Variety (Jul 1946)

42 RAMO Wednesday, July 24, 1946 From the Production Centres J >♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦*«♦♦♦♦♦«♦I♦« M ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦4♦♦♦♦ IN NEW YORK CITY . . . Stephen Fry of BBC off to Birmingham, Ala., to wax a salute to Birmingham, England. Radio actor Karl Weber doing radio writing on side Murray Dyer in from Virginia last week for conference,with pro- gram producers Joyce' Grenfell, British stage and radio comedienne, after holiday in North Carolina, sailed back to London... .Mrs. Johanna Dewitt is new member of CBS Program Writing Division Millard Lampell' finished Act 2 of the play that's keeping him out of sight.... Rocco Tito directing "Crime Photographer" and "Clmmarron Tavern" for CBS while John Dietz vacations.'.. .Harry Ackerman, Young 4c Rubi- cam radio veepee, "broke in"'as a guest lecturer last Thursday at NYU Summer Workshop course....Steve Carlin, ex-Thesaurus, now .a program supervisor with- Phillips Lord office Dario Soria now directing "Sing Along" aiid participation program over CBS, cross-the-board, 2:30 p.m. NBC's "Mr. and Mrs. North" will be just "Mr. North" for the next two weeks, while Alice Frost, vacations in Wisconsin with husband Bill Tuttle B. S. Bercovlci, former MBS commentator, who has just re- turned from a diplomatic mission to Europe, is collaborating with Mort Nusbaum on a dramatic show called "My Dad's a Hero." Package is being peddled to agencies and nets as weekly dramatic show... .Edgar Kobak, Mutual prez, due back today (Wed.) from three-week vacation in Conn, and takes off for Coast within fortnight... .Tom Slater, MBS special events and sports director, in South America on 10-day pleasure jaunt, and Jim O'Bryan, publicity head, left Frl. (19) on 10-day tour of northeastern states Curley Bradley, Mutual's "Tom Mix," on tour of personal ap- pearances, and scheduled for Cincinnati -amusement park July 26-Aug. 1. Gardner ad agency arranging tour.. . .Sam ("Schlepperman") Hearn, now a cast member of Mutual's "Jonathan Trimble, Esq." in rube character, of Dr. Barnes.. . .CBS serial, "The Romance of Helen Trent," starts 14th year on airwaves today (24) Mora Martin and Audrey Egan added to "Barry Cameron." Bill Lewis still pretty, excited about that 300-pound marlin he caught while vacationing down in Bimini Island with Philip Wylie.., .Before going overseas to cover the Paris peace conference for CBS, Larry LeSeur got hitched in Washington. She's Priscilla Sayre, an English girl, who had been engaged in war activity for the OSS in this country... .Sandra Michael. "Lonely Journey" co-author, hunted high, and low for a.couple of actors who could speak a few words of Japanese, found them in the building where her office is, working as Nipponese interpreters for Time mag. They are Kay Nishlmura and Douglas Mltsuhashl Chester V. Cheek, formerly with Radio Consultants, Inc., now on WNEW sales staff ... .Elaine Carrington, producer of Mutual's "Carrlngton Playhouse," got two marriage proposals last week as result of her emceelng of that show. She's passing them on to her daughter ... .WNYC's Al Anderson kudosed 1 by American Progressive Youth Union as "the disk jockey who had done most to promote racial and religious tolcrai.ee on the radio." UNITED BEXALL DHUG CO. Friday—CBS—!• p.m. DSX IN CHICAGO ... Announcer Paul Barnes heads the radio speech department at the Radio Institute of Chicago.. . .Ralph Atlass, WIND boss, at Little Current, On- tario, for a weekend of fishing Philip Le'sly, director of public relations for Ziff-Davis Publishing Co., elected manager of the education dept. of the American Public Relations Assn.... ."Yiddish Swing," e.t. show, signed for 2 p.m. Sunday slot on WSBC... .New baby boy at the Vic Voss house- hold. Father is WIND engineer.. . .Ralph Patt joined the Chi office of the Paul Raymer agency after three years as a Navy lieutenant... .Hal Lansing subbing