Variety (Jan 1949)

S8 BAmo From the Production Centres Wednesday, January: 12, I949 4♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ fiV ISEW YORK CITY Fred Allen's upcoming magazine bonanza: a 5,000-word Cosmopolitan Raymond It; Morgan, has been turned oVer to Mutual for the selling job,;, Tom McAvHy put two shows on wax; a quizzer with Wendell Niles as emcee, and "The Fireman's Daughters" starring William Frawr ley... .Earl Ebi will pass a week at the Thompson agency In New York discussing with John U. Reber plans for the development of television j programs....Hal Kemp, now of Dancer, Fitzgerald & Sample, around 1 , PonHiirHnB the t,. to see that Alan Young gets off to a good start for Turns... .John Hie- ? \ ^ 1^ ° 7^ . ® stand teed up his new variety show, "Sing For Your Supper," on KECA j '"S- stated that the dissemination WMEX Continued from page 23 with Jim Doyle::as emcee.. . :Group representing California State Broad- casters Association is seeking Governor Warren's support of a bill being drafted'that would e:(empt stations from libel action in political speech- piece by Joe McCartliy; a two-page color spread in Women's Day, and , es and ad lib remarks beyond their control Norman Tyre, r^dio at a full page of pix in Collier's. But the guy still wants to quit . NBC's ; tornev. hosnitalized followine heart attack: exec veepee Charles Denny on a coast-to-coast looksee: at the web's o Si 0 operations; accompanied by Jim Gaines, director of o & .0 oper- ations: Will be back in two weeks .. . Fred Waring morning show re- newed for another 13 weeks by NBC. / Mike Jablons left Monday (10) on a four-week swing through, the^ south and Mexico on a combined vacation and business trip, for Gains- borough Associates, publicity-package firm he represents. . . Jack Grog'an, production manager of WNEW, wed to Blythe Miller Saturday (81 in Phoenix, then flew with bride to Bermuda for honeymoon. WOV manager Ralph Weil back' at his desk following a two-week cruise on the NieUw Amsterdam .. Milton Bacon pf WCBS back in harness-after two-week stay at the Mt. Sinai hosp for minor surgery..:. Father of Mel Spiegel, of CBS press, died New Year's Day... . Joseph N. Curl, of WOV sales staff, handing out cigars following birth of son.. .. . Phil Cook sworn in as councilman of, Far Hills, N. J., for three-year term.. . Dave Miller, Young & Rubicam radio attorney, to Coast for torney, hospitalized following heart attack.' m CHICAGO of horse-racing news Is not pro, hibited by Massachusetts lawi but ' the hearing seeks to determine the names of the sponsors, if any, and the sources of the information. Sta- tion claims it devotes only miti- utes a day to racing results, but FCC attorney Walter Erhery showed than on Sept, 20, '47, a Larry McDonald, formerly of WDZ, added to WLS farm program department ,, Curley Bradley, who plays the title role in Mutual's ' total of 98'minutes was given tn "Tom Mix,'' and Mary Afflick, producer of the series, were wed Sun. I the description Of races at lopiii (9). Couple will honeymoon three weeks, with the show transcribed ^ • ' tracks arid the results ' ■ Williamson Candy renewing "True Detective Mysteries" on WBS for' - . , . i t, fourthconsecutiveyear...,JackOwens, "Breakfast Club" crooner, now I ^'^^"^y a'so involves the cor- under MCA management .. Edward L. Taylor, former sales veepee of I PO^ate structure ot tne Northern the Camfield Mfg. Co., named general sales-chief of Stewart-Warner I ^'"'P-."P^"*'"' 9* tne station, and ... .Bert Wilson, WIND sports director, off to Catalina Island for two ] ^^^^^ *° determine who the own- months' vacash. He'll plane back in mid-February to emcee the Sports ^™' ac- and Travel Show, then resume sun basking. .Karl Fruh, NBC staff musician, gave a cello recital at Fullerton Hall Wed. (5) WFMF, WJJD's