NEWS CBK BROADCASTS ~L_T_RAN.:..N-=E-=~_:Jj....:t:-=R.:...~_A----il ~~~~~~~ ~ DAILY • I WATROUS Trans-Canada Network: (Trans-Canada Network) 8:00,9:00 a.m. 1:00, 6:30, 540 Kes. 9:00 p.m. 12 Mldnlaht PROGRAM CBC Dominion Network: Prairie Region 10:00 p.m. CDC SCHEDULE Transmitter Times given in this Schedule are Central Standard DATE OF IsSUE, NOVEMBER 24, 1945. PRAIRIE REGION 612 Telephone Bldg., Winnipeg, C.n.d. Prairie Region Farm Broadcast Farm Broadcast Now in Seventh Season Territory of 750,000 square miles served by CBC's Winnipeg staff. September days in 1939 saw the be- ~----=--------'---'----­ ginning of the CBC's Prairie Region New CRC Division To Farm Broadcast, and now, as the R g I t B d t· g 1945-6 winter season settles in on the e u a e roa cas In prairies, the Farm Broadcast Depart­ Ottawa. - The organization of a ment enters its seventh season of broadcast regulations division in the broadcasting, and its two principal CBC has been announced by Dr. members. Peter Whittall, commenta­ Augustin Frigon, general manager of tor, and R. G. Knowles, assistant, the Canadian Broadcasting Corpora­ complete their first year of dual tion. operation. Headed by J. R. Radford, formerly During that year, the Prairie Re­ supervisor of station relations, the gion of 750,000 square miles, in which new division will be responsible for are settled people of 16 different all matters dealing with CBC regula­ nationalities, has been served faith­ tions and rullngs applying to Cana­ fully by two men and a girl. The dian broadcasting, the handling of girl is Miss Frances Tweltridge, the arrangements in connection with other member of the Prairie Region political broadcasting, and all pro­ Farm Broadcast Department. gram continuity dealing with foods, Agricultural Empire drugs, patent and proprietary medi­ The vast scope of farm activities cines, which must be cleared for in the prairies makes this series one claims and good taste acceptance. of the Prairie Region's heaviest A new station relations depart­ With the coming of the snows on the Prairies, CBC's Prairie Region Farm broadcasting and news gathering ment has been formed, with George Broadcast, begun in September 1939, is well-launched into its seventh season Continued on page 4 R. Young as manager. Mr. Young of broadcasting. Here are the two commentators, PETER WHITTALL and his will be transferred to Toronto from assistant, BOB KNOWLES, at the microphone. On each week-day except Satu.,..~ Continued on page 6 day and Sunday, they are heard at 1.30 p.m. broadcasting news and general Changes Announced In information of value to prairie farrners. According to one listener, a million dollars worth of livestock is sold every day on the basis of the Prairie Region CRC Program Division CBC Chairman Farm Broadcast's market reports. In the picture, R. G. Knowles is at the Ottawa. - Dr. Augustin Frigon, left, Peter B. Whtttall at the right. Behind them is DAVE TASKER, CBC pro- general manager of the Canadian ducer and sound effects man. Broadcasting Corporation, has an­ nounced a long-planned reorganiza~ Visit Washington for Other speakers to be heard in this tion of the CBC program division series of "messages" are L. W. national headquarters at Toronto, Pearson Interview Brockington, K.C.; Wilfred Pelletier, headed by Ernest L. Bushnell, direc­ R. S. Lambert, CEC supervisor of Metropolitan Opera conductor; Mat­ tor-general of programs. educational broadcasts; Kay Steven­ thew Halton, CBC war correspond­ The plan is designed to restore em­ son, CBC producer, and Alice Hill, ent; and Foster Hewitt, sports com­ phasis on the creative aspects of radio actress, aU of Toronto, Will go mentator. broadcasting, and to re-establish to Washington shortly for an inter­ CRC Speaker Given program operations on a peacetime view with Lester B. Pearson, Cana­ basis. It is made possible by the re­ dian ambassador to United States. Press Club Award turn of many employees from the The interview begins a new series A CBC speaker was awarded the armed forces and CBC overseas unit. on the National School Broadcast Canadian Women's Press Club's Harry J. Boyle, formerly super­ (Friday, December 7, 11 :30 a.m. and memorial prize for 1945 at a formal visor of farm broadcasts, has been 3:00 p.m.) , produced by CBC in co­ ceremony on November 20. Mrs. Mat­ appointed to the newly created post operation with the National Advisory tie Rotenberg, Toronto physicist and of program director for the Trans­ Council on School Broadcasting. radio commentator, was the winner, Canada network and station CBL, Message for Tomorrow is the title with a talk on woman's place in the Toronto. of the new series, which succeeds