Variety (Dec 1944)

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'Wednesdayt December 20, 1944 TELEVISION-RADIO 29 Jack Poppde Named New TBA Prexy; Conference Boosts Members to 37 J, R, "Jack" Poppele, seo. and chief •iigineer of WOR, N. Y., was fleeted president lor. 194B of the Television Broadcasters Assn. at a board of direc^tors meeting last week which wound up the org's two-day (U-12) first annual conference at \he irolel Commodore, N, Y. Dr. Allen B. DuJiont, of DuMont labs, is, the retiring prexy. Poppele also was nnnied to the board of directors. TBA's new veepee Is Robert L. dib.son, of General Electric, who succeeds LewLs Allen Weiss, of Don Lee. Will BalliiV was re-elected sec- trca,';. jind the directors named O. B. Hanson N.B.C. v.p. and chief engi- neer, asst. sec.-lrcas. Eight new memberships were ap- proved boosting TBA rolls to in- clude 37 organizations. Newcomers are Farnsworth Tele and Radio. Bremer Broadcasting, Newark; and Ihe Yankee Network, Boston, as ac- tive members, and 20lh-Fox films. American Tele Labs, Chi; Rauland Corp., Chi; Federal Telephone and Radio, Newark, and Pan Ait^rican Tele., N. Y., as afliliate members, RCA-Viclor divlsh of RCA and the Raytheon Co. were elevated to active sncmbership. M-«-M't " Mutlj fo r Mlllleni" New OAMj^L^^nOg^^M, Friday Mtl.l LOU OLAVTON CUBS '45 BASEBALL W-l-N-D CHICAGO 560 Kc. 5000 WATTS lOOGAeS-SI.OO PM>M«i»*r •«« ni« Net. 11.00 lAOH VfVt Cbwbii FBTabla to PaoU n* 1r. M St., Halt« lO-O, N. Y. It PHIL RAPP TO REJOIN MAXWELL SHOW JAN. 3 Phil Hollywood, Dec. 19. Rapp i* r«turning to "Max^ well Coflea Show' Jan. 3 in what he prefers to bal^ "a^ advisory pro- duction capacity." He'll con.sult with show's'three cun'ent producers and directors, Al Kaye of Benton & Bowles, Wayne Griffin for Berg- Allenberg, owners of package, and Frank Gill, Jr., who as script editor is also dialog director. Rapp declined to sign contract un- til ha is satisned his suggested changes worked into format and an- ticipated improvement sets in. He says he may do consultant work on other ailing, shows. He ha.s been uway from radio since early last season when He broke with Fanny Brice with brief interlude at CBS early this year. He'.s currently work- ing on libretto of Shubert musical for Milton Berle after whipping up film .script for Danny Kaye at GoWt wyns. Apply for S Experimental Television Relay Stations Wa.shington, Dec. 19. FCC last week received, applica- tions, from Television Productions Inc., for eight experimental televi- sion relay stations in the ultra-high frequencies. Reque^st.s were made for: Peru Mountain, VI,; New York, Buffalo, Detroit, El Paso, lies Moines, Chi- cago and Los. Angeles. Commission also got an applica- tion fo.r a tele station by the St. Louis Star-Tinies. fCC nixed a re- quest from Miue network for nn- medlate upping of power from 5 to 80 kw for Its station KECA, at Los Angeles. How Other (Radio) Half Lives to Be Explained OnNewWNEW,N.Y.,Series Pegged on radio's 25th anniver- sary which takes place during 194S, WNEW, N. Y. indie, has programmed a 13-week series of 15-minute shows which will describe the inner work- ings of radio in 12 nations through- out ilie world. In the belief that li.steners in this country do not know how broadcasts are aired in other nations, programs will give a word-picture of the broadcasting problems in other na- tions, drawing parallels between the commercial program situation, dia- lects, music, type of news and dra- matic shows enjoyed best, and the network setups. Stanzas will start the .<iecondWeek ill January at an evening hour yet to be designated. Format will have the flavor of each nation's radio problems, including call letters, hu- man aspects, personalilie.-i, etc. There will be two shows based on British broadcasting and one each, on France, Australia, China, Russia, Latin and South America, among others. Documentary broadca.^ts fea- turing the propaganda jobs done by "Lord Haw-Haw" lor Germany, and "Tokyo Rose" for Japan, also will'be included in the series. 1050-Line Tele in Paris No Mirage, CBS Man Cables Quoting Barthelemy Walt Framer, Ex-Pitter, ■ Program Boss at WAAT Pitl.-iburgh, Dec. 19; Walt Framer, veteran Pittsburgh radio man who left here couple of, years ago to join staff of Blue net- work In New York, has ju.st been aiipointed program director of WAAT in -Newark. Framer took over his new duties there few weeks ago. In addition to program activities, Framer is also writing and directing two shows, Elton Britt's "Tune Cor- ral," daily at noon, and "WAAT's New 1^ Holiywood,'' a duplicate of the "Show Shopper" program he used to conduct here over WWSW. New version Is tied up with WB theatres In New Jersey zone. AKRON VARIETY SHOW Akion, Dec. 19. Variety show featuring guest pro- le.ssional entertainers from local night spots, amateur acts, an audi- ence participation quiz, and news bulletins will make(~*ts bow Satur- day (S3) at 10:30 p.m. tor a half-hour from the Stage of the Highland the- atre over WADC. Shbw is called "Stage Cast." JOHN REED KING'S GOT ANEWONEFORWGBW CBS's video outlet, WCBiW, plan- ning half-hour varicty .stanza titled, "Meet the Artist." format includ- ing interviews with topflight radio and screen personalities, plus music and comedy, with John Beed King as m.c. i SUmza will be televised Thursday ': nights with time and teeoff date I undecided. Will result in shift of i King's audience-participation pro- ; gram. "Missus-Goes-a-Shoppiiig ' to Tuesday nighls on same station, i "Arlist" will teeoff sometime after Jan. 1. when WCBW's expected to expand its program sked to include Tue.