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Since the first of the year, the clude a lecture auditorium and the combined technical and patent National Broadcasting Company libraries of the RCA organization. has continued transmitting sport- We hope to have the build'ng com- ing events from the Madison pleted before the end of this year. Square Carden and other arenas in “We believe that this step the area, two or three times a rriarks a milestone in the progress week. Among these sporting of radio. Such important fields as events were basketball, hockey, television, facsimile, electron op- boxing, wrestling and track meets. tics, wave propagation and ultra- Of most importance was a series high frequencies open to radio a of six indoor track meets from the future even greater than its past. Madison Square Carden ending up The developments in these fields with the K. of C. track meet on will contribute to the creation of Saturday, March 8th. Two other new industries and to the improve- outstanding events televised were ment of existing services. the finals of the Golden Gloves “More and more of our research Boxing Tournament, and the Tour- work is being concentrated on nament of Champions from the problems of national defense. The Carden. new RCA Laboratories will make On January 24th, a demonstra- it possible to increase these efforts tion was given to the FCC. For the and to insure the maximum use of first time, the RCA-NBC demon- David Sarnoff, President of RCA our research facilities for defense. strated home projection type re- and Chairman of the Board of “The achievements of modern ceivers with viewing screens NBC, was given a party by his radio,” continued Mr. Sarnoff, “are 13V2 x 18 inches. Also, it was the friends th the also capable of increasing and im- on February 27 — occasion of the longest radio relay proving our industrial output in occasion, his fiftieth birthday. pick-up of a television program on many lines. By the application of One week later, Mr. Sarnoff an- record. mobile television pick- electronic devices to industrial The world’s largest nounced that the processes the Radio Age promises up units were stationed at Camp radio research laboratories will be Upton, Long Island, where scenes to electronize modern industry, built by the Radio Corporation of of army life and induction of just as the application of electrical America, at Princeton, N. It will selectees were picked up and re- J. devices to industry at the begin- be known as “RCA Laboratories,” layed by three radio links to our ning of this century created the and will be the headquarters for all Empire State transmitter. This was Electrical Age. research and original development a radio relay path of miles. The “By the establishment of the 62 work of RCA, and for its patent radio relays were developed as a new laboratories radio quickens its and licensing activities. The new of networking television pace alongside the older industries means organization is planned to promote programs from city to city. —electrical, steel, automobile, of radio an art and the growth as wire communications, chemical, Part of the demonstration pro- industry, and to meet the expand- metallurgical and others—which, gram was witnessed in the New ing of national defense. demands through research, have contributed Yorker Theater on a movie size A further purpose, Mr. Sarnoff to the industrial leadership and screen 15x20 feet. All those who said, will be to facilitate the crea- progress of this country. It is attended the demonstration ex- tion and development of new radio through invention and the oracti- pressed complete satisfaction and products and services which will cal applications of research that surprise with the results achieved provide new business and new em- American ingenuity has raised the in large-screen television projec- ployment for the post-war period. standards of living in the United tion. This demonstration was part Under the impetus of emergencies States above those of any other of a study of the television situa- intensive research creates new in- nation. tion, conducted by the FCC at that strumentalities, and further re- “No new industry in the history time, prior to hearings which were search and development are neces- of this country has made greater held on March 20th. One of the sary to adapt them to use by the strides than radio, or contributed issues discussed at these hearings public. more extensive benefits to people was the commercial possibilities of future. The “To equip our research staff in all walks of life,” said Mr. Sarn- television for the near looking with the best and most modern off. “Research, which has enabled television industry is now facilities and conveniences, we American industry to develop new to the FCC for the new regulations have purchased a large tract of products, new services and new which will incorporate the Com- land at Princeton,” said Mr. Sarn- employment, has also been the mission’s decisions on the prob- com- off, “upon which we will erect a greatest factor in the continuing lems of standardization and laboratory building which will in- advancement of radio.” mercialization. MARCH. 1941 3

PRODUCTION^ CLARENCE L MENSER

Realignment National Production Director

Clarence L. Menser has become A realignment of the NBC Pro- NBC’s first National Production gram Department was announced Director supervising and coordinat- by Sidney Strotz, vice president in ing the work of all network pro- charge of programs, in which sep- grams, including those at the di- arate managers were appointed for vision offices (New York, Chicago, the Red and Blue Networks oper- Hollywood) and on M & O sta- ated by the Company. tions. Mr. Menser is not new to Phillips Carlin, former sustain- NBC, but in view of the impor- ing program manager, was ap- tance of his work we think another pointed to head the Red Network, look at the record is in order. and William Hillpot, formerly of the Artists Service, was appointed Mr. Menser was Professor of Blue Network program manager. Speech at the University of Utah This places both commercial and and was closely associated with the sustaining activities of each net- work of the theatre there. He later work under one head. went to Knox College and estab- Strotz also announced the crea- lished one of the first Departments tion of a new Program and Talent of Drama in an American College. Sales Division of the Program De- The year 1929 he spent in Europe partment which will include the studying the theatre. personnel transferred to this new As an experiment, in May of division from the Artists Ser- PRODUCTION AT 711 NBC last year, Mr. Menser held a daily vice. Miss Bertha Brainard, form- class in radio for the period of a erly manager of the Commercial When he returned to New York, month. It is ample testimony to his Division of the Program John Royal brought him into Radio Program rating with his associates that Department, becomes manager of City as a dramatic director. In this many of the busiest and best es- this new division. position he launched a number of tablished artists on the air made a Production Divi- highly successful shows. Among The New York point of enrolling and attending sion has expanded. Wilfred the most interesting of his pro- been the class despite their exacting continues as manager and grams was the Miniature Theatre. Roberts schedules. of the very first half is responsible for the New York One network Before returning to Radio City continuity, announcing and sound hour dramatic shows, it featured in his present capacity, Mr. Menser effects sections. Lewis Titterton, such prominent stage players as was Manager of the manager continuity section; Pat- Otis Skinner and Basil Rathbone. Chicago office of the Gardner Advertising rick Kelly, manager announcing He also supervised and collaborated Gom- pany. recently returned section; and N. Ray Kelly, manager in the original presentations of He from a trip to Australia, sound effects, report to Roberts. The Goldbergs. New Zealand, New York Production additions Honolulu, Tahiti and the South Sea include William Wilgus who has CHICAGO MANAGEMENT Islands. In the course of his travels he had been associated with outstanding occasion to meet all the As a reward for his in important figures in radio in that orchestras and is a new popular success part of the music director. Charles Schenck, New York, Mr. Royal sent him to world. While in Aus- with radio since 1928, comes to Ghicago to take charge of produc- tralia he was entertained by Sir us from Chicago, as does Bruce tion in that division. The results George Beebe, Chief Justice of the were impressive. During the period Australian Court of Arbitration. ( Prof. Kaltenmeyer) Kamman. Ray that served Mr. Menser’s work marks in- Buffem is from Oklahoma City. he as Production Man- an Jack Meakin from Frisco handles ager of the Gentral Division some teresting advance in the broadcast- musical shows. Anton Leader, dra- of the finest radio players were de- ing industry. The overall planning matic director, was Production veloped, a considerable series of and coordination of every produc- Manager of WMCA. Eddie Dun- successful coast to coast shows tion point is designed to produce ham does the Tommy Dorsey and were built and Chicago became smoother programming and greater Firestone programs and spends the more and more a vital contributor benefits to the listening public. rest of his time in the Music Divi- to the networks. The problems of broadcasting in sion. Don Ameche, Raymond Edward times of national emergency are Mary Kennedy, secretary to the Johnson, Allan Joslyn, Chicago and will continue to be demanding Production Manager, is leaving Script Head Bill Cooper, writer ones. The National Broadcasting NBC to devote full time to her Arch Oboler, and among programs Company is proving its fitness and home. We wish her every happi- Vic and Sade, Mary Marlin, Irene ability to function under the most ness. Helen Sweeney, formerly Rich and Lights Out are but a few exacting conditions by lining up secretary to Mr. Titterton, takes of the names associated with Mr. its divisions and departments into over her duties. Menser’s administration. an efficient and responsive unit. 4 NBC TRANSMITTER

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you probly think that i am stuk Radio City bak heer in th infermashun divi- shun wachin over my milyuns an Juan de jara Almonte has been all an sort uv out uv tuch with named Night Program Manager of goinz-on aroun guess relashuns an NBC. Mr. Almonte has long been th male rum. well, such iz not th a gracious host to the distinguished case, so, bizzy as i am, ill relate guests who have visited Radio sum uv the stuf ive herd brooted City. abowt. Gilbert Martyn has been ap- for th benifit uv thoze uv yoo- pointed to head the announcing hoo seldum get into th offis sek- school conducted by NBC accord- shun, its reely not so bad, watt ing to Pat Kelly, Supervisor of An- with beootiful blons wawkin aroun nouncers. Martyn succeeds Dan an coca-cola masheens an all. uv Russell who resigned to become corse we dont hav ar-condishunmg, assoc i a ted w i th Pan-American but i ges yoo cant hav evrythin.

Grace Company. Martyn, member well, as i started to say befor i of the New York announcing staff, inerupted myself, an awful lot has has as his assignment the training happend lately, flash! a comuni- of NBC’s future announcers, and kay frum th hi coman sez that do takes over his new duties with a to th increest yoos uv metal by th formidable background 'n the edu- guverment, all bras buttins on uni- cational field supplementing his forms will be replayst by lether A.B. and M.A. degrees with a GILBERT MARTYN ones, unflash. course at Columbia University heer we go. amung thoze hoo leading to the degree of Doctor of recently been added to the legal hav discarded there uniforms an Philosophy. staff, replacing Henry Howard, Jr. will hav to ware out there own He is also director of the newly resigned. Mr. Butler studied in the cloze frum now on ar TOM (great- organized Inter-College Faculty Sorbonne in France and has been stuff) DE HUFF, hoo haz gawn up and Student discussion group admitted to practice in the State into saylz promoshun. th uther which embraces colleges of seven of New York. day he calld down to see if we states, the purpose of which will Mr. E. Gardner Prime resumed new watt size elephant cud be put be to afford opportunities to mem- work as a member of the New on th rapper uv a candy bar. it bers of the groups to exchange York Legal Department on Mon- makz yoo wunder watt they spen visits with the respective colleges day, January 6th. there time doin up stares. ED and to air their views on modern Marks Levine, NBC Concert NELSON will now x-cept continuity day education in relation to its ef- Service, returned Monday, March frum eny one hoo haz eny. HARRY fect on economic developments in 3rd following a long and serious BLACK iz in script, so if yoo hav the future. illness. eny complaynts, see him. GEORGE Hudson Hawley, news editor of Married: Janet Fitch (Con- WALLACE, hoo yoost to beet pee- the International Division, and tinuity Acceptance) to Edwin C. pil off with a club on the g.r. con- is in saylz selling Fernand Auberjonois, chief of its Beal, Jr., October 5. Mr. Beal is trol desk, now up French section were due to appear struggling for a Ph.D. in Far East- spotz an locals, wattevr that before the members of the Honors ern studies at Columbia University, meens. taking his place on th desk College of Wesleyan University, after several years of teaching in is JACK NEHER, hoo haz discarded Middletown, Connecticut, on Japan and China. Graduate of Ohio th club idea, he will now shoot on for tikit. Wednesday, March 26, to tell of Wesleyan University, member of site enyone hoo asks a th the Division’s work in shortwave Phi Kappa Psi. JOHN KENNEDY, manestay on broadcasting of news and opinion. Miss Ann Morgan has been en- mez desk for nye on sixteen yeers, iz a In late January. Mr. Hawley spoke gaged as Secretary-Stenographer to left it for teknikul servis, wich

i ges. before the Faculty Discussion Mr. A. L. Ashby, Vice President fancy name for enjineering, Croup of Connecticut College, and General Counsel. Miss Olive frum the male rum ELDRIDCE aroun like one New London, Connecticut, on free- E. Binz, who was temporarily PACKHAM jumpt beens, firs to th dom of radio and the press, and assisting in that capacity, is pres- uv thoze mexican later before two classes of stu- ently acting as Secretary to Mr. E. muszik divishun then up to muzik BILL dents at that institution on Inter- Gardner Prime. libry. heerz a hot one: national’s personnel and problems. Mr. Everett K. Deane, Columbia ORANGE replacez JOE JENKINS in genrul servis, hoo replacez JACK On April 8, he is due to address College, ’39, has been engaged as resined,az asis- the Bronxville, N. Y. Post, Ameri- law clerk. Mr. Deane is a second LEONHARDT, hoo with GENE can Legion, again on NBC’s “Tower year student at the New York Law tent pos-master genrul rum. phew! of Babel.’’ School. KENNEDY in th male rezi- Mr. Franklin Butler, graduate of Robert “Bob” Baldwin, assistant JIM GUIDER haz taken up awditing dept, he al- Dartmouth, AB, and the University to Harold E. Bisson, Manager of dense in the of Michigan Law School, LLB, has (CONTINUED ON SEVEN) (KONTINYOOD ON SICKS) —

MARCH. 1941 5

SKI_PARTY SWEETHEART LET'S GET

in the Poconos of Sigma Tour ACQUAINTED

A total of 58 skiers left New The tennis court in back of the York early Saturday morning in 15 Hotel du Parc in Vichy is a long private cars, arriving at the Lodge way from Room 302, and the Em- for lunch. At lunch, arrangements peror of Annam plays a better were made for 21 beginners game than John Q. Public. Besides, to take professional instruction. he doesn’t ask so many questions. About 25 others were taken on Ask Anita Barnard. She knows. novice trails by Mr. Coodale in The lady who Television and Mr. Jack Melville sits surrounded a personal friend of Mr. Glenn by cackling Payne’s who volunteered his ser- typewriters and vices. The rest went off by them- screaming tele- selves or to Buck Hill Falls where phones, calmly there were steeper slopes and a soothing that in- tow. satiable bird, There were added attractions of curiosity, tobogganing and ice skating to knows all the keep the group outdoors. The answers. At least toboggan slide caused quite a bit she did, until her phone rang and of excitement since it consisted someone asked her point-blank of solidly packed ice—500 feet why the devil he was seeing tele- Betty Randall, who sings them long. A few took advantage of the vision in color when nobody else so warmly on the Blue Network, opportunity to go dog-sledding. was. was inducted as an honorary mem- After dinner on Saturday there Miss Barnard of the Information ber of the NBC Guide Staff. W. C. were horse races followed by danc- Division of the Information De- Martin, Manager of Guest Rela- ing to recordings. Some preferred partment, as they are wont to call tions, set an example of restraint to go outside to a village square it, has, in spite of herself, become and decorum for his men. dance which was quite a treat. a malleable combine of Beatrice However, for a Saturday night, it Fairfax, the Encyclopedia Britan- was pretty much like the night be- nica. Dale Garnegie, and the Gallup five mile treks this time and that fore Xmas—most everybody was Poll. Sounds foolish? How else progress in general was so great so tired that long before midnight would you describe somebody who that an Army talent scout wanted “not a creature was stirring, not is practically mother confessor to to sign them on the spot as ski even a mouse.’’ an average of 38,000 souls a troops. The stock joke told was the month? And that’s a conservative story about the clerical work as the There was a genuine “native” estimate of the number of monthly carloads were being revised and barn dance which was liberally in- inquiries, mail, telephone, and per- planned from day to day. At the termixed with NBCites. sonal, that pour into the Informa- top of the list was the—first car- For those of you who put a fine tion Division. load, ever unchanging “Sniffin- point on such matters— In the A haven for the uninformed, Sniffin-Stewart and Martin.’’ It upper right corner coming down at room 302, has grown, in its three sounded and looked like a law you are Elaine Martin (Exec.) and years of life, to the point of firm. Grace Sniffin (Treas.); sliding indispensability. jimmy James and Murry Harris down the first stripe we see the For your mastication and diges- seemed to be the unofficial finish of the toboggan, Ashton tion, the Information Division is photographers and it was nothing Dunn and Helen M. Korday (Per- comprised of ten individuals, nine unusual to hear someone yell sonnel) with Elsa Rudiger (Rad. of whom are slightly mad. Their “Heh!” and find yourself looking Rec.) in the background; Lucille heads bursting with consequential into either of their cameras. Lizotte (Gen. Ser.) taking time facts, they grope their way home All 58 skiers agreed it was one out; and Elaine Martin learning at night babbling, ‘Yagottawritein- of the nicest NBC parties yet and, about dog sledding. ... At the twoweeksaheadfortickets !’ The despite aches and pains and left end of stripe two, Florence tenth? Miss B. Four years of rub- bruises, have been clamoring for Marin (Blue Sales), a guest, and bing elbows with the royal family the next trip. Alice Cook (Television) display of Sweden, sipping tea with Edith As we go to press the members the latest in smiles; Dorothy Lewis Wharton and Anna Case, musical of the second NBC Ski Club safari (Gen. Ser.) manipulates the skis; soireeing with Stravinsky, Chali- have just returned from two days Virginia Kelly (Red Sales) and apin, Rachmaninoff, and Paderew- at North Creek, N. Y. with tanned Evelyn Sniffin (Spot Sales) greet ski, and, oh, yes, playing tennis hides, Alpine muscles and some each other in passing; Walter with the Emperor of Annam, have tall stories. Reports have it that Giebelhaus and Dorothy Lewis m,ade her feel quite at home with last trip’s beginners were doing (CONTINUED ON PACE SEVEN) John Public or John Public, Esq. 6 NBC TRANSMITTER

NBC TRANSMITTER WASHINGTON

Published for and by the NBC personnel from coast to coast. Tom Knode

VOL. 7 MARCH, 1941 No. 1 Station WMAL has dedicated and put into operation its new EDITOR Charles L. Turner transmitter located in nearby ASSISTANT EDITOR Montgomery County, Maryland. Herbert Warren Wind The $200,000 plant went on the CIRCULATION MANAGER air the first part of February with Tom De Huff an increase in power to 5,000 ASSOCIATES Steve de Baun watts day and night. Engineers Jim Manilla Wadsworth, Fischer, Burg, Sim- Charles Norwood mons and Rogers accomplished the Raine Thomas transition from the old downtown Margaret Wyvill transmitter to the new without a hitch. Their biggest reward was a Address all correspondence to; NBC Trans- from the mitter, National Broadcasting Company, home-cooked meal Room 465, RCA Building, New York, N. Y. kitchen of the four-room apart- Telephone; Circle 7-83U0. Extension 220. ment in the transmitter building.

The building is of colonial de- sign and, in addition to the modern DEER ED KONTINYOOD apartment, contains a large trans- mission room, a high voltage room, wayz wuz gud at figgers. an muzik- and a workshop. The new trans- ly speekin, AL BENGTSEN, grad- Station transmit- mitter was appropriately dedicated WMAL’s new uut uv th artis servis clas, now haz ter, showing the transmission with a special program from the a desk uv hiz very own up in con- building correct in Colonial, and WMAL studios. Participating were sort servis, wile ADDY AMOR iz three of the four 400-foot towers. William S. Hedges, Vice President a feeld representativ for th servis. in Charge of Stations; Kenneth JAGK CRUTGHER haz becum a Berkeley, station manager; Flem- tulfleged parlay-vooer in inter- Night Supervisor Charles Barry, ing Newbold, Vice President of nashnul. PAUL HUTGHINSON is the director of our first two cam- the Evening Star which owns informing th publik like mad frum paigns, to organize similar drives WMAL; and representatives of rum 302 insted uv th nynth flore. at other stations throughout the various community interests. a buck (thatz one $ to thoze country. uv yoo-hoo liv in noo jersy) to eny- THE START OF THE MILE one hoo can ges th number uv BAGATELLES fellows left hoo hav us for th army, The NBC Washington-Evening New faces: Bill Neel, trans- eether by invitashun or vol. no Star Mile O’ Dimes campaign was ferred from N. Y. Press . . . Engi- takes.^ 22. amung ar fettered frens concluded on February 1 when co- neers Nick Close and L. A. McClel- ar; JOE BURGER, RALPH KEN- directors Announcer Bryson Rash land also N. Y. transferees . . . DALL, PHIL HARTNETT, JIM and Star Radio Editor Bill Coyle Semi-new faces: Engineer John (very-few-hares-left) NIX, JAGK turned over to Major-General Stetson, from summer relief to REYNOLDS, BILL O’MEARA, KEN Watson, presidential secretary, permanent status . . . Marge (you-no-me-al) FEES, STU BILL- more than $27,000 in dimes in a Brown, retired front-office secre- HART, PETE KUGHMY, TOM special ceremony at the White tary, back in re-emphasized music (did’nt-get-to-bed-last-nite) CAN- House. This represented an in- department . . . Seen at ATE Dance NING, JACK MC FALL, BILL crease of $10,000 over the amount at the Carlton: Announcer Don WILEY, BOB PARKE, ED (theres- collected last year. Gredit for the Fischer Washington’s foremost no-l-in-my-name) ROFF, BILL success of this year’s effort goes class lA man, and his financee . . . MIDDLETON, (the) BARON to Rash and Coyle, to Announcer Virginia Hawk swinging without well, hoo iznt theez Dorian St. George who contacted CHANDLER, . benefit of music . . Around-the- days.^ the government departments which office circuit: Musicman Jim Seiler

well, ed, ol kid, i ges ive bent were the greatest source of con- with hair bleached a new shade by

eer long enuf. i hope i showd tributions, to Kibitzers Larry yoor a Florida vacation sun . . . Sales- David enter- yoo i hav bin keepin up with Marino and Toby who man Stanley Bell with his hand in

i uv tained at the street stand, and to things, evin tho spen so much that GHA envelope . . . Sales Pro- my time cownting my milyuns (it Auditor Rudy Goldenstroth who motioner John Marshall Dinwiddle sez heer) that i barely hav time handled the money bags. it all) , (he insists on back from a

th . . for a kwik cup uv java durin WRG-WMAL first launched “meeting” trip to New York . day. hopin yoo ar th same, i am their Mile O’ Dimes plan in 1939. Hostess Rose Ewell answering fan yoor fren, The Gommittee to Celebrate the letter from Manila. Rose can ex- scoop President’s Birthday was so pleased pect mail from Tibet now that the (x) my sinichur. with the returns that it borrowed power’s been increased. .

