• , . • 10 The National Weekly of Programs and Personalities Week Ending August 24, 1935 ECAB87 Vol me IV Number 44 • Virginia Verrill s... PaRe 15 It's the Gypsy in Him--\\You Can't Beat Radio" News and Views of the Week Free Press, I he It:dl'T;11 CommUniCJlJ(JIl" Olln- Jlhertl"U t'>c "ure thai uukno\\n or r.utl) knU\\1l radiO mi tcHl i.. \t:..lul only with tht: I"(J\\- relll,nm'r.. r\\lth a fnl!{milllit) \\111 l"IC J prufitJcle m­ S~eech and er 10 ,,-pntrol ,lOll admlm",trate Iht.: \e!-tl1ll'nt:' ...... ot all ...:riph. muslcalt ... IIr re\ue..;. ..() ":;1 ... ( Radio 1l1t.:": h;J 111(;1] I.l":lhtlt.:' of broadGl')tlll~. :lre .. Ul,;t.:j·....(·... rhe only thlllg guar;mteed 10 the ,llher­ r(Jillh oul 1),1\ ill LJ\HenCe a~tuh: tl'cr h) .. Udl pro..::edure I~ ,1 ..Io\\er anti mtJre ramle"s I.."ilo( of the umll'd .\falt'! l\~l..:S, noted \\"~bhlllgtun c:-.tr:lCI10ll of funds Irom the r;ldlol adHrti'.ling budget. political (()ll1menlalor ;ll1d proponent of the Ne\\ DeJI. Iht' gamhll' i" .. Iill there, but the (hips are \\hite Mr L\\\rcn,e nnI-:" the loc ... in ;11-:.lln:o.1 a :"oy:ikm of broad­ \\·h;lt .. ill :1 name;> .-\ lot. be"::;lll ..e l\ery dial t\\i.. ter cl,lIng ... t.lt!(/ll:- \\11IhC C\l'TY 1IIlt'T;IOCC i ... controlled by lrum SOllthl'T11 C1Jifml1ia to No\., ~..::otia. and I--::Iorida lhl' 1;!00l'rnment in IxmCT. 10 Bllti .. h Columbia \\ill be IUlll'll in 10 hear th;11 n;lmc I h4." writer and editor 1:0. ,t!'lIllle-l o\er till' :Jddrt.:..... and "t't: \\h"l thc J.!,rcat ;trti.. 1 or puformer i'l goinJ.!, to dn. of I CC Ch.llrnWn Prall at the '.Illonal A.....ociJllllll It look.. like :l fifly-fifty pmpo-.illon from \\here. \\t ..it. d Broad":;l"!i.:r.. (om cntlllll durinK \\ l11d1 .\1 r. Prall ';;lld' "1 he n-'pon,ihility of the elhillf of the air (bTu:".I­ A Step up I he dedrk 91' •'If Itln i ..ion j~ be- Gl"tt:r) CH:ll lr.I11 ....:('1111-, th;" of his more experienced gllillillg 10 blink. brother (nc\\"pJI't:r l'dilnr), hl'clll ...e he mu ...1 comply Television I he ea..l' \\lIh \\hICh Ihe \I l'\ I \\ith th~ mandatl: of ~r\ iJl~ ·Iluhh..: intl'rC'.1. .:oO\('niencl: Ladder O\erC:Hne the flPl)().. illon of thl" tl'k- :md n.. .:e ...... ,t~ III t'\er) Ihlllg he ·puhh.. hc"· by me'lIl~ Ilf gr:lph (Olllll"nll·" ;ll1d \\on I;\l'r lht hi.. tr,ln.. mltter. IJu b,oaduul",.r.: /wllt-hue U cOlllw­ j;eJt:r:l1 C.,mmuni..::;tllolh Comm'..... lon In '1..·curm~ J't'r­ gt'" "pOll I/>ot mi ..... lon 10 11l'l1:l1J :l "::O:l:-.i.J1 l.;lhle hu\\l't n '\c\\ 'ur'" ,\tr. I ;l\\rt:n":l' ch:J1kn;':l'" th... ~t:lIl'ment; he a.."Crt ... and Phibtldphia for e:-.pernm:nl.ll lell\I"\I)f': \\;1 .. :ll­ Ihat hro:l~k.l.,lillg liccn..r .. ;lTI' ..olltingcnt upon nOlhing mo~t a pt:r..un:tl triumph for 1)0000Ior ,. Il jL\\ ('t! ,\ ICt­ 01 the "ort lie rder., 10 C1l1d .I11 ... 