Variety (Apr 1942)

VednCBdty, April 29, 1942 RADIO 85 lord's Dayers New Attack Toronto, April 28. On the unique plea that commercial amiouncements on Sunday pro- grams are "unfair to other advertising media,' deputation ot the Lord's Day AUianoe caQed on Canadian Broadcasting Corp. oSiclals, seekiDg ban on Sunday air advertising, but were told that certain commit- ments had Wen made tiy contract with program sponsot's. Point was made by Rev. George Webber, general secretai? ot the IHK, that newspapers and "magazines provide advertising on a six- day-wcek basis and that ladlo wag unfair to such media. He' had no answer ready as to whether Sunday reading required the sldpplng of ads. Payroll Traffic Milwaukee.—Don Hendricks, form- erly at KWNO, Winona, Mln^, has Joined the announcing staff of WTMJ-W55M. San Antonio. — Monte Kleban, WOAI, Into Army. Toledo.—MerriU Pheat of WSPD, Toledo, has returned to the Air Corps as a first lieutenant, assigned' to the field at Santa Ana. TTe was a flier during last war. Akron, O.—Garnet Dunkle has re- tired from the sales stall of '^A1£H, lAIiron, to await the arrival of an heir. Ethel Hawes has also left the station's sales stafi. Toledo, O.—Bob Ingham, formerly with 'WTOL here. Is now sports an- nouncer at KLO, Ogden, Utah. XaiMia, IlL — Number of staff changes have recently taken place at 'WDZ, Tuscola. 'Dippy' Johnston, a member of the staff, has been upped to production manager. Mur- ray Knight, formerly with the Edward Fetry station rep office In Chicago, has . joined the station as continuity editor. Johnny Paul, who recently joined WDZ as announcer. Is publicity director. Fay Walls, of Mattoon, 111., has Joined the staff of WDZ as violinist and Larry Dalr, flddleri guitarist and voca list, lias returned to radio as a WDZ staff member after two years touring Illinois. Gordon Miller, of Kauclalre, Wis, -and Don Wilson, formerly of WDWS, Champaign, 111., end WGTLs Galesburg, have joined the WDZ «ngineering staff. At«Uson,-Kansas—^Paul Roscoe re- sumed managerial duties at Station EVAK, here, u of April 13. He had formerly handled xame position, but had been absent from Atchison more than a year on other radio connec- tions. New manager replaces 1m. S. UcClure, who returns' to newspaper work In Herrington,' Kansas. Walt Bodlne conthiues as iirogram director of KVAK. Clevelaad—Fred H. Smith, forr merly of WCLE, Chicago, has joined WHK announcing staff. Alim Jenkins, 'WHK announcer, has' enrolled In Great 'Lakes Naval Training Station. PlUsborch—Bob Peebles is the lat- est addition to the WCAE announc- ing staff. He comes from WJTN, Jamestown, N. Y. Fred Klaus has replaced John Ott In the enj^eering department at the same station. Ott has re-MiIlnted In the navy, where he has already served a four-year stretch. Pittsbnrgl^Latest addlUon to the KDKA engineering staff la Clifford H Gorsuch, who comes in as studio operator. He was formerly chief engineer at WSLB, Ogdensburg, N. y.; WCED, Dubois, Pa., and WISH, Butler. Pa, jlih' Greenwood, former assistant chief engineer at WCAZ, is studying at the University of Houston, Hous- ton, Tex., as a member of the Navy. He la classed as a specialist in high frequency radio wa'ves. Itoyju. T.—Bob Colville, WIRY announcer, wIU be inducted into the Army on May 1, Portland, Ore.—Ra lph G reer, traf- fic manager of KGW-KZX, PorUand, has Joined the Army, And his place has been talcen by Mildred Lester, his assistant for the last live years. Helen Thorburn has been named Miss Lester's assistant Onwha.—'Vic Bru^ readying self for coast guard post and annotmcer Henry Kelpe eicpects ' to Join the army aoon. Uaeoln. — BiU Wright, assistant continuity dilef 1m KFAB-KFOB, Lincoln, has been transferred, to KOIL, Omaha, as service manager. He was formerly with the Buchanan Thomas advertising agency here. Moose Jaw, Sask.—Sports an- nouncer of CHAB, Moose Jaw, Ron Cook, ha* Joined the Royal Canadian Air Force. Bosi«n — WORL's announcer Ed Dlnsmore reported for Induction Into the Army, only to be turned back because of reclassification of his case. Now, he wants to know whether he should turn back his numerous gifts. FhHip Goulding has joined WJiEi news staff, coming from WIJiH, Iiowell. BON MARCHE STORE RETURNS TO RADIO Seattle, April 28. The Bon Marche department store is back on the air regularly again after a lay-off of more than two years. Truman Bradley cracked the account, which is now using a half hour weelily musical show on EUR. Program, titled "Evening Inter- lude,' has ensemble of violin, cello and pipe organ with vocalists Alice Corlett, soprano, and Bill Anderson, tenor. Budget allows for signing of visiting singers or actresses if or when available. Also may go to two or three times a week in the near future. Anny Tie-Up for WGAR Series with Marta Abba Cleveland, April 28. Featuring ex-Broadway actress Marta Abba, Western Reserve Uni- versity players, cooperating with Public Relations Division of Army, will present series of ' plays over WGAR beginning May 2. Hiders of the Sea' by John Mil- lington Synge, will start half-hour biweekly broadcasts. - Fort Wort h—Lynn Bigler of sta- tion KWFT, Wichita Falls, Texas and Harfleld Weedin, formerly of station KPRC, Houston have Joined -Qie announcing staffs of stations WFAA-KGKO. WQAM, Miann, Denies Unioii Firing'; NLRB Gives Ruling Next Month Miami, AprU 28. Investigation of charges that WQAM violated the Wagner labor act, by firing an employee because he was a member of the American Federation of Radio Artists, was concluded here today (24) by Trial Examiner William P. Webb of Wash- ington. Webb reserved ruling for three weeks. The charges were filed with the National Labor Relations Board by Sam Parker, presidenit of the Miami local of AEllA. The allegations were: That the management fired Fred Handrich, onnouncer, on Dec. 10, 1941, because o/ his union ajfiliation; that Tiffhts of other ejnployeet to or- ganize were interfered wifh; that employes were warned not to join the union or to withdraw if they had already done mo, and Tnafcincr other Mtatementt to 'employeg derogatory to the union and its repretentativet.' In replying to the charges F. W. Bor- ton, president of WQAM, claimed that Handrich was discharged because-his services were no longer necessary; "his lack of training and poor de- livery made him Incapable of han- dling news broadcasts after the United States entered the war, and that his lack of technical training made him useless to the station. Borton denied that the announcer** union activities had anything to do with his dismissal, and brought out fact that Leslie Harris, station's pro- duction head and special events an- nouncer, also joined the union iat the same time as Handrich, and his posi' tion remained imchanged. Attorney for the respondent also pointed out that Borton had hired BUI High- tower, an AFRA member who re- signed from' WIOD to join the WQAM announcing staff, and previ- ous to Handrich's dismissal waa^, negotiating with Brad Ansley. WlOIr' newis editor, also an AFRA member, to take a similar position at WQAM, Handrich's successor at 'WQAM la Ellis Hollums, former executive edi- tor of the Miami Herald. John C. McRee of Atlanta, at- torney for the NLRB, handled pres- entation of the complaint) and 'Vie Connors, field representative ot AFRA, was present In an advisory capacity. Minneapolis—^Doug Melges has re- signed from WMTN to Join 'WLOL as announcer. 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