MARCH. 1941 7

NAMES IN THE NEWS CONTINUED Promotion Production was favored last month with a surprise send- off party. Bob is a member of the old Seventh Regiment and was re- cently called into service at Camp Stewart, Georgia. Ethel C. Sham of the Budget Office is convinced that Charles B. Bardong is the one and only. Howard Selger of the NBC Re- search Division was married to Miss Claire Asplint of Metropoli- tan Life Insurance Company on February 8 at Bergenfield, New Jersey. Edward Broadhurst of the Graphic Section of the Research Division became engaged to Miss Grace O’Neill of Nevins Church

Press on Saturday, January 1 1. The wedding date has been set for June 14 at the Little Church Around the Corner and the couple plan to honeymoon at Cape Cod. William S. Sampson, formerly of Lever Brothers, Cambridge, Massachusetts, has joined the ranks of the Research Division. What’s the attraction that draws him back there weekends?.?.? Norman Cloutier is in Radio Re-

cording as Music Advisor. . . . Leighton Blood has joined the Press Department as trade publica-

tions contact. . . . Harry B. Sum- mers is educational contact in

Public Service. . . . Irene Kuhn

joins Press as a writer. . . . Beatrice Eiges is in the office of Director

of Talks William Burke Miller. . . . Arthur Force may be found in

Special Events. . . . Edward J. Hor- nick and John L. Bauer are now with Concert Service. . . . John Kennedy has entered Technical

Services. . . . John Tracy draws his

check from Radio Recording. . . . Maynard Stitt swells the ranks of

Press. . . . Arthur Anderson leaves

Mail for Reference Recording. . . . ing) is in the Army where he may Goodale in return engagement;

Burt Adams is relating stations. . . . run into Jack Anderson (Sound Harry Wightman (Mus. Lib.), a Otto Brandt likewise (say this Effects) guest, Mrs. Wightman, another thing is catching on) .... Dorothy guest, and Matt Boylan (Purchas- Schute can now tell you all about SKI PARTY CONTINUED ing) try seated transportation,

the . . Bill is Treasurer’s office. . Han- (Gen. Ser.) are seen near the Murry Harris caught in the act. na bypasses Duplicating for Air toboggan; Dorothy Michel (Traf- And if you are still with us, the

Conditioning. . . . Ann Kent Spots fic) takes to the ice; Miss Korday next and last band reveals Elaine

Locals. . . . Bill Neel went from and Dudley Goodale (Eng.), who Martin again, with Jessie Stewart New York Press to Washington organized the ski trek, survey the (Treas.); Charles Wall (Prog.)

Press. . . . Leslie Vaughan is in results of their work. The third doing a little infigurating exercise;

Auditing. . . . make it Howard swath finds Dan Schmidt (Rad. one of the day’s visual treats; and

Cann to Blue Sales. . . . Don Camp- Rec.), Helen Gooper (Tele.) and down right it’s Onawa Lodge, in bell to Jr. Sales—Blue. . . . An- Margaret Wyvill (Red Sales) the Poconos. Down left Alice Brad- nouncer Leon Leak is called to the exuding joie de vivre; Don Castle ford (Press) and guest Martin colors. . . . Phil Falconi (Engineer- (Eng.), Miss Korday and Mr. Rypins embark. 8 NBC TRANSMITTER CHICAGO Dan Thompson

THERE’LL BE SOME CHANCES MADE pretty radio writer and announcer Three new studios and eight of the Stack Coble Agency. Kirby new offices are being built at the was encouraged to take this step NBC Chicago studios. Howard C. by Announcer Dave Carroway who Luttgens, Central Division engi- married Miss Adele Sawyer on neer, drew up the plans for the February 1 5, and by Announcer new facilities, made necessary by Henry Cooke who sauntered altar- the constant growth of Chicago as ward on February 19 with Miss Mary Fickes. a broadcasting center. J. C. Strang, NBC New York construction engi- PERSONAL PARADE neer, is supervising the building. In approving the construction, Frank Blatter of Sound Effects Harry C. Kopf, General Manager of has a second child now, a boy. He’s

the division, pointed out that in comparing notes with W. J. Mc- 1928 the NBC Central Division Edwards, Local Sales, who had his headquarters consisted of one stu- second, a girl, during the holiday

dio and two offices putting on one season. . . . Grace Beeby, Agricul- program a day. “Now, when the tural department secretary, had a new studios are completed about chance to display extra-special April 1,” Mr. Kopf commented, NBC service recently when a farm- “we shall have 13 studios in which Kissing The Boys Goodbye: er and his wife came all the way will originate more than 1,800 Evelyn Lynne, congenial NBG from Arkansas with their 2-year- programs a month.” singer, blows a goodbye kiss to old son to see a broadcast of the The new offices will provide three Ghicago employes “off to the National Farm and Home Hour. quarters for the Radio Recording service”. Youngsters of that age aren’t ad- Division, Program Traffic, Com- mitted to broadcasting studios, so munications, Night Manager, and Miss Beeby promptly dropped pen- Musical Director. All the new stu- the Ghicago Daily Times in run- cils, papers, and program schedules dios and offices will be completely ning the “Mile O’Dimes” campaign and set about entertaining the air-conditioned. Plans also call for in Ghicago. At the end of the baby while mama and papa saw expansion of the present Radio- drive, NBG turned a check for the big network show. Miss Beeby

Recording facilities and for the $16,538.40 over to Herbert Lor- was once a baby herself. . . . Hit of complete renovation of Studio A. ber, Ghairman of the Gook Gounty the year in Wheaton is Special Ghapter of the National Founda- Events manager K. D. Fry’s singing WE ARE SEVEN tion. Special Events manager K. D. with the P-T-A double-quartet. Seven WENR veterans who Fry, George Bolas, and John None of the boys at NBC knew he came to NBC with that station on Thompson handled most of the de- had a musical note in him, for all

March 1, 1931, celebrated their tails of the successful campaign. they ever hear is “No!”. . . . How- tenth anniversary with the com- Judith Waller, Educational Di- ard T. Crissey, NBC Chicago engi- pany at a special luncheon. Among rector for the NBG Gentral Divi- neering stock clerk, swaggers those present were Paul McCluer, sion, has been honored on two around these days. Crissey bowled Red Sales manager; Ed Boroff, Blue occasions since the publication of a perfect 300 while showing off Sales manager; Engineer Harold the last NBC Transmitter. Her first before NBC Champs Ed Davies and Jackson; B. C. Swift of the Pro- honor came when the School George Bolas. That Press gang, in- gram department; and Organists Broadcast Conference presented cidentally, is still trying to learn Larry Larsen and Irma Glen. All Miss Waller the First Annual to bowl, but the secretary of the seven— last of the band which in- Award of Merit “in recognition of outfit is regularly bribed to hide all vaded the studios in the Merchan- her services to radio education”. scores. . . . The envy of the Engi- dise Mart a decade ago— regaled Following on this. Theta Phi Eta, neering department is Curt Pierce each other with tales of the pio- the national professional speech who spent six weeks in Miami neer days. arts fraternity, elected her to hon- monitoring the Dr. I. Q. show. Goincidentally enough, the cele- orary membership and initiated her Irma Glen, Agnes Seward, Fort bration of this tenth anniversary at Northwestern University. Pearson, Bob Brown, Ray Neihen- was preceded a few weeks by the gen, and Adele Crawford were sale of the old WENR transmitter IN THE SPRING, YOU KNOW others who went south for spring property at Downers Grove to the Durwood Kirby, popular stooge training. Great Lakes Garbon Gorporation. for Ransom Sherman on the NBC So you can see that Spring finds The new owners plan to convert Club Matinee and NBC Central Chicago flexing its muscles and the “Voice Of Service” building Division announcer, caught the looking about a bit expectantly for into a research laboratory. rhythm of St. Valentine’s Day and new red and blue fields to con- WENR and WMAQ joined with became engaged to Mary Paxton, quer. MARCH. 1941 9 ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION

BASEBALL will be awarded. New bowlers are will have part of their riding ex- always welcome. Get in touch with penses defrayed. Present The NBC baseball team, disre- rates are the Captain of your garding the recent heavy snowfall, departmental a dollar an hour, but Mr. Shower- team or call George Milne in En- assured issued plans this past week for the man has Mr. Van Houten coming diamond campaign. gineering—Ext. 371. that within a very short time the Mr. McElrath, Engineering No. will "The prospects of a champion- new arrangement be in effect. 2, Room 517; Mr. Nicol, Auditing, ship nine this Summer is no longer Room 600; Mr. Lowell, General SOFT BALL a mere possibility”, according to Service No. 1 Mr. Bur- , Room Jack Wahlstrom, playing-manager 317; Attempting to formulate plans holt, Sales Research, for the past few years. "With such Room 300; for Spring season right now. Miss Michel, Ladies Team, returning veteran stars as Connie Room Would like to have anyone who 560; Mr. Mack, Program, Room Nicholas and George Flood, former is interested write Steere Mathew 400; Mr. Kost, Sales, Villanova College battery mates. Room 412; in room 560 or call him on ex- Mr. Berrien, Guest Relations, Bill Little, Manhattan College in- tension 695. Last year enough men Room Mr. Hayes, fielder for the past four years, and 573; General were interested to form two good Service No. Room Mr. Mat- those reliable NBC campaigners 2, 317; teams, from which one very good hew, Traffic, Frank Crowley, Jack Garland, Ed- Room 560; Mr. team was chosen. They beat the Facer, Artists Service, die Nathan, Dorm Albert and the Room 500. picked WCY Schenectady boys at hard hitting Pete Bonardi return- DANCING the outing and journeyed to Sche- ing once again to the diamond nectady where they were beaten wars, our outlook seems the best Mary Coyne says that dancing in turn. in recent years.” classes at Arthur Murray’s Studios This year Mr. Mathew would Again this year NBC will enter begin their new series on Wednes- like to have at least four teams so

day March 1 from to 7 P.M. the race for the New York Film , 6 The that the men could get in some League crown. The league includes vote so far is very heavy on the League competition. Also he would our friendly rivals. Rockefeller rhumba, conga side. Anyone still like to arrange for the games to be Center, and the other usually interested in coming call her on played nearer the RCA base, and strong clubs. Paramount Pictures, Ext. 561. $5.00 for the ten les- will start working on it as soon as MCM, Consolidated Film, Simplex sons. Excellent chance to brush up he knows how many are interested. and Skouras. Arrangements will for the NBC AA Spring Dance. also be made to play our brothers, SKATING RIDING the strong RCA Camden team in a Since the last issue of the Trans- home-and-home series. When we asked Mr. Van Hou- mitter there have been eight ice Although at present handicap- ten for news he revealed that the skating parties arranged by Mary ped by bad weather, the boys are NBC Riding Club had been ready- Zostant of the Research Division, shaking off that Winter lethargy ing a "spring announcement" one of which was a combination in gyms around the city. And from about the second week in March ice skating, dining and dancing all indications they are getting when You Know What happened. party. themselves into condition for Although it postponed the notice, Mary Zostant says that among NBC’s biggest year on the diamond. it did not prevent those of the the regular skaters, a great im- BOWLING group well stocked with capsule provement has been noticed; most vitamins A, B, Bl, C, D86, and of them having abandoned the From 75 to 80 people have been V69 from digging out and enjoy- "Figure Eleven” for the "Figure bowling regularly every Thursday ing their regular Saturday after- Eight”. All this great enthusiasm night. Over 100 are registered. noon jaunt in Jersey. For, dis- for fancy figures is no doubt due to The bowlers are proud of their believe it if you will, many of the an envy for the perfect form of girls record, feel that they are truly the boys and have been in the J. L. Hathaway of Engineering. most active 100% AA group, since saddle all winter. He flies into space — comes you have to be a member of AA While continuing the regular down on his feet to join. Saturday afternoon ride, there are We can’t help admit he’s grace- There are twelve teams, rep- possibilities that a beginners group ful and fleet. resenting nine departments. All will be started to bring the neo- To see him you think of a bird are men except one team of ladies phytes up to the old liners pro- on the wing. who, at this point, have won ex- ficiency. To watch the others, oh well, actly as many games as they have Daylight Saving Time may make why say anything? lost in competition with the men practicable a long evening ride and Since the season is fast drawing —33. if there are enough insatiables the to a close, we would like to urge The season ends April 10, and afternoon group may continue un- everyone to take advantage of the plans are being made for the an- abated. last few parties being arranged for nual dinner which will probably be Under the new Athletic Asso- their pleasure and to come out and held April 17, at which time prizes ciation arrangement, AA members skate with their NBC friends. 10 NBC TRANSMITTER WHAT DO DENVER

YOU KNOW^ Evadna B Hammersley

If you’ve been with NBC three paign, and this greatly con- months you should be able to an- tributed to a successful swer correctly five of the following drive. questions; if you’ve been with us COMINGS GOINGS a year or so you should know the AND answers to at least ten of these A new announcer has questions, but if you’re an old- been added to the KOA timer — say, three or more years, staff, Martin Tobin of you shouldn’t have to turn to page Kansas City. . . . Virginia twelve at all for the correct an- Anderson of General Office swers. is back at work after a —And if you’ve been with NBC leave of absence due to ill- less than six months and you know ness. . . . Al McClelland, all the answers come to the NBC Transmitter Engineer, has TRANSMITTER office or send us a been called to active duty picture. We want to look at you. on the West Coast with

the U. S. Naval Reserve. . . . 1 . following stand What do the It’s “Welcome to Denver’’ for Starr Yelland attended a meeting for: FCC, IBU, NAB. BBC. BBD Fields, British Relief emis- Grade in Kansas City of announcers from & 0 ? sary, whose warm, from-the-soil stations carrying programs for Nu- 2. How many NBC affiliated humor means to the English what trena Mills. . . . Newcomers to KOA stations are there? Will Rogers’ meant to Americans. are Betty Brown, who will succeed 3. are the titles of Phil- What Miss Fields is the first blonde from Cuthbert, George Mathews when he joins lips Carlin, Margaret the left. the Army, and Carter, Janet MacRorie? Jeanne who will take over the post of recep- 4. What is contained in the tionist and switchboard operator NBC THESAURUS library? IN THE FOCUS formerly held by Thelma Erickson 5. How many NBC studios are Tor Torland, one of KOA’s crack who has resigned. there in Radio City? announcers, takes the first bow. 6. In radio production, what is Tor recently led the Golorado team STATISTICS VITAL AND NEARLY VITAL the meaning of nemo; on the nose? which participated in the Jeffers 7. Where are the transmitters Stan Neal of the KOA Control Gup Ski Tourney at Sun Valley. . . . for WEAF, WjZ, W2XBS located? Room is now the papa of a brand Grade Fields, the famous English 8. Define carrier wave. Clear new baby girl tagged Janet Louise. comedienne, was warmly welcom- channel. . . . Andrew Gainey, soloist on the ed at the airport when she arrived 9. Who is chairman of the Red Network show “Serenade To to present a local program for board of NBC? Loveliness” and a member of the British War Relief. General Man- 10. Iconoscope and coaxial cable Guest Relations staff, was married ager Lloyd E. Yoder, Assistant are terms relating to what? on January 20th to Miss Ceorgene Manager Owen, and Mr. Jack Ly- 1 1 . Who sponsors the Metro- Michael, who has played dramatic man were on hand along with a politan Opera program on Saturday roles on KOA programs. . . . KOA number of Denver socialites and afternoons? announcers faced a near disaster

public figures. . . . Ruth Ghatter- 12. At what time do the NBC during the recent National West- ton of the stage and screen was networks in New York open and ern Stock Show when a wild interviewed by Starr Yelland in a close? Brahma steer in the arena charged special broadcast while she was in 13. Dish-pan, ribbon and tomato the microphone. The red cloak of town starring in the road show of can are terms to describe what? the clown, Holmer Holcomb, di-

“Pygmalion”. . . . General Manager 14. Explain the following terms verted him in the proverbial nick Lloyd E. Yoder has been appointed which have been used in the radio of time. Shortly afterwards, a wild to the Rodeo Association of Amer- section of Variety: loop, juve, P.A., horse got his head and forefeet ica as a member of the National spieler, wax. over the chute rail and sent Pro- Publicity Gommittee along with duction Manager' jack Lyman Sports Editor Harry B. Smith of the chasing for the fence to escape the San Francisco Ghronicle, Walter NBC newcomers are cordially flailing hooves. invited to take the NBC Studio Brown of Boston, John Bruener of Recently Program Director Clar- Tour as the best and quickest way the Gheyenne post of The Associ- ence C. Moore recorded his 12th of seeing and learning about the ated Press, and others who are year as Toastmaster for the 4-H broadcasting plant in Radio City. keenly interested in horses of dif- Club District Banquet. Present your employe’s pass at the ferent cholers. . . . Don Martin es- you’re out Denver Guest Relations Division, Room tablished a splendid record of com- Next time in and pay KOA a visit. 254, for complimentary passes for plete newspaper cooperation in the way drop bunch. the NBC Studio Tour. recent KOA Mile O’Dimes Cam- It’s a grand .

MARCH, 1941 CLEVELAND STATIC ALAN KENT Bob Dailey and STEVE DE BAUN

THE FIRST IN THE SERIES PACE: Wears blue citation cord The new NBC series, “America on left shoulder, chip on right In Defense”, got off to a vigorous shoulder. Can dial ext. 780 blind- start in late February, with the folded with both hands tied behind first program coming from Cleve- him. Is the only human extant land, a center of the machine tool capable of decoding a rehearsal industry. Production Man Paul sheet. Dumont and Announcer Milo Bol- QUIZ PROGRAM: ‘The Passing of ton came out from Radio City to the Third Floor Buck’. work with WTAM staff members AIR CONDITIONING: Once upon and Larry Hammond of the Na- a time someone dropped one mil- tional Association of Manufactur- lion dollars ($1,000,000.00) on ers for the initial broadcast. Hal the tenth (10) floor; the result Metzger, WTAM Program Direc- was an air-conditioning plant for tor, and S. E. Leonard, Engineer-in- delivering seventy-two (72) de- Charge, worked out the details of grees of controlled air. It seems to the complex show. When it was us that one million ($1,000,000) over, some simple logarithm dis- is a lot of money to spend for a closed that the following members draft, especially today, when so of the WTAM staff had taken many of us are getting it free. If part: Announcers Tom Manning, HARRY BURGE all that was wanted was a draft, Wade Barnes, and John Hicks; why didn’t someone wave fifty Production Men Fred Wilson and dollars ($50.00), disguised as a Waldo Pooler; and Engineers John prodigy to appear on his musical fee, around the Announcer’s Disbrow, Jesse Francis, Thomas quiz show, “Know Your Notes”. Room? The resultant bare-fanged Cox, Grant Makinson, and Frank Young Kenneth Wolfe (9-years-9) rush for the scratch would have Milne, di- created a draft that would have Whittam. George NBG not only knew the answers to all vision engineer from New York, the questions, but he also piped undoubtedly circulated for years. was on hand to make observations. up before any of the adult “ex- And when that had died out Con- perts” could collect their thoughts. cert Service would still be creating SPOT NEWS a mild typhoon trying to put the bite on their proteges for their WTAM announcer Harry Burge RIBBON VELOCITY customary ten per cent. is the man behind the cheery ma- Production Director Fred VICE PRESIDENT; One ear to the tutinal greetings heard daily on the Wilson going around the studios ground, one eye on the budget, a program called “Ghanticleers”. with his left hand in a sling. A gas heater nose to the grindstone, one shoul- This feature of the Red Network is blew up in the basement of his der to the wheel, one hand on the produced at WTAM and spotlights

home, thoughtlessly. . . . Re- pulse, one finger in the pie. Mix the orchestra of WTAM’s Music News porters Harry Burge well with one upper lip until stiff. Director, Lee Gordon. and Tom Fields both getting new automo- Sweeten to taste, garnish with Manager Vernon H. Pribble and biles on the same day. . . . Marian chopped memos. Excellent as an Announcer Tom Manning headed Hercik, head of the Steno depart- entree. into downstate Ohio several weeks ment, wearing a pearl engagement BOARD MEETING; Censored. ago. Pribble addressed an educa- ring, on the right finger. . . . Kath- DIRECTORY: Wherein can be tional forum in Columbus on ryn O’Connell, of the Audience found all telephone numbers (ex- “Radio and the Press in Defense”. Mail department, Emily cept correct ones) all and Brick- , departments Manning’s mission was more extra- son, of the News Room, making (except important ones), lunch curricular. He spoke at a testimon- frequent trips to Toledo and services, blind dates, and Hurley’s. ial dinner in Massilon for Paul

Youngstown to see friends. . . . MUSIC LIBRARY: The only library Brown, the new football coach at Mildred Funnell, secretary to Man- in the world where they don’t Ohio State University. ager Pribble, having “before-and- cram ‘For Whom the Bell Tolls’ Five members of the VvTAM after” pictures taken while work- down your throat. staff orchestra journeyed to New ing out in a downtown women’s OFFICE; Can usually be identified York recently to play at Carnegie gym. . . . Announcers Tom Man- as belonging to any one individual Hall with The Cleveland Symphony ning and Wade Barnes screening by the constant absence from its Orchestra. They are Ben Silver- newsreels for the opening of a new confines of that one individual. berg, Paul Cershman, Sam Willis, Telenews Theatre. The opening Has, as equipment, one large filing Bob Morris, and John Coffey. show also had some good shots of cabinet and one small filing cabinet Announcer Wade Barnes had a Manager Pribble, in depicting the (which are interchangeable) one ; somewhat disturbing experience Cleveland radio stations and news- large wastebasket and one small when he invited a nine-year-old papers. secretary (not interchangeable) — .