FM sidearm, upped its power to 33,000 watts Jan, 1., . Horace huddles with representatives of other agencies and Radio Writers Guild ; Heidt stages his Youth Opportunity program at the Civic Opera House ... George Tiplady, ex-WMCA announcer,.now doing an early mom- j March 13.. . .George Watson,: WBBM. announcer, rounded: out his 21st ing show forWICC, Bridgeport . NoW that he's hit the radio-TV big-1 year in radio last week Dorothy Rciynolds, Mutual's sales service time yia his CBS network airers, Morey Amsterdam has effected a can- | manager, bedded by flu .... How to attend classes at the ,U. of Chicago .cellation of his WMGM contract, which would not have expired until j and continue work at the same time has been solved by Les Hon.ipro- - August.„.^:..Tommy_Riggs_andJJettj^_Xpu take over his nightime cross-] duction director of WBBM. His wife attends class and tape-records the the-board segment .;. George Lewis, ex-Mutual" anff WHN7aM~mwe^'lecture;rwhich- Hon- studies^on--4he- pray-back-at—home^:. recently factotum of Gag Writers Institute, named radio director of F. j HoUingbery Co. adding KUTA for station repping... . Johnny Erp, NBC Darius Benham & Associates. Batter outfit prepping TV shows.... sports ed, bedded by a stomach ailment,.. ;Tom. Moore, emcee of "La- Arthur S. Feldnian brought up from Mutual's Washington office to take over, special events operation, under Abe Schechter^ He succeeds Jack Paige in the post. ...Syd Eiges home-towning (New Kensington, Pa.) this week, speaking at high school assembly. Women's club, C of C, etc. Jim Resor, radio time buyer at McCann-Erickson; father of a daugh- ter born Dec. 22 Some of those strictly local giveaways are squawk- ing over the Nick Kenny column leak on the answers, claiming it's tough anymore to hike the jackpot beyond $20,, The "Stop the Music"-"Sing ■It Again;" etc., coast-to-coast airings,, however, aren't particularly harmed since, the telephonic accent is out-rof-tow?!'- Irving Brecher in from the Coast for film huddles on the- release- of his"Life of Riley" pic .version, . . , Radio Execs club tomorrow (ThurS:) honoring the Radio- Television Critics Circle membership. : Radio producer Arthur Kurlan is in N. Y. to set up sponisorship deals for his Coast outfit, Radio Repertory, Inc. Other RR partners include Dana Andrews, Fred MacMurray, Charles-Boyer, Joan Fontaine, John Garfield and Myrna Ley. * dies Be Seated," in Cyprus Gardens, Fla., this week for, the water ski tourney . , .Bey Dean, WBBM producer, spends Feb. 4 and 5 at a Bap- tist Conference in Green Lake, Wis , instructing clergymen in the use of radio . Andy Murphy bowing out of ABC's flack staff "Guessin' Guys and Gals," new transcribed series with Jim Hurlbut as moderator, bowed on WMAQ Sat. (8)... Cash in place of merchandisie is now the loot on "RiF.D. America," which resumed on NBC Sat. (8) . , . .Rosemary Wayne femceeing "At Your Request" on WAIT.. - quired and from whomvas a result of the application of Alfred J. and William S. Pote and Antoinnette lovanna, for permission to acquire additional interest in order to ob- tain majority control. Testifying in behalf of the sta- tion's contribution of free time for public service and charitable af- fairs were Dennis Delaney, col- lector of Internal" fevenuey Mayor' Reynolds of Everett, school com- mitteeman Daniel J. McDevilt and other politically influential people, The station programs a weekly talk by Mayor Curley. Station Reps Continued from page 23 i fiV HOLLYWOOD Jack Benny had a close call last week when his car crashed into a wall at the Friars dub. He got off with a bruised knee but the chariot stations of similar character. We therefore deOT^ to ac- cept; vf^ for some of .these stations." ,.:,,'; ■;■'''■,;■,■■■ Prohibiting networks from en- gaging in the national^ ^pot busi- ness, he said, would "have ; the was wrecked ,, ,Tony La-Frano was moved up as director of operations , KrljaLstina^omDaL^s ^of for the Don Lee network after 11 years with the skein, mostly, as an | ^llJ^^.f S'-f^^L'^u announcer... Scripting battery for Jerry Lewis and Dean Martin was shipped to Miami by NBC to study antics of the nitery team in action . . . William Eynon, radio head of the Humphrey agency, in town to line up picture stars for Mutual's "Great Scenes From Great Plays" Arthur Church, boss of KMBC, Kansas City, fled the freeze lor the midwest '.'balm"., . Jack Warwick around to observe the western brand of television and to report back to Pabst and other clients: . Jack Carson is taking up all: the tabs, including line charges, on his 10-week personals tour. He figures that getting out among the people will be reflected in the ratings of his show . . Herb Wixson pulled out KMPC sales manager to package a few of his own pet ideas,. . . James Seward, CBS veepee in charge of operations, in from the east to straighten put some details with Jack Benny. He was recently named proxy of Amusement Enterprises, acquired by Columbia in the Benny deal. Will Voellcr merged his Universal Recorders with International Re- cording studios ., Dick Joy; ladio's only announcer-station owner, turned over management of KGMJ in Palm Springs to Roland Vaile so he can take more announcing assignments.. . Art Marquette and his family vacating at Santa BarbaraRobert Arden, KFWB's war- time commentator, back with his "America Looks Abroad" on KWIK, Burbank . . .William Robson is leaving CBS to co-produce with Sam j uon" He said WCAir wmilrt hP Pierce the Maurice Chevalier sho w in Paris. Program, packaged by ! deemed if the CBS radio sales " ~ ' ■ ~" division was "spreading ItseljE' too thin.".:--, A stateineht read in behalf of Lawrence Phillips; director of Du- Moht tpleyision network, said Du-' Mont "does not presentlj? have; nor does it presently contemplate stantial revenue which is available for development of radio and tele- vision." No 'Keen Competition' Murray B, Grabhorn, vice-presi- dent of ABC, opposed adoption of any rule prohibiting a station from free choice 6f, its national; spot representative. Declaring that the two fields'^station reps and net-i work operation—supplement each other, he minimized the "keen competition" supposedly existing between them. G. Bennet Larson, veepee of WCAU, Philadelphia, CBS affiliate, testified that many stations feel their representatives are handling too many accounts and are there- by prevented from giving maxi- mum service to the individual sta- 'HURRAY FOR PLAY' TO SPREAD ON ABC WEB "Hilrray For Play,", ABC-TV's most widespread , show' to date, preems March^e on all stations in the east and midwest connected by coaxial cable and will be tran- scribed on film for showing the following week on a number of other outlets for a mass distribu- ABC Slashes Continued from page 21'^ month, and in the newly-announced organizational revamp, whicli finds Charles (Bud) Barry remaining east, as veepee in charge of overall tele operations (revealed on the eve of his scheduled departure to head up Coast operations for ABC). General impression in tlie trade is that board chairman Ed Noble is still anxious to unload ABC, preferably to a film company (pre- -"—- dickers for 20th-Fox's ac- tion of 20 stations. Half-hour shOw I QUisition fell through) and-that his is to star Ian and Inge Martin and P^'Sgest talking point will obvious' be bankrolled by the Toyj^^ be his expanded television em- will Guidance Council through the Reiss ad agency on a 52-week deal. Martin, who played one of the •leads in the recent Broadway mu- sical click, "Finian's Rainbow," is to be. cast as a toy shop proprietor in a small New England town. Show is