Variety (May 30, 1951)

, May 34. 1*51 Inside Stuff—Radio Morris Norik, radio ran suit Ml, om Saturday if) gwe* with Mrs Flu- r rll# LoGuordlo to Waxhifiglwu. where he II receive 4 aolldanty medal | from the Italian government. Honor mil he in recognition for hU «ork during the oar when he pervuadud the late mayor of Ne« York | l 9 broodroat ahortoave In Italian to the Italian p eepl e, then under nomination of Mumolml. He aleo got the BrttlUi groodranting Cary i lo ranry the airrr on Ha medium wave hand Novik recall* that LaGuardla onre oaa UKeaied uhen a generalized reference to “ahlpa of ateel ‘ off the Italian cooat oaa deleted horn hie | arngt It oaa the Ant time that anything oaa ever censored from hia talka. and LaGuardia (omplatned lo OF I chief Rimer Davie and then phoned Preaident Rao*e\rlt hi mac If FDR told LaGuardia that the • deletion oaa a military order and amid have to he obeyed Four daya taler FDR called the mayor and told him lo listen to f p m neoaraats uhen reason for the blue penciling oould be rleor Narvik and LaG • tuned In. and heard the neua that three days earlier the invasion of Italy had begun l.aC't academic reference to uarahips might have i unuittlngly tipped the imminence of the landing New Orleans Launches Drive to Sefl TV Sets Ike Levy Resigns CBS New Orleans May 2S Intensive advertising and pro m o- lion campaign ota launched here last Wednesday <23i In hypo the sale of TV acta. Month-long cam- paign Is being sponsored jointly by the N O. Riectriral Assn Radio and TV Dealers Asan . W DSL TV and The Item, leading afternoon Television receiving set vales have been stagnant the past feu weeks. oHh dealers having plenty of them In stork roo ms derisions ** Aaron Rati la presi- dent of Official. ('roodheart got into New York yesterday ‘TueeJ from his Ohio jfarm, to which ho had retired seven veaiu ago after negotiating *a settlement ulth MCA lie and ‘ l-evy are huddling this week I Prominently involved in ORirial is Levy's brother. Dr. Leon Levy, who remains on the CRH direc- torate Ike Levy continues as a director of WCAU and WCAU-TV Philadelphia, be | founded by the Ike Levy uaa itera of CRH. ' Paley, mw cha board When be turn to Paley was a lump In Levy staled T his resignation arm's length ' w his neo enterpr (ends lo devote both of which were one of the organ- wNh William R. rman of the t HS tendered his resig- last week. **thrie both our thrwals - wao to "deal at Uh the network in toe. to which he In- all his time First N. V. City chapter of Radio Pioneers was formed last week Group to part of the national organization of those associated with the industry for ot least 20 years. G. W. iJohnnyl Johnstone. radm-TV director of National Ason of Manufacturers, was elected president. Dorothy Go r don, m od e rator of five WQXR. N. Y. youth forums, waa voted first v p. with Sigmund) Spoeth chosen second v p Charles Wall, of Rroodrast Music. Inc., to treasurer and Rrure RohrrtMm of Broadcasting mag. to secretary. If V. Raltenborn. founder of the national organization to honorary president First local chapter of the newly-formed American Women In Radio A TV wrtll hold an organizational meeting June II at a dinner in the Hr ass Rail. N Y. Reservations for local datallers m broadcasting and associated Helds are being handled by Mary Cameron, of General Food* Agnes Law. CBS librarian to organizing director for the metropolitan chanter. Membership in the national AWRT to still open, according to Betty C ha pm. national executive secretary National HQ to being established at 15 Vanderbilt Ave . N. V City. Associate chairmen for the dinner are Duncan MacDonald, of WARD and Joorphine McCarthy, to NUT Fdylbe Mrserand. of WOR. it national proxy. Theatre Guild of the Air." which in its tix-yeor span had never previously had a guest star disappoint did some frantic hunting Hat- • urday 2€* when Paul Douglas, due to title-role "Rimer the Great." turned up ulth laryngitis. Douglas had been okay for Aral ^hearval* Director Hoover Flrkrtt tried various l e ads, to ho avail, until he reached George Matthews late Hat urday Matthews recently returned from London, where he appeared in the **Mr. Roberts** legiter. Richards Death ‘Washes Oat’ Case? is s ues In the proceeding, re sc bed uling of bearings, grant of further extension of time to November* of IS4S denial of motion to change The betting here to that the com- J*i‘ *"°7 yjf'" •'||»«» for M.rrh of IMO «!>»» the stations and Instruct Cunning . . _ _ ^ __ h.m t. .hou. Ih. « W* « r»H«« W.M.r li Wh.lkn Ih. maXMlI) control of VU “ r ®““‘ lor ■“•‘•n,.. 60 - th» .lotion, will romotn «llh Rtrh- ", ’•* Mnlmuonco. 4r- •rd. hoirt. ho toM In hi. on.- o»ol oC Um lo win Om i. pioyees. or to other interests, of course, wrtll be up to the executors. If Richards* death winds up the eration of the transfer applica- tion, A ling of petitions for poet- - | Hays, Healy ATLANTIC BEACH, l. I. Surf Club June, after five ship, to bunting aeries to back summer Wtth f CBSTVs "Star nee the televersi It marks an ex| the lighter comp Mutual will si in its Saturday years of sponsor for aaothor radio starting late this Lonsoo picking up ef the Family" on ef * Questions " landed outlay for da IUM #4 stall TV nationally i rally in N. Y , Mont network, cause of ns tie tinuing to beam • pm slot. Vidro had been on ABC ind on WOR TV lo- wrtll go to the Du with WOR TV • be with Mutuall con n the ahowr locally to Grey. BeoAon — Leo Eagan, formerly aporu announcer of WHDH Hub indie has joined the WBZ staff as director of all sport* activities. New arrangement will allow sport- rasters Bump Hadley and Fibte Fletcher, previously beard ever both AM and TV outlets of Hub Station, to devote full tune to T\ V. i - 4 b, FB H, :• A w i,h WWJ r. SAFETY With pwrdonnblB pcida, WWJ- The Detroit News acknoto ledges its selection as regional winner of the Alfred P. Sloan Highway Safety Award for 1950. It is particularly gratifying to note that the award presentation pays tribute to three WWJ programs. •‘Voice of Careless- ness", “Junior Judge” and Turn- about". referring to them as model s for any radio station wishing to do outstanding public service . Another WWJ-created program, “Listen and Live", won the Alfred P Sloan commercial program award for the Plymouth Dealers of Greater Detroit who sponsor this show five days a week on WWJ. Ovtr th# post thirty yB«rs, WWJ’s countless public services have given it community acceptance which no other station in this mar* ket can approach. This is translated into lowered sales resistance for WWJ advertisers. L J