for vacationing Bill Evans on WGN's "Record Reveille" . ...Baskett Mosse, of the NBC central division news and special events dept., resigns Aug. 15 to accept position as -assistant prof at the Medill, School of Journalism at Northwestern Univ. Clark Dennis and Johnny Thompson will pinch hit for crooner jack Owens on ABC's "Breakfast Club," while Owens takes two-week vacation John Fahey, NBC news and special events dept., on his way to Har- vard for his tloctqr's' degree... .Keith Kiggins, ABC veepee in charge of programs, in town for a looksee... .Ed Cooper, WGN announcer, has been named quizmaster on station's "Hirsch Telephone Quiz"... .Kathy is the new addition to the John Jacobs house. Father is announcer on Mutual's "Those Websters"?...Ad in local paper for "prospective announcers" drew over, 100 answers for WHBF, Rock Island. All 100 were auditioned,... George Herro, Mutual midwest press head, partied by staff prior to his marriage Aug, 4....Mary Afflick now producing "Tom Mix and His Straight Shooters" for Mutual Judith Waller, NBC central division public service director, off to Denver to address four sessions of Univ. of Denver's Radio Workshop.. . .Oscar Chausow, formerly with the Chicago Symphony orch and recently out of the Navy, joins the Chi ABC music staff... .Bill Thompson, "Old Timer" on the Fibber McGee and Molly show, in Chi vacationing, Teegarden Joins Standard Hollywood, July 23. Lewis Teegarden has joined Standard Radio in an executive ca- pacity . to assist transcription firm's prexy, Jerry King. He will also act as general counsel. He resigned post of chief com- plaint deputy attorney in city attor- ney's office of Los Angeles to accept new job. '. Prior to that position he was associated with Jerry King as a producer when latter managed War- ner Bros.' KFWB here, from 1930 until 1936. JJV HOLLYWOOD ... Jack Van Nostrand will head up the Hollywood operation for Sullivan, Stauffer, Colwell it Bayles. He has turned in his notice to Ruthrauff St Ryan and opens up shop by Sept. 6 when the new agency launches its first Hollywood show, Lionel Barrymore's "Big Town" for .Noxema. David Schwartz and Norman Paul, who used to write for Alan Young, join forces with Johnny Rapp and Izzy Elllnson to form the battery for Eddie Cantor next fall Bob Stevens subs for Dick Haymes on the summer. shift... .Western show built around Roy Rogers, Dale Evans and Sons of Pioneers looks "in" on the new season. Packager Art Rush is juggling two firm offers and makes u|S*his mind next week....Don Qulnn shed 40 pounds via a scientific diet and has 20 more to lop off before he starts raid- ing the icebox again Ted Lloyd in town with his client, Ted Malone Some people have all the luck. Walter. Craig bounced into town with two hotel reservations. .. .Al and Sherwood Schwartz will dish up the gags for the Alan Young show, which goes on the books at Young Sc Rubicam Another Bristol-Myers product will be moved over to Doherty, Clifford & Shenfleld... .Arch Morton now permanent sales manager at CBS, with Wayne Steffner, * manager of the CBS office in Frisco, adding the duties of Columbia Pacific Network sales head... .Dinah Shore's choice for music director on her Ford .show is Bobby Nolan, so that takes care of that William S. Paley ended his program huddles at KNX and headed back home..'. .James Carmine, v.p. of Philcb, Pierson Mapes and Hank Booraem of the Hutchins agency around "just looking," but it might be in the direc- tion of B. Crosby... .Jack Melvin named publicity director of Foote, Cone Ac Belding, replacing Jack Burnett... .Harmon Nelson resigned as Coast head for Roche, Williams Ac Cunningham Art Daly now with Peck agency....Toni Cold Wave account moved from J. Walter Thompson to Foote, Cone Ac Belding. =■» TOPS IN LISTENER POPULARITY AMONG NEW YORK INDEPENDENT EVENING PROGRAMS ... WOVS "1280 CLUB" program «J»»» on* of Ik. Urgnt mrlra> poillMi ereolpg mdlracc Ibttola* to Mr New York