ctoc a l ly not to be In Um 'oawuwoa ggagtoF GEORGE SSL'S 3-13 FOR Y1T ALLS wt flat weekly to Mawtotowa and awaralart WI raw! M would ba okay with ttowa M rwaav body wwwht towt that bill, but nerlbac tow rtattoa war Um aganry waa will- ing At i rawwM ttoaaa tor bath wrw- •• h\ awg Um NAB. READYING CODE ttortt hla neat Tbwfwaay i7(. awg to tha U wwrto) took tha a> gram from a I to a II rating. ■ rat to a cocktoil party wmw at tha AmbamadH day aftorwawa (Twaaday). taa waa to have t h em mm etc, to g that M will ba raraa time ywt tha oowunittot headed by Tbwg H. Brawn and bag Chairman Jtmet L. Fly Pawl A. 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It had nana tha original intention of tha wmea wat to wm U wwrha but Kaye a gawd rating to awwa bto neat at hit ttoy with t ctmpr we tha Central crating Sytarm, Johaaoa bad Edgar " Ilk. Lard m Thomas »n. play-by-play k m kil l tor WbewUea , and tha wtoawr lipping «df to ***** w,t * apart! do t to t . I of the Georgia to vwtt relativet aa their | Johweaa hag pre\ iourly worked wa at tow todwaHy^ In tha mnwnt trade body wampllaac a cwwwwMtoa it eaportod to gather at mr tlme waat ar warty to April to awd dttitltat —•uwwtowMWttog formal wwiotowa an tuch wa at Dc Fraaclt E T. Char lea E Chief guanuan ttimi n g ly bwthwr- tog cade aigwert to recent M rwtotod to politics Whew tha * to* venial public bm prowrMtort bagtod. Maw that Um pre prhwary campaign* are I momwatum, meet wf the mail at any ggitkwtor WMaawat Etog Ume tor ignrkii of —In btldar t. la t NAB m trying to offering again tow trip*. NAB m arrawge bwwktoga tram toa eg to by Howard Lane wf KFBK. toa director tor toa 1Mb OwgrtoL Lata wpawtng waa aa- rartowwg by tto) uwwtual delay eg to hold to Jwna ar July, aa baa I tor g toag pir nl WRITER HUGH WILEY VS. NBC Baa Frawriare. Feb. tf. Wiley, radio wntor. tort aa wait againat tha Bw> Co ia flaw Fran. a r. m -Wildcat' wa a Wiley bad ritlmai wnt liftod frwm bit toa pafwswwtow. •tot NBC made III the WM wf hU character. Wiley to Cftftfti Fir 1 ProgTBiTi « Month Wrrhrhrp. tha w totori wawtwra Into Um drawmwr will ga to Hollywood Mr a Ftor-1 of the Dile Baxter a S-kitV Maxtor Ftohartog, *t. who radio acripta under the name at IMM Baxter, cam mi tto il tuicide bto Maw York home laat 1 htra. Ftohartog. who did her hut- bond*! eauatoilal work, dweovered Bto bwgy an arriving frwm Bawhwx- baaaa, L. L, abaci aha lived with bar Pickering need tha city aa bto writing la HcwpttaL P. Myer, of NBC. from an apprrdba at Um UniMd N Y . Few. » al «hr rod