12 NBC TRANSMITTER ON THE SHELF EXCHANGE ANSWERS

FOR SALE— 17 miles from George To questions on page ten In Our Library Washington Bridge — Hudson River waterfront property — 8 NBC’s news room boss, A. A. rooms, 3 baths, garage—beautiful 1 . Federal Communications Com- Schechter, has turned out a vol- grounds, water-fall, brook and pool mission. called “I Live Air,”* which ume on —zoned village. Sacrifice. Gall International Broadcasting will do for a radio Bible until some Ext. 231. Union. new James, John, Peter or Paul National Association of Broad- apartment. With- comes along. (And bring a sponsor!) SHARE SUNNY casters. in walking distance of Radio “I Live on Air” deals only with British Broadcasting Corpora- City. Inexpensive, pleasantly ap- Abe Schechter’s work; news and tion. pointed. Call Kathleen Goddard, special events. The news section Batten, Barton, Durstine & Os- Ext. 613. is the history of radio’s struggle to borne. remind newspapers that there was FOR SALE— L. C. Smith Gorona 2. Two hundred and thirty. a Town Crier before anyone start- Portable A-1 condition. Price 3. Red Network Program Man- ed printing news. It’s the history $30. Gontact A. Frank Jones, Gon- ager. of how newspapers fought news cert Service. Director of Women’s and Chil- voices, the modern Town Crier, and dren’s Division. THREE ROOMS—4th Floor Walk- how Abe Schechter and his long- 0. Editor of Continuity Accept- up. Sunny and pleasant. Four distance phone worked around ance. closets. $55. Unfurnished. Sublet their strict boycott. A solution 4. Recordings or electrical tran- until October 1. Call Ext. 431. was finally reached, and that bat- scriptions, for broadcasting. Cordon Vanderwarker. 336 East tery of teletypes in NBC’s news 5. Thirty-one. 71st—71st and First Avenue. room is the result. 6. Broadcast originating outside Special events Schechter records FURNISHED APARTMENT — Six the studio facilities. in full, from the epic Graf Spee rooms, two bedrooms, 34 foot Perfect timing — program on scuttling and the Scoop of Munich living room with natural fireplace schedule. and baby grand piano. Five blocks down to the Singing Mice contest. 7. WEAF— Port Washington, L. I. from station. Reasonable. Address The book moves as fast as Schech- WJZ—Bound Brook, N. J. Port Wash- ter, which is fast. Don’t expect a 92 Bayview Avenue, W2XBS—Empire State Bldg. call sociological study of What Radio ington, Long Island. Or Jack 8. The carrier wave is a continu- Means to the World Today. In “I Wahlstrom—Guest Relations NBC. ous number of constant vibra- Live on Air” the accent’s on “live” FOR SALE — Plymouth Coupe — tions (or a wave) between —bustling, racy, vivid stories of ’36 model. Motor recently over- whose limits the broadcast the “air” we all live on. hauled. Passed New Jersey Test. travels. In short, the carrier *“l Live on Air,” Frederick Stokes—$3.75. Swell for Spring. BertSchlanger, CR. wave “carries” the program from the transmitter to the re- ceiver, POSTAGE DUE A clear channel is one which is used by only one station within a certain area. (i.e. From NBC's Information Division WJZ is always at 770 kc.) 9. David Sarnoff. Dear Sirs: 1 Television. I wrote you a letter about two weeks ago, to which I have 1 1 . The Texas Company. received no reply. If you did receive it won’t you kindly reply? On 12. Normally 8;00 A.M. to 1:00 the other hand, if you did not receive it, let me know and I will A.M. (Locals 6:30 A.M.) write again. 1 3. Microphones. Yours truly, 1 4. Loop—network. Juve juvenile. I write to ask how much you offer for news featuring how I — PA press agent. pulled my own back tooth and how I pull out my corns on the — bottom of my foot. Spieler—news commentator or Yours very truly. announcer. Wax—record or electrical tran-

Believing that small fellows can have suggestive ideas, I submit scription.

the following to you . . . MARCH FIVE YEARS AGO Guest Relations Manager Jerry Martin received these The millionth tour guest ex- pected soon. Company dance on The National Broad Casting Company the 20th in the Hotel Great North- and ern’s Grystal Room featuring Rudy The Quest Relations Deportment Vallee and his Gonnecticut Yan- 30 Rockafellow Plaza kees. ”01 Sporting Life” Al Walker bought the first ticket. P.S. —cash! MARCH. 1941 13

Victor record library has been a PERSONNEL GROUP WINE OF number of years in the making and limited funds have forced us The NBC Discussion Croup or- to make careful selections. How- ganized by Personnel Manager

CHOICE ever, I believe that we can boast Ashton Dunn has been featuring the very “cream” of musical re- unusual opportunities for round ON ACTIVE SERVICE cordings among our thirty some table discussion of all aspects of Company Sergeant Major odd albums and approximately the industry with virtually every Mark Casel 53038 three hundred single records. executive of the company. Plans No. 3 Armoured Car Co. But it is not about my family’s are already under way for a new South Africa Tank Corp collection of recordings that I in- two year cycle to begin this Fall. M.F.F.; U.D.F. tended to write. I mention them Contact the Personnel Office at Army P. O. Nairobi just to give you some idea of how any time. 18 XII 40 much I appreciate the opportuni- Dear Sirs: ties for hearing good music. Your programme featuring re- There are many programs which RADIO RECORDING lays from the Metropolitan Opera I should like to mention. Number Temple Black joined the sales House has afforded the men of my one program is the broadcast every force during February. . . . Bill Company a tremendous amount of Sunday morning by Dr. Charles Cartland was drafted and is in the pleasure. Courboin and this is followed medical detachment at Falmouth. Situated as we are, hundreds of closely by the NBC Symphony Mass. . . . Bill Ogden took joe Pep- miles from civilization in the cen- broadcast on Saturday night and per’s departure for an entrance tre of Africa’s blazing desert, it the Metropolitan Opera broadcast cue. ... Ed Ehrich found March a was a relief to listen to something on Saturday afternoon. swell month in which to get different from the interminable I have written you this rather married. . . . Barry Schenck is one blaze of propaganda punctuated disjointed letter because I am in- of the most recent additions. . . . by ill-chosen dance music that is formed that the National Broad- C. Lloyd Egner is displaying proof poured from every station day and casting Company desires to know of the Florida sun. night. the likes and dislikes of its listen- Your commentator painted an ers. interesting and vivid picture of the I feel that your company is do- NEW MEN IN G. R. scenery, and though tired and hot, ing something that is greatly ap- the commentary held us through- preciated by music lovers in the Promotions within the company, out the performance. It was a broadcasting of good music. I sin- and the drafting of many of our night well spent, and we are look- cerely hope that as time goes on number into various branches of ing forward to the next broadcast, there will be more demand for this our National Defense program, “Don Pasquale.’’ type music, for I know that the have brought about many changes In such times as these, music NBC will keep oace with the musi- in the personnel of NBC New and more so the music of the opera, cal development of the listening York. From January first to the provides the one sane haven of public. end of February, 35 men from al- refuge in this world of turmoil. Sincerely yours, most as many walks of life have Congratulations to your sponsor, A D W joined the Guest Relations division. and our appreciation to all con- cerned. Yours very sincerely, C. S. M. Mark Casel "QUOTATION MARKS” Lance Corporal E. V. R. King “I have been told that radio in America is ‘utterly commercial- Lance Corporal I. A. Fisch Staff Sergeant Max ized,’ but commerce did one great thing for radio— it took it away Colin-Twersky from centralized authority on the one side and from the esthetic tyrant on the other.” by Gilbert Seldes, GOSMOPOLITAN, 1937. Co. “C” 155th Infantry (r) Reg., —DEMOCRACY 31st Division, A. P. O. No. 31 “Surely we need not fear the influence of false philosophy on the Camp Blanding, Florida minds of our own people if we look toward the new horizons of industry which our inventive genius, our research, and our natural I should like to take this means resources disclose. The security which we can build makes the of telling you how much I appre- security offered by dictatorship look pale by comparison. The ciate the opportunities the NBC imagination and skill of our scientists, our engineers, and our workers offers for hearing good music. can be directed toward raising the living standard of all our people:

I a young is am man who now toward creating a better life for ourselves instead of plotting a worse serving his year of military training life for our neighbors. Our security will be attained by adding to and since I have been in camp, the human liberties, not by subtracting from human rights.” radio has been my only contact with the best musical literature. —NEW HORIZONS OF INDUSTRY Speech by David Sarnoff Cood music is the one thing I have missed most during the last two January, 1941 months. At home . . . our small 14 NBC TRANSMITTER HOLLYWOOD

Noel Corbett

BUSINESS AND PLEASURE short while ago. Their home is in No grass grew under the feet of Hollywood Hills. Don E. Gilman, Vice-President in Another chap who is getting a charge of the Western Division, kick out of touring around the during January. On a tour of the hinterlands of Los Angeles these Pacific Northwest, he addressed days is Bob McAndrews, head of the Ad Club in San Francisco, the Sales Promotion, recently transfer- Chamber of Commerce banquet in red from Frisco. Seattle, and the Rotary Club in Jim Lyman, who started out Portland. In between business with NBC in San Francisco several conferences and his talks, Mr. Gil- years ago, is now with Bob Schuetz man managed to find the time to in the Radio-Recording Division. get in a little golf along the way Lyman passed the cubebs on with advertising men. Accordingly, VVashington’s Birthday after an- he missed several short putts. nouncing himself the proud parent The septet above is preoccupied It was a small RCA Family get- of a 7 pound, 7 ounce baby boy, with projecting a composite Hula. together at Music City recently since named Richard. Reading in the usual order, the when the Press department ar- Crass Shackers are Elaine Forbes, HIKE, READY—SHIFT ranged for Dinah Shore to visit the Ben Byers, Mary Tyner, Phyllis record shop across the street and More changes on the staff: Max Murphy, Blanche Davies, Harold autograph her Bluebird recordings Hutto from Program Traffic, to Haklik, and Richard Brooks. Read- for her Hollywood fans. Carroll Assistant Night Program Super- ing from right to left, just to vary Tornroth of Talent Sales, your re- visor . . . Bob McWhinney from things, their positions are conduc- porter, John Coyle and Victor Maintenance taking his place . . . J. tor of “Sidestreet Vignettes’’,Traf- Ralston of Victor, and Harry Mey- George Hatch to Maintenance . . . fic, Secretary to Lew Frost, Press, erson of the RCA Manufacturing Carl Schaele to that department Secretary to Sam Hayes, Press, and Company alternated in reaching also, with Bruce Anson taking over Sales. for the blotters. his duties in Ticket Distribution A couple of lads who’ll be . . . Al Gage and Herbert Fearn- missed around Hollywood Radio Here’s Buddy Twiss with a fish head from Guest Relations to Au-

City for the next twelve months story out of the Northwest. Not diting . . . Miles Auer now assistant are Karel Pearson of Traffic and salmon or trout this time, but to Ralph Stephen on the parking

John Margraf, page, who recently smoked white fish. Three years lot . . . Bill Brandt taking over left for government training camps. ago Birt Fischer, manager of Auer’s spot in Maintenance. KOMO, told Buddy he would send Quick pix: Bill Andrews, head MISS CALHOUN DEPT. MOON, JUNE, him a goodly supply of the fish. No of Guest Relations, doing a soot

Two of our pages, Eddie Lippert fish came. Buddy wrote him sev- of jury duty these days . . . Nadine and Ernie Brashear, have turned eral follow-up letters, but still no Amos and Blanche Davies are songwriting-team, and are doing fish, no smoked white salmon. studying Spanish at the Beverly rather nicelv. Their first tune, Finally Buddy asked Syd Dixon to Hills Night High (to be able to “Why Love?’’, has already been remind Fischer and, if possible, orobe the subtler corners of “For published. Other tunes which Bud bring back the finny haul on his Whom The Bell Tolls”) . . . Kay Dant has orchestrated for Lippert return from Seattle. Dixon fared Harris moving into her new home and Brashear—pardon us, it’s Rich- forth staunchly — and brought . . . A. E. Saxton, Division Engineer, ard Loring and Steven Cross when home the fish, he did. They going over plans with his West-

they go into their keyboard ka- weren’t unsavory. As a matter of wood builder . . . Dave Laslev dick- tharsis—are “Vision of You’’ and fact, the fish were so good that ering with builders out La Canada “Spendthrift In Love’’. Buddy is motoring North next way . . . Dresser Dahlstead has a Nathan Scott, another piano- month to put in his bid for more new home in the hills over Lake pounding page, has been doing of that smoked meat. He has hopes Hollvwood. Next door neighbor is

|oe . . Frazer moving well, all right himself. His “John of receiving this shipment shortly Kay . Johnny Scotter Trot’’ was played on a re- before the Buck Rogers’ era. into his place in the Valley. A cent Kraft Music Hall broadcast by Alec Retry and William Leroy house goes with the swimming the orchestra leader of almost the Marshall, who started in Music pool. same name. Scott has written an- Rights together back in New York Ed. Note—For some time now other piece, “You Ain’t Kiddin’’, eight years ago, are having a lot of NBC Hollywood in the person of with Ed Helwick of |. Walter fun these days seeing California Noel Corbett has been carrying on Thompson supplying the lyrics. with their wives. Mrs. Retry, the a resistance breaking campaign of Helwick and Carroll Carroll write former Mary Hunter, worked in luxuriant pix. We’d like to know the Kraft show, Mr. Crosby’s poly- the San Francisco office of NBC if it’s really true what they say syllabic push-over. until she and Alec were married a about Dixie-on-the-Pacific. —

MARCH. 1941 15 SAN FRANCISCO

Kay Barr

THE OMAR KHAYYAM GANG solution of all the bothersome San Francisco has not had a problems involved in the realiza- chance to forget either the Side- tion of a dream home. Some of walk Superintendents Club or the the broadcasts emanate directly Dainty Dozen since these two or- from the site, and the public is in- ganizations were launched at the vited to these. Question-and-an- ground-breaking ceremony for the swer sessions follow the broadcasts, new NBC Building on November so that other families who are 14. George Mardikian, president actual or potential home-builders of the association of incurable may have the benefit of the Ed- kibitzers, has been a most active wards’ advice. executive, giving hundreds of new STORK CLUB NEWS members the official kibitzer’s obligation. Some of these have Three new babies at KCO-KPO' taken the form of club luncheons Ray Rhoads, Sales, passed cigars and meetings—everything from and candy on December 12 for the Daughters of the American Elizabeth Louise who had the nick- Revolution to the Feather Mer- name of “Betsy Lou” as soon as chants Club. she received the more formal

Then George has amplified the handle. . . . Announcer Frank Bar- idea by signing up Tommy Har- Front rows were not bald heads ton became a daddy to little Miss mon, Rudy Vallee, Fanny Brice, when KCO celebrated its 17th Sharon Barton at 12:26 AM, Feb- Tallulah Bankhead, and other birthday. These 22 studies in facial ruary 3. Engineer Don Hall as- celebrities who visited his Omar expression should inspire any stage sumed the same status for young Khayyam restaurant for Shish Ke- show. Donald Finch Hall just four minutes

bab dinners (and thou) . The Har- later. Even the proud papas have mon and Bankhead pledges were all recovered by this time. wrote the feature at a dinner the KGO- a brilliant script. Ricardo Mary Hunter, Music Rights, re- KPO announcers gave for Tommy prepared special music, and Bob signed in mid-january to marry while he was in San Francisco for Seal handled the production. Alec Petry, formerly of the New the East-West football game. Every Another high spot in public York and San Francisco NBC of- patron joined in with the two no- service during the past quarter was fices and now in the Music Rights tables in taking the oath. the “March of Dimes’’ broadcast division of NBC in Hollywood. Twelve pretty girls from the on january 8. Milton Berle acted Mary and Alec are now at home NBG stations donned red and as master of ceremonies, and the at 2520 Dearborn Drive, Holly- white striped overalls for the speakers included Mayor Angelo j. wood. ground-breaking. In appreciation Rossi of San Francisco and notables Will Aubrey, “Bard Of The By- for their assistance. General Man- of the stage and screen. Cliff ways”, Glenn Hurlburt, blind ager Al Nelson gave the girls a Engle was the announcer, john pianomaster, and Lew Dunbar, luncheon at which President Mar- Ribbe produced. comedian, furnished part of the dikian ordained them the Dainty Classes in more than 100 San entertainment for the huge New Dozen vice-presidents of the SS Francisco public schools were sus- Year’s Day party which Warden Club. The girls will receive new pended on February 1 1 and 21 to Clinton Duffy gave the thousands and uniform frocks for use when hear special Lincoln and Washing- of involuntary guests at San Quen- ton they are called to put in an appear- programs from KPO. Jennings tin prison. Altogether, it was a ance at public functions. Pierce, director of public health four hour show. “Wotinell’s the service broadcasts, handled the use of living if you don’t do some GOLDEN, GATES! arrangements. good, some time, for someone?’’, Veterans who have been identi- At this annual building season, opined the “Bard Of The Byways”. fied with San Francisco business KCO is watching the actual con- Al Nelson, general manager of 35 years or more were honor struction of a new family home. It KCO-KPO, has been elected to the guests at the annual dinner of the was Producer Bob Dwan’s idea, board of directors of the San Fran- National Association of Manufac- and it’s clicking. Mr. and Mrs. cisco Better Business Bureau, the turers on February 12. KCO per- john Edwards and their three chil- first radio man ever to receive that formed an outstanding public dren, jack, Sam, and Florida distinction. service for the 800 guests as well known on the air as “The Five Jennings Pierce went to Chicago as for the radio audience by con- Edwards”—make up the family. to attend a conference of educa- densing the city’s history during The house is being built actually tional directors. He spent five the past century into a rapid-fire, on the south slope of Mt. David- days in a Chicago hospital. Flu. 30-minute resume, in narration son. Two broadcasts each week And by that time the conference and dramatic bits. Sam Dickson follow the construction and the was all over. 16 NBC TRANSMITTER PROGRAM PRODUCTION GROUP

There is every reason why Radio ment is carefully planned to match and under broadcast conditions. City should be the center of train- a comparable function in the com- Writers discover what happens ing in all phases of radio produc- pany itself. when other personalities come in- tion. The concentration of ambi- A regular schedule of produc- to contact with their words. All tious young men and women of tion provides for a half hour re- learn to think in terms of radio. sound background in the midst of cording each week. In the six months of its exis- New York’s intensive production The director draws his cast from tence, the Program Production schedule and with the finest of those on the regular company pay- Group has made steady progress facilities should logically produce roll who are interested in acting. in the solving of its problems and the reinforcements in an expand- Announcers are assigned as a re- the extension of its possibilities. It ing industry. But the amazing in- sult of competitive auditioning in has proven itself a healthy organi- fant medium, maturing in the brief Mr. Martyn’s class. Sound effects zation which has produced results. span of twenty years, was too con- are produced by a staff sound man Stanley Miller, one of its origi- centrated in the strenuosity of ex- and an apprentice working under nal directors has since become As- pansion to have time or breath for his supervision. The writing of sistant Program Manager in Charge such considerations. True, there original music and dramatic under- of Production at WMRN, Marion, were a number of attempts at dra- scoring is a valuable part of the Ohio. matic training, a class for actors, work. A library of original music Charles F. Hill, who composed meetings, etc., but these were in is being assembled for the group’s the original music for the first fif- almost every instance short lived. use. teen productions, joined NBC’s One outstanding exception is The basic idea of the group to music division. Eldridge Packham, the announcers class. Sponsored sponsor and develop original talent the Croup’s present musical direc- by Pat Kelly and under the direc- is further carried out in the pro- tor, followed him into music, jim tion of Dan Russell it grew in fame duction of new scripts. To watch Beardsley, Gillette Malcouronne. over a period of years and furnish- a script undergo the test of pro- Sanford Doremus, Bill Roche and ed announcers for stations in virtu- duction is the finest training pos- Howard Flynn have gone to outside ally every part of the country. It sible for a prospective script stations with additional experi- is now under the energetic direc- writer. There is as much if not ence gained as actors, announcers tion of Gilbert Martyn and bears more to be learned from the pro- or production men. watching. duction of an uneven or partially One of the most encouraging as- The Program Production Group inadequate script as from the pre- pects of the Production Croup is was organized in August of 1940 sentation of the works of radio’s the noticeable maturing of the to provide the needed training in top writers. To this end fifteen out work of many of its people over a all phases of radio production and of twenty-seven productions have period of months. The assurance to give those who might possess been scripts not previously heard. and poise which come only from specialized ability a chance to dis- Directors, announcers, sound familiarity and participation are play it. Designed for practical re- men and composers all benefit unmistakably emerging where sults, each position or work assign- from working against deadlines original talent lay. NBC TRANSMITTER 2 NBC TRANSMITTER NBC ATHLETIC

SEAWANE, June 18. Hugh Seiler took the Members’ ver softball statuette for her team, The NBC Athletic Association Consolation Round. Dorothy Miller defeating a fighting ten led by Miss held its fifth and largest outing of Blue Sales played 36 holes to Ashmead. this date at the Seawane Country take the women’s championship Club, Hewlett, Long Island. with Helen Winter of the Treasur- Claude Barrer of International Buses left the 50th Street NBC er’s office runner-up. Short Wave made a clean sweep of Studio entrance. Radio City, at Ray Kelly of the rain-making the swimming honors winning both 9:15 AM and 9:45 AM. NBC cabs machine and other sound effects events for men. met Long Island RR trains at Hew- drove, from an approach drive, to An obstacle race was the most lett station on schedule from 10:30 four feet of the 8th hole, winning amusing. Old Guest Relation uni- AM until 6:01 at night. a prize. A leather traveling bag it forms were worn and then discard- Private cars found markers on was. ed in the water, which is a good the Grand Central Parkway, South- Notice we’ve given up listing trick if you can do it. Even out of ern State, the new Belt Parkway scores? That’s because we stand in water. and other main roads leading to awe of Jim McConnell. The Mc- The second race was something Hewlett. In fact, only the Trans- Connell of Spot and Local Sales with a spoon and a ping pong ball mitter staff couldn’t find the way. managed a 96 for the first nine which Dorothy Lewis of General holes. Just to prove that he could Service won in the women’s divi- Mr. I. E. “Chick” Showerman, do it again, Jim up and scored ex- sion. Lucille Lizotte, a desk away in a statement to the Transmitter, actly 96 for the remaining nine from Dorothy, took the obstacle said, “It’s the biggest outing we’ve holes, bringing the grand total to contest, C.R. uniform and all. ever had and it gets bigger every 192. year. The A. A. Outing is for the SEEN GOLFING: Vice President ranks. The executives are welcome, At 10:00 AM, 1:30 PM and Strotz of Program; C. Lloyd Egner, but it’s essentially for the NBC em- 3:30 PM, D. B. Van Houtan led Vice President in charge of Radio ployee and it’s for fun. Last year horseback riders on three 2 hour Recording; Vice President Mark we broke all records in tennis and rides. Nineteen horses were at the Woods; Colonel Davis of R.C.A. golf. This year exceeded even those disposal of NBC equestrians and, Program Manager Phillips Car- records.” at the conclusion of the 3:30 ride, lin; Television Program Manager games were held. Tom Hutchinson; Clarence Men- The chairman of the social com- The first event was a potato race ser. National Production Director; mittee, responsible for the splendid on horseback. Dick Berrian won, I. E. Showerman of Red Sales; organization of the Outing, was with Mathew Boylan and Ed Keith Kiggins of Blue Sales. lovely Marian Ayer. Her assistants Weille placing second and third. Wilfred Roberts, New York pro- at making things happen were The second riding event had to duction head; George Milne of Mary Coyne, Helen M. (M for do with nightshirts. The riders Engineering; Ray Kelly of Sound Mm-m-mm) Korday, Frances Bar- dashed to the far end of the field, Effects; Bob Close of Air Condi- bour, Al Protzman and Al (Hi-ya!) dismounted, donned a nightshirt tioning; Bill McClancy of Traffic; Walker. and then galloped furiously for the Irving Miller, Scrappy Lambert, The Outing began with 9:00 AM finish line. Burke Crotty and Jean Caval. Coif and finished with 1 :00 AM Selma Wickers of Program Dancing to Irving Miller’s orches- Supervision got into her nightshirt “Bud” Barry was on the course. tra, minus a celeste, but all very first, but Al Patkocy, on the mad That man from Washington played melodic nonetheleste. dash for the finishing line, passed 16 holes of golf. Didn’t finish the It was the 22nd Golf Tourna- her and on the left side, too. other two because he’d already

for Seawane course taken 4 hours and 1 5 minutes, and ment NBC. The The tennis courts were crowded is yards, with a par of 72 and besides, wasn’t there a creek at the 6500 to capacity as the largest turnout lot of the 1 6th hole. 16th hole? a water out by ever responded to Chairman Bob golfers of the The number one Fine’s efforts. found Bill Johnson of Sales Birger Hagarth and Bill Carden day Helen Korday of Personnel came Service out in front with a low of Tours, both sliced so far to the away with the honors in the Wo- 77-81-158. Runner-up was right they began playing on the gross of men’s Singles. Purcell, with a low 18th green instead of the first. a guest. Jack Bob Fine scored over Paul Rit- gross of 80-87-167. Herb Wind stepped up, reset the tenhouse to take the Men’s Singles of Engineering took tee a foot to the left, then drove Henry Meyer after a superb exhibition of tennis. with a score straight down the fairway, which the Men’s Handicap Both Fine and Rittenhouse placed of giving him proves plenty. of 99, a handicap 33, their shots with championship ac- a net of 66. Lathrop Mack of News curacy and in the cool afternoon, Special Events was runner-up A thundershower, one of the and their match was something to see. and close, with a score of 99, hand- threatening sort, threatened too icap of 32 and a net of 67. Dorothy Schutt accepted the sil- much and caught Evelyn White, JULY, 1941 3 ASSOCIATION OUTING

