Variety (September 1953)

so HAMO^TEIJEVISIOX ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ 4 ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦ «1 _• 1 -• at WGN , . . “Your Symphony Bcrapbook*’ back on WMAQ, Sept. 5 in the Saturday 5:15 to 5:30 p.m. slot .. . ^ohn Bortom named chief an- nouncer bn WNMP in suburban. Evanston. Wcdiseadayt September 2 , 1955 ix’As tlm SM FRANCISCO • f [ . . . . X .. t Itoftna Reed radio^TVigiting during “Here to Eternity’* prcem . . . r 4 ♦ ♦ f 44 4 ♦ ♦♦♦♦4 ♦4 4♦♦♦4 ♦ 4 ♦ ♦ 4 < 4 ♦ # ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ 4 ♦ » f » ♦ ♦ * * *- kGQ newscaster Bob Garred inked to a 26-Week contract by Scott ^ Hull Hayes and KRON-TV chief IjV NiSW YORK GIT'Y > • • Harold See named publicity chairmen of Ray area’s United Crusade ■^ ■■■■^ r :: r--. -^^/ptogT^im; Crusade* opening Oct. 6, hopes to raise $10,215,000 , . »Ira Barry Rauch’s ‘General Electric via V & R Ma>conV ; coming out^ personality, ©If the airWaye for six weeks due to heart parly for the new GE-sponsored Bal Milland vidpix senes w$s : lust ^ ^n pr^jcess. of creating new a iny and TV business like old times" as one of the big turrioiit splashes of the new^adio*T\ position for; A. E. “Shorty** Harry Jacobs succeeds Evans season with both the Empire and Sert Rooms of the tValdorf-Astoria j engineer . . KGO-TV’s “Parker Animal Show" shifted to : taken over to accommodate the crowds . , David E. DursUm,; e^TY KPIk . . . KRON-TV lensing thb “Selichot" midnight service from producer-director for ABC in Chicago and more recently ;head of Durr^ Beth Israel <5> ... Sheldbii Patterson, KSAN owner, became ston TV Productions, hamed director of radio-Ty for Lynn Baker, ad station’s mgr. Upon resignation of 'I>e Other station changes agency include ankling of program, director Glint, Sherwood and teGh.. super- Wined and dined Joiins-?Clansvnie tbppers: at ;“2lV: Bill Trosi Dick Boti named new commercial mgr. and Harry the occasioh of J-M's fifth aniiivei^ry of their sponsorship of the BUI Wickersbam new teeh, head. Susana Alexeeff is new program director. ■ ■’"Hehnp how$-sho'w-.;-:.'i'EMI ■m'ailing-'Out-’first:-set. of 13.'scri.ptsV in ..the ; .•'Teen-Age Bwk-Parade;' rediO WINS shifted deejay Charlie Stark to an early morning slot ^ ane? five sears of mid-morning broadcasting, and moved Art Scanlon^’, Dick Hark; WEIL deejay apd, newscaster* launched new .s from the eartv morning time to an afternoon . segment , . . IVMGM “Clark’s Caravan,” ‘Mon, through Fn.), threethour matmee disk and gab nutrition e^nm Carltol Fredericks to teach three specialized courses session •2:30-5:30 commentator John Raleigh^has^been in nutritibh^at City College this fall , V . “Alma Dettinger-s. "Other ; extended menibership in the British: Officers GiUb; of Philadelphia. PebDle'*^ Bu^ir ei< " which returned ih v^eek to WCJXR. going into Its Raleigh held equivalent of captain’s rank as correspondent with Aussie l3*h year oh the 'Station ^ ^intit C. Newton, Jr; mbved to W’eed; and Americam Aimiies;in''SQuth; P^^ . Clariphce Fubrmaii, KVW ^ Revision: station;reps, frbrn his; WOR^V sales post ; . - G. W. Oohnnyl musical director, has been re-signed^, to conduct Ocean City (N. J:) . •' : i-> V • ,.1.: Jl... .«.iXT. A.\li.' e ■ t ir.i* Unexpected snag has projected itself into the attempts of NBC-TV to line up film clips of the newest Metro films talbng with personal appearances of the starsl for the ’53-*54 season of the Sunday night Collate “Comedy Hpuivl it now develops that so muc h b f the “Com^y Hour’s" regular rotat- ing-star components may wind up bh film that the additional clips off the^etro lof may destroy much of the show’s value as one of• the ma- jor live produciions on the air. ’. For example it’s u nderstppd that the physical cohdition of Donald O’Connor is. such that he Will prob- : ably be doing many of his "Comedy Hbur" sequences via film, shot in advance of the .show: Similarly, Eddie Ga'.nlor, is expected to reprise his .practice of . yslng