Variety (January 1959)

58 RABIA-TEIfVISION Wednesday, January 14, 1999 IN mW YORK CHI : . * / CBS-TV producer Tfete Altai CCapt, USAF Reserved named plans and t^twfag officer of 9215th Afr Reserve Sc^iadram Scpadron. Jx made np of reservists who haJd civilian posts fee advertising, radfi^ tv., etc. . . . *m Seymour is flow narrating: CBS Radioes “WMspermg Streets" . . . David Snsricfcd’s “Open End" on. WKEA-TV last night (TuesJ had Harry Bdafoflte* Siieey Pbiller, SheBey Winters and Tony Francjoaca teefrlfag the subject of “The Xceoodast” , «. . Eighth an¬ nual Sylvania: TV Awards: presentation dinner will be held at Hofei Plaza Thursday* Jan. 22 ... Jid^ Fraskd joined Gotham Recording. Corp. as a production assistant . . . Mary K* Wells and Kayawad Ed* ward Johnson into cast of CBS Radio’s "Romance, of Helen Trent” . . . Mary Eos Forster completed narrating role on promotional film for Holland American line produced fey Bob Braieimaa . . . Joseph CamponeH* win have a lead role In “Armstrong Circle Theatre” on CBS-TY Jan. 21... SBteh Eefee, WINS’ 15-year-old deejay, now heard Sunders from 2 to 4 pun. tosfcead of Satnr&ys from 1ft to 11 ajn. ... Bill listen signed to do Canada Dry tv spots . . Lais Van Roofen and Bernard Gram! into CBS Radio’s "Sight to Happiness.” . . Met Stuart, researeher for CBS-TV’s “Twentietii Century” to Washington to screen Nazi war films for upebming show on Weimar Republic . . . CBS maestro Alfredo Antonmf to Tampa, Fla.* to resume conducting chores for winter season of Tampa Symphony. Singer Jolle Vernon started a week’s stint (12) on Don BfcNeBTs "Breakfast Club” in her third return to the ABC Radio longrunner . . . Editor Richard ML Seamen of Time mag’s "Show Business” section and Ben Hecht down as guest speakers at todays (Wed.) monthly luncheon of Publicity Club of N.Y. at the Midstou House. Richard D. Heffner, producer-moderator of WRCA-TVs "Open Mind” departs Friday (16) for two-week holiday in Puerto Rico . . . Gotham’s Mayor Robert F, Wagner participates in WECA-TVs fifth annz pro*, gram of "Searchlight” Sunday, Jan. 15. Program Is presented in co¬ operation with Citizens Union and features panel of newsmen includ¬ ing NBC reporter Gabe Pressman. Ben Graver & moderator. A1 Perlmutfer is producer . . . Dr. Sydney Raster*, Pulse proxy, planed to London Saturday (10) for 1ft days ofconfabs with ■'elients of Pulse Ltd. . . . John Desmond named WCBS-TV staff director and assigned to “Camera Three.” . . . Carol Pfcrani joined the WRCA-TV produc¬ tion department this week . . . WRCA Publicity department’s. Johmfcy Falknamed “Gun Dogt. editor of “Guns and Hunting1 mag. Anfmatic FSam Dm. has been authorized to conduct a Revision film producing business in New York, with eapital stock of 200 shares, nb par value. Directors are: Lfeyd Downiest c/o N.Y. Trust Co.; Tasker G. Lowndes? Attorney Lewis Inrette ^ DoR Morrow Siesr to Evanston, St* for next sequence of the “G-E. College Bowl,** CBS-TV quizzer ... WCK5 Radio’s Richard Hayes: opens at the CLub Elegante to Brooklyn fcw&y fWed.1 . . . Pa ai Taabman signed to do music for “Fashion Panorama,” French tv spec to be aired in March on flock of US. tv outlets . . WCBS Radio sales man¬ ager Tam Swafford mending following severe nicer attack mid. expect¬ ed bade next week . . . BUI Wendell to do narration fof institutional video film on Florida . . . Jack Paar takes two-week holutoy will be gene from Jan. 19 through 30. Dick Vi*. Dyke will take over Paaar's show during first week and Hack Downs wiltsofc during second week . . . Tab Hrater and Pattf Page will guest star on “Ferry Coma Shew” Saturday, Jan. 31 . . . Jobs O. Downey named to program department of CBS-TV Stations Divtssoa in Gotham. He’ll work with Hal Hough, -director of program 'sendees. Robert. A. Schmid, farmer veep of RKO Teleradio, joins HeadleyReed as veep of both radio and tv divMons tM< w eek. He rant&iTwt as owner of Station WRSC* Greenville, S. C. : . ..Herbert Sussan, di¬ rector of special programs at NBOTV, and tarlu feijtmia, producer, pf CBS-TV "Twentieth Century” discuss, “Would Upgrading TV Lose the Mass Auc&encfe” • at luncheon meeting of American Women in Ra¬ dio-TV at