Josephine Torres! and Eve McCul- Mesnick carrying bathing beauties as social chairman and thanked lough in a rumble seat. ashore from row boats, Grace Cun- Frank Jones for turning out the

The 1 :30 riding group left in derman being one of the beauties; largest attendance at golf, larger deep apprehension but the dark Bill Orange; Lucille Lizotte; Dor- than ever before. clouds turned out to have more othy Lewis and Walter Ciebelhaus. Frank Jones awarded the prizes growl than gale 19 riders and some to the various winners of the day’s enjoyed the wooded Hewlett coun- Dick Berrian, winner of that rid- events. tryside from the saddle. ing event mentioned elsewhere, Bill Johnson received a barome- had to leave soon after dinner. ter, Dorothy Miller a forged silver The storm set badminton back Dick is stationed these days at the plate. Henry Meyer took home temporarily, but after the passing Short Wave Listening Post at Bel- eight cocktail glasses and Lathrop shower had showered, all birdlife more, Long Island, and had to be Mack a folding serving tray. was once again taking its feathered on duty at midnight, working until life into its hands by flying too low 8:00 AM. Hugh Seiler won a toaster, Helen over Mary Lou Irvine and Al Winter a salad knife and fork set Walker. That was not a razor strop Fred and Jim McConnell took home Spires went riding with, but a “The Golfer’s Prayer.” Present at the Outing, and our gaucho riding crop. That’s his story. Al Patkocy, winning that night- special guests, were the chief engi- We say it’s a fly swatter. shirt horse race, received a very neers of NBC from coast to coast: fine pair of boot-trees, and Dick Curtis Peck of San Francisco; H. C. Bert Schlanger, on hands and Berrian a classy covered dish. Luttgens of Chicago; A. A. Saxton knees, remarking, “Horseback rid- Claude Barrer, the swimming of Hollywood; Ed Leonard from ing doesn’t bother me a bit.’’ champ, received a clock. Lucille Cleveland; Robert Owen of Den- Lizotte and Helen Korday, for ver; A. E. Johnson from Washing- The informal moment before swimming and tennis, each re- ton, and George Milne of New dinner was one of the nicer parts of ceived a Kodak reflex camera. York. the day. Everyone gathered on the Shades of Wynn Wright.* front lawn in groups, discussing Door prizes, donated by RCA in- Coming in on the first bus, the day’s Jean event, Jim McConnell’s cidently, went to Edith Boyd and Caval, NBC artist, gave things a score, and swapping stories. Al Walker. Both received RCA carnival spirit. Later that evening, Victor Personal Radios. the singing Frenchman teamed up Arriving at 6:00 PM to spend of the with one the Singing Powers evening were Vice President That harmonizing after dinner Models in a rhumba that was a Morton of Television; Vice Presi- was Joe Jenkins, Bill Carden, Bill neat bit of harmonizing. dent B. O. Hanson; Clay Morgan, Orange and, we suspect, Birger Assistant to the President; June Hagarth and Charlie Horn. Soprano Ray Forrest, television of Public Service. announc- Hynd and alto was taken alternately by er, arrived at :00 said 3 PM, he was Jeanne Bradley. Not bad, gang. Not just going to loaf SEEN E. through the day, AT DINNER: C. Horstman good, but not bad. and then placed second in the of Chicago; Lewis MacConnach of men’s swimming events. RCA; Sidney Strotz; “Happy Birth- PASSING PICTURE: “Doc” Mor- day’’ Miss Brainard; Marian Ayer; ton, Alice Cook, Tommy Cannon, little Ed Evans; and, There was a difficulty find- Mary Coyne at their Virginia Lennon, Al Protzman, ing table, most of the riding the beach. Les Smith and Ross own club Catharine Ross and Lorraine Sag- MacPherson went bicycling for including Mr. and Mrs. Van Hou- win all listening to the Louis-Conn all find tan; Helen Korday; Claire three hours and they could Max- fight on “Doc’s” Personal Radio resembling water was a puddle on well; Virginia Black; Al Patkocy; and very excited too. the golf course. Lucille Lizotte; Fred Spires; Doro- thy Lewis; Walter Ciebelhaus and AFTERMATH: The following col- The Transmitter staff found it- Matt Boylan. lection of lost articles have been self on the way to Jones Beach found. Kindly communicate with again, the collid- Frank golf chairman, but on way back Jones, was Lost and Found, Guest Relations, ed with Hewlett Beach Club just in on the course until the last minute Ext. 625, concerning the following; time to discover that it was Miss before dinner checking the winners 1 tan jacket, man’s; 1 white sweat- Brainard’s birthday, thereupon of- of the day’s events. er, woman’s; 1 pair brown and fering our very best congratula- Over 150 people went through white saddle shoes; 1 scarf, blue; tions. on golf. At the conclusion of din- 1 silk handkerchief; several un- Helen Moore, ner (and very nice steak, too) At the beach were , mentionables. All communications supervisor of Stenographic; Ade- “Chick” Showerman, chairman of will be kept strictly confidential. laide Piana of Research; Mrs. Van the Athletic Association, compli- Houtan; Virginia Kelly; Elliott mented Miss Ayer on her success *See Chicago outing. 4 NBC TRANSMITTER RADIO CITY

TOUR HISTORY IS MADE NAMES IN THE NEWS On May 29th, the two NBC Tours in Radio City became one. Paul Rittenhouse, assistant man- The Studio portion now takes 45 ager of Guest Relations, and Gerry minutes, leaving a quarter of an Bicking who recently moved from hour for Television. Traffic to International as secre- The “all-inclusive” tour’s new tary to Mr. Elwood, will wed July

1 title is now “The Radio City NBC 2. . . . Otto Brandt of Station Re- Tour.” The 55c tour rate, formerly lations by now has wed Miss Thel-

the single charge for either Studio ma Beulow in Detroit. . . . Clemen- or Television, now applies to both. tine Torrell became Mrs. Hugh The combined tour used to be 90c. James as you doubtless know, and NBC Radio City has been the num- although few of the details are ber one tour attraction throughout available, we understand that the country since 1932. With this Howard Gardner of Sales Promo- new streamlining of the NBC Tour, tion, took that fatal step. . . . Fran- it is believed that Radio City now cois Pelletier of C. R. and Val Bor- has the greatest tour bargain as ger. Hunter Stall, and Joe Kane of well. the Mail Room all have received

The tours will leave, as before, wedding congratulations. . . .Allen at ten minute intervals from 9:00 Bengston of Concert Service mar-

AM to 1 1 :00 PM every day in the ried Miss Florence Buckley of Sum- year. The four millionth guest is mit, N. J., in June. . . . Russell Stre- expected this summer for the av- The stages, which will be at the tel, of Traffic became a father for erage number of people passing west end of the studios provided a the first time on June 1 6th. A baby through NBC has been a half mil- difficult problem. Their construc- daughter. . . . Blue Sales held a lion a year. tion necessitated the removal of christening in May. The depart- the steel structural framework and ment’s semi-official “dope-sheet” NEWS STUDIOS the substitution of an entirely new was christened “Blue Points” as The need for more adequate stu- frame to permit the 40 foot long, Ruth Guthrie and Bert Hauser dio space has long been felt in two story-high, stage opening. broke a bottle of Roget 1914 over Radio City. Increasing demands of These tons of new girders were the manuscript. Ruth and Bert, by actual broadcasting, rehearsals, au- raised from street level to the sixth simply thinking of the same name, ditions, international broadcasts floor by crane where they were each won $25.00. Edgar Kobak, and Radio Recording have shown taken in through a window and who is $50.00 poorer, tells us that that our present facilities, large as placed in position. To cut the ele- the next time he won’t say “Dupli- they are, are not sufficient. ment of danger as far as possible, cate prizes will be awarded in case When the studios here were this work was all done in the early of a tie.” constructed, the sixth and seventh Sunday morning hours when traffic Mr. John Elwood is the new floors of our studio section were and pedestrian travel was at a min- manager of International Short left vacant to provide for the in- imum. Wave, replacing Mr. Yandell who, evitable need for expansion. That in turn, has moved to Blue Sales. The remainder of the two floors far-seeing policy has proven its wis- . . . From Washington, D. C., will be given over to dressing dom. Construction has been started came Charles “Bud” Barry to look rooms, an artists foyer, a new cli- on these floors to meet the present over the New York “Mile o’ ent’s audition room, a reception demand for more space. Dimes.” He liked it so well in Man- foyer, and some new, much need- Two large auditorium type stu- hattan, he stayed on. You’ll find ed, office space. Adequate provi- dios, seating approximately 450 him assistant Program Manager to sions will also be made to enable people each, are under way. These the Blue Network. . . . William us to provide our guests on tour two studios, which will at some “Bud” Mattern is Blue Sales con- with a back-stage glance at our future date be known as 6A tribution to the Navy. . . . The newest additions. and 6B, are similar in construction, West Coast sends us Cliff Engle both having ramped or inclined When the work is completed on from Announcing in San Francisco floors. This will afford each mem- October 1st, NBC will possess two and Jack Wormser of Sound Effects ber of the audience a full view of of the most modern studios in the from Hollywood. . . . Bob Jones the entire stage. country. Studios which will be a went from Research to Station Re- Equipped with specially built fitting tribute to the years of re- lations replacing Bill Whitfield seats, the studio will remain at a search and experience that have who is now Chief Clerk in SR re- constant acoustical balance wheth- helped make them possible and placing Bill Davidson, now with J. er there is an audience in atten- will represent another milestone of Walter Thompson’s agency. . . . dance or not. achievement. Horace Hagerdon may be found in JULY. 1941 5 THE PROGRAM PRODUCTION GROUP

WEAF National Spot and Local THAT FELLOW TURNER who direct the Croup’s produc-

Sales. . . . Robert Morris is now tions, can not and do not expect Charles Leroy Turner is now in Business Manager of Radio Record- any recognition as prospective di- the army. No draftee. Turner has ing, replacing John MacDonald now rectors with the regular NBC Pro- enlisted for the full three years and

Assistant Treasurer. . . . William duction Division. is, at present, stationed at Fort Felundy moves from Stenographic The same situation holds true Monmouth, New Jersey.

to Engineering. . . . Arthur Cooper for announcers. The turn-out of A motion picture man through and Robert Prescott are our new- men from the Announcer’s Class and through. Turner is returning to

est sound technicians. . . . Gerald and the Production Croup find, his first field of endeavor, for he is

Mayer is a writer in Press. . . . when they have landed a position now serving, at Fort Monmouth, as Charter Heslip, is a writer in Spe- out of Guest Relations, that they a film editor preparing official cial Events and Hugh Beach trans- are no longer with NBC. Their po- army films. fers from Press to Sports under sition is invariably with some out- Turner found himself in radio

Bill Stern. . . . Cordan Weber has of-town station or one of the by accident and yet, as he leaves been shifted from Press to Radio smaller outfits here in New York. NBC, he can look back to being Recording as a production director. That is, if their job is that of an- editor of the Transmitter, presi-

. . . Doris Corwith now assistant to nouncing or producing. dent of the NBC Film Society and

Public Service Counselor. . . . Whether this policy is the best head of the Program Production is an assistant director of to found is still being talked Thomas Croup. be

. . folk. are two Public Service Programs. . jack about by some There The last mentioned was consid- McPhaull is now operating a dupli- schools of thought on the subject. ered generally to be impossible. To cating machine for Uncle Sam. . . . One side maintains that, in order organize and sustain, over a period to train men correctly in your of time, a company group within methods of work, you must take Returning to New York for a such a large organization was re- them in early as apprentices and visit, Tom Severin and Carl Can- garded as folly. Critics cited prev- develop their talents under the non, both doing well at WSCN, ious conspicuous failures and pre- guidance of established authorities Birmingham, North Carolina, re- dicted a similar fate for the Croup. in the field. ceived a big send-off when they It hasn’t come to pass, however. The opposite, and prevailing idea left New York City. Microphones, By the simple procedure of re- in NBC, is in keeping with the posters and a general turn-out of maining “out of people’s hair,’’ the present day, efficient factory idea. all the ex-C.R. fellows once in Program Production Croup will, in Briefly, it’s the belief that men uniform with Tommy and Carl, August, enter into its second year worthy of holding down NBC pro- turned Pennsylvania Station into a of activity. duction and announcing jobs must carnival. See George Olenslager for From this point on, it must chart come to this company from other complete details. . . . Herb Ritter, its course without the advice and stations with complete, impressive Ernest Stanger, Bob Jones, Bob aid of the softly spoken, quiet backgrounds. Miller, Reed Lighten, George Mack, young man from Washington, D. C. The argument used most fre- Peter Kutchmy, Bob Hoffman, Pete The remaining members of the quently against this method is that Bass, Andre Yedigaroff and Bill group’s governing board are meet- such men are as scarce as the pro- Middleton have all answered their ing, as this issue goes to press, to verbial flies and an impressive country’s call to service since the select a new head, not to replace background doesn’t always tell the last issue. Turner, but rather to continue complete story. where he has now left off. Knowing this situation to exist, NBC without Turner is quite a Guest Relations, in the last few men still apply for the opportunity thought for a lot of people. He has months, have advanced these men; to direct the Croup’s shows. At the made and held friends from coast Bill Patterson and Robert Adams to last count there were over thirty to coast. Whether Charlie returns Information; Ralph Perry to Inter- applications in for guest directorial to radio at the end of his period of national; Robert Meyer to Conti- assignments. further in nuity to service, or continues mo- Acceptance ; Norman Cash Despite the promise of nothing tion pictures, we’ll still consider Radio Recording; Charlie Turner to concrete in the way of advance- him a gentleman and a scholar. Press; Terry Ross is now in Night ment, still these young men find Best of luck, Charles. Program; Ed Stearns to Special something in the Group worth seek- Events; Charles Woodford to Press, ing. The chance to work under ac- ITSELF and George Fischer to Engineering. THE CROUP tual broadcasting conditions and so The situation in the Program improve their chances for outside The Production Department has Production Croup as Charlie Turner advancement is enough to keep in- acquired five new directors; Cyril leaves NBC is worth mentioning terest in the Croup alive and active. Ambruster; Theodore Corday; Ray- here. It is the only goal held out to Buffom Bruce Cameron in Guest Rela- Program Production people, and mond ; and The young men Edward S. King. tions and Mail Messenger divisions yet it seems to be enough. ;

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NBC TRANSMITTER WASHINGTON Published for and by the NBC Personnel from Coast to Coast. Tom Knode

VOL. 7 JULY, 1941 No. 2 NBC WASHINGTON

Two NBC Washington studios EDITOR Roy Pascal are undergoing changes. Studios ASSISTANT EDITOR Roy Dent “N” and “O,” through which most CIRCULATION MANAGER WMAL and WRC programs travel, Robert Schroeder are being reconstructed to allow additional space for studio engi- Address all correspondence to; NBC Trans- neers and turntables. Beginning mitter, National Broadcasting Company, Room 465, RCA Building, New York, N. Y. late this Summer, engineers will Telephone: Circle 7-8300. Extension 220. play all records and transcriptions used over the two stations. The an- nouncers are pleased, of course, but don’t be surprised if the de- MEMO mand in Washington for engineers far exceeds the supply on hand. In the office of the Transmitter

there are three items that gener- Congratulations from all to Chief ally make up the policy of this Announcer Bryson Rash and Page staff. The first is a reprint of the Don Collier. Bryson has received Declaration of Independence. The his LL. B. and is preparing for the second is a picture of an eye float- bar examination. Don was gradu- ing bodiless in space. The third ated summa cum laude from Cath- Mary Mason, Director of item is a quote, “Help Us Build a olic University, and has won a WRC’s Home Forum, doesn’t like picnics. Greater Kansas.” three-year scholarship to Princeton Ants, mostly. But one day last The Declaration of Indepen- and a medal from the American month she solved her problem. She dence is the most obvious. We are Chemical Society. gathered together twenty of her not a reissue of a stockholders re- home economics friends, in Wash- port or a dramatized tour manual. Vacations are making inroads on ington for the National Nutritional The Transmitter has always gotten the staff of WRC-WMAL. Fred Conference for Defense, took them its own news and printed it ac- Shawn, Assistant Manager, is stay- out to Washington Airport and en- cordingly. ing close to town, just in case. . . . tertained them at lunch, aloft, The “all-seeing” eye, staring Auditor Ruby Coldenstroth is see- aboard two American Airlines Flag- in Atlantic City, from the ceiling, is a reminder to ing the sights ships. just before the flights, treat our elders with New York and Williamsburg. . . . respect, but Cousin Mary originated her Home never to forget that will be Harold Thomasson of Commercial we Forum from the airport, interview- elders ourselves some day. It’s a is planning a trip to Canada. . . . ing her sisters of the skillets and reminder of responsibility. Bess Dees, Traffic, entrains soon skeins. Here’s Mary with three of for the great Northwest. . . . Ralph The quote, “Help Us Build a her friends just before the take-off. Peterson is in Florida for sand and Greater Kansas” impressed us as sun while Announcer Dorian St. important. It brings to mind that George slushes through the sloughs eminate from NBC’s Washington NBC spreads from coast to coast. and bayous of Ole Mississippi. . . . news room each week. . . . Bill If you’ll glance at page 12, you’ll Martha Cosgriff of Commercial is McCall of Sound Effects, on the see that it goes far beyond these off for May, and Eva Cluff, Red Cross network show, fell flat borders. Cape front office secretary, is puttering while pretending to be a man run- Every station on the NBC net- around her new house. . . . Looking ning and needed a bit of first aid works will always find considera- back to vacations are Assistant himself. tion and space in the Transmitter. Manager Carleton Smith, who We’ll help build a greater Kansas spent his time on tees and greens Among newcomers to W R C - any time we can. and in front of the new baby’s crib WMAL is Joan Harding, formerly There you have it. The Trans- Mary Mason, who has just returned of WHEC and WHAM, Rochester. mitter has always endeavored to from Havana; Don Fischer who Joan has a regular program for the say something. It is, too, entirely made his a vacation-honeymoon. ladies at 9:35 each morning on sympathetic to its superior’s sug- WMAL. Other new faces . . . Hilda gestions and company policy. It has ODDS AND ENDS: Now working Kirby, Commercial . . . Florence always bent a listening ear to the for Uncle Sam are ex-NBCers Mar- Cox, Program . . . Virginia White- out-of-town stations, big or little. garet O’Neil with the Defense Sav- head, Radio-Recording . . . Phil Jo-

It all adds up to this: in the past ings Staff and Betty Bissonette at achim and Pete Cousins, News . . . and in the future we want the Camp Meade. ... A total of 123 Stuart Finley, Announcing . . . and

Transmitter to be worth reading. news programs and commentaries Katherine Richards, Traffic. . . . JULY. 1941 7 CHICAGO Dan Thompson

CHICAGO HAS ITS DAY! out of the box and his successor, Pianist jerry Marlowe all but suf- A record number of 270 NBC fered a similar fate. Cities turned out to make the Fifth The Big Moment came when NBC Athletic Association Outing, Salesman Gil Berry hit a home run at the Medinah Club, near Chicago, with three men on base. George a rousing success. The entire NBC Bolas pulled a ’’hidden ball” trick Central Division was represented on second to put two men out and and general credit for the splendid George Diefenderfer showed Big organization of the Outing belongs League style in right field as did to President Lynn Brandt, Dorothy Freddie Kasper on first base. Masters, social chairman and Fred Klein, treasurer. Near-tragedies of the Outing in- cluded Curt Mitchel’s dive from Activities divided themselves the back of a horse, Sam Kaney’s into golf, softball, ad lib swimming, departure at 4;00 PM, and Wynn tennis, horseshoes, dancing, horse- Wright’s loss of his camera. back riding and just plain loafing.

