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December 1, 1964
4 ADVERTISERS BUY INTO 9 PRIME-TIME NBC-TV SHOWS
Four advertisers have purchased sponsorship in nine NBC-TV
prime-time programs, it was announced today by Don Durgin, Vice
President, Television Network Sales, NBC.
The sponsors (and their agencies) are National Biscuit Co.
(McCann-Erickson Inc.), American Home Products Corp. (Grey Advertising),
Plymouth Division of the Chrysler Corporation (N. W. Ayer & Son Inc.),
Humble Oil & Refining Co. (McCann-Erickson Inc.).
The National Biscuit Co. will advertise on the NBC News
special "The Battle of the Bulge," Dec. 15 and "The Virginian" color
series. American Home Products will advertise on "Mr. Novak," "The
Virginian," "Daniel Boone," "International Showtime" and "Saturday Night
at the Movies." Plymouth has bought into "NBC Sports in Action"
(premiering Jan. 17), "The Virginian," "Saturday Night at the Movies"
and "The Alfred Hitchcock Hour." Humble Oil will advertise on "Wednesday
Night at the Movies," "The Virginian," "Saturday Night at the Movies" and
"NBC Sports in Action."
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December 1, 1964
NBC NEWS 1 NANCY DICKERSON TO BE HONORED BY WOMEN’S
DIVISION OF ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
NBC News correspondent Nancy Dickerson will be honored for
her news achievements by the Women's Division of the Albert Einstein
College of Medicine, New York City. She was a unanimous choice of the
awards selection committee.
The award is made "to women who made an outstanding contribu¬
tion to arts, sciences and the professions." Past winners included
Eleanor Roosevelt, Pearl Buck, Dr. Margaret Mead, Leontyne Price and
Helen Hayes,
Presentation of the award to Mrs. Dickerson will take place
at a Spirit of Achievement Luncheon, marking the 11th anniversary of
the Albert Einstein College, at the Grand Ballroom of the Waldorf-
Astoria in New York on April 13.
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NBC NEWS
BROADCASTING’S LARGEST NEWS ORGANIZATION
December 1, 1964
JULIAN GOODMAN TO JOIN PANEL DISCUSSION ON ELECTION COVERAGE
Julian Goodman, Vice President, NBC News, will take part in
a panel discussion on news coverage of the 1964 election at the 55th
anniversary convention of Sigma Delta Chi, professional journalistic
society, Thursday, Dec. 3* at the Hotel Muehlebach in Kansas City, Mo.
ELIE ABEL TO COVER NATO COUNCIL SESSION IN PARIS
Elie Abel, NBC News Diplomatic Correspondent, will go to
Paris to cover the meeting of the NATO Council Dec. 15, 16 and 17.
Abel will leave Washington, D. C., for Paris on Dec. 11.
Secretary of State Dean Rusk, Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara
and Secretary of the Treasury Douglas Dillon are among the high
American officials expected to attend the NATO meeting.
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December 1, 1964
NBC NEWS CORRESPONDENT C-ECRGE CLAY BURIED
IN JUNGLE CEMETERY NEAR STANLEYVILLE
NBC News correspondent George Clay, who was killed last week
while marching with Congolese government troops toward Stanleyville,
was buried Sunday (Nov. 29) in a simple military ceremony in a small
neglected cemetery near Stanleyville that is rapidly reverting to its
original jungle growth.
Clay's body, and that of a South African mercenary who also had
been killed in the ambush, was left in an abandoned truck by the
advancing column. A helicopter finally was sent Nov. 29, with two air¬
planes for cover against rebel sniper fire, to retrieve the bodies.
Because a coffin was unavailable. Clay's body was wrapped in a
sheet that had his name written on it with a ballpoint pen. Attending
the burial ceremonies were a Belgian priest. Major Michael Hoare, who
commands the mercenary troops, and a platoon of Congolese paracommandos.
Clay was performing his journalistic duties as usual, this
time recording sound of the battle, when he was killed. But according
to a friend, British Broadcasting Corporation reporter Peter Flynn, Clay
had become disheartened by the Congolese war.