1i(c Ilughe..· deci..ion President 01 the Teleplwl1c Comp:Jny. Doctor Je\\en m the WIBO (;1 ... e to ... hO\\> tll:ll lhe Supreme COllrt III \\:lS the principal \\itness, hUI pmHt.l "0 (1)IWI11Clllg th:lt its llnalllllUlU-; lleci..:on lell Ihal ... upeT\'i:-.ion by Ihc nld hefore he had completed hi.. le.. llmon) Iht.: \\ e.. tern H;lt!Jo Commi"slon \\a~ Illlllted to alhx;lIlons and Ihele Union and Po:>tal \\Ithtlrew thl'ir Oppo:,ltlon. i.. "by no Il1C:l1l.. ;111)' ;lllthnrity over ".. hat was spoken I he Ctlmmission in granling ,Ill l·:-.penmenlal IJCl'll-l or hroadcl ... t dllring 1111' 1I"l' of tho,,(' facilities." for Ihe w:t ... i;11 cable nude il a (Ollthlion th;lt all P;l1lll:~ I he COll:-tltlltlfln of lilt L nllcd States of ,\men..:;! Dm'Ul Law/t'llu .. , tilt' Poltl NtT'rrf' ha\ill~ :In inll'ft':-.I in Ihe Iran.. ml....l0n of ttlt'\I"IOIl prohIbIts COllgle....... lrom lll:lhllll-\ any 1;1\\ :thridging thl of RfIIlj() Cl'1Horsltip's IJUlrt It im:lge~ .. hollid have 3.:ce:,>,\ 10 u .. t.· of the c:lble. freellom of the pre:'>:'> alhl the Irt.~dtllll of :'>pttdl II I" "'1 he Commision is of Ihe oplllIon th:ll Ih(' pdl­ I t)\J(lU'" th;1t thl::; pmte..::tlCln ;\pplte~ to broalt..:.a~tinJ.\ Any ahu"'l'" of Ihl·...l' pri\i1c~cs Me amply cOHred hy Ib ml:-.t:lke Jilli lllaklllg plans to leg:lln lh~ gruund lost titJllt'r:-. Glllnot monopolize thc l':-.pcnmental ;llh.mtagt:.. the la\\ .. of lihd. Il'gl..I;llion :lgain~t fraud ;mll mi~ 10 I he more pro~Ie""l\e nl'\\ "1';lpcr.. and 01 her llltete:-.ts fe:lturn anti use of Ihe coa:\ial c.lble to the di..;llh:lnt.ll!l. t':\du..ion :lntl delrimenl f)f olher paIlle....' thl' :lnnouncc­ lepre.,ent:ltllm 111 thl' ...;I:e of produ..::ts In inler.. t;lte com­ Says the moulh 01 lIC""p<lpl·rtlllln. the !:.lttor ImJ ml'nl ..:lid. merce. h) the PtI\\Cr-i of Ihe Federal I r;lde OJmmissiol1 J'lIbluher . tran~mlt gOHrl1lll)! la! .. c ;hhcrli..ing :lnll Ihe prl)\i~ions in the "l'\'e\\~p;lpt.·r:> by thl'ir pbce in Ihe ('Immunity anJ The (;lhle \\ill Jt Ihe ..:tmc time 240 kIL­ eommuni':::Jtion~ phone me:o.:-.:Iges·in e3ch dH«tlon, or 2-11)) "Imultant.tlu:-. 11(\\ CopeJ:llld {()(kl ;md t.lrllg bill '\U more are needed. theIr knm\;edgc of pro..:c....c.. are better ,\lr. Ll\\ren"::t: l\l:tkc....cn.,e. \Vt: nced nol only free fitted to hi' hro;ld..::a .. ters th:Jn :lny ollll'r group \yhich telegraph llll""":lges. Tele\ 1.. 1011 images (:lll he Iran..