Climax of the day’s events was Stellar horseshoe pitchers were the dinner at which prizes were NBC Central Division Manager awarded by President Brandt and Harry C. Kopf and Salesman Jim Golf Chairman Frank O’Leary. McEdwards. Stories vary on the Larry Dutton, engineer, won the championship style of these ’’ring- Curt jonatat Cup from Singer Ed ers”, but most reliable information Davies. Three consecutive wins are has it that Engineers joe Alusic and necessary to obtain permanent pos- W. O. Conrad defeated the Kopf- session of the trophy. The sad part McEdwards combo consistently for of the story is that Ed Davies had some 30 or 40 games, then gave two wins on it, with a low gross them a big handicap for the ’’play- of 78. off” and the boys won. Guide Captain Warner Holm- gren won the Breakfast Club Cup, Cashier Irene Shields and Chair- which was awarded for the first man Paul ’’Tarzan” Millen stayed time this year. in or near the water for four hours, L. j. Edgley, assistant continuity starring in the strictly ”on your editor, took the ’’Confusion own” swimming events. Irene won Trophy.” tin fun- The famous can a very nice sunburn and took it nel cup was suitably engraved by home with her. Fred Klein for the fifteen strokes Mr. Edgley found necessary on the Door prize winners were Byron 1 8th hole. Spears, Dorothy Bowser, John La- The three fair ladies with the gen, John Carasalla, Loretta Cooney three excellent scores, winning this and Dick Sample. and that, were Harriette Hansen, Laura Satterwhite and Terese Lauer. Movies of last year’s Outing were shown at the conclusion of the The NBC Ball Team with Rudy dinner by W. F. Lanterman. Neubauer on the mound, won the Free lance photographers includ- championship from the Artists, the ed Frances Morton, Gale Swift, ATE nine, and the Musicians. In Judith Waller, Emmons Carlson, the first game with the Musicians, Fred Klein and, of course, poor the NBC team came through with Wynn Wright who can no longer a 3-2 victory. prove it. Not with his Kodak Re- The Musicians then trounced tina anyway. ATE, 28 to 18. NBC sank the Ar- The photo exhibit of the Outing tists, 6 to 2, and in the play-off, will be prepared under Carlson’s NBC came through with a sensa- direction. By just glancing to your tional 1 5 to 3 blitzkrieg over the left you can see that a grand time cocky Musicians. was had by all and 270 NBC Cities Pitcher Phil Shukin was knocked covers a lot of grand time. 8 NBC TRANSMITTER NBC ATHLETIC JULY. 1941 9 ASSOCIATION OUTING

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By FRANCES SPRAGUE Bob Dailey

CONTROLLING BROADCASTING Cracie Fields, England’s number IN WARTIME. one comedienne, appeared recently

By C. J. Friedrich. on WTAM’s “Women’s Club of the Air.’’ Here she is, shown in an A tentative public policy. Pamphlet informal with prepared by the Radiobroadcasting pose jane Weaver, right, conductor of the Research Project at the Littauer program, and Mildred Center, Harvard University, 1940. Funnell, center. Miss Fields has the distinction of being THE EUROPEAN POSSESSIONS IN the highest paid performer in the THE CARIBBEAN AREA. entertainment world. By R. R. Platt et al.

American Geographical Society. do a bit of verse daily for its news- 1941. paper clients. If the deal goes Strategic importance, industries, through, the series would start in government, resources and other the Fall. data. This broadcast engineer’s poetry now appears frequently in OF BROADCAST- Cleve- HANDBOOK land, Detroit, Columbus, Indian- ING. apolis and Philadelphia newspapers By Waldo Abbot. and in several nationally circulated McGraw-Hill Book Co. 1941. INCIDENT AT CROSSE ISLE magazines.

2nd ed. Announcer Tom Manning, Spe- Pruitt has been at WTAM for 1 1 Written especially for students, cial Events Man jack Fern and years, but he began writing verse teachers, and speakers, but equally Manager Vernon H. Pribble were only 16 months ago. At that time helpful to those interested in all covering the WTAM broadcast his poetry was mere relaxation phases of broadcasting. from the Naval Air Training Base from difficult mathematic prob- at Crosse Isle, Michigan, during lems encountered in an advanced OUR CONTEMPORARY COM- Naval Aviation Week. engineering course. POSERS. A young man broke out of drill It is a lot more than relaxation By j. T. Howard. line and rushed across the parade now. Bert turns out from ten to Thomas Y. Crowell Co. 1941. ground. It was Buzz Lloyd, former twelve poems a week. Mostly Present-day American musicians WTAM office boy, so excited at Pruitt’s subjects are the common, seeing someone from everyday happenings and music. Cleveland and emotions. that he forgot all about drilling. Occasionally, however, he borrows RADIO ENGINEERING HAND- Lloyd almost had a two hour from his colorful background of six BOOK. training penalty to work out, but years spent with the United States Edited by Keith Henney. Manager Pribble explained the sit- Navy in far-away ports. uation to Lloyd’s commanding offi- The engineer is hardly a McGraw-Hill Book Co. 3rd ed. WTAM cer and Lloyd off with Keats or in 1941. got only a Shelley appearance. reprimand. He’s a full-fledged fly- Bert Pruitt is over six feet tall and All phases of engineering practices ing cadet now at Lakehurst, New tops the scales at 190 pounds. brought to date. up Jersey. ITEMS REPORT ON CHAIN BROAD- DOUBLE DATE CASTING. The first WTAM staff member There is one anniversary in the to be drafted is Claude Moye, Federal Communications Com- life of Chester Zohn, WTAM’s known to thousands of Ohio listen- mission. night manager, that is faithfully

ers as “Pie Plate Pete”. . . . An- Government Printing Office. celebrated year after year. More nouncers Wade Barnes and John 1941. Official text. accurately, it is a double anniver- Hicks both spending their vaca- sary, for the date of his wedding is

in . tions . THIS IS LONDON. New York State. . An- also that of his joining the WTAM By E. R. Murrow. nouncer Tom Manning donning a staff here in Cleveland. painter’s cap to do a stroke-by- Simon & Schuster. 1941. just recently, it was his 15th stroke version of a house painting Selections from his broadcasts early wedding anniversary and the 1 1th derby. . . . Katharine Holgan and in the war. celebration of his years at WTAM. Sally Ruple joining the staff as POET LAUREATE OF THE switchboard operators. WAR ON THE SHORT WAVES. CONTROL BOARD ED. NOTE: And Bob Dailey By H. N. Graves. of Bert Pruitt has found new paths News and Press is the proud father Foreign Policy Association. of poetic glory. A national news of a seven pound baby girl. It’s the Headline Book. 1941. syndicate is angling for Pruitt to Dailey’s first. Congratulations, Bob. JULY, 1941 1 1 DENVER EXCHANGE

Evadna B. Hammersley

STRUCTURAL CHANCES FIVE ROOMS — Apartment avail- able, with roommate, $25.00 a Additional equipment has been month. Located near NBG on installed at KOA to facilitate the 49th St. off Sixth Ave. See Ken switching of both the Red and the Shaw in Room 254. Blue networks. Denver has become a pivot point WANTED—One roommate in ex- in handling the new switching change for one leaving July 1. operation, formerly done by the Attractive locality, convenient telephone company. to NBC, 25 W. 51 St St., opposite Remodeling of the Master Con- AP Building. See Frank Owens, trol Room will make it consider- Room 41 6. ably larger and completely air conditioned. ONE ROOM Lots of light, plenty Latest type continuous recording — of space, kitchen privileges if equipment is being installed. Acar- desired, convenient location. See penter knocked down a piece of M. Little, Room 304. plaster onto a turntable in use the first few days. The needle dug C. E. TABLE MODEL RADIO — into the plaster and only the quick Eight inch speaker for use with action of Control Engineer Stan AC current only. Original cost, Neal kept KOA on the air. GLARENCE MOORE $90; now at bargain. See Frank A 5-KW auxiliary unit has been Owens, Room 416. installed at KOA to keep things Howard Johnson comes in for Sum- running In case of local power fail- mer relief duty. . . . Genial Duncan GALLET STOP WATCH—Seven ure. It recently had a good work- McGoll has been elected Director jewels, easy to read. See Frank out when, during a severe electrical of the Lion’s Glub. . . . Lloyd E. Owens, Room 416. storm, KOA experienced its first Yoder, KOA General Manager, act- “blackout.” Lights went out all ed as General Ghairman of the LARGE ROOM TO RENT—Boy or over the building and Martin Tobin, “President’s Ball” during the Ro- girl. Modern apartment house. reading a newscast in Studio B had tary International Gonvention in 51st St. between 7th Ave. and to do some fast thinking before the Denver recently. . . . James Mac- Broadway. Phone Magaret Mac- flashlights arrived. The new auxil- Pherson, manager of National Spot Laren, Circle 6-1339. iary unit kept the station on the Sales, tried to lead a heifer to water air, however, without a hitch. and was dragged through a barbed GUEST RELATIONS STATISTICS wire fence for his trouble. . . . ODDS AND ENDS Glarence Moore, whose picture is Did you know that since January Bundles from heaven have ar- directly above, came back from 1, 1941, there have been 51 men rived for the Ivan Schooley and the Estes Park, scene of the Red Net- hired for the Guest Relations staff Werne Andrews households. Girls work “Nature Sketches”, with a and these half-hundred men are in both cases. nature sketch in the form of a neat still working for NBC? This figure

sunburn on the top of his head. . . . does not include those who were Has anyone an alarm clock and Miss Beverly Ward has taken over hired and have since left the com- calendar to spare? Please send same Music Glearance and will assist pany. At the present time, there to Tor Torland. Tor woke up the T. E. Stepp in Transcriptions. . . . are 96 men working for C. R. other AM not quite sure of the Virginia Anderson, KOA steno, Since the first of the year, 25 time or the day. He called the has resigned and is probably mar- men have been permanently trans-

ried by now. . . Lyman was ferred to other departments. Seven- operator and got the correct time . Jack all right, but when he asked which called in on amplification arrange- teen men have been drafted or day of the week it was, the opera- ments for the Denver-owned moun- joined the ranks of the United tor replied, “Sorry, we’re not al- tain amphitheatre at Red Rocks States Army, Navy, Air Corps, or lowed to give out that informa- Park. Lyman’s experience at three the Marines. tion !’’ World’s Fairs has made him a rec- ognized authority on the subject. EDITOR’S NOTE: The entire

Miss Leone Leigh, Night Recep- . . . Perry Perregrine has been a Transmitter staff, not only here in tionist, has resigned to take up flower lover for years. This year New York, but every one of our being a housewife. Lilyan Schofield his tulips were particularly beauti- representatives from coast to coast,

succeeds her. . . . Glenn Glasscock, ful, so he invited friends to an in- was very glad to hear of Miss Ham- control engineer, is now with the formal exhibition. Two days before mersley’s recovery from a recent

Navy on active duty. . . . D. D. the exhibit a hail storm struck Den- illness. She’s too swell a person to Kahle takes Glasscock’s place and ver. Result: No tulips, no exhibit. be out of action that way. 12 NBC TRANSMITTER INTERNATIONAL NBC Personnel has made ar- RALPH PERRY rangements, or have you heard, with William Saroyan for employ- ees of NBC to see his latest crea- International Broadcasting has its studios in Radio City and broad- tion, “The Beautiful People” at casts seven days a week to Europe, South America, Central America and, special reduced prices. in fact, to the rest of the world, via two stations, WRCA and WNBl. Every night except Monday and matinees Wednesday and Satur- day. That’s the set-up and here are In 1939, letters received in New York from points outside the United the prices; States, totaled 39,149 letters. $3.30 Orchestra $1.65 2.75 Balcony 1.38 In 1940, the letters received totaled 46,500. 2.20 Balcony 1.10 Mr. Saroyan will contribute 15 More than fifty men and women, who speak at least two languages, per cent of all monies received to comprise the ever growing staff of NBC’s International Division, which the NBC Athletic Association, had its modest beginning in 1937 when two or three Spanish language which is good enough for us. broadcasts were made weekly to South America. It now broadcasts six- Arrangements had also been made to give NBC people a dis- teen hours every day, seven days a week and has its own live talent shows. count on Orson Welle’s “Citizen Kane” at the Palace Theatre. Some of the artists and leading personalities featured on International Jeanne Bradley in Personnel is broadcasts include General Camacho, brother of the President of Mexico; the person to see for discount Professor, Doctor, Madame Angelique Panayotatou of the Scientific Staff tickets to “The Beautiful People.” of the University of Athens; Princess Mare De Bourbou; the President of On Thursday, June 12, Ted Ma- the Senate of Peru; the Brazilian Admirals and Aviators; Rouben Mamou- lone referred to the day as “Friday” lien and Leo Carillo of Hollywood; Xavier Cugat; Olga Andre; Guy on three occasions. Twelve phone Lombardo and Sammy Kaye. calls came in in as many minutes.

BOWLING The NBC Bowling League ended its season with this success: There "THE HOMEWARD SCENE" are over 100 members in this AA group and every Thursday night at Have you ever traveled homeward. least 60 active members make up When the sun was falling fast. 12 teams. There is an enthusiastic And the colors cheering section of other members, dyed not playing that night, who come The countryside With the station platform’s still- come over to the alleys and root That slid so smoothly past? ness for their department. the train has sped its way General Service 1, the winning On a train that’s clicking swiftly When team for the season, took 60 games O’er the ruddy rail ahead Hear a cricket and lost only 21. The high game As the quiet light Voice a thicket. score was 933 and the average Of coming Night Turned to blue with closing day. score for the season was 821. Engineering 2 finished in second Spreads o’er the gravel bed. place by winning 59 games out of With such pensive folk around you lies deserted. 81 . Their high game score was 958 Now the station and their average, 809. Nodding with the swaying train Sprawled in solemn state and drear Auditing wound up in third po- In its violent While the glistening sition winning 55 games and los- Flight, as silent Rails lie listening ing 26, with a high game score of Shadows sweep the country lane. 962 and an average of 800. For the Night to disappear. Heitmann, General Service 1, Far away, the City Towers was the highest individual scorer of Pasc. the season with an average of Dwindle miniature and mist. 174.22, based on 81 games. Rubin, In the gloaming Auditing, placed second with an As the homing average of 170.55, based on 77 Mortals keep their evening tryst games. Nicol, also of Auditing, took (Continued in column 3, page 13) ! : —

JULY, 1941 13 "QUOTATION MARKS" chiding, inquiring and offering some humorous slants. A laundry in Brooklyn, person- ified by a gentleman with a broad “I believe that the American system of free institutions—through non-Aryan accent, called to inform which the fruits of individual effort and foresight and sacrifice are best Ted Malone that “you are saying protected—offers to mankind its greatest hope that individual security in York it is Friday. In New can be attained.” Brooklyn it is still Thursday.” SCIENCE AND SECURITY Another gentleman held forth David Sarnoff that after hearing Ted’s assurance that it was Friday he was outraged October, 1940 because he hadn’t received his salary. “In the all-out effort we must make to defend democracy, radio stands as a great national asset. Broadcasting’s present efficiency derives One of the newest NBC AA ac- directly from its freedom. In the living patriotism which we need to tivities is the Swimming Club. Un- make our arms strong and our will indomitable, radio can play a signifi- der the direction of Elliott Mesnick cant part. This war has shown that people can be bombed by air with it’s gaining impressive support from words as well as with high explosives!” NBC folk. Organized in May, the club, in RADIO AND NATIONAL DEFENSE two months, boasts a membership Niles Trammell of 70. The place is the Park Cen- January, 1941 tral Hotel where the group not only of the pool but the has the use “It may spread eastward to Turkey and Russia. The Germans may, gymnasium as well. for a time lay their hands on the granaries of the Ukraine and the oil wells charge is thirty-four cents The of the Caucasus. They may dominate the Black Sea. They may dominate per the club swims as person when the Caspian Sea. Who can tell?” a unit and forty cents at any other time for members individually. COMMENTING ON THE Elliott Mesnick of the Mail BALKAN SITUATION Room and Walter Ciebelhaus of Winston Churchill General Service are the lads to be April 27, 1941 consulted for further details.

(Continued from col. 1, page 12) POSTAGE DUE the third position with an average of 170.48, based upon 74 games. Letters From NBCs Information Division Steer Mathew, chairman of the Bowling League, has announced Gentlemen that the Fall season will open Sep-

act. I shadowgraphs with my I have a very interesting do tember 12 at the Riveria Bowling hands. act would have to be done in front of an audience able My Hall, 1 16 West 50th Street. to read “APPLAUSE” which we could flash on a screen when we The increase in bowling interest wanted it. and popularity comes from the lad- This would be of GREAT interest to the listening public . . . ies of NBC. They comprise about they would hear the applause. 20 per cent of the group every If public didn’t care for it . . . TO ! the Thursday. I would require $5,000 a week and the installation of a white New bowlers are always wel- sheet to throw the figures on. If we wanted a change in program come. If you have any ideas con- we could play leap frog or do some magic. cerning the League, drop a line to Can you suggest a sponsor? Sincerely, Steer Mathew, Room 560. Dear Sir: TENNIS What I would like from Hitler is some different than I have

yet heard requested but here it is: I have ten 100,000 Mark The regular NBC Tennis Tourn- Reichsbanknotes of February 1923 issue. They were given to me ament, held every year, will take and the children. My husband is in the hospital and I need money place in August. Contests will be to pay off the mortgage and back taxes on this farm. If Mr. Hitler threefold. A men’s singles, a wo- would just cash these notes for me I could straighten things out men’s singles and the mixed dou- swell bles. (Don’t tell him so but it would also put me in a position to give another son to Uncle Sam.) Trophies go to the winners, so send your letter of interest to Bob Here’s hoping Fine, Room 254. 14 NBC TRANSMITTER SAN FRANCISCO Kay Barr

TIME MARCHES ON! GOING UP!

KGO’s A. E. “Shorty” Evans, All thoughts, words and engineer in charge of the KCO deeds at KCO and KPO in San Transmitter, and his crew have Francisco these days have to hung up a brand new record. do with the new NBC Building, Out of 6,406 hours and 53 now well under way at Taylor minutes of air time. Shorty and and O’Farrell streets. the boys lost only 31 seconds. April 16th, previous occu- For this bit of doing, they have pant started moving out and received the annual plaque power shovel digging began awarded by General Electric for May 1. Last walls of the old the most nearly perfect record building crashed May 5. Exca-

in the matter of time off the ' vation was finished and work- air in 1 940. men started pouring concrete

I 0. B. Hanson, vice-president June 4. All the footings, by and chief engineer of NBC and June 10, had been poured up to i

Joe Arnone, architectural engi- I the basement floor levels. neer of NBC, were special Special broadcasts from the guests at a luncheon broadcast site of the improvement, at celebrating Shorty Evans’ least once a week, will increase achievement. up a conference call on the switch- as work progresses. As a feature of the program. board and Madeline was greeted by A “Speechless Mass Meeting” Producer Gene Clark presented the six young ladies, when she picked of the Sidewalk Superintendent’s shortest dramatic skit in radio his- up the phone, harmonizing “Hap- Club was held. The official Side- tory. It was exactly 31 seconds in py Birthday.” walk Superintendent’s song was length. Reed Browning, who joined the introduced as well as the official cheer of the club and it marked OLD HOME WEEK announcing staff in March, passed cigars April 6. Reason; Little Miss the first appearance of the Dainty Four former San Francisco alum- Wendy Laurel. Dozen, 12 pretty KCO-KPO girls ni, now with NBC at Radio City, Announcer Jimmy Mathews out in tricky costumes. and weather permitting. threw a welcome party for Cliff eight weeks with a migratory strep- War General Al Nelson in- Engle and Grant Pollack, both of tococcus infection. Manager have tends to dedicate the new “Million whom transferred to New Gladys Cronkhite, KPO’s “Inter- York. Hosts were Announcers Bob Dollar Home of KCO and KPO” national Kitchen,” presented a p.a. Waldrop and Nelson Case, Pro- January 1 5, 1 942. description of a horse show at the ducer Joe Thompson, who is now Elmhurst Lions Club Picnic, June 8. in the Army, and Sound Effects She also exhibited two thorough- Florence Larsen moved from Man Jerry McKee. bred hunters. Typing to Sales. Girls of the staff ROMANCE Jimmy Coffis left the Mail Room gave Marion Hanson a farewell to work in the U. S. Mint, which luncheon at the Sir Francis Drake Announcer Floyd Farr and Jetta is a good trick. Frank Olsson took Hotel. Baker knew each other in high Jimmy’s place. General Manager Al Nelson has school. Their school day romance Claire Valpey, Script, christened been elected honorary director of resulted in a marriage May 4. a new submarine net tender and the California Rodeo, held annu- Announcer Eddie King and Sally received a platinum-diamond wrist ally at Salinas in July. O’Connell followed suit May 10. watch from the Navy officials. Announcer Hal Wolf and Pro- The nuptials took place in Reno, of Sales Manager William Bernard ducer Dick Bertrandias led an NBC all places. “Bill” Ryan was elected president softball team that beat the net- Mary Milford, NBC dramatic ac- of the San Francisco Advertising work off a CBS outfit with a score tress, and Frank Schlessinger, man- Club. estimated at 16 to 13. ager of Allied Advertising, ex- Temperance Smith, former edi- Three weeks later, the Actor’s changed vows May 9. torial assistant of “Time”, replaced Club dethroned the champs 16 to Ethel O’Kane in Continuity when all of which proves the boys PERSONALITIES 13, Ethel resigned to become a hap- got a lot of exercise. General Manager Al Nelson has pily married young lady. been elected to the Board of Di- Marion Hansom, secretary to FOOTNOTE rectors of the San Francisco Festi- Chief Engineer Curtis Peck, re- Addition of an Associated Press val Association. signed in June to join her husband printer gives the KCO-KPO News Madeline Attabit, Traffic, had a in Southern California. She was re- Department all three of the news birthday. Bessie Atkinson hooked placed by Lola Camaches of Sales. syndicate services, AP, UP and INS. 5

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H O L LY W O O D Noel Corbett

GOLF NOTES Vice-President Don E. Gil- The NBC AA chose the pic- man lunched the Hollywood turesque Palos Verdes Country Press Department in the Amer- Club for their third annual golf ican Room of the Brown Derby tournament this year. in honor of their topping off Staff Trumpeter Bob Kimic Billboard Magazine’s Annual shot low gross of 78 to win. Radio Exploitation Survey for Sax player Dick Eckeles was the second year. second with a 79. Bing Crosby Left to right, Noel Corbett, and George Hatch, the defend- Catharine Schall, Dorothy Wak- ing champ, tied for third place. nitz. Matt Barr, Martha Sher- Low net honors went to Bob win, Hal Bock, Press head, and Brooke of Engineering, fol- Clay Morgan, standing. lowed by John Wald of the Mr. Gilman, Frances Scully, Richfield Reporter program. joe Alvin, Nell Cleary, Phyllis Sperry Newscaster Sam Hayes Murphey, Art Carter, photog- tied with Lew Frost for third. rapher, and Ben Byers. The most handsome prize of of Radio Recording Division, toured all was carried off by George a full time housewife. . . . Vava

the . . Volger. All Ceorgie had to do Bowers has taken a leave of ab- Northwest. . John Swallow, was to take his time between each sence (expecting the stork) and Division Program manager, also on hole, running up the highest gross Grace Leddy has taken her place a northern business trip. . . . The score. Ceorgie pointed out that as Bill Andrew’s secretary in Guest Alex Robbs and the Hal Bocks cele- their winning the swell Daily Variety Relations. Aubrey Ison is now shuf- brated wedding anniversaries cup didn’t surprise him at all, be- fling tickets in Andrew’s depart- the same day. The Robbs are 1 years up on the Bocks, however. cause he’s getting all the luck ment. . . . Traffic Department per- these days. It was only a couple of sonnel notes included; Harold . . . Bob Moss and Dave Elton are

motoring East together. . . . An- weeks before that Mrs. Volger pre- Haklik now Night Traffic clerk . . . sented him with a baby girl. Bud Spencer, Day Telegraph super- other going East for a new car is

Martha Sherwin of Press. . . .Wen- visor . . . Lefty Lefler, Night Pro- dell Williams and his wife, the Tracy Moore’s inauguration as gram transmission supervisor . . . head man of the Ad Club of Los Miles Auer and Don Smith, both former Helen Buchta of New York, will vacation at Priest Lake, Idaho, Angeles means that the Western new to the Department. . . . Ernie Division Blue Network Sales Man- Brashear now in Music Rights and after which she will vacation in ager is the first radio man ever to Nathan Scott into Music Research Gotham. . . . William’s secretary, Kathleen Kelly, will vacation in hold both the vice-presidency and . . . Bruce Anson now a junior an-

Yosemite. . . . Wynn Rocamora on presidency of the Ad group. nouncer . . . Florence Cidley into

Press, taking the spot Phyllis Mur- a business trip to New York. . . . The season’s highlight in radio phey left open when she went to Wally Boone had his tonsils

yanked. . . . Nell Cleary of Press circles was jack Benny’s 10th An- Auditing . . . Frank Hall now on niversary party at the Biltmore the parking lot. and PBX Operator Bill Clevenger, Bowl, which was attended by over both sporting canes; bad ankles.