post-war world given over the Trans­ His position is equivalent to that Our Canadian Cities. Prominent Canada Network of the CEC. Wilma of H. G. Walker, Dominion network Canadians will speak to school chil­ Tait, president of the Press Club, manager, who now also assumes re­ dren in talks and interviews. made the award, consisting of an en­ sponsibility for program direction of The CBC's first full-time chair­ "How Canada Helps to Feed graved gold medal and a cheque for CJBC, Toronto, key station of the man, A. DAVIDSON DUNTON, brings Starving Euro}Je" is the subject Mr. twenty-five dollars. netwqrk. wide executive experience to his new Pearson will talk about, speaking in In acknowledging the prize, Mrs. Mr. Walker and Mr. Boyle are.res­ post. Educated in Canada, England, his capacity as chairman of the Rotenberg said that in the post-war ponsible to Charles Jennings, recent­ and Europe, the Montreal-born news­ UNRRA organization. There will be world every woman could make her­ ly appointed general supervisor of paperman was editor Of the Montreal dramatized interludes, depicting the self the centre of a Circle of co­ programs under Mr. BU$hnell. Standard for four years and general release of European children from a operation and good-will. We tend to John M. Kannawin, formerly manager of the Wartime Information concentration camp, and a Greek's underestimate the force of personal head of the CBC overseas unit, has Board for three years before his CBC story of suffering in his country. p.xample, she thought. Continued. on page 6 appointment. Page 2 CBC PROGRAM SGHEDULE Prairie Region Adventures in Speech SUNDAY, December 2nd, 1945 om· All times given are Ccntral Standard, for Mountain Time deduct one hour. 9;30 LATIN AMERICAN STATION CBK, WATROUS SERENADE (30 Min,.) 10:00 CBC NEWS 10:00 CBC NEWS AND COMMENT­ 10:02 NEIGHBORLY NEWS FROM ARY (15 Mins.) THE PRAIRIES 10:30 DOMINION SPECIAL 10:15 THE PRAIRIE GARDENER (30 Mins.) 10:30 SEMENCES ET FLORAISONS 11:00 BBG NEWS 11:15 CANADIAN YARNS 11:30 THE WAY OF THE SPIRIT __A/CtteJ-:1_- 11:59 DOMINION OBSERVATORY OFFICIAL TIME SIGNAL CANAOIAN YARNS 12:00 MUSICAL PROGRAM (11 :15 a.m. and 12:15 a.m.) 12:15 JUST MARY Marius Barbeau, Quebec folklorist, 12:30 CANADIAN PARTY has prepared three Christmas stories 1:00 CBC NEWS for this series. The first, "The Bell at Caughnawaga," is the story of a 1:04 WASHINGTON GOMMENT- ARY journey by the Indians of Sault St. Louis to the Connecticut River to re· 1:15 MATTHEW HALTON cover a bell for the church at Caugh­ 1:30 RELIGIOUS PERIOD nawaga. 2:00 NEW YORK The other stories to be told in the PHILHARMONIC series of three are "The Tree of For intermediate grades in ManiLoba and Saskatchewan, CBe, in co-opera­ SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Dreams" and "Midnight at Tadous­ tion with the Departments 0/ Education, broadcasts "Adventures in Speech" 3:30 CHURCH OF THE AIR on Mondays at 11.30 a,m. and 3.00 p,m. T-C. The series is described as "the sac." Roger Baulu, CBC French net­ study and appreciation a/the English language." Here are some oj the young 4:00 CBC NEWS work commentator, will be the ra­ participants, at the microphone in eBC's Winnipeg studios. Left to right: 4:03 CONCERT CORNER conteur. GLADYS BASWICK, BILL SMITH, DONALD CAMPBELL and DoNALD LINDSAY. 4:30 SINGING STARS OF Listeners will remember that the TOMORROW CBC has already presented some of 5:00 OZZIE AND HARRIET Barbeau's stories on "Canadian Frederickson, curate of St. Anthony's SOLILOQUY (10:30 p.m.) church, Montreal. 5:30 VANCOUVER SYMPHONY Yarns." His collection of folktales is Harold Green's orchestra Is heard ORCHESTRA large and he has travelled many again in a program of dreamy music. 6:00 MUSIC BY MOZART times across Canada and even into CHURCH OF THE AIR (3:30 p.m.) The orchestral numbers are: From 6:30 STARDUST SERENADE Alaska in search of traditional Cana­ Today's service will be conducted Me To You; Love Me, from stork 7:00 THE CHARLIE McCARTHY dian stories. He records stories and by Rev. N. E. Todd, of Trinity Baptist Club; Home For the Holidays; Or­ SHOW songs on equipment he carries about Church, Winnipeg. A native of Ho­ chids in the Moonlight, from Flying 7:30 WEEK-END REVIEW with him. Marius Barbeau was re· quiam, Washington, Mr. Todd came Down to Rio; Zigeuner, from Bitter 7:45 OUR SPECIAL SPEAKER cently awarded the David Prize for to Vermilion, Alberta, as a child, and Sweet; Down The Trail To Home 8:00 STAGE 46 Literature and Literary Criticism. grew up in western Canada. He is a Sweet Home; If I Had A Dozen 8:30 ALBUM OF FAMILIAR His books include a popular novel, graduate of Brandon College, and Hearts; and Memories ot You.