Variety radio directory (1940)

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ARTISTS BUREAUS— Continued CARL WESTER & CO., 360 N. Michigan Ave.. Chicago, 111.; Randolph 6922. President: Carl W. Wester. Script supervisor: Irna Phillips. Production manager, writer: Howard Keegan. Program directors: Owen Vinson. Guilbert Gibbons. Assistant program director: Arthur Berg. Secretary: Kay Brennan. Writers: Pauline Hopkins, Gertrude Prys. (PP, completely packaged programs; specialize in daytime field). ROGER WHITE, RKO Bldg.. 1270 Sixth Ave.. New York City: Circle 7-4943. Executives: Roger White, Ted Cott, Kermit Schafer. Marilyn Brandt. (AB). (See also R. W. Productions). WIEDERHOLD RECORDING STUDIOS, 505 Abe C. Levi Bldg., Louisville. Ky.; Jackson 1757. Owner, manager: George Wiederhold. (AB; PP). FLETCHER WILEY PRODUCTIONS, 6121 Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, Calif.; Hollywood 1212. Manager: Fletcher Wiley. Secretary: Walter Streeton. Branch office: Station KSFO, San Francisco; Galen Drake, manager. (PP? live and transcribed; research). WILSON, POWELL & HAYWARD, INC., 444 Madison Ave., New York City; Plaza 5-5480. President: F. Lerov Wilson. (AB; PP). WITTE RADIO PRODUCTIONS, 1163 S. La Jolla Ave., Los Angeles, Calif.; Whit ney 7238. Owner: I. O. car Wilte. transcribed). (PP. WOLF ASSOCIATES, INC., 1270 Sixth Ave.. New York City; COlumbus 5-1621. General manager: Ed Wolf. Production manager: Jack Rubin. Sales manager: William Koblenzer. Casting director: Herbert Wolf. Director: Carlo De Angelo. Branch office: 6912 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood, Calif. (Gladstone 6676). (PP; AB). WOODS RECORDING STUDIOS, 54 W. Randolph St., Chicago, 111.; Dearborn 3646. Executives: R. R. Meredith. R. P. Beardsley. (AB; PP). WORLD BROADCASTING SYSTEM, INC., 711 Fifth Ave., New York City; Wickersham 2-2100. President: P. L. Deutsch. Vice-president, general manager: A. J. Kendrick. Vice-president in charge of sales: Norton Cotterill. Secretary, manager of program production: Charles Gaines. Station relations manager: A. B. Sambrook. Advertising counsel: M. A. Hollinshead. Chief engineer: Charles Lauda, Jr. (AB; PP). BEN YOST, INC., 1650 Broadway, New York City; Circle 6-6533. President: Ben Yost. Vice-president, treasurer: Harry W. Lawrence. Secretary: Paul Nelson. Branch office: 7904 Santa Monica Blvd.. Hollywood; George Ball, manager. (AB; PP). BERNARD ZISSER, INC., 40 East 49th St., New York City; Eldorado 5-4228. (PP). SCRIPT LIBRARIES *BASCH RADIO PRODUCTIONS, 171 Madison Ave.. New York City; Murray Hill 4-4717-8. (Dramas, serials, one-man shows). *BATCHELOR ENTERPRISES, INC., 1270 Sixth Ave., New York City; Circle 64224. (Plays). ^ARTHUR B. CHURCH PRODUCTIONS, Pickwick Hotel, Kansas City, Mo.; Harrison 2650. (Nine dramatic and musical shows). *TED COLLINS CORP., 1819 Broadway. New York City; Circle 7-0094. (Daytime serials, talent shows for evening). ISABEL DRAESEMER RADIO PRODUCTIONS, 706 S. Detroit. Los Angeles, Calif.: Walnut 4528, 1769. (Mystery series and serials, one program based on Hollywood, half-hour dramas, semicommercial series). GRAHAM GLADWIN RADIO PRODUCTIONS, 411 T. W. Patterson Bldg., Fresno, Calif.; 3-2267. (Six programs, live and transcribed). HISPANO BROADCASTING CO., 105 E. First St.. Los Angeles, Calif.; MI 4433. (Complete dramas, half-hour programs, skits, etc., in Spanish). * For details as to personnel, etc., see separate listing under artist bureaus and program producers. S 1087