. . . Nadine Amos, Mr. Gilman’s a thousand important radio people. QUICK PIX . . . Don E. Gilman, Eastern NBCers who were there in- Sidney Dixon, Red Sales manager; secretary, still industriously study- cluded President Niles Trammell, Tracy Moore, Blue Sales manager ing Spanish. . . . Sidney Strotz, John Royal, Clay and Bob McAndrews, Sales Promo- MEMO Morgan, Bertha Brainard and Ed tion manager, will attend the Hitz. PACA Convention at Santa Barbara, Now that Charlie Turner is in the have a edi- . army and we new June 29. . . Abbott Tessman, an- New to Alex Robb’s Program nouncer, gave himself the hot-foot tor there is no longer the danger of and Talent Sales Department is when he fell asleep under a beach out-of-town correspondents being Leo B. Tyson, formerly of KMPC umbrella with naught but the bot- frightened by memos signed Phtho-

. . . Robb’s new secretary is Norma toms of his feet exposed to the lognyrrh. that spells Rinehart and Honor Holden is now sun’s rays. . . . Hal Brock, Press Unraveled, Turner,

. . it not. Department Auditor. . Alene head, had a new rancho out past believe or The explanation for this bizarre orthography is as Butcher and Dorothy Daniels, . both Van Nuys in the Valley. . . NBC new to that Department. . . . Mar- Softballers took on Kay Kyser’s follows; garet Kent is now Lew Frost’s sec- champs; score lost on the way phth, as in phthisic, is T retary, taking the place of Blanche home. . . R. O’Kelly, olo, as in colonel, is UR . j. field engi- Davies, vacated when she resigned neer, out for seven weeks with a gn, as in gnat, is N to to go San Francisco and become broken jaw. . . . Bob Schuetz, head yrrh, as in myrrh, is ER 16 NBC TRANSMITTER THE NBC RIDING CLUB'S PAPER CHASE

The paper chases are fast be- ent version. She assumed it was a Maxwell of C.R. and Virginia Black coming an institution with the rid- ride in which everyone hopped on of Blue Sales exchanged horses. ing group. Its most recent one was and off their horses, trying to pick We wonder whether it was a ques- held Saturday, May 17, under up small bits of paper strewn tion of matching costumes. the able and original direction of throughout the woods and the one Ed de Salisbury of Sales Promo- Mr. D. B. Van Houten, Riding able to collect the greatest number tion was late. Just as the group was chairman. of paper bits won the chase. mounting, up dashed a cab with the Color movies of the entire event As usual, Mr. Van Houten pre- tardy Ed. Shame. were taken in perfect sequence. ceded the riders by a half hour on Edme Logan, Stenographic, and The photographer preceded the the trails to set the clues. Mrs. Van Paul Rittenhouse of Guest Rela- riders enough in advance to photo- Houten and Dick Van Houten tions kept to the rear. Paul, saving graph them at key spots on the joined in the chase. Dorothy Lewis his fire for the final stretch, fooled ride. His sequences numbered pine of General Service had Mascot and everyone, including himself, by groves, wooded lanes, fields of everyone agreed she looked like a winning the prize. fern and crossing streams, where circus rider for Mascot has that After the ride, an outdoor fire everyone hoped it would be the same slow, graceful canter, so was built and 32 people indulged other fellow whose horse would beautiful to see. Helen Korday, in in frankfurters, hamburgers, cake balk at going knee deep in cold Personnel, felt that she had been and coffee, prepared by Mrs. Van water. given the horse Good Luck because Houten, the guardian angel of all What is a paper chase? There she hadn’t been on a horse since the riding picnics. are several definitions. The ortho- last Fall. The gods were with the group. dox one being a treasure hunt with Al Patkocy, of Duplicating, gave While the morning was sultry, the paper confetti clues on the trails everyone a qualm when his horse sun shone brightly all afternoon. which lead to a hidden letter, the tried to throw Al over his head Not until the fire was out and the finder of which is the winner of whenever he approached water. Al group piling into the cars, prepara- the prize. managed to stay dry but developed tory to calling it a day did Old Sol One of the newer riders on May a few blisters doing so. hide behind the clouds and usher 17, contributed a slightly differ- After one hour of riding, Claire in a real Spring storm.

j' t, •! - ,, 1 T •££ 1 NBC TRANSMITTER company, iNCi NATIOi'v'*! broadcasting ^ glneral library OCTOBER ^ 9 4 NEW YORK, N. imJ 80 ROCKEF&LLtR PLAZA, . :

2 NBC TRANSMITTER INTERNATIONAL

Once an obscure, hopeful offspring of domestic radio, Di- it took a World War 1 1 to expand NBC’s International vision into a most vital branch of broadcasting today. From the 70 acres of the Bound Brook plant in New Jersey hum the 50,000-watt signals as they send six dif- ferent languages from sixteen to twenty-four hours a day to over 80 foreign countries and possessions.

Originating, for the most part, in Room 21 1 in Radio City, these programs carry with them the greatest respon- sibility yet known to broadcasting. Out of the “future possibility’’ dream that still cloaks television and fre- quency modulation, has emerged International Broadcast- ing into the very real present. In 1925, the trail-blazing began. Raymond Guy, radio facilities engineers for NBC, reports that in 1925, in a 20- - NTERNATIONAL FIRST minute broadcast from Station When International takes the

. . . First to 5XX in London, England, only one air, all concerned subtly show that American Network en- minute was intelligible. In 1940, they feel their responsibility. For gage in international broadcasting.

International had grown up and re- in Europe, at present, with the . . . First Network to have full time ceived its commercial license. exceptions of Switzerland and foreign correspondents.

Today, 92 stations in over 20 Sweden, all news filters through . . . First Network to receive pro- Latin American countries have the Dr. Goebbels’ propaganda ma- grams from foreign sources and in signed contracts with NBC to form chine before it reaches the popu- use them a commercial program.

the largest single Pan American lace of Germany and the occupied . . . First Network to send commer- network ever developed. territories. cial programs to foreign country for rebroadcasting. A useful service to Latin Ameri- Sticking strictly to objective,

. . . First Network to tie in a num- ca, South America and Europe re- clear-cut news and commentary, transmissions in six ber of foreign stations to transmit quires daily NBC rightly surmised that the con- languages: Spanish, Eng- the same program. different trast to European colored informa- Portuguese, French . . . First Network to receive and to lish, German, tion would have the desired effect. Italian. Transmissions in each rebroadcast from and From travelers, officials and from of these languages require separate a. Europe. smuggled letters have come the staffs. Radio City is merely the b. Central and South America. replies. A few such letters are headquarters; foreign representa- c. Hawaii and South Sea Islands. published, for the first time, on are scattered d. Australia and New Zealand, tives and contacts these pages. throughout the entire world. e. japan and China. Early this year, NBC inaugurated Over a half -hundred people f. Philippines. two new 50,000-watt transmitters make up the International Division g- Dutch East Indies. so that both WRCA and WNBI h. Siam. in New York. Under John W. El- beam abroad by means of new di- wood, energetic and likeable, the Africa (North, East and rectional antennas just twice their company spirit that exists there South) former strength. Near East (Palestine). today is the finest example of people working together. Young, NBC’s task in Latin America is k. Bathyosphere—2500 ft. vital, this division of NBC is mak- of equal importance. Today, depth.

are the most I. ing the world sit up and take WNBI and WRCA Stratosphere— 13 miles. notice. widely listened-to stations below m. Ships at sea. Throughout Europe, those the Rio Grande. Some four years n. Clipper flying Pacific. caught listening, in oppressed ago, it was a different story. Ger- o. Graf Zepplin. the countries, to the news broadcasts many, at that time, had p. Battlefield — Floyd Gibbons stronger signal. of NBC are heavily penalized. from Manchuria. Nevertheless, an audience exists of Propaganda, as we know the such proportions as to redouble word today, is a powerful force. THIS ISSUE’S GOVER: the Euro- The best practicable weapon to use the efforts of those on WRCA and WNBI, Inter- it is facts, presented factu- pean staff. against national Broadcasting’s new continues to be ally. Having conquered our Rockies American news 50,000 - watt Transmitters at and the Great Plains, this nation the best and often the only source Bound Brook, New jersey. 70 discovered the frontiers of unbiased, complete news heard has just acres of the most highly valued Amster- that still remain. Radio is both the in European cellars, under property in the world today. dam beds and in Belgian closets. musket and the plow. OCTOBER. 1941 3 BROADCASTING

LETTERS John F. Royal, Vice-President in charge of International Relations, has flown more than a half-million miles over most of the world’s air Helsingfors, Brando. lines looking after NBG’s far-flung broadcasting interests. Returning

"On board of this ship 1 have from a 20,000-mile air tour of all the Republics below the Rio Grande. repeatedly heard your broadcasts. Mr. Royal brought with him signed contracts with 92 stations in the

. . . The rest of the German-speak- 20 Latin American countries. This step by NBG, in extending its Pan ing world could hear more of the American network, results in the largest single network yet developed fate of the Baltic peoples. ... In by any major American broadcasting company. the Baltic there is now much less Mr. Royal, on returning, said, "This is another step on the part of NBG freedom than under the former to cement the social, commercial and cultural ties with the people of regimes, which by far were not the United States and our South American neighbors. In completing democratic. this extension of our Pan American network we have dealt separately The material situation of the with every one of the countries instead of considering the ‘South of the workers has catastrophically be- Rio Grande’ as a whole. come worse, the prices of goods We have followed this plan since each of the Republics has radio have risen 3, 4 and 5 times in com- problems and circumstances of a local nature which had to be considered parison with the much advertised before any thought could be made rise in wages.” in the direction of an extended PROGRAMS Pan American network.” Beograd, Yugoslavia. the All of the 92 NBC affiliates in ". "GUGAT FOR GAMELS”— . . When Laval was dismissed Red Network show featuring Xa- the 20 Pan American countries from his office ... I listened to vier Gugat, Garmen Gastillo, Lina now have the opportunity of pick- another American broadcasting Romay and Miguelito Valdez is ing the best programs of the NBC station from 6:15 to 6:30 p.m., sent simultaneously to Latin Amer- Blue and the NBC Red networks. and it did not give this news, but ica. Rafael Herrera performs the American firms, doing business in when I listened to your news neat trick of listening to Bert any of these countries, will be able broadcast one minute later, the Parks, via earphones, while an- to sponsor commercial programs above-mentioned sensation was nouncing in Spanish the same com- directed to Latin American con- announced. That same evening I mercials from a soundproof, glass- sumers as well as exchange ideas tried to check this news through enclosed booth in the studio. and new techniques through the any one of the European broadcast- facilities now made possible by this ing stations, but in vain; it only "FASHIONS IN MANHAT- extended NBC network. became general news on the fol- TAN” beamed abroad to Europe — The type of station signed by lowing day.” on Wednesdays. Designed to give NBC varies from 1,000 watts to helpful hints and constructive ad- This letter was smuggled out of Germany 200,000 watts with one or more vice to the women of England who, by an emigrant and brought to Colombia, stations in each of the 20 Latin war or no, keep up with the latest South America, via Russia, Japan and over American countries. the Pacific. The letter was mailed from fashions. The broadcasts describe A part of the picture was Mexi- Medellin, Colombia, on Feb. 17, 1941, and trends in design and stress the pos- received by the International Div. March co’s largest network of 21 stations sibilities of dressing smartly under 11, 1941. becoming affiliated with the Pan trying circumstances. Berlin. American Network of the National "BETWEEN THE BOOKENDS” Broadcasting Company. Mexico’s September, 1 940. "It will take several months be- —Ted Malone, heard regularly largest station, XEW, recently in- over the Blue, is now beamed to creased to 200,000 watts, is the fore you will receive this letter . . . The time of your broadcast and Europe five days a week. key station in the group and, with wave length is a quietly-kept secret its increase, is now the most pow- "MEN OF featuring MUSIG”— erful radio station in the Western of very, very many . . . have We serious music and interviews with two big favors to make of you: Hemisphere. famous composers, singers and 1 . Most of our radios have a Through Mexico and Central musicians. The artists perform short wave dial beginning only with America alone it is estimated that during the program while the the 19 meter band . . . German a vast radio audience of 28,000,000 works of the composers are being Hour, if possible, use the 31 meter people today can be served with played. Frank Nesbitt, head of the band. the best programs of both the Red English Section of International, 2. Please change the broadcast and Blue networks and the spe- interviews. time of your news period to the cially-built programs of the Inter- end of the hour, as the German "FOR AMERICA WE SING”— national Division, receiving these Radio Station broadcasts the news the Blue Network show featuring programs through their own sta- at 8:00 p.m., to which we must Dr. Frank Black and the NBC Or- tions. In the words of John W. El- listen, so one at least knows the chestra, Helen jepson and Frank wood, general manager of NBC In- next day, what Dr. Goebbels had Parker, is heard in England on ternational, this opens "a new era to communicate to us. Mondays via delayed broadcast. in international broadcasting.” 4 NBC TRANSMITTER RADIO CITY

PUBLIC SERVICE surroundings of the Rockefeller The new RCA Alert Re- Luncheon Club on the 67th ceiver, the modern Paul Revere, floor of the RCA Building. is an important innovation in Charles E. Phelps celebrated broadcasting. Pictured on this his 10th Anniversary and we page are Mayor Fiorello La- didn’t record it last issue, Cuardia, National Director of bringing the justifiable wrath Civilian Defense, and David of Blue Sales down upon us. Sarnoff, president of RCA, in Forgive us, suh. the first test of the device, as Even more sadly neglected is a nationwide audience listened Roy Sharp of Traffic. not in over the Blue Network. We only The receiver turns on auto- failed to mention his mov- ing from C.R. to Traffic all matically when a special, in- of a year ago but, more important, audible signal is flashed from are only reporting a broadcasting station. A bell we now that married rings, summoning listeners. Roy the former Mary The demonstration took Parsons 12 months back. Con- place at LaCuardia Airport. gratulations on your first anni- Word that “enemy” airplanes versary, eh? were sighted over Long Island was are all on file in the Personnel Harry Woodman, from Station relayed from Army officers at offices and it is believed by Ashton Relations, from KDKA, from Traf- Mitchel Field to a Civilian De- Dunn, Personnel Manager, that the fic before that, resumes his post fense Officer in an NBC Studio story is complete. in Traffic, replacing Bill McClancy. has cov- at Radio City. He immediately Since the ground been . . . Birger Hagerth, Tour Super- pressed a button, sending the robot ered and, it is hoped, cultivated, a visor, married Miss Marielouise signal riding across WJZ’s wave. new approach may be taken at this Wilkens at St. George’s Episcopal time. Having inspected the de- Within a few seconds, the impulses Church, August 9th. . . . William turned on the Mayor’s RCA Alert partments as individual units, the Cort Miller, senior guide, married Receiver in the Administration idea behind this new series is to Miss Doris Love Kirkland at the Building of the airport, notifying discuss these same units as con- Vander Park Church, August 10th.

does . . him that the NBC Blue Network tributing to the whole. Why . Franklin Butler of Legal wed was ready, from coast-to-coast, to NBC need each division bearing its Miss Maxine Marie Baribeau at St. broadcast any message he might name? How does each department Michael’s Church, Grand Ledge, have as Director of Civilian De- make up the entire picture of the Michigan, July 23rd. fense. National Broadcasting Company Miss Mary Sheppard of Produc- and thus, broadcasting in general? The device can be incorporated tion is now secretary to Mr. Henry of radio, in standard broadcast receivers and This general knowledge Ladner of Legal, replacing Miss Iva television sets to make them alert instead of general knowledge of Singer. . . . also of Legal, Miss part of radio, should in- to the robot signal. some one Helen M. Hartman is secretary to terest all throughout and not a Developed by RCA engineers to Mr. Swezey ... as is Miss Evelyn of more closely affiliate broadcasting succession of different groups V. Schmidt, secretary to Mr. Prime. national defense, it stands as varying interests. At the conclu- with . . . Miss Olive E. Binz has trans- participat- still another example of radio per- sion of the series, those ferred from Legal to Radio Record- sonnel being invaluable to the ing may consider themselves as ing. . . . Transfers into Television intelligent the entire com- average American community. about include: C. G. Alexander from phases of the pany and not just G.R. to Programs; Dick Dinsmore picture. DISCUSSION CROUP from Recording to Production; Garry Simpson from G.R. to stage With a new idea running NAMES IN THE NEWS manager; Walter Glarke, Ed through the set-up, the Personnel Na- than and Stoddard Dentz from Division’s new series of Discus- Bill McClancy resigned as head

G.R. ; Felix Ghirlando from General sion Croups will begin Wednesday of Traffic to enter defense industry Service; Henry Mallen from Main- evening, October 15, and continue with the Eaton Manufacturing tenance john Allen every two weeks thereafter during outfit. and from the Mail Room. the winter season. E. B. Lyford and john Murphey In the past, almost every depart- of Traffic presented their depart- Walter Law and Herb Mattick ment head has, at one time or an- ing boss with an engraved silver transferred from Guest Relations other, discussed his individual cigarette box in the presence of to International. . . . Irene Kuhn department, its organization, op- Niles Trammell, president of NBC, went from Press to Sales Promo- eration and the type of personnel and almost every other department tion and Gene Hamilton moved engaged. These past discussions head in the company, in the plush from Announcing to Production. OCTOBER, 1941 5 BELLMORE LISTENING POST

NEW YORK Rumania, Hungary, Spain, Por- The National Broadcasting tugal, Argentina and Uruguay, Company’s new short wave Lis- and speaks a half dozen lan- tening Post at Bellmore, Long guages fluently as a result. Island is considered the most This staff must know a mini- strategically located radio ears mum of four languages, sense in America today. Listening in propaganda from policy trends, to the radio waves of the world facts from lies, be able to today is one of the most im- write, preferably from news- portant functions in American paper experience, have had a broadcasting and represents European education or have public service in its purest lived abroad for several years. form. As an aid, any program com- Operation of the post is ing over the short wave can be under the supervision of A. A. recorded at the touch of a Schechter, NBC News and Spe- switch. The first account of cial Events Chief, with Jules Marshal Petain’s announce- Van Item in direct charge. To ment of the capitulation of promote the highest efficiency The news of Germany’s assorted France was obtained in this way. in the NBC search of the world’s invasions of Russia, Yugoslavia and Listening to a speech from Bor- of ether waves, an entire corps Greece, all significant events in deaux, the static was so bad that engineers and foreign language ex- the development of our foreign the NBC man couldn’t make it out perts has been moved to the new national policies, are representative and recorded it. Listening to the location. of the type of news these NBC cylinder over and over again, it Linked to the growth of NBC’s short wave monitors pull out of finally gave up its message to him International Division, the Listen- space and pass on to listeners and and the news made history. ing Post’s expansion is a direct re- news agencies on this side of the The Listening Post is daily ac-

sult of World War 1 1 and its spread Atlantic. complishing what it was designed to Eastern Europe, the Middle East The 24-hour vigil at the ear- to do: bring the United States Africa. and phones is no easy stint. Reporting public, at the earliest moment A battery of the most sensitive what they hear with complete ob- possible, the story. Whether it short wave radio receivers has been jectivity, these men must obtain takes place in the far reaches of installed at the former site of the news in spite of atmospheric Asia or the capitals of war-torn WEAF’s transmitter. The staff of difficulties, twisted facts and the Europe, still the average man in foreign language news experts fog of propaganda. America must know, has the right to know, and has provided daily maintains 24-hour watch on Since the time the war of nerves NBC another service to sustain that the world’s airways, tapping Eu- became a war of reality, the in- right. rope’s main sources of significant creasingly important NBC role in news stories. Situated far from the the gathering of foreign news from towering steel-ribbed buildings of the shifting centers of hostilities HOLLYWOOD Manhattan, ideal reception has kept this staff functioning on Located in North Hollywood, is found. a watch-around-the-clock sched- NBC has established a Pacific The Listening Post is linked ule on all foreign broadcasts. Coast Listening Post to supplement with the at Radio NBC Newsroom Behind the vine-covered build- the listening activities carried on City by three direct lines. One is ing at Bellmore, a formidable array at the large Eastern plant at Bell- a microphone line enabling any of of equipment hums away as it more, Long Island. the shortwave experts to take the catches every phase of the foreign air from Bellmore at a moment’s This sensitive radio ear is tuned in short wave. notice. The second line serves a news coming via in to the Orient’s war of words and of teletypewriter circuit which relays A bank of receivers, a battery follows a pattern of operation es- the translated news from the Long dictaphones for recording impor- tablished at Bellmore. Relaying Island outpost to Radio City. An tant dispatches, telephones, type- news to Los Angeles and other auxiliary telephone circuit makes writers and teletypes complete West Coast newspapers as well as it possible for short wave monitors the array. the Hollywood headquarters of and news editors to check incom- Jules Van Item, responsible to NBC for broadcast over the double ing news bulletins. A. A. Schechter for the short wave networks, the new Hollywood Two electrically - operated re- monitoring staff, was born in Hol- plant will be manned by a staff of corders and playback devices have land. He is now an American citi- foreign language experts as highly been installed to insure accuracy zen after having lived abroad proficient at interpreting foreign of translation. principally in Germany, France, news as the men in the East. 6 NBC TRANSMITTER WASHINGTON NBC TRANSM ITTER