· mitted \\hen the Glbles are not olherwi"e III lI'e. ::.pl.e(h ;1111..1 a Irfi' pre..". hut ~ free mi..::mphonc. ,"\'11 llluSt can be named. I he field is not yet do".'d 10 newsp:lper ::.tand or ~o llo\\n 11lgether p:lrti..:ip:ltion. and it is not :It :JII unlikely Ih;ll te..::hni"::lJ ;ldv:ll1..::es \\ill opcn new :lir ch:lnnels for hro:ldcasting. ~o, let it not he .. aid again that ne\\ .. p;lper'i 'missed Hepresent~ti\e • If Mr. Connery Connery, tlf 1\1:b::;J­ Radio Tourists I hirty per ..::ent more• people ;Ire visit- lhe hl);)t' in nOI ..,eolTing more st:llion fr'lllchi ..e... chusetts, recenlly IllserteJ ;[ ~tJnSllll-\ ing 1he NnC stutlio:» in Ibdio City 'Tor, Wh:l1t:vcr may be the leg:ll statu.., of the radio Would Make ..,pce..:h in the CuUglUWH/fl! Ravrd On the thi., YC:lr Ih:1Il last. allJ .llmo... l h;llf mClliulll. it i... c..,..,etlti;tlly :I means of c01ll111uniC:l1ion, :ll1d Changes bc..::allse of the rdus;ll of lhe Feder.11 Increase of the 'light-seers LOme in p:lrtie:> r.cilher Cl)mpelitot llor :dly. but adjLln.:t of thc d;llly r.olllmUlll,ation~ Commi:-'~Ion to ":,1n..:el from oul 01 tlJwn. Wh:lt is re:-.pon:>i­ new~paper inslrumt'llt." the li(ense:-. of all NBC network ;1 IIi It:lt t>tl station~ \vhieh ble for thl., une\.pe..::ted incrca:>e in oUH)f-towners vi:»lt­ c:lrril'd the hroadcast of an allegedly ob::;cene song dm• jng the~ .. Iudio.. \\hi..::h ;Ire ;J t\\O-yc;tr-oIJ attraction? What's Waller Wider. •suc.:e~:-.hl'l Chicago ing ;1 program :-.ponsoreJ by the Me:\iGIll gO\ernll1l'nt An;lly::'l:-. indi..::ates th:1t there are 1\\0 (;actors; first. r:ldio producer, a..::tor :llll.l \vrilt'r of I he Comgrt'..::-.rnan laUll(hCl.1 inlo a lir;ule :lgal1l .. 1 thl. ;1l1 incre:l"'lllg intert:..l in r;l,lio :In,1 ~\:onll, the improved In a ,Iramatic ..,hm\s, ..::ontend~ Ih.jl a R3dlO Tru:>l and ils arro~allce, Ihe ~uppo..ell Inllucn"::L CCllnl)lnlC situatlon. ~ponsor may be ull\\i~ in purch.a ...ing whl..::h the :'\;llional IlroaJ":::l ..ling Company h;l ... \\Ith the Iuuri.. t agencies \\111 tell you Ihal nlllety per cent Name? a name star of the ~t:lge. or ...creen FCC., ;llld the prescnl syslem l)f Il1Jl\idll:Jlly O\\Ilt:tl of the \\mld's Ir;l\elers are .\mcriGtnS. They \\111 ;J!'ltl 10 ~II hIS produ,"" He asserts Ihal the big-n:lme per­ ;md controllell bro:ltl..::a:-.ting. tell )OU Ih:tl \mt'ri':::llls :lh\a}s ~ \\h;tl they ,,:allt to formers anli :lrli... h ;lrC g<Jmbles: th:lt \\hile such SI:lb "La'\l monlh," s:liJ the leglsl:lIOr, ":Jfter ':ltinJ.! 10 ;1 see And you GIIl'1 keep a dyed-Ill-the-\\l.>ol nephew or 01 ... orne \\111 bring a brge audience to ~ program'.., premier~ )el llumber lations for vlol;ulons of the l:l\\ .. nie..::e 01 l nell:: S:lm frum tr:l\fllllg c,(cpl by t;lking they mu..t win the friend .