pre-filrried material, as last year, strictly as -a health expedient. Nonetheless, huddles are .still gb- ing on between network and film company execs., along with CGlgate reps, in an effort to resolve the. matter.. ^iki; Terrance O’Flaherty, San. Frahclsco Ghroriicle, and; Chi. AmeriGan. y. ho-f d.tie, in Monday ‘7) for a month; V Johnstori has JOin.ed Air Features, Janpt Kern., <—Gilman Leonard Valenta will direct .Show to be tagged “Marge and Jeff” .. . . Martha Gabie.i TV ;director for the Bo^ of Education, is in New York Clainis ’20 iDfiingeiiient, Msriis operation spGCiaii^'.s .in the production grarns 'for hetwor.k airih JphriSion had been With CBS Radio Sale.s a.s an account executive : ■CB&,fubsfd- ^“<li;in«:>Meo;^echnt<,ues.6^ scolarshiE. . ;uction' andMle of live: package preb. ,,V' 1 '-'''i'^ Sion had been :Vfjth CBS Radio Spot, lyi Ml\]S EAPOhtS V • • ■ • : to: Europe for a Tnonth. tN ROttYWOOD ■■ I'nfringemeht suit a'gaihst- packa-. .gers, networks sponsors and >gen- Ities which have handled. "20 ques- \VCCQ: distributing its,heSvs pubUdation at. its ..Minnesota $,Ute Fair jtiohs’’ since US inception on radio may make .special mailings: and^^^^m sta- and later on television was. filed,. “Ihrluding ;Cedric. Adams, in person . . . Pulse Tat-: last week, 'in N. Y..Federal Cburt- ings; covering: 5.1: local rad programs,- give AVCGQ ;:every ‘first place by Coast scripter John : -Marks, : ■ and.li.st 45 of the. CBS Station’s shows . , . Upper midwest placed two Who claims he submitt^^ a show . ,-^:IU,si.Xj.beauties:c,hosen^^f^^^^^ .Harpb.Marx-.Jimmy Duraiite '.called .“Animal,: Vegetable or Min- ...: TV shoWVthe gai.vb^ from Mankato, Minn., and iKuim, N. D., |eral’' to^ Ruthrauff Ryan agency : . 1 V. rh-ifi vparc ■ to publicize its Kihsey. report article When Minneapolis radio sta- tiohs” started. Marks seeks to en-' ^ A1Hpb Hope 8 e. n vOri ^ t _ WDGY considered dropping ' its nightly tworhour semi-elassical iioin fiirther broadcasts and tele- dirertor, eastern.agc^.in Ho l>wo^ ,.^^^ music on platteV^SlmvW and-Requested listeners to inform has been 3.000 cards and letters flooded everybody, w ill be back wUh him ben i* ni<n ntsnA' • station urging continuation. A? a result,: program’s not only being 13 . .;. Cornwell Jackson at the but expanded 25 minutes , . . Rollie Johnson, WCGO-TV sports . . . Michael North,.who used to do i wir^T « good turn by helping to plug over Sept, Ing pat on last sea.sori'.< Lux Hrieup a of acting aroun^ town, I Night’’ at the ball park here. Rush in his expanding agency biz Bunker ended hi.s .Lake. Tahoe vacat Same place , Cobina Wright, society .pre.^'S, will preside' al.this end if ABC ^ v.-.v^ — City Party Time’’.. . ■. Tom SwafTord moved dQ\yn from Frisco to become | v?r rT/rr x atix assist an t sal es manager of Columbia Pacific network . .Frank Pulaski, j . C.Lfli r lbL/Al\LM '.Is back in radio as KFA.C staff announcer with out.side privileges after v pv "kpIIv tninrprt join, fiirther broadcasts casts of the show and also. seeks damages amounting to $1,060 per broadcast, which would amount to something in the neighborhood of $4Q0iQ00. - Suit does not c^l for a total suril. latter part of 1946, however, and the ■'TVersion started in January, 1950. Named as; defendants in the action are the Mutual Broadcast- llng System ‘.carrying the show on. ihg three-onlh sabbatical abioad. Marty O’Shaughne.ssy’s newsletter, .Boulevard, out thi.s week . , : Ex yeepee Alben Barkley, chief speaker at Lincoln, Ijl.V centennial cele- .bration;^ ajred ^ WBB.M yesterday (TuesJ in 8^0 io 9 P-^^* slot . , .^Na- i Ohio fair grounds, tional Safety. Council radio-TV. director Dan Thompson comnii.ssioned i .;.• . ; ^ ■ • ■ ■ ■ .• r - ■ ■. . . - - - •■■■ ■• ; ■■ ■ ■ honorary CoiOnei:by governor of Kentucky . ; . “Welcome, Travelers” 1 v • I manager Les' Lear and Lear' Prod.; staffer Hank Koval filling In on.iitn Aiheches* early morn \VJ.