lmb|>»o>at .UtkM brtwrm Ibe Hooper dmklaj boar, of 7:30 .nil IOiOOp.m. And «h*l ii more ... IkU recorded «How. mt'd by Fred RobUu, Profenor of Tbcnbodrnuiln, deliver* »U Urge* average mdt. cm* al the lowed coil per Ibleaer. A few parilelpallag period* are available, three or tin olgbu a week. tAim N, WEIL 6*M»I M«M*M JOrfN t KA1SON CO. M.I1 too. KFI-NBC Continued from page 32 j Educational ABC Spelled for CBC Montreal, July 23. What CBC can do in the way , of playing a bigger part in Canadian education was presented in a 38-page brief before the Parliamentary Radio Committee last week (19) by C. E. Phillips, Toronto, sec.-treas. of the Canada Ac Newfoundland Edu- cational Assn. Chief recommenda- tions were: Exchange school programs be- tween Canada and U. S. ("School of the Air") are okay, but should be guarded against offending national susceptibilities in either country. Sufficient time' is now given by CBC for school broadcast, but should more time be needed it should take priority over claims of commerce. School coverage is satisfactory | but CBC should study possibility of making all affiliated stations carry school programs. CBC should provide all province with facilities for originating own broadcasts. High rates by AFM for "delayed" alrers hamper use of live music tal- ent in school broadcasts. CBC should try and reach accord with musicians for lower rates. Teachers should be given, more instruction on preparing broadcasts. Receiving' equipment shortage is severe: CBC should ■ rectify.. Teachers should get better train- ing for utilization of broadcasts. Introduction of FM in school alrers should be studied. More "radio school workshops" are needed. FCC file for 50,000 and reportedly flirting like mad with NBC—which has taken much guff from KFI. (Richards' WJR, Detroit, andWGAR, Cleveland, are both net-affiliates, with CBS). With 50,000 KMPC would be the virtual equal of KFI, although the latter would have an edge with its excellent signal and experience. Strategic satellites may take up the slack—and NBC's, got 'em. Situation improves NBC's bar- gaining position when the contract's up next year. A hint may be gleaned Som fact that of late KFI has been ore inclined to glorify itself with frequent mentions of its net connec- tions. Heretofore KFI was more reluctant. Another bogey enters the scene in the shape of KFVD. J. Frank Burke, owner, recently received FCC okay to boost his wattage to 5,000 from 1,000. He Is said to be about ready to retire and Is known to be network-conscious. A solid berth for his son, active station head, would be desirable. And his station is one of few in the area that is so situated as to be able to request added power—up to amount of 50.,- 000. In addition, he could operate full time. Idea is not too celestial, since'Los Angeles, in general^ is get- ting very power-conscious. Burke's known "in" with the administration would be an assist. NBC would un- doubtedly be willing to pay any- thing to buy out KFVD or buy in, depending on FCC sale and coin okay. AIR MEGGERS ELECT Hollywood, July 23. Thomas Freebairn -Smith was elected president of the Radio Di- rectors Guild here, July 14. Also elected to office in RDG were, Rob- ert Dwan, vrp; Joseph L. Allabough, Jr., secretary, and Owen Vinson, treasurer. Newly elected council includes Charles Vanda, William Johnson. Ezra Mcintosh, Leonard Recg and Phil Cohan. I rounding the halfway morlr Our stations tell us hap- mai n pily of the plu9 si8n9 in their ledgers as they round the halfway mark this year. Put Weed and Company's staff of seven- teen men to work and watch the plus signs multiply. Iklll ST ATI 8 N REPRESENTATIVES Nm Tirt • iMtH • CMcit* • Mtatt Dttntt • Sm FrsKitt* • "IT'S POSSIBLE" ... . . . Things arc so peaceful out in Indiana, whoro I eomt from, that if anyone was to drop an atom bomb I'll bot tho darn thing would just lay thtrt and grow. HERB SHRINER Dir.: WM. MORRIS AGENCY ViVV get Cashman in Hollywood J