Variety (Jan 1945)

80 RADIO PSBSIBTT Wednesday, January 17, 1945 From the Production Centres ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ MM ♦♦«♦♦♦♦♦♦««* IN NEW YORK CITY . . . Despite switch involving two oilier-agencies on trade paper advertising, Welntraub still retains Anchor Hocking account ("Meet Corliss Archer"), with the Thursday night CBS show renewed for another year. .. .Charlie Pekor, newly appointed asst. to CBS press chief George Crandall. trained out Sunday (14) for a two months' goodwill tour of Columbia affiliates.... Dotty Lcffler. of CBS .press- info crew, slated for a ' Coast trip....Sid Eiges. new NBC press topper, and Joe Copps, of Sieve. Hannagan's outfit, co-hostcd at Dinty Moore's Sunday night (14' at a press party following Jack Benny's Hotel Aslor broadcast. NBC and Hahnagan also joined forces to toss a press luncheon for Benny at the Sherry-Netherland Friday (12i. the day the LSMF.T troupe arrived in N Y American Council of the Institute of Pacific Relations has issued a Chinese pronunciation primer for announcers to all 'stations'. .. .BMI has platlered a tune "XXV" In connection with 1 the industry's 23th anni, with Del Sharbutt handling-the announcing chores. Virginia Butler is the new time buyer for Leiinen it Mitchell, replacing Joe Lincoln... .Tom Shirley, announcer, dieted 43 lbs. off this past month ....Frank Cooper to Hollywood this week on a Him deal for Alan Young ....Ken Lyon now scripting "Two on a Clue"... .World Broadcasting is- suing a special platter of Norman Corwin.'s "Lonesome Train" for Lincoln's Birthday use... .Jack Berch's daily show on the Blue folds next week. Had been on sustaining since being dropped by Kellogg's... .Plenty of grippe around last week, snifflers including Ted Cott, Martin Block. Mark Warnow and Ed Wynn. Latter got out of bed to do his Mon. U5> show ....Joan Brooks doing a p.a. at the Palace. Cleveland, starting Fri. (19). Don Goddard. WEAF morning (7:30 and noon) newscaster, hospitalized Tues. (9) for an emergency appendectomy at North Country Community hospital. Glen Cove. L. I.. Art Gary and Clyde. Kittell filling in Fred Bobbins, announcer on Eddie Condon's Blue web Jazz concerts, pinch hit for Bill Stern on Metro's "News of the . Day" newsroel during lalter's Coast trip-to play-by-play Rose Bowl game for NBC. . One of Robbins' subjects, by the way, was the selfsame Rose Bowl game... .Connie Martin, secy, to Geo. Crandall in CBS press dept.. now also doubling into flack routine on "Wings Over Jordan" "and "Youth on Parade' shows. In keeping with trend toward a pre-preem buildup of shows by visiting other airers on the web. Wendell"Nilcs and Don Prindle. whose hew Hires show debirts next Wed. (241 on the Blue, will guest on "Breakfast at Sardl's" on the previous day... .Frank ;Readick playing new character, Pete Lewis, in "Evelyn Winters"... .Mary' Rolfe, Barbara Weeks and PAUL IRITTON KLZ Script Writer • One of KI.Z'n trio or prUe-wlnnlnir a c r 1 p t writers U l'aul Brltton. former flark iiimq for Columbia rlcture*. Super Scripting Wins Accolades and Listeners For KLZ Local Programs! • KLZ writes and produces more than 76 live shows every week, within the past year, KLZ has won national awards for the content and quality of a number of them. These awards have come for dramatic shows, farm service programs, news com- mentaries and a children's program. Winning na- tional recognition Is the least of KLZ's writer's accomplishments. Getting, the attention of listeners in the Rocky Mountain region is their purpose and achievement. Of equal calibre is KLZ's personnel throughout, which explains why KLZ does the best Job, of satisfying listeners and advertiser* In the Denver markets ll KLZ DENVER CBS* 560 Kc. A f: 1112 > e d n Mjnagement »i!h the 0 h I a h a ■» a CiMisli iii Comoanr ind WKY (1 hi .'horn 3 C'l, I! c p 1 t \ e n I c il b 1 1 !