|D decj:ay chores while latter Coast vacations . F. Caleton MeVarish, Mutuars audience promotion chief In Chi on an auto mishap, bafk puppeteenng for incoming NBC general mariager> honored _ manager Jack Hartley of WEW’S . , . 'WJ'W’s jradib), DuMont Labs .(for the Dii Lake .County Fair and; added to. h.Qurs ;of Mont: network.* w hich carries the disking . . WG AR’s Bill Mkyer presenting'."Mayor /of the .M.prriing’’iTyerl . Fred and Fiorence Van stanza as guest frdm Toronto Canadian National Exhibition , Maggie, {peventer lowners of "20 Ques- VVulfl .stepped but as WERE women’s editor for: AVXEL berth . .. .CEkvtmhs’’', Bill arid Torn Slater, Ruth^ research .diseJosed 80'"c of:city’s families have TV sets . ; * Ai Odeal, rauff & Ryan and Grey Adymti?- WNBK film ditector, back, from Hollyw-ood hialus . . . John ;Giel .has: ing. and simnsdi's KendallCp.v ' joined WSRS sales , v . Ed-bandsman Emerson Gill back from brief VVildro.of Co* and Ronson Co. vacation ^ . , Ham Shea^ ; WTAM-W'NBK gerieral. manager, cited by Coinplaint : charges that iMarks: American Cancer Society for activities .: |. WGAR’$ Glen Baininan did . bi.z . .;. WLS “NVitibnal Bnrndanee” stars booked for Sept, 22 date at . Charleston, 111., by Kiwnnis . club there .: , . .Eric C. Lambarl from. C publi.shing house to NBC radio not .‘iales . ; . Mutual Chi office FR chief .Gbojge ^ appointed member of Cbmmunity: - Fund’}? radio-TV committee . . . Laurence H; Foster from ad head posi- tibn with the Mahdel Bros: Dept Store to Ivan Hill ad agency as Veepee j NBC .sent .several of its big guns . top shows. Thomas P. . . i “Quiz Kids” starting 13th broadcast year Sept. 13 via; CBS 'down: here Saturday night ( 29 ) tb .prosidentgeneial man ’Wayne Cribb new asst, national snles nvgr. for WTAD, Quincy, III., and ’ nn etpam fnr WVFC-TV fhp Paeks’Emln For ‘UHP Jamljoree’; '.submitted the “Animal; Vegetable. , *or Mineral” show to R :& R in March, 1946, Agency took ho action,' versions v«re. report.d by' aealsrs::!^:|,^‘“ber, hf r^lIF ;idc-a. Suit was filed by N. V. law, ing oj Liir. . ; -firm a Blau A.Blau;: an Norfolk; Sept, 1. KGLd, Mason City, Iowa . . * Larry Whhney from traffic to sales dept. WBEL-TV WilmSrtgton, peloware the . WDEL-TV qdyeftised prodyds Write for Information olbput your profit oppor^tunity in WDEL-tV's large, rich market. ' WDEL AM TV FM A S'c'an'o'^ Stot'Cn ' Sales RepresentQ t i ve New York; f Chitpgo * lot Angeles *; Son. Frontisco work up steam for \VVEC-TV, the .’ridewater area’s :first UHF station, ht tciok. the form of a "UHF . Jam- 'boree” held at Foreman Field to a crowd of about. 12,000who got euffp tickets distributed via equip*' ijTont. dealers in;tlie area. Heading ivp the net’s ebritingeht .Avere Jack Carson; Jack Lescbulie. and simian- J. Fred Muggs, of , "Today,” and Red Benson, of ‘‘Name That There was ^AVVEG-T^^^^ ■bc.autyV.slVi’ndig.'. \.;;v . I.;,, :. In Gbnne.ctiOn; with the .hoopla, a survey'of.:TV.:dealers .and service companies here showed that there were; a. . minimum 8.550 . telesets equipped; to I’f^t^eive UHF in the Nqrfolk-'ridewater scetpr as of SatTirday|. plus nnoth.er 2,500 uni^^^ sold over the counter to technical sources.'. Some . 3,100 orders fo»‘ UHF con- WVEC-TV Is .currently test pair 1 Mabcheslet, N. :H.^CUca Cola affiliate on .Sept. ..1.9. o£ Manchester, baS Will begin telecasting the network s ; 3 contract for . one ;y,ear O' „t. p. Ghisman ^is.i \v|th wfEA here for a p manager of. the j be known as "Your .Bottler of Coca Cola ■ Calling.”. FdRSAlEINFIRflSlftWD! Laroe 4.i)g:^rUtn .hoiis'r, l.ifigr livlnpraom, fully .coulppt'd; .'a of an pchi,' oiimt .-hvntfi coinpit'lo. .Will makr (ant «lral,., I«aytn'ff slalo. '--A <;King-il.S, 00 nr-«am-lMka-mnbfyign -^ — Call or wrllr,: 306 Coltpge Walk, • OeVan Brarfi, Tl.ra Ibinnd, Lrng Island, Na Y. SUnSet 5..8010. growing gX OVJ S WGAL-TV WGAL AM TV FM }‘p-f nino fT'ot-i n ;C ■ Ml C t. CBS • ABC • DuMont Lancaster, Pa. market prosperity < , ♦ loyal yiewing audience. Write for, Infprniidtion . Shlfii.iepresentctiye M E E k E * ■ loi Son Fro.ntiitCi' New Ydrk Chicago