Published for and by the NBC Tom Knode personnel from coast to coast. ANNIVERSAY VOL. 7 OCTOBER, 1941 No. 3 Edwin Rogers, dean of Washing- ton announcers, last month cele- EDITOR Roy Pascal brated his tenth anniversary with ASSOCIATES Robertson Schroeder NBC. He has served the entire Arthur Bellaire decade at WRC-WMAL. Charles Pinckney Ed first announced the call let- ters of the two stations on Septem- Address all correspondence to: NBC Trans- ber 1931. Today, at mitter, National Broadcasting Company, 28, WRC- Room 465, RCA Building, New York, N. Y. WMAL, Ed has assumed commer- Telephone: Circle 7-8300. Extension 220. cial importance as a newscaster, in addition to his regular staff duties. He is the Senate Beer and Ale re- porter on WMAL, four times a day. SUGGESTION SYSTEM Ed’s first appearance before a The long hoped-for Suggestion microphone was in 1923 when he Plan has been announced to NBC sang at station WDAR, Philadel- Personnel. phia. Later, while studying for his In nearly every office of the A.B. at Columbia University, he Eastern Division, boxes are now performed a number of times over installed. In each of these may WjZ and WEAF. He also appeared ED ROGERS be found suggestion blanks and en- in several New York musical shows velopes. Employes are asked to and was on the staff of WOR and ODDS AND ENDS mail, to the Suggestion Committee, WTIC in Hartford, Connecticut. Our odds and ends will include their ideas for greater efficiency no vacation bits, which is more of operations and for program PROMOTION than our other correspondents can material. . . . Fritz Balzer, has a new promo- say, no doubt. The Committee has for its chair- WRC-WMAL announcer. Music Supervisor, plays viola in the man Ken R. Dyke, Director of tion manager and a new studio band in his spare time. This Promotion and Advertising. The Hugh Higgins, for the past four relations year he’s been promoted to the other members are Vincent Gil- years engaged in public first row. . . . George Wheeler, chur. Director of General Service; work at Creighton University, production department, is the Omaha, is the promotion man. Ken- William S. Hedges, Vice President Banghart, manager of the bouncing father of a brand new in charge of Stations; John H. neth baby boy, at seven pounds ten MacDonald, Assistant Treasurer; local Cooks Tour travel agency, the ounces. . . . Auditor Rudy Golden- George McElrath, Operating Engi- mike man. stroth is slightly incensed that the neer; Glarence Menser, National TRANSMITTER should spell his Production Director; Roy G. Wit- GOLF STORY name Ruby . . . (ED. NOTE; !) mer. Vice President in charge of . . . Walter Salb is WRG-WMAL’s Red Network Sales, and Ashton Keith Williams, WRC-WMAL new studio organist. . . . Busiest Dunn, Personnel Manager. engineer, reveals a unique story of announcer: Steve Douglas, doub- The Personnel office will receive having missed a hole-in-one by 30 ling in brass for Ray Michael, and record all suggestions submit- seconds. sports; Larry Marino, Kitbitzers; ted, turning the suggestions over Keith, preparing to drive from a and Bill Grago. ... Is that Ray to the committee. The committee Rock Creek golf course tee, noticed paid Michael looking at that window will then act on each idea, with- a workman on the green, but no attention to what he was doing. full of wedding rings? ... Jim out knowing who submitted it. If, However, when he approached the Seiler, former promotion man, re- after a study of the idea, it is deemed worthy of acceptance, an green, the workman, an Italian, ports from Panama Gity that he stuttered, award of from $5.00 to $100.00 excitedly pointed and and John Hurley, announcer, are

. . justa . you will be authorized and the author “You justa miss enjoying their tour of duty with miss!” made known to the committee. In the Navy, but oh, that rain—that Investigating, Keith found that all ideas suggestions this way, and incessant rain! . . . Our congratu- his ball had stopped dead in the will be judged on their worth alone. lations go to Mr. John Hartley and center of a little round piece of Everyone is eligible for receiving the former Miss Maxine Cook who awards except department heads new turf, the former position of greenskeeper were married the 9th of August and officers of the company. the cup which the several yards away. here in Washington. . . . Mary Ma- With the adoption of this sys- had just moved son, Director of WRC’s Home For- tem, now, more than ever before, Keith says if he’d driven his ball he’d have um, is the newest member of the we all have the ability to share in 30 seconds sooner—yep,

. . thousand mile Mainliner Club. the operations of our company. made a hole-in-one . . . if . 100 a —

OCTOBER, 1941 7 CHICAGO Dan Thompson

NEW SPACE Gilbert McClelland, news editor Expanding offices and studios of the NBC Central Division Press have now brought practically the Department, has been transferred entire 19th floor of the Merchan- to the NBC Central Division Sales dise Mart Penthouse into use for Promotion Department as assistant the NBC Central Division. Three to Mr. Emmons C. Carlson, man- new studios, modernistic in design ager of the department. and beyond-the-minute in con- struction, will be in operation by the time this appears in print. Roy Shield, Musical Director of ORCHID the Division; the Communications Miss Judith Waller, Director of Department under C. V. Olmstead; Public Service for the NBC Cen- the Program Traffic Department tral Division, began her 20th year under Frank Colder; and the Radio in radio this year. The General Recording Division under Frank E. Federation of Women’s Clubs Chizzini have moved into new of- named her among 53 women in 30 fices opposite these studios. occupations in the United States as New observation facilities were representing the “great strides arranged for the Transcription De- made by women in the past 50 partment on the 20th floor, which years.” now takes over space formerly oc- One of the best known and best Central Division Outing—was re- cupied by the Program Traffic, the liked figures in radio today. Miss leased as “the most stupendous, Communications and the Night Waller joined the staff of the colossal, super-special film of the Manager’s departments. Chicago Daily News to organize year!” in Studio D, before an as- Completed and in operation in and operate Station WCU, now sembled audience of some 200 August was the Station in newly redecorated NBChicagoans. WMAQ, 1922. All NBC and redesigned Studio A, largest is justly proud of her. Bribes were offered on every of the NBC Chicago audience hand in an attempt to obtain dele- studios. CHANCES tions from the film which now Miss Kathryn James replaces goes into the Athletic Association WEDDING BELLS Miss Herbes who resigned as Secre- archives and may be borrowed for NBC Chicagoans celebrated tary to Mr. Joseph A. McDonald in private showings at ones’ homes twice on Saturday, August 16. Legal. . . . Miss Annamae Dormey which many of the celebrants said, Once when Miss Frances replaces Miss Seward as Secretary Morton, “is just the trouble.” secretary in the Engineering De- to William Ray, manager of the

Press Department. . . . partment, married Hubert Abfalter, PRODUCTION Miss Seward NBC Chicago studio engineer; TURNOVER was one of the oldest employes of again when Miss Violet Colliander, When Lloyd C. “Bucky” Harris, the company, resigning after

secretary in the office of Harry C. long-time NBC production director, twelve years of service. . . . Kopf, NBC Central Division general decided to leave NBC to join the manager, married Robert K. Mc- Grant Advertising Agency, he NOTES Elroy, student in engineering at started something. Earl Ebi, Gladys Ferguson, Blue Network Purdue University. “heart-throb” of the department, Sales secretary, won the summer Eric Danielson, Program Traf- decided to leave NBC for the lures tennis singles, besting semi-finaler

fic; Newsman C. Clinton Youle; of Hollywood; Ted MacMurray de- Marian Cooper of Production. . . . Vic Brown, Program and Talent cided he wanted to free lance Glenn Webster, engineer, got his Sales; Virginia Rabe, Sales; An- direct; Tom Hargis yielded to the new title of Control Relief Super- nouncer Durwood Kirby; Doris blandishments of the Seed Adver- visor and a brand new daughter on

Jakeway, Music Library; Lucille tising Agency and headed for the same day. . . . Col. C. V. Olm- Hagen of Continuity and Marion Renfro Valley as director of three stead of Communications reported Loomis of Spot Sales have all hill-billy shows, to be broadcast that his 5-year-old son, Ned, bowl- marched to altar since the last direct from that Kentucky town; ed 51 in a match play game with

check-up. and Arch D. Scott, long anxious to his Dad. . . . Raymond F. Snyder, join his family in Hollywood, was George A Creech, Ed Weber and MOVIE CRITICISM transferred to the production staff Paul H. Clark have left us these The NBC Athletic Association of Hollywood, Radio City. many months for the colors. . . . Camera Committee listened to Maurice Wetzel replaces Harris Elizabeth Whitney, former secre- mingled catcalls, whistlings, stamp- as assistant production manager tary in Radio Recording, accepted ing of feet, cheers and applause and new men in the department a Civil Service Commission ap- when “The 1941 NBC Follies”— include; Howard Wiley, Ed King, pointment in the Navy Department 40-minute film record of the last Alan Fishburn, and Martin Magner. and left us for Washington, D. C. —

8 NBC TRANSMITTER NBC TELEVISION

Noran T. Kersta

NBC is just rounding out the tising agencies were invited to average opinion as 7 units above first two months of commercial send representatives to watch this “good.” It is interesting to note television, operating the first and new medium grow. here that the average of August, only television station, WNBT, The Federal Communications 2.12, is above the average for July, during this period. All eyes, there- Commission foresaw the wisdom which is 2.03. As operations get fore, are directed to NBC as the of permitting experimental televi- into full swing, it is expected that proving ground of this new radio sion broadcasters to seek the co- these averages will show an im- service. operation of advertisers, who are provement with each month. Speaking commercially, the first a major factor in the broadcasting The number of receivers in the structure. field question that comes to mind is NBC exercised this op- and their performances are, how many advertising accounts portunity to the extent of enjoy- naturally, very vital factors in our have been signed on during these ing the cooperation of 125 differ- service. As commercial broadcast- ent 21 ing first two months? The answer is advertisers, representing opened, there were thousands eleven, five of which are on for diverse industries, in the produc- of television receivers that had to tion of over 300 commercial-type be adjusted to new industry stand- 1 3 weeks or longer, and the others, for one-time broadcasts. television programs. ards. The television Accounts that have been signed During the two months of July receiver manufac- turers immediately began convert- for 13 weeks or longer are: Adam and August, there were approxi- ing these existing receivers to meet Hat Stores Inc., Bulova Watch Co., mately 15 hours of programming the new standards. In the last Botany Worsted Mills, Blooming- per week. They consisted of week of July, the audience rated “tech- dales and Abraham & Straus. 45.6% outdoor pick-ups, 32.7% nical reception”, on the basis Advertisers that have been on Studio, and 21.7% film transmis- men- tioned above, at 1 which is for one-time broadcasts are: Frank sions. .99, just below “good.” Four H. Lee Hat Co., Lever Bros. -Spry, A few of the outstanding pro- weeks later, during the of Missouri Pacific Railroad, Proctor grams were the Brooklyn Dodgers week August 18-24, they rated it which is & Gamble Ivory Soap and the Sun baseball games; professional fight 2.25, considerably above “good.” Oil Co. pick-ups from Ebbets Field; the Of the series, Bulova and Adam weekly Monday evening amateur In the field it was found that, Hats have already started. Botany, bouts from Jamaica Arena; the in the evening, it is rare to have Bloomingdale and Abraham & introduction of a new type of war less than 80% of receivers turned Straus are to start this month. analysis called, “The Face of the on. In the daytime, the average is Bulova has been continuously on War” by Sam Cuff; a series of around 55%. the air lanes since the first com- civilian defense programs; a wo- In the evening there is an aver- mercial broadcast. man’s afternoon hour, “Radio City age of 5.8 viewers in the home and This success may sound like Matinee’’; and the televising of an average of 22 per receiver in sudden activity out of a clear sky, some of sound radio’s popular public places. Applying these aver- but it is just as much a part of the shows such as: Lowell Thomas; age-per-receiver figures to the per story to recall that, during the two “Truth or Consequences”; “Uncle cent turned on out of the 4,700 Question Bee”; Paul Wing’s estimated years prior to July 1, the National Jim’s receivers in the field, the Broadcasting Company transmitted “Spelling Bee”. total actual number of individuals some 1400 different television Due this Fall are wrestling viewing in the evening, is brought programs, totaling approximately matches, football games, an Opera to something over 30,000. I, 000 hours of air time. Workshop series and a continua- Naturally television, like all These programs ran the entire tion of the most popular shows of other industries, in recognizing the gamut of entertainment and edu- the past two months. organization of this country’s re- cation from live talent studio pro- With the start of commercial sources for defense, must, for the ductions and film programs to television programming on July 1, moment, be satisfied with its pres- instantaneous pick-ups of sporting NBC’s weekly postcard survey of ent rate of steady progress. On and special events in and around audience reaction was resumed. all sides, it is recognized that tele- the New York area. Through these surveys, each mem- vision will grow to be a service to These facts reflect experience ber of the audience has the oppor- the public supplementing our pres- in television broadcasting. They tunity to register his opinion of ent day sound broadcasting. also show that television broadcast- each program on the basis of “ex- As a pilot industry during this ing is not a new and untried cellent”, “good”, “fair” and national emergency and as a re- medium of public entertainment “poor.” For the purpose of tabula- covery industry after the war, tele- and information. tion, numerical values 3, 2, 1, and vision takes on the added role of During these same two years 0 respectively, are assigned to absorbing some of the economic NBC Television made itself known these ratings. and labor surpluses which will re- as an advertising medium. Over For the first two months, the sult as national defense construc- 200 advertisers were kept inform- average of all programs transmitted tion is eased off when the world ed of television’s progress. Adver- was 2.07%. This represents the situation clears. OCTOBER. 1941 9 COMMERCIAL

t 10 NBC TRANSMITTER LET'S GET CLEVELAND ACQUAINTED Bob Dailey

There are only one or two things NEWSMAN TO ARMY that Clarence C. Alexander can’t Jack Fern, of the News staff, has been inducted do. One of them is to deny that into the army and, he’s been an essential part of the at present writing, is stationed at television picture; the other, to fit Bolling Field, Washington. Fern a hippo through the doors of Studio had been at WTAM for nearly a 3-H—and he could probably do year, working previously for NBG as that, if he had to. a newsman in Denver and Young, worried, outspoken, Chicago. Alexander holds down the admit- Replacing Fern is Al Orrick. It’s tedly “worst job’’ in the new art. really a homecoming for Orrick But he has the knack of getting who was in the WTAM news room things done and, when television up until last October, but who has went commercial, the first man re- transferred to Denver, Hollywood called from his comfortable berth and back to Cleveland since then. as general manager No. 2 in Guest Orrick is married to Helen For- Relations was “Alex” Alexander. sythe, formerly of the WTAM Today, he soothes temperamen- News Room, and the couple is ex- pecting an addition to tal actors, while seeing that they’re JACK FERN their family properly made up; he herds any about the time this edition of the TRANSMITTER livestock on the show in and out NIGHT PROGRAM MANAGER leaves the presses.

(try that some time) ; he on cue NOW ANTIQUE COLLEGTOR sees that the sets are properly Steno, is flashing an engagement dressed—and therein hangs a tale. Ghet Zohn, WTAM’s Night ring. His order sheet for one day Program Manager, dropped down called for; butterfly net, elephant to Medina, Ohio, recently to at- LATE VACATION NOTES gun, Gaucho outfit, quinine tab- tend an auction sale at a farm Manager Vernon H. Pribble and lets, and arrow, bag of pea- house there. He picked up an old bow Program Director Hal Metzger both nuts, copy of “Cone With the sea chest for two dollars, a pump selected the state of Maine for Wind’’, jug of moonshine, water organ for two and a half, and 176 their vacationing ground this year. wings, life preserver, one subway books in three boxes at 25 cents Engineer-in-charge S. E. Leonard turnstile, two daggers, a stuffed a box. Total expenditure; $5.25. had the time of his life pulling in deer, sled or toboggan, several Zohn then went to work to find strings of fish at Put-in-Bay, Ohio. petunias and a sweet potato in buyers. He got an offer of 30 dol- . . . Mail Clerk Katherine O’Con- lars for the sea chest, dollars bloom. 25 nell also stayed . . at Put-in-Bay. . doesn’t blink an for the organ and three dollars The man who Dorothy Cogswell, of Music Rights, eye at all this was born and raised apiece for three first editions in Florida. . . . Emily Brickson, of in Pittsburgh, Pa. His academic among the books. Total amount of- the News Room, to her home town study majored in civil engineering fered: $64. Profit, when and if of Minneapolis. . . . Women’s Di- Zohn sells: $58.75. at Carnegie Tech. rector Jane Weaver and her hus- Zohn, you see, is holding out for Before discovering NBC, he was band took another ocean cruise, better prices. Meanwhile, maintenance manager of the Com- Ghet this time to the West Indies. . . . monwealth Trust Company under has his antiques stored in the base- Engineers Harry Caskey and Tom- ment of his home where his eight- his father. Root, Clark, Buckner my Cox both went to Michigan for and Ballantine and the Arlington year-old-son, johnny, is also keep- the fishing. . . . Engineer Bert ing a six-foot black snake. Corporation both knew his services Pruitt spent a few days visiting Mrs. Zohn, who won’t go near before this restless, hard hitting, Cecil Bidlack, who left the WTAM the basement these days, insists young man broke into NBC as controls when Uncle Sam called that the family either move into a assistant building maintenance him to active service as a first lieu- manager some four years ago. larger house, equipped with zoo tenant at Fort Knox, Kentucky. . . . quarters, or hang out a sign, “An- His interest in his work is pro- Salesman Russell Carter improved tiques and Snakes, For Sale.” digious. His aversions; people who his golf and Salesman Harold Cal- can’t make up their minds, for he NEWGOMERS legher and family went up into always can; things that happen Ontario for the fishing. . . . Mildred without warning, for they threaten Announcer Irving Waugh, from Funnell, secretary to the manager, the perfection this fellow’s ever Nashville, Tennessee, is a new ad- spent most of her vacation on the after; no time, for too much left dition to the staff. Ditto Bertha golf course. . . . Production Man to chance is dangerous. “Alex” Wolfe, who is a bookkeeper. Waldo Pooler visited relatives in

Alexander never leaves things to Gharles Day is a newcomer in the East. . . . and Announcer Wade luck when he can make them cer- the Stenographic Department. In- Barnes divided his time between tain. cidently, Madeline De Paola, of New York and Sandusky, Ohio. —

OCTOBER. 1941 1 1 DENVER EXCHANGE

Evadna B. Hammersley CAMERA—Kodak Senior Special —Self Timer—6.16 Film—f45 lens—Carrying Case. Good Condi- Don Martin at the tion. Call Wilbur Welsh. Ext. 681 Mike and Verne Andrews at the FOR SALE—Sacrifice. Must dis- Controls broadcasting pose by October. Blue over- from top of Arapahoe stuffed chair. Four-shelf walnut Glacier near Boulder, bookcase— 12 inches wide. Elec- Colorado, over Sta- tric (AC) vacuum cleaner w. up- tion KOA. holstery attachment. Iron mesh fireplace screen w. brass trim. Call Lou Reader. Ext. 607.

