PERSONAL NOTES BEHIND We Pay Our Respects to SAM PICKARD, CBS station rela- THE MICROPHONE tions vice president, was given a fare- well party by his friends and col- EUGENE KONECKY, of WOW, leagues May 20, just before he left Omaha, is author of the poem "Radio for Florida to begin a three month Singer" which Jessica D ragonette, leave of absence during which he and who also claims some distinction as Mrs. Pickard will also tour Europe. a reader, recited at a meeting of GARDNER COWLES, Jr., executive poets in the Barbizon Club, New York, editor of the DES MOINES REGISTER & May 18. TRIBUNE, who negotiated the pur- chases of KSO and two other Iowa ARTHUR Q. BRYAN, formerly with stations by those newspapers, was WOR as conductor of the Moonbeams married in Des Moines May 18 to and later with WCAU, has joined Miss Lois Thornburg, a reporter on WIP, Philadelphia. WIP also reports the TRIBUNE staff. They sailed May the return of Gene Marshall, an- 25 for Europe. nouncer, after an absence of several months. JAMES C. HANRAHAN, executive vice president of the Iowa Broadcast- A. L. ALEXANDER, chief announcer ing Co., operating KSO, Des Moines, of WMCA, New York, was inducted and other radio stations of the DES as an honorary member of the Vet- MOINES REGISTER & TRIBUNE group, eran of Foreign Wars Post No. 601 was married at Lamar, Colo., May 6, May 27. WMCA also reports the to Miss Priscilla Todd, of Washing- marriage of Brook Allen, staff bari- ton, D. C. tone, May 21, to Ruth Gean Kappel, R. L. RUST, the past two years com- assistant to Dr. William Wheeler, eye mercial manager of KTM, Los An- specialist who operated on the King geles, resigned the middle of May to of Siam, in Fort Lee, N. J. become advertising manager for the LEON JANNEY, the juvenile film Godissart Cosmetic Co., Los Angeles. star of "Penrod and Sam ", has joined George Martinson, manager of KTM, the staff of WMCA, New York, and will assume the combined duties of is heard in a new program Mondays, general and commercial managers. 10:15 p.m. ELMER WILLIAM PRATT BENSON K. PRATT, director of pub- lic relations for NBC in Chicago, has EDWARD LYNN, who conducts a been assigned to take weekly drama series for KFI, Los WITH THE RETURN to private spent a year travelling through the charge of spe- Angeles, starring Mrs. Wallace Reid, the west woolen Mean- cial feature broadcasts for the net- life of Elmer William Pratt, as a salesman. work at the Chicago World's Fair. is also directing "Catherine the Great" Radio Commission loses the "dean" while, he completed a business Judith Waller, educational director for on KHJ, with half-hour episodes of its legal staff and a lawyer course at Henagers Business Col- NBC in Chicago, will be in charge weekly. whose attainments in the new field lege in Salt Lake City, graduating of the regular local and network KEN ROBINSON, news announcer for of radio jurisprudence are reflected in 1923. That same year he went broadcasts from the Fair. the CHICAGO EVENING AMERICAN on in many of the statutes and regu- to Washington to pursue a law RECENT visitors in the office of Fred WENR, has written a series of lations which today govern radio. course, and to pay his way, he se- Weber, NBC manager of station re- sketches entitled "Inside the Rackets ", After five years of service, to cured a position as clerk in the of- lations in Chicago, included: William based on the expose of Chicago gang- the day, Mr. Pratt leaves the Com- fice of Senator Smoot, (R.) of Walker, WIBA; J. Montgomery, KOIL; land. The sketches are being broad- Peter Lutkin, president of Lamar Life cast twice weekly over WENR. mission on June 1 to return to the Utah. Insurance private practice of law in Wash- Enrolling at National University Co., and WJDX; C. W. VAL SHERMAN, former announcer Corkhill, KSCJ; Edgar Bell, secretary has joined WSBC, ington. Planning to specialize in Law School in January, 1924, he Oklahoma Publishing Co., and WKY; at WBBM, Chicago, radio, he will face the very bench continued his employment in Sena- Gayle Grubb, WKY; George Campbell, Chicago, in a similar capacity. over which he presided so many tor Smoot's office, and was pro- KGHL; George Smith, radio attorney EDWARD BARRY, program director times as an examiner for the Com- moted at that time to assistant of Washington, D. C.; Joe Maland, of WGN, Chicago, will return from mission. He was the first lawyer clerk of the Senate Finance Com- WOC -WHO. a vacation in Europe the first of June. on the Commission's staff when it mittee, of which the Senator was COL. THAD H. BROWN, Radio Com- AL AND PETE, formerly on the NBC was formed in 1927 and also its chairman. In 