■! £ K A T Z AGENCY Andre* Wallaoe added to oasU of "Juat Plain Bill," "Young Wld4«r Brown" and "Front Pag* Farrell," In that ordar "David Harum'* oelebratee It* ninth birthday today (l7)... .Carl Winston, former asst. «d CUok Magailn*, Joined Young 4c Rublcam Monday (13) a« radio commerolal writer, Joan Schlosser, latterly secretary to Lt. Howard Barnei while he handled war bond programs at CBS, has shifted to CBS program writing division succeeding Elizabeth Leonard... .Robert Hudson, director of Rocicy Moun- tain Radio Council, Denver, visiting Manhattan... .In connection with his talk last week to the Congregationalism clergymen In N.Y. to study radio writing techniques it developed that Charles S. Monroe, CBS script editor, is the son-in-law of primate of Canada (Archbishop of Toronto):.. .The Johnny Morgan-"Broadwuy Showtime" program on Monday (15) orig- inated from Boston in connection with a shindig for Ballantine ale dis- tributors. .. .Life mag to do a "Sunday in Radio" layout featuring all the. top programs between 6 and 11 p.m. Cameramen will shoot both in N.Y. and on the Coast next Sunday (211. IN CHICAGO Bob Hope in town Friday (12> for confabs with Charles Luckman, pre/. of Pepsodenl, on their 10-year pact which calls for $7.500,000 Maj. Richard Bong guest starred on WBBM's "America In the Air" Saturday (13'....Bcnlali Zachary. former asst. slage mgr. of "The Perfect Marriage.' 1 has been added to the production staff of television station WBKB. . . .WLS has averaged over 1,000,000 letters from listeners every year for the last 15 years Morgan Perron, mag editor of NBC's central division press dept.. is serving on Du Page County's grand jury during its present court term. . . Barry Keit. former Detroit-mgr.: of Headlcy-Reed, station reps, has been appointed eastern sales service supervisor for Mutual Lt. Norman Barry and Lt. Henry Cooke, former NBC announcers, are reported safe in U. S. after action in the Pacific. Barry, a PT boat skipper, was cited during May for meritorious service in enemy area, and Cooke has now completed 45 bombing missions and 500 combat .hours over enemy territory. Announcer Ray Olson. NBC. has returned to Omaha after futile attempts to find housing accommodations for his family here. .. .George P. Herro former Blue press man, was appointed radio director and asst. to Lawrence W. Rember. public relations director of the Hosp. Serv. Plans Commission , Betty Lou Simson is new statistician for NBC's central division adver- tising and sales promotion dept... .Sunday (21) WBBM arLisU, exec<; en- gineers, stenos. et al.. will take over the Wabash USO Center for day'long' (7 a.m. to 7 p.m.) entertainment for over 1,000 soldiers and sailors Harry Kppf. Sidney Strotz and A. W. Kuney in New York this week for NBC management meeting... ."A Girl Named Patsy," WBBM's initial program in cooperation with March of Dimes. Friday (12) was a true dramatization of a young Chicagoan. Patsy Visotci Napoleon Bala Y Garcia, publicity director of H. Steele & Co.. Amer. watch reos in Mexico City, was a visitor at NBC last week... .WTMJ continuing its Sunday aft- ernoon program. "Starring Young Wisconsin Artists" featuring 5(i voting musicians selected by competitive auditions... .Ann Hunter. WAIT news commentator, leaves to cover the European theatre in about two weeks. IN HOLLYWOOD ... Don Shaw set up an office for Geyer. Cornell & Newell and put Mel Williamson in to run. it. -Quarters are in Garden of Allah hotel- (with swimming pool) until space opens up. Williamson recently left Lenncn &. Mitchell. .. .Nelson Eddy's "Electric Hour" moves across the street from CBS to Earl Carroll's when Philcos "Hall ot Fame" clears out tail end or next month. Bobby Armbruster'.s 50 musicians needed more horn space ....Ed Cashman gave Arnold Maguire the title of television director for the Hollywood office of Foote, Cone & Belding, in addition to his other production duties. .. Ray Buff urn. went on staff al CBS and drew as his ini- tial production assignment the sustaining Coast serial, "A Man Named Jordan." He was formerly NBC production head in Frisco and has a long