<!.. liight .shows in addition to cur- rent Tliurs. and Fri. telecasts. ': Television skirmish between CBS and NBC revived last week when John Royal, NBC veepee in charge of video, scouted elaims by Colum- bia's Ed Muirpw that French' engi- neers were working with 1.050-line pictures fcontra.sted with 525-line U. S. images), blaz.ed up again Mon- day (IB) when CBS passed some more ammunition. Quoting Rone Barlholemy, chief engineer of Compagnie Francaise de Television, Paris, Charles CoUing- wood, CBS correspondent in the French capital, cabled further docu- mentation supporting Murrow's ear- lier report on the multiple line tele- pics. Royal, ill a .speech before the TBA conference in N. Y. ill), had reported his web's John MacVane had interviewed French tclo engi- neers who scouted the 1,050-line repoi-ts. CBS claims of the existence of such a Frencli system haye also been supported by BBC jind American observers who described laboratory i •deiiionstrations of the pictures em- phasizing the improved quality of the direct wirie transmis.sions viewed. Still at issue, however, is the length of time necessary to put the 1.050- line system into actiial operation on a practical basis, NBC withheld comment on the latest development In the controver- sy, the CBS-Collingwood cable, but it's expected MacVane or som» other NB(i Paris sta'fTman will b« instructed to get on the trail of M. Barlhelemy toute suite. It looks like a long, drawn-out battle to be decided only when FCC springs its long-awaited postwar television rec- ommendations and \vav«-lengih», looked for now, soon after the first of the year. '*You can't al^ tliU]lob on ni«, Mra. North—thcM yoiir BuiMnirt finierprintt." 'Men of Maryknoir Looks Nix As GBS Series But Pic or Stager Possible CBS for some time has toj'cd with the idea of converting into a serial material from "Men of Mary knoll," the book by Meyer Bcrger of the New York Times and Father Edward Keller, of the Maryknoll Fathers, all- Amcrican Calliolic ihi-S-'ionary order. Several different wriior.s submitted treatments'to Robert J. Landry, di- rector of program writing at the net- j work, but lione of tlicni could meet the specifications for radio, so the idea's been dropped. However, "Maryknoll" may now be made into a film or play. The book has sold rather well and the recent success of Paramounl's "Go- ing My Way" pic gives it a special timeliness. It deals with heroic ex- ploits in China. Combinution is of melodrama and religion. m I.Q.V Church Study Makes Hit With Fans Chicago, Dec, 19, Although the Grant agency, handling- the "Dr, I, Q." package, has ruled out all references to his ministerial studies, hundreds of let- ters received siibriiitting questions for the program every week show a decidedly increasing maternal inter, est in how Jimmy i"Dr. I, Q,") Mc- Clain is coming along on his grades, McClain. w:ho .started studying for the ministry last July at Seebury Epi.scopal Seminary, Northwestern University, in .subuiban Evanstoh, where he lives with his family, has five more years to go before he is a fully ordained minister, Clais,ses sandwich his NBC (Mon,) stanzas for Mars candy bars. Instead of hurting his standing, as it was felt the pulpit-pitch might, mail showing 'concern for hi.s wel- fare, especially from the femme aud, indicates the opposite. Continuing popularity is also seen in p.a.'s, .sans broadcasting gimmick, like the single performance which packed Orchestra Hall Friday (15) in his only appearance here I his season, with proceeds (lop $1,30)-going to Chi's Church of the Atonement building fin\d. HARVEY WEHRMAN KLZ Chief Inqinier To him and h!i if«ff ge«s oredit for one of the belt operating racords of any ila- tlon In the.U. S. the past year. Williams, Swaney, Drake Form New Chi Agency' Chicago, Dec. 19. ■ Geared tor the handling of several radio accounts, a new agency .known as Trade Development Corp. made its debut here last week headed by Jay C. Williarns. formerly a partner of Crowell. Crane. Williams & Co., with Morris F, Swaney. formerly with the United States Advertising Corp., and the Hearst Publications, as v.p. and George F. Drake, sec.- treas.' During his IS years in advertising w'ith RuthraufT & Ryan, Blackett, Sample- & Hummert, and recently with Hill, Blackett t Co.. Drake has been as.sociated with such network programs as "Bachelor's Children,' "Orphan Aniiie." "The Lone Ranger" and "Captain Midnight." Ottawa. — Donald Manson, asst. g.m. of the Conadiari Broadca.sting Corp., in Mexico City rriulling Can. Mex., air matters, incliiding short- wave beaming, frequencies and pro gram exchanges, KLZ's Ultra Operating Record Proves Its Super Technical Sawy In Hi* patt year, KLZ has tost l«ts HiaR iO i«ce>di en th* air dua to oqulpmont or porseimol falluro.. Tto slqalficaiico of this rocord lUs la th* fact thot KLZ cheesot Its tocbRlcol staff with at mach «ara as It dots Its prodacttea, wrltla^, nawi or aaaoanclaf staff. KLZ has moro traatailttlafi oqalp- maat thaa any othtr Daavor statlea, with coatlractloa ttortad en a now dovolopmoatol PM station, oad OMtatalas It -with Inflnitt cart. This Is characteristic of KLZ In tvtry depart- ment and tiplolat why KLZ sorvts Its llsttaort to satisfac- torily and qlvts advtrtlttrt tht most for thtir money'In Denver. 4