Brass Rail Park Ave. restaurant Wednesday; Jan. 21 . . . Rita Gam visits Joe Franklins “Memory Lane” on WABC-TV Friday] (16) . . . Barbara Joyce, Currently in "Man Who Never Died,” off Broadway, joins cast of “As World TurnsT on CBS _ P. BaHantine & Sens, via William Esty* contracted for satnartioa spot «ch«»dint^ over full Concert Network. Ale advertiser will present flock of spots over PM outlets WCNY, N.YL* WBCN. Hartford, and WXCN, Provi¬ dence ... Edmund B. Getod, who phofs^raphed latest program in Lowell Thomas’ “High Adventure” resumed from South. Seas, Film will be seen on CBS-TV Monday (191 . . . Bob Hoses* Gotham’s con¬ struction. coordinator, wall discuss upcoming TJncnl-n Center for Per¬ forming Arts dming Met Opera broadcast intermission over CBS Ra¬ dio of "Manon Lescaut” Saturday (17). /He’ll be interviewed’ by CEf ton Fadhnaw « . . Sidney Reodck renewed as scrfpter on the “Garry Mooro Show” aver CB$-TV. I Jay Barney hack to toe Coast for another two weeks » John the !Bagtis£ to “Big Fisherman” pto (meemadiito segmented In ABC-TV’a r“Mazt Withi'a Camera?* tost week)? managed to erf: In a "Couple Next .Boor* tor CSS Radxd the day before he left N.Y.; get caEe&for & [DesHu Playhouse; reader “Three Against Tfeae” (the new Pearl Buck ptoy)> ami the aff-Hway revival of "dearing tit the Woods” latter for iJack. Ragot^y; then watched the Rose Bond game to the plane at 19,000 ft on. the way to theXoast . . .' Derate Jaa» left far Miami |Beach to emcee the Cerebral Palsy telethon starting S&mrday (17k m BOLLTWQ0& ... ' MCA’s felevisfeMi brass to town for annual meeting. Among them are, all veepees* Sonny tferblm* Herb Roscntoal, Ike ddy Flehte and Dk* Rabto ... A hoot and a holler from their Bevhille lodgings; which i is the Bel Air hotel* the “minds?’ ef Metre WaShsam* Fred Wltel and Benton & Bowles CEom hteDcrmott) are mealing on the new eomefly, "Father of the Bride.” General Foods is AngwlTtg; the pilot and 13 scripts, . NBC’s program veep* Robert Lewine, to town, for a Yew days to chat with Jack Chertok on new series tor next seasoh and ;td look into what else is around ... Other top execs penning into town iare the ABC high command including proxy Leonard GoHenseB* Qfiver Trcj^. Tmn Moore* Ted Fetter, Daw BSehdtk: and Jim RiddeS. Most of them wiR be rounded up by Sandy Cummings and wMsked ; off to Pebble Beach for Bing Crosby’s armUaT golf tfSiamey, which ABC televises with OMsmobile bankrolling . . . Ben Norman resigned as na: tkmal director of tv production for Doyle Dane Bembaeh agency .* . . ; Charles Lasher, copy supervisor for Young & Rubieam, 'ended 25 years with the agency and retires to Arizona ... Red Skelton will use only one camera for the show he’ll film on the grounds of the; Fontainbleau to Miami Beach Jan. 20 for next season. He generally Uses three. IN CHICAGO ... Sherman Adler transferred from CBS-TV Spot Sales, to New York ■ fa create a client relations, department for network spot sales here . . . Bernard Goodnum resigned as manager of WKFM to a tiff over opi crating policy with the FMer’s owner, Frank Kovas. Goodman’s 1955 breach of contract suit against Jaek Eteen is still pending . . . WBBMTV has stoughed *Tn the Bag” and is replacing it with a half-hour vidfilm. leaving Irv Kupcinet and Janet Kent *gam without a stor ... ABC veep Sterling Oted> Quinlan named this year’s radiortv chairman for the observance of Brotherhood Week to Illinois . « . Chuck Camcr 'upped to asst, public retotions manager at WGN Inc. . . . Ran Ben^ey moderating ne^fr pobaifairs series, “Common Ground,” on WBBMTV . . . Dick Moore* prez of the Los Angeles indie, KTTV, addressing ; Broadcast Ad Club and Chi TV Academy at a luncheon tomorrow * (Thors.) . . Ted Thorh^ ex>WGN newscaster, now news director fear ; the,Bee O. Coe stations to Inmana . , . WBBM has signed the Boyd [ Sisters, a Hammwid, tod. duo* lor its new morning variety show . . . WON-TV is putttog the tint to Pul Focvte’s stanza, a news show, and “Romper Boom,” increasing its colorcasting sked to 21 h<mrs per week * Marshall Held & Co. has renewed Val Bette’s ^StorsTteller” show on WGN-TV, a rarity toasmuclras the department store is customarily ‘Only * pte-Xmas advertiser on tar. IN BOSTON a * . Bob Jones and Mickey Scalt new air personalities at WEEI and sta¬ tion intros new jazz show* “Jazz— From J to Z” with Wally O’Hara Sundays from 3:15 to 9 pjn. . . . Duncsn MacDonald, WNAC person;alito; will report firing fashions from New York Thursday (15) and iFriday (16) v*a beep phone to her announcer, BOl Hiim, on Boston ;eid o£ her show . , . Cart deSuxe, WBZ personality, to report latest ski ;C£Hdifions throughbnt N. E. on *^M” Thursdays . . . John Bassett Rankled WBZ for WORD where fie toe* pver the 2 pjn. df^v jock show . . . Inaugural ceremonies of Gov, Furcoto, 56th Mass gov., over WNAC-TV and relayed together Hnb stations with Via WiTffr cm the commentary . w Norm Knhdit, proxy, WNAC-TV, awards gold watch to WNAC-TV Good Sportsman of 1958, David J. Bouchard, capt. and quarterback, Brandeis U. IN DETROIT . . / WJR is expanding local programming against the day to spring when it Wfll disafBIiate from CBS. Three newcomers to WJR’s schedule are ; “Your Friendly Advisor,” a 1ft minute, cross-the-board show at 3 p m ctH^sth^ of counsel and advice cm human relations and personal problems; "Composite,” from 3:1ft to 4 p.m. cross-the-board, featuring ■information, and entertainment with Dan Price as host, Shirley Eder, “GIrl-on-tbe-Go” interviews with' show biz. personalities; Bod Guest, ■reporting on sunny side news items; Marjorie Gibbs* household and fashion tips, and news analysts by WJR newsnftn; »nd "Weather and Highway Report,” with Jim Vinall and John Sehubeck . . . WWJ-TV RateRenew BARRY LADDER SfORY With Greta Lander* Danny Kaye, I WiBtem Morris; Abe tootfogcl, ; Ian Whyte* o&hmrs Narraior-WoteK Howard M. Loek hart Producer; Dfichael. North ^ 60 max; Thors (D* l*t pjtn. BBC* front fthsssv This was fairer epgrossing hourlength tribute to songs and human¬ ity erf the Scot minstrel. Sir Harry Lauder* told mainly through mem¬ ories of his niece, Greta Lauder* who mowlives at the family man¬ sion on Scot moorlands of Strata haven, Lanarkshire* near Glasgow. Howard Lockhart* local BBC nar¬ rator and historian; did the script and. personally compered the show, using Iotsa Lauder recordings; some from the BBC’s own library Of waxings at Glasgow. Story followed usual romantic pattern of Lauder’s rise from humble Scot 'boy, bora to Portobello, near Edinburgh, 1870,. and through his days ab a miner in the coal pits to world acclaim and U.S. tours. Cameos included yarn of how.he worked for $12 a week for the Clark, family’s vaudery at Bir¬ kenhead, Eng, despite then pulling down a salary of $6,000 weekly, playing for this fraction because of ;a previous agreement with the Clarks. Ian Whyte, conductor of BBC Scottish Orcb, recalled studio dates with Lauder as “great musical oc¬ casions.” Program also ranged via Laud¬ er’s first London appearance at the old Gottis to March 1900* and his first singing of “I Love a Lassie” at Theatre Royal, Glasgow, 1905 pantomime. Pathos angle cams over to telling of his son John’s death to battle to 1917, when Lauder continued with his show and sang “A* The Lassies Will Be Lovin’ A’ toe Laddies, toe Laddies Who Fought and Won.” TJ.S. views on Lauder came to recorded bits by Danny Kaye (who. visited with Lander to Scotland prior to his death), William Morris and Abe LastfogeL Kaye recalled a fireside meeting with Lauder when latter taught him to sing the •Scot chorus “Just A Wee Deoch [and Docruis . . J* Lastfogel pointed to minstrel’s great sense of humor and interest to things American, and Morris recalled a visit by Lauder to toe Lee De Forest studio to toe Bronx in 1922. « Program was neatly linked by Lauder songs: Greta Lauder, long¬ time companion of her famous uncle, gabbed naturally with Lock¬ hart* and program had essential simplicity, bringing out all too goodness and humanity of Lauder. Showbacking by BBC Variety Orch and BBC Scottish Orcb. Michael North produced. Gord. Kansas City— Appointments to two newly-created executive posi¬ tions at KCMO Broadcasting. Co. mere announced last week by EL K. Hartenbower, general manager. Richard W. Evans becomes stationmanager of KCMO, and Sid B. Tremble becomes station manager of KCMO-TV.