FOR SALE OR SWAP—Jewell Flush Mounting AC meters,

0- 1 5V. Pattern 74. Also 0- 1 5 AMP Clarence PARAGRAPHS The Ivan Schooleys, Pattern 74. Also D-lOO RF Cur- Peregrines Rohrers enjoyed KOA Staff Members are re- and Joe rent Squared Thermocouple Type

. . Keller . Mary covering slowly from hazards en- the mountains. Galvanometer Pattern 64. Call Mel her weeks on a guest countered in broadcasting from the spent two Greene. Ext. 275.

ranch in the Rockies. . . . Helen top of Arapho Glacier near Boul- (EDITOR: !) to the Pacific der. Announcer Tor Torland lost Loucks journeyed Prince the running board from his car. Northwest, Vancouver and FURNISHED ROOM—with Private

. . . Torland Public Service Director Clarence Rupert Island. Tor Family — 2 Windows — very

. . . Gene Moore came home minus a fender went home to Seattle. large closet—hardwood floors Relations, and a headlight, Assistant Man- Abernatha, KOA Guest steam heat—adjoining tiled bath in Taos, ager Bob Owen lost a bumper and was married August 25 w. shower—hot water always Don Martin his temper when Tor- New Mexico, at Verona Ghurch. available—nicely furnished— tele- land got himself lost and failed to phone—room serviced. Gonvenient has cornered the market show for the broadcast. Tor was KOA to 6th, 7th & 8th Ave. subways. on football broadcasts in the Rocky like the bear who went over the Price—$7.00 per week. 2 Perry Fall. the mountain, only he went over the Mountain region this On St., Greenwich Village. Gall Ade- wrong mountain. dotted line are nine biggest games laide Piana. Ext. 580, for further of the year to be played against the details. James MacPherson of KOA Spot various foes of Golorado University Sales has purchased a new car to and Denver University. celebrate his wife’s return home FAREWELL from the hospital where she has Lloyd Yoder was recently ap- of the Lieutenant Jack Tartiere, 26, been ill with a throat infection. pointed Ghairman Radio Section of the Gommunications former NBG guide, decorated five Thelma Erikson, former KOA Gommittee of the Colorado De- times as a liaison officer in the secretary, pinch-hit as receptionist fense Council. French, and later, the Free French while Jeanne Carter took her vaca- forces, died in a Jerusalem hospital of wounds sustained in fighting at tion. . . . California was vacation- Word reached KOA recently land for Ed Sproul, Mr. and Mrs. that its June 5th broadcast of Damascus. Jack Lyman and Mary Morti- “Rhapsody of the Rockies’’, Red Relatives in New York, includ- ing Ernest Byfield, NBG guide and mere. . . . Network release, was heard that Al Crapsey and Mrs. Crapsey day in a town called Palemburg, step-brother to Tartiere, were in- spent two weeks at their mountain Sumatra, Dutch East Indies, by formed by General Gharles de Gaulle, commander of the Free cabin near Evergreen. . . . Beverly Norman B. Sauve, formerly of Ward, of Music Rights, attended Denver. French Army. Tartiere is survived the Fiesta at Santa Fe, New Mexi- by his widow, whom he married while in the United States. co. .. . Ace Roberts enjoyed the Chief Engineer Robert Owen an- sights around Carlsbad, New nounced the appointment of Wil- Born and raised in Paris, Tartiere played opposite Michele Morgan Mexico. . . . liam Kumpfer to the position of Duncan McColl, KOA Account Studio Engineer, succeeding Bill on the French stage. Exec., vacationed in New Orleans Williams who transferred to Holly- Among his five medals for ser- vice, where he attended the Lion’s In- wood recently. . . . Stan Brown with the French Army and Bill with the Free French ranks, . . Ratigan’s ternational Convention. . Fisher- takes place as KOA was man T. E. Stepp and Mrs. Stepp Continuity writer. Bill No. 2 has the famed Croix de Guerre. Tar- idled away their vacation angling also been transferred to Holly- tiere participated in Dunquerque, in Rocky Mountain streams. . . . wood. Narvik, Brest and Greece. 12 NBC TRANSMITTER PROGRAM PRODUCTION SPECIAL MENTION In a two hour conference with uniformed men interested in radio pro- NBC young ladies, 26 in all, duction, Mr. Clarence Menser, National Production Director, analysed have completed a six week evening the situation confronting young men seeking futures in NBC New York course in air raid precaution work. as producers. The special mention is their col- The most important point made by Mr. Menser directly refers to the lective average of 97 percent, Croup article in the last issue. Mr. Menser asserted that no doors are establishing a class record higher closed to ability, but proof of that ability must be established. than any previous company or pri- A young man’s capabilities, Mr. Menser pointed out, in Script or An- vate group. nouncing are at once apparent. In Production, the method of judging men In the final examination, de- is more complex. Only trial and error tells the story. As expense immedi- signed to baffle even professional ately enters, a novice must have the two essentials, background and firefighters, none of the students specific training, to justify the gamble. scored less than 90 percent and Since Mr. Menser believes that NBC should be the ultimate, compar- there were six perfect papers. able to a first place ball team, the training ground would seem to be Members of the American Wo- somewhere other than Radio City. Just where, is the hitch. To remedy men’s Voluntary Services, who this, Mr. Menser has long been formulating plans for an eventual farm have trained more than 5,000 system, similar to baseball. Promising material may, in this way, be given American women since March, the the chance to develop before assuming the responsibility of an NBC net- girls, all NBC employes, received work show. their diplomas and the company’s With the Program Production Croup and the Announcer’s School under congratulations from Mr. Niles Cilbert Martyn, still the only definite steps taken, to date, toward de- Trammell, president of NBC. veloping future program executives, the Croup members are delighted with Mr. Menser’s welcomed offer to have a production man assigned RECORD BREAKER to supervise the Croup’s productions from time to time, realizing that NBC may well claim another this might bring them a step nearer Mr. Menser’s needed farm system. record breaking achievement, but

BOWLING The NBC Bowling League, POETRY under Chairman Steere Mathew of BY PRUITT Traffic, will begin competition After reading Bob Dailey’s column, last issue, on Cleveland’s ’’Poet Laureate”, we asked Bert Pruitt to send us a suitable verse for the Trans- early in October on the recently mitter and, if he would, we’d print it. He did and we did and here they constructed alleys at 1680 Broad- are, for Bert sent two and we couldn’t choose between them. Bert lives way. in Lakewood, Ohio, is an NBC engineer, over 6 feet tall and has had verse printed in newspapers in five cities. The new site of this winter’s matches is the last word in modern

“Yes,” I said, “I’ll boss “Dad,” she said, “I design and comfort. Although the see my mowed the official entry list had not been About a raise in pay. lawn compiled at this writing, the roster I’ll tell him that my food and rent While you were down at town. of teams was expected to resemble Are going up each day!” I also sprinkled it because year’s set up. last The grass was getting brown. Engineering 1 and 2, General I put a shine upon my shoes.

Service 1 and 2, Guest Relations, I picked the flowers that were out. Then straightened up my tie. Traffic, Treasurer’s, Artist Service, I oiled the mower too. ‘Til get a raise today,” I thought, Program, Sales and Auditing will I started work at 9 o’clock all be represented. A Ladies Team “Or know the reason why!” And finished up at 2. will most certainly be present. for the most popu- New members I loudly knocked upon his door. The sun was mighty hot,” she said, lar team see Dorothy Michel. With confidence to spare. “While I was working there. Any NBC employe interested in “Gome in,” he said, quite friendly But children need the summer sun entering competition, contact any of the following: like, Along with healthy air. Facer, Alexander D. “And grab yourself a chair.” Charles And Dad,” she said, “although I Nicol, George Milne, George Mc- had Elrath, Edward M. Lowell, Lathrop “You’re just the man I’m looking A fairly easy time, Mack, William E. Kost, Robert for,” Birger I somehow feel the work I did Burholt, Steere Mathew, He told me right away. Hagerth, Henry Hayes. Is worth, at least, a dime!” “I’d like to borrow twenty bucks, All bowlers must be members of — I’ve had a cut in pay!” —Bert Pruitt. the NBG Athletic Association to compete in the league. :

OCTOBER. 1941 13 "SQUADS LEFT"

this time, instead of radio or en- gineering, it’s the story of Bumpus. is Presi- Bumpus owned by Vice The news on the defense front is the organization of the New York dent O. B. Hanson, Chief Engineer City Defense Recreation Committee. NBC has taken a leading role in the for NBC. You see, Bumpus is a committee’s work to provide hospitalization and recreation for men in dog, but not the ordinary kind. the armed forces on leave in Manhattan. Here’s the story: More than forty NBC girls have volunteered as hostesses, serving at Bumpus was cruising around the dances and various other functions for the service men run by the with Mr. Hanson out on Long Is- Committee. Any other NBC girls who qualify by being single, between land Sound, where there’s plenty of 21 and 35. citizens of this country and are interested, may learn more room for cruising, and dove off his about it from Miss Lucille Claus of Central Files, who is Assistant Chair- master’s yacht, "The Phantom,’’ man of the Committee of Hospitality and Welfare. for a short dip in the drink. originally not until Bumpus had done this sort of The program was scheduled to start October, but great necessity for organization altered original plans thing before. But on this spree, the the such an and operations began mid-summer. next time Bumpus felt a deck be- by neath his paws, it was that of a NBC has further aided by making between 800 to 900 tour and broad- motor launch. Still nothing un- cast tickets available each week for the men on leave. These tickets are usual? The motor launch merely distributed to the men by the Committee. happened to be five miles from the point of immersion. Bumpus has done something un- MEMOS— Bill Wells returned to NBC on leave, and his fellow C. R. equaled in dogdom. His five mile pages and guides didn’t recognize him in uniform, on the third, eighth, swim is unique. It 'impresses ninth and mezzanine floors. Bill transfers to San Diego Naval Training

Bumpus not in the least we’re School from Rhode Island. . . . Charlie Turner, former Transmitter editor, happy to say. He knows his master now a film editor in the signal corps at Fort Monmouth, still manages to is proud of him, but all that con- make the revivals at the Museum of Modern Art Film Library showings.

. in cerns him now is his return to the . . Tom Canning of C.R., the Air Corps, cracked up a plane but walked solid comforts of home. away from the wreck.

BASEBALL "POSTAGE DUE" The NBC Baseball Team lost a closely contested game to their Letters from NBC’s Information Division RCA Camden rivals recently. The contest was bitterly fought here in Program Director— Sir: New York. Perhaps you need a new announcer—or another one. A return match had to be can- in I would like to come over to where you are and get back celled because of the NBC team’s of one of your micro-boxes. commitments in the Motion Pic- Maybe you’ll like what hits your ear and we could get ture Baseball League of New York together—or no. Yes? City. Despite the RCA set-back, Thanks. NBC has advanced to the semi- finals and is slated to meet the N.B.C.: strong Universal Pictures team at

I this song "Sylvia” and I Listening to your radio heard new the George Washington High

are not original. I read thought you should know that the words School Stadium. the words in the library. Please inform your songwriter. The NBC-RCA Camden en- Very truly. counter marked the third year the teams have met. this Gentlemen Until recent clash, RCA led by a single game. I am 34 years old, 5 feet 2 inches and weigh 1 1 5 pounds with medium brown hair, green-gray eyes. My disposition is very changeable and dreamy, romantic and ambitious. SEALS AND PENGUINS It’s I have a daughter 15 years old and have been married 16 about time someone put a years. stop to Prometheus and the friends he brings home. First it’s seals, 1 have been a waitress for about seven years and did office then it’s penguins splashing in the work for 3V2 years lately. I must admit 1 have just found out fountain and not a secretary in the how dumb 1 am and believe I could do a sketch on the radio RCA Building getting like jane Ace with little training so decided to write and ask any work done. if you would consider giving me a job on the radio. Now if they had Bumpus swim- Truly Yours, ming around, it would really be something. 14 NBC TRANSMITTER SAN FRANCISCO

Kay Barr

BUILDING UP Seal prepared and produced the San Francisco people are refer- two-hour program, half of which ring to it as “Our new NBC Build- was broadcast. Ricardo had an aug- ing.” Taxi drivers are already mented orchestra of 40 pieces and pointing it out as one of the show the parade of talent was most im- places of the Bay City. The whole pressive. town is conscious that something NOTES is happening to the community and that radio is responsible. Jack Bennett, formerly of the Of course, the builders are just KGO-KPO production department, pouring the concrete on the third has been made announcer in charge of floor as this is written. There is programs going out over much work to be done. But the the Asia beam from the General Electric pace is good and Al Nelson, gen- short wave station KGEI. Sonia eral manager of KCO and KPO, is Shaw, native of Russia, aiming at next January 15 as Dedi- popular singer at KGO-KPO, be- cation Day. came a citizen of the United States in August. PICNIC Frank Mason, Vice-President in It was all-out for KGO-KPO per- charge of Information, and A. A. Talent presented informal pro- sonnel August 5, the day of the Schechter, Director of News and grams after the noonday luncheon annual staff picnic. Bob Seal, Special Events, NBC New York, and the evening dinner. The president of the NBC Athletic visited San Francisco in August. parade, the rodec and a cocktail Club, planned the day but had to Fred Schilplin, editor and pub- party filled the afternoon and a have a lot of help in the handling lisher of the St. Cloud (Minn.) carnival wound up the evening. of all the races, games and other Daily Times, which operates Larry Keating em-ceed the contests. Harry Mayhorn, trea- KFAM, visited the San Francisco luncheon program, presenting the surer, collector of the wampum, NBC stations in June and attended following artists: Gladys was a very important aide. NBC the Speechless Mass Meeting at Simpson, Camilla Romo, Elizabeth As usual, the day was spent at the new NBC Building. Russell, Shaw, Ruth Sprague, the Beresford Country Club. Golf, Sonia Three clowns, including Felix Florida Edwards and Yvonne Peat- swimming, tennis, badminton, Adler, a wild animal trainer, a softball, ping pong and other day- tie. slack wire performer and the from were light activities brought trophies to Others KGO-KPO keeper of Gargantua, the giant Mrs. Keating, Wolfe, Jack the winners. Dinner and a ribbing, John gorilla, all from the Ringling Edwards, Caren Puente and roasting. Gridiron Glub sort of pro Jr., Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Trasvina. gram ended the fun festival. Juan Gircus, put on a free show and broadcast from the new NBC FAIR SUPER MARKET Building Monday, September 8. One of the features of the Cali- One of the greatest promotion William Kingstone Emery, head fornia State Fair, in Sacramento, jobs in the history of Oakland, of KGO-KPO Guest Relations, was the dedication of a new Radio California, was the joint effort of married Lucy Ellen Grofoot of and Press Building, August 30. KCO and the 22 Lucky Store Porterville, Galifornia, August 31. More than 60 radio folk from Super Markets. Upton Glose, NBC analyst of stations in the San Francisco area Although it was strictly a com- news from the Far East, was honor made the trip as guests of the Fair mercial activity all the way, the guest of the San Francisco Press Association. Those from KCO and Big Show in the Civic Auditorium Club, August 29. KPO were Jim Pool, Helen Sten- not only attracted more than 30,- George Mardikian, president of son, A. E. “Shorty” Evans, Reola 000 people but won a wealth of the S. F. Sidewalk Superinten- Jamison, Neil Lyons, Kathleen good-will for the promoters. dents’ Glub, was speaker at the Moore, Mr. and Mrs. Byron Mills, There were 12,500 in the main Oakland Advertising Glub lunch- Beth Gardner, Neal Shafer, Jack auditorium, another 2,500 in the eon, September 2. Ulrich, Mr. and Mrs. Syd Dorais, opera house section of the huge Announcer Larry Keating was Edwarda Pickett, Jo Elletson and building. Rain did not drive 7,500 transferred from KGO-KPO to the Florida Edwards. away from the speakers outside NBG staff in Hollywood and was RODEO but did discourage some 10,000 replaced by Douglas Gourlay of It required a fleet of private who were unable to get into the KDYL, Salt Lake City cars, in addition to a big Grey- place. Gene Grant, KGO-KPO Sales, hound bus, to carry the San Fran- Prime movers were Charles was seriously hurt in an auto cisco radio crowd to Salinas, Cali- Crouch, manager of the Lucky crash when he turned out to avoid fornia, for the annual Radio Day Stores, and Al Nelson, general a head-on collision and smashed at the California Rodeo. manager of KGO and KPO. Bob into a tree. Improving. OCTOBER. 1941 15 HOLLYWOOD

Noel Corbett LISTENING POST PIGTURE

The tension in the Far East Seeking improvement in has provided NBC with the in- service and facilities, nine centive to create a powerful radio station owners and man- short wave “listening post” agers of the National Broad- near the Hollywood studios. casting Gompany Pacific Coast A. A. Schechter, Director of basic Blue Network, held a News and Special Events in precedent shattering meeting New York, came West to get at Hollywood Radio Citv. The the new station under way. regional meeting, the first of Don E. Gilman, Vice-President its kind in radio, was called by in charge of the Western Divi- Don E. Gilman, Vice President sion of NBC, dedicated the in charge of the Western Divi- new post August 1 5. sion of NBC. Those attending are pictured QUICK PIX . . . Mr. and Mrs. Lew Frost (he’s assistant to here in this order: (standing Vice President Don E. Gilman) left to right) Hal Bock, Press have just returned from a motor position at Mather Field, the Air Manager for the Western Di- trip through the northwest and into Gorps base in her home town of vision of NBC; john Swallow, Sacramento. First time Helen's Program Director for the Western British Columbia. . . . Now it’s his secretary’s turn to vacation and been back home in fourteen years. Division of NBC; Clyde Scott,

Margaret Kent is off for two . . . Vava Bowers, secretary to Bill Sales Manager for KECA, Los An- weeks in San Francisco. ... It will Andrews in Guest Relations, is the geles; Louis Wasmer, President of be a November wedding for Her- proud mama of a baby girl, born KGA, Spokane; Birt Fisher, Gen- bert “jock” Fearnhead of Audit- August 7. The baby has been eral Manager of KjR, Seattle; Lew ing and Miss joy Carolyn Richards. named Nadine and tipped the Frost, assistant to Don E. Gilman; The pair announced their engage- scales at six and a half pounds at Tracy Moore, Blue Network Sales ment when the bride-to-be was birth. Vava returns from her leave Manager for the Western Division graduated from UCLA last june. of absence this month and pinch- of NBG; Howard Lane of the Mc- “jock” is late of Southsea, Eng- hitter Grace Leddy returns to her Glatchy Network; Arden Pang-

home in New York for a visit. . . . born, Manager of KEX, Portland; land. . . . Hollywood’s newest benedict, Ray Schultz of Guest Re- Ben Byers of Press and Virgil Rei- Bob McAndrews, head of Sales lations, is back on the job follow- mer of Sound Effects spending all Promotion for the Western Divi- ing his Ghicago honeymoon. Ray their spare time and/or dollars in sion of NBC; (seated) Charles Storke, Manager of in flying . . KYMS Santa and the former Gretta jane Lock- lessons. . john Swallow, wood were married August 2 at Program Manager, showing off a Barbara; Tom Sharp, President of Wilshire Methodist Ghurch. The 34-pound salmon sent him by Dick KFSD in San Diego; Don E. Gilman, Vice President of the Western bride is a USG graduate. . . . En- Keplinger at KOMO in Seattle. . . . gineer Murdo MacKenzie parted The Wallows and the Buddy Division of NBG; Harrison Holli- with his appendix and is now re- Twisses both celebrating wedding way. General Manager of KECA, Los Angeles; Keith Kiggins, Blue cuperating at home. . . . A. H. anniversaries September 12. The Saxton, head of Engineering, and Swallows have ticked off six years, Network Sales Manager for NBC; and Al Nelson, Manager of Ken Hicks of the same depart- the Twisses 1 6. ... Ed Wulzen, KCO ment, both moved into their re- of the Music Library, leaves the in San Francisco. spective new homes during their company to join KVEG at San Luis

vacations. . . jack of Pro- . Parker Obispo as an announcer. He’ll be gram Talent Sales resigned to re- replaced by Gharles Sergeant of ferred from San Francisco several

turn to his in . . home Portland, Guest Relations. . Newcomers years ago, his other Press Depart-

Oregon. . . . Alene Butcher, secre- to the Guest Relations department ment duties force him to relin- tary to Leo Tyson and Gharlie are Victor Livoti, Louis Onofrio, quish the job. Beginning next Smith, has been entertaining her William Adams and Alfred Ather- month, your Hollywood notes will mother from East Orange, New ton, while among those transfer- be written by Martha Sherwin. jersey. . . . Miss Dorothy Knight is ring to Hollywood are Archie the new secretary to Mr. R. H. Scott, formerly a Ghicago pro- Graham in Legal, replacing Miss ducer, and Marjory Moline, for- ED. NOTE: Noel’s been a very Gilligan who resigned August 15. merly of the File Department in swell correspondent and we’re

. . . Tracy Moore, Blue Network New York, who is now in Gentral sorry to lose his work. We wel- Sales Manager, regretfully bade Stenographic. . . . And now your come Martha Sherwin though and farewell to his secretary of five reporter bids you adieux. After we’re sure that she can equal the years standing, Helen Aldrich, who handling Transmitter news from fine caliber of Noel Corbett’s resigned to accept a secretarial Hollywood ever since he trans- columns. 16 NBC TRANSMITTER FREQUENCY MODULATION

The hullabaloo that launched unchanged. Only the amount of distinct advantage over Amplitude Frequency Modulation (FM) power radiated by the transmitter Modulation, Mr. Hanson says. sound broadcasting has subsided a on its carrier wave varies from in- That is the effect of the “limiter.” little, leaving the new method to stant to instant. action in the receiver. This is a progress strictly on its public ap- In FM the radiated power re- gadget that keeps out all the pesky peal. main's constant, but the carrier man-made noises that occasionally Practically everybody has heard frequency changes in accordance disturb AM reproduction. of FM. Thousands have heard FM with the sound being broadcast. Vacuum cleaners, the afore- broadcasts. And some have bought That’s the way O. B. Hanson, Vice mentioned electric razors, dia- FM receivers in those areas where President and Chief Engineer, thermy machines, electric coils, there are FM stations. would put it, except that he would transformers—the last are those NBC, applying its policy of fur- draw a few illuminating diagrams black boxes you see situated at thering any development that that would pretty much clear up regular intervals on telephone promises to better radio service, any further confusion. poles—all disturb AM reproduc- established an FM transmitter at Mr. Hanson agrees that FM is tion often enough to be very an- New York in 1939. The station, an improved method of modulating noying. Under FM, they amount to W2XWC, now broadcasts eight a carrier wave and that FM results nothing. Tube hiss also is held to hours a day, five days a week. The in noise-free reception at lower a minimum. station’s power is shortly to be signal strengths than is possible How fast ultra-high frequency boosted. with AM. Frequency Modulation, broadcast services, making use of There’s a lot of curiosity about he says, gives greater fidelity, part- this new method of modulation FM. The initials themselves carry ly because it is less noisy and partly will spread is still an unanswered a suggestion of mystery and the because the Federal Communica- question. To take advantage of the claims for it intrigue some persons tions Commission has set aside greater fidelity that is possible whose morning listening is rudely channels 200 kilocycles wide for with FM, the receiver has to have shattered at times by the neigh- FM stations. This enables broad- a speaker unit capable of reproduc- bor’s electric razor. casting to escape the constraints ing, without distortion, the wide Frequency Modulation, as a of the 10-kilocycle band. It’s range of sound frequencies. Conse- broadcasting service, is new. As a simply a matter of getting more quently, the prices of quality FM method of radio, it goes back to a of the overtones into the trans- receivers will be relatively high. patent applied for in 1902. It ex- mission to give the program That’s just about the problem, tends through patents in practi- greater richness. greatly simplified, that FM faces. cally every year between that year A good deal of FM’s static-free It may grow along with television. and this. A lot of engineers have quality is due, according to Chief Both use UHF and television sound had a hand in its development. But Engineer Hanson, to the fact that is FM. developments in the last few FM stations use ultra short waves. Meanwhile, NBC will continue years, both in the use of ultra high These are practically free of to operate VV2XWC; it will be frequencies and in FM itself, have natural static. NBC’s experimental W51NY when it goes commercial. made the system practicable for UHF stations, using frequency A Chicago station will be built in broadcasting. modulation, cut blithely through that future. When demand for FM Practically all of radio the world terrific thunder storms with no spreads, NBC will apply for per- over uses amplitude modulation more than a faint click in the re- mission to establish still other FM (AM). With this system, the ceiver. stations in still other parts of the transmitter’s carrier wave remains Frequency Modulation has one country.

DID YOU KNOW?

. . . that the rugs in NBC are Tour is the number one tour at- . . . that Personnel interviews shampooed? Soap suds and all. traction in the country? approximately 18,000 people a

. . . that the Wilson sign on . . . that the worst air condition- year seeking positions with NBC?

Broadway, featuring those very ing problem is encountered in the . . . that NBC people have seen amusing silhouettes, is actually control rooms? Seems every agency more of the Rockettes across the television in its early form? man has six assistants. way than any one else? its . . . that the second floor of . . . that Lorin Maazel, French . . . that WEAF broadcast NBC is regarded by theatrical folk youngster who conducted the NBC first commercial on September 7, as the successor to the front of the Symphony Orchestra at the age of 1922?

or 1 1 . . pounds old Palace Theatre? 1 1 first conducted at years, has . that 500,000 , 8

. . . that not every NBCite knows absolute pitch, rehearses and con- carloads of rock-wool insulates that the NBC Studio-Television ducts without a score? this building?

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