1926 he became sec- missioner, and Alfred J. McCosker, di- network, are now on a twice weekly first examiner. Thus, although retary to the Senator and clerk of rector of WOR and president of the morning show on WLS, Chicago. NAB, will address the "Radio Family Gene Autry, the Oklahoma Cowboy, only 32, he is the veteran among this committee. Dinner" of the annual convention radio lawyers. Graduating from law school in of and Tom Dix, singer, both of the the Radio Manufacturers Association WLS, Chicago staff, have just recov- For the last three years, minus August, 1926, young Pratt passed at the Hotel Stevens, Chicago, June 6. ered from severe cases of tonsilitis. one month, Mr. Pratt has held an the District bar examination in MAJ. GLADSTONE MURRAY, Ca- examinership. During that time he June of the following year. On nadian - born vice president of the THE THIRD unit of the WLS Barn presided over 242 separate cases, June 1, 1928, he resigned his post British Broadcasting Corp., who has Dance show, comprising a cast of many of them raising test issues with Senator Smoot to become the been in Canada for the last few 20 persons, has been organized and months aiding the Canadian Radio has gone on tour of middle western that became the basis for Commis- Commission's first legal employe. cities. sion policies. Of the total, 37 cases A month later, Louis G. Caldwell, Commission in reorganizing the broad- are still pending before the Com- Chicago attorney, was appointed casting system there, returns to Lon- EDWARD FITZGERALD is a new don early in June. On June 4 he will announcer at KFRC, San Francisco, mission. Of the 196 cases decided, as the Commission's first general speak to the American public via CBS coming from the theatre business in Mr. Pratt was sustained in 165 counsel, and the two delved into on "Radio Decisive for World Citizen- which he was, identified as manager and reversed in only 31, giving the maze of hearings called by the ship." of the Warner theatre there. him a "batting average" of better Commission preparatory to the G. W. STAMM, founder and for four J. CLARENCE MYERS has been than .840. sweeping reallocation of the fall of years publisher Of BROADCAST ADVER- added to the staff of KQW, San Jose, Almost everyone who has had 1928, in which practically all sta- TISING, which was purchased by BROAD- as announcer. Myers, who works in dealings with the Commission tions were involved. Three sepa- CASTING last February, has joined the the station's San Francisco studios, knows and likes Elmer Pratt, rate hearing calendars were con- sales staff of WJJD, Chicago. was formerly radio editor of the SAN whose forte as an examiner has ducted simultaneously over a HOWARD C. RAY, formerly manager FRANCISCO CALL-BULLETIN. been his calm and judicial hand- period of several weeks, both day of KOB, Albuquerque, N. M., is now with KGRS, Amarillo, Tex., doing DONALD NOVIS, former NBC tenor, ling of heated legalistic encounters and night, and the entire legal sales promotion and merchandising. has signed with KFWB, Hollywood, of counsel appearing before him. burden fell upon the shoulders of to do a weekly program for Knudsen's Elmer William Pratt was born in Caldwell and Pratt during the ear- PAUL MEYER, vice president of Bakery. Co -star will be Jan Rubini, World Broadcasting System, has been violinist. Salt Lake City on Oct. 28, 1900, lier days. elected a director of the Alliance the son of William Parker and When the examiners division was Francaise of New York. "HAPPY CHAPPIES ", vocal duo at Catherine B. Pratt. He is the eld- created by the Commission on July N. VERNON CLARKE, formerly of KNX, Hollywood, have just written est of 15 children. His parents 1, 1930, Mr. Pratt was transferred Tampa, Fla., has been named gen- "The Golden Shores of Lake Louise", still reside in the Mormon capital, to it from the legal staff. About a eral manager of WRDW, Augusta, Ga. for Canadian National Railways. which "When the Bloom is on the Sage" his great grandfather, Par- month later, Ellis A. Yost, of West JACK BEESON, formerly advertising was their popular hit of a few years ley Parker Pratt, helped found. Virginia, was appointed chief ex- manager of WRDW, Augusta, Ga., has ago. Team is former vaudeville duo The elder Pratt was associated aminer, and the two shared the been transferred to WSPA, Spartan- known as Vincent and Howard. with Joseph Smith and Brigham duties of the division. burg, S. C., and promoted to general Young in the Mormon migration to Mr. Pratt married Margaret commercial manager. EMANUEL ROSENBERG, lyric tenor MISS MERLE MATTHEWS is the on the staff of WHK, Cleveland, has Utah.