to feature songs, games and a party for moppets, laying stress on instructional and func- tional toys selected by the Council for kids from three to 12. ART MOONEY'S MESSAGE TO RADIO AND VIDEO WCPO Promotions Cincinnati, Jan. 11, In tum-of-year promotions at WCPO, John Patrick Smith changed from: station- director to assistant generar manager, under I sio„ for the purpose of represent- Mortimer C Watters, who also is a ing other than DuMont-owned sta- y^epee of Scripps-Howard Radio, I tions in that sales capacity" Inc. Smith has been with the sta-1 Phillips- statement declared Du- tion n years after a decade in the , Mont is presently utilizing two bcripps-Howard newspaper divi- methods of serving its network ^"rionn n/r-i, ^ "'"^ programs. First is through di- Olenn Ciaik Miller, a five-year; rect connection via coaxial cable man, stepped up from program di-, and microwave relay. The other is rector to station director, and Earl, by teletranscriptions (motion pic- Coibett a staffer since 1940, ad- ture films of the programs as they rPcf'nr tnTnit''''*/"* ^'"^T ^P^^^^ °" '"e face^f^a cathode ray lector to Millers for mer post. tube, with accompanying sound re- ~ '—- cording). Seattle—Dave Crockett is now "^'^w'lrk plans to proceed with ex- program director at KING here re- Pension in selling national spots in placing Fred Eichhorn, who plans ' '^^ regardless of the complaint, to go into overseas public relations i Monday's (10) resumption of work for the government.: | hearings started last month, Mc- i Connell said competition between BBD&O Continued {rom page Z3 Jp^ r«Mou s fOK ovm 75 CTnil'C ™""«c*i-«ievisiON 01 LBII O movii Mi4e-i^ AI lEADINO DKUO STORES AND DEAIERS CVERYWHHE Three-quorler» ol a cshturyol inoyr-how in (he oxelusiva manufacture ol fine maka-up for the profession hew made STEIN'S, preferred by inote ; theatrical, movie -<-«md now teleyision people everyWheie, . Yoiii* complete personal make-up analysis! 1£ you have a professional make.^ up problem, -write for free rjerspnalizea: rdvice. Just send a ■description, of your, coloring: Also, write for Sitem s free iiew illustrated -booklet Of make-up hints and Suggestions. ■ picture. The threatened with- drawal of Al Jolson from Kraft and Allen from the Ford Dealers will dent JWT's stature still fur- ther, y & R has made some re- covery from the 33% off-depreS- sibn that hit the radio diepartment I a couple years back, but it's a far I having a national spot sales divi- cry from the days when it boaisted ' 27.coast-:to-coast network shows. , No. 1 Agency Man ,; ■ Meanwhile, BBD&O has hit the bigtime with such inipact thatf ilj the, wholesale CBS-NBG maneu- vering and eounter-mahetivering of sock Sunday night programming. It was agency proxy Ben Duffy Who held the master key to virtu- ally aU the vital shifts. BBD&O's Inheritance of the $10jOOO,()Oo Amerieah Tobacco ac- count^, with the resiiltaint :acquisi- tipn of the Jack Beiihy aild '?Hit Parade'^: shows; the iu^^^^ heritance, of the Rexall business, with the Phil Harris-Alice Faye takeover; its enviable possession of Sunday at 8 on CBS with the Wildroot: "Sam Spade": show-^here were the ,crucial properties that invited, on the one hand, a BBD&O bonanza, and ift. aiahy; respects a CBS: headache OH. the other. But out of it emerged one salient factor—Duffy's kingpin role as No, ' 1 agency man. ■ 1 pire, and not radio. Under the new executive person- nel realignment, Paul Mowrey will continue as national director ot television for the web. Ernest Lee Jahhcke, Jr.,, was elected a v.p/ in charge of the stations depart- ment for both radio and TV, and J, Donald Wilson was named a veepee ,in charge of programs. Lat- ter was formerly Coast prbgram manager and will henceforth be lo- cated in N, Y. 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