On the NBC Radio "Monitor" program Nov. 29, Flynn related a
conversation he had with Clay earlier this year: '"...I've come to the
end now,' Clay said. 'For a long time I could keep going because of the
marvelous television it was producing. But a little while ago, on a
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lovely calm night, by Lake Kivu, it was so peaceful, and I suddenly
felt sick to the heart by the whole thing, by the blood and the
stupidity, and by me, making a living by putting it down on tape and
film to divert the wife of the Kansas City milkman for a few minutes’."
It was, said Flynn on the program, "a moment of wretchedness
that all foreign correspondents go through occasionally. We know we
have reported the news thoroughly, but we despair of making people feel
and understand the story beneath, of which the news is only the visible
part of the iceberg. Yet with all this delicate insight, George was
also a lusty buccaneer. A gleam would come into his eyes at the
prospect of bashing off into the bush. He was never foolhardy, but
always determined to see the story for himself. He was a good reporter.
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December 1, 1964
CREDITS FOR 'RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER'
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COLOR SPECIAL ON NBC-TV NETWORK
Program:
Time:
Format:
Stars:
Cast:
Producer:
Director:
Co-Producer:
Music and Lyrics:
Written by
Orchestrations:
"G-E Fantasy Hour" presentation of "Rudolph the Red-
Nosed Reindeer"
NBC-TV color special Sunday, Dec. 6 (5:30 to
6:30 p.m. EST).
A fully animated color-filmed musical Christmas
fantasy enacted by puppets "brought alive"
by "Animagic" (dimensional animation).
Burl Ives as Sam the Snowman.
Larry Mann as Yukon Cornelius, Billie Richards as
Rudolph, and Alfie Scopp, Stan Francis, Paul
Soles, Janet Orenstein, Paul Kligman,
Corinne Connely and Peg Dixon.
Arthur Rankin Jr.
Larry Roemer
Jules Bass
Johnny Marks
Romeo Mueller from a story by Robert L. May and the
song by Johnny Marks.
Maury Laws
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Featured songs:
Produced by
Sponsor
(and agency):
Preempts:
NBC Press
Representative:
1 Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" (sung by Burl Ives
as the Snowman) and seven new Christmas
songs composed by Johnny Marks: "Holly Jolly
Christmas" (Ives and chorus), "Silver and
Gold" (Ives), "We Are Santa’s Elves" (chorus),
"We’re a Couple of Misfits" (by Soles as
Hermy and Richards as Rudolph), "Jingle
Jingle Jingle" (by Francis as Santa Claus),
"There’s Always Tomorrow" (by Miss Orenstein
as Rudolph’s girl-friend, Clarice), and "The
Most Wonderful Day of the Year" (chorus).
Videocraft International.
Housewares Division, General Electric Company
(Maxon Inc.)
"G-E College Bowl" (5:30-6 p.m. EST) and "Meet the
Press" (6-6:30 p.m. EST) color programs.
A1 Cammann (New York).
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December 1, 1964
CREDITS FOR
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Host-Commentator:
Format:
Time:
Producer:
Jim Simpson
Full-hour weekly series running the gamut
of activity in the sports world, with
emphasis on the individual athletes in
the drama of competition. Programs,
a majority in color, will focus on
championship contests and, at intervals,
present character studies of outstand¬
ing sports figures.
Sunday, 4-5 p.m. EST, beginning Jan. 17,
1965.
Stuart Schulberg
Field producer:
Associate producer:
Writer-reporter:
Research associate:
Production assistant:
Film director:
Unit managers:
NBC Press representatives:
Barney Nagler
Richard Auerbach
John Travieso
Richard Barnett
Barbara Ann Wendler
Ray Marsh
Carl Robinson
Douglas P. Sinsel
Jim Schaeffer
Bob Curran and Bert Burns, New York.
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2-X-H NBC TRADE NEWS
December 2, 1964
NBC RADIO NETWORK SIX-YEAR PEAK IN
FOURTH-QUARTER SALES ANNOUNCED
BY WILLIAM K. MeDANIEL
"A six-year peak in fourth-quarter sales has been reached
by the NBC Radio Network," William K. McDaniel, Executive Vice
President in charge of the NBC Radio Network, announced today. "Busi¬
ness already on the books for the fourth quarter of 1964 is 24 per cent
higher than that recorded for the entire fourth quarter of 1963 ."
"And the forthcoming year looks like a record-breaker. Sales
for the first quarter of 1965 are l6 per cent higher than last year
at this time," Mr. McDaniel reported.
"Of particular interest