writer-producer career in Coast radio Lt. Col: Charles Vanda back to Washington after being around for two weeks on a special mission for Strategic Services. ...Another ex-radioite, sporting a silver leaf, in town-for a few days, was Jack Harris Don Thornburgh had all the civic biggies at a luncheon for Edward R. Murrow, who Is on the Coast to visit his parents Elsie Mae Gordon, a mere fledgling in radio (22 years), being shown the sights and characters by Tony and Peggy Stanford. Next month in N.Y. she marries John Benson, rural painter... .Ed Kobak dusted back to his home base after soaking up our test brand of sunshine... .Bing Crosby skipping his. Jan. IB broadcast so he can put in two weeks of entertaining in camps and ■ hospitals Paul Franklin was released from his writing exclusive with "Amos V Andy" so he can do a little directing on the side Joe Rines Anally persuaded by Carlton Alsop to produce the Judy Canova sesh. Ted Bates, Art Marquette and Bill Stuhler In town for the takeoff.... .McClatchy's station in Bakersfield, Cal., KERN, changes over from the Blue to CBS in May.... Al Kaye's Brice-Thomas show clut- tered the teletype at Benton & Bowies with raves and cheers from the client and other interested parties... .Billy de Wolfe hopped on the Fitch Band Wagon as a regular passenger. Top Thesps Grab That Top Coin. For Now, Bat It Can't Last Forever Independent attitude taken by a number of radio actors in N. Y., in their demands for fees considerably above standard union rates, has agency casters plenty burned. Be. cause of changes in available talent, due to the war, there are a number of over-scale troupers around, and since most of them are top players casters feel they have to pay them' rather, than chance untried actors An increasing number of per- formers, when called for a job ac- cording to. casters, say thev'd lik e t 0 take the part, "but it ; s not scale js it?" If it's scale, they suddenly discover a conflict. In a few cases some agencies have placed the over- scale guys on their tabu lists. Jack Smith, Jao Miner Move Into'Glajn Manor' Jack Smith, vocalist, and Jan Miner, femme lead, have been set for the "Glamour Manor" cast, starting with the Procter & Gamble show's first eastern broadcast'-on the Blue today (Wed.). Cast topper remains Cliff Arquette. Smith's songs will be done on lha show via e.t.'s recorded in advance, due to his working weekdays on a full-time war job. Also new to the show is' Joe O'Brien, announcer. He's a staffer at WMCA, N. Y. M-a-M'i " Mtule fo r MIIHom" N«w CAMJL PRM^if. Fridaj Hlti LOU CLAYTON WHO READ A NEWSPAPER EDITOR'S MIND 3 MILES AWAY? Tarn to Page 34 r HOPE, ADM. NIMITZ ON 'POOR RICHARD'B'CAST Philadelphia, Jan, 16. Bob Hope wilt share air waves with Admiral Chester W. Nimilz over Mutual tomorrow (Wed.) when their speeches will be broadcast from the Poor Richard Club ban- quet where Hope will receive the 1944 Award, of Merit for his activi- ties in entertaining;GIs .overseas.; Nimitz' address will be short- waved from the Philippines and re- broadcast from WIP studios,, piped into the ballroom at the Bellevue- Stratford where the advertising club's banquet is being held; WIP is feeding both speeches to the Mutual network. Hope is the second radio comedian ever to receive the Poor Richard award. First was Will Rogers. Gallico's 'Holliday' Stories on Market Half-hour dramatic show based on Paul Gallico's "Adventures o( Hiram Holliday," has been whipped into shape and. is currently making agency rounds; Program, hinging on fictional.adventure story based on actual events, will be personally supervised by Gallico with Ed San- ford handling direction and pro- ducing in unison; with Bill Richman. ' Larry Menkln is doing the script- ing job, "Holliday" originally ap peered as a Cosmopolitan mag series, later published in book form. Thfs is milady's ear ... WSAI's share of Cincinnati's buying power... and the reason why loeal department stores buy more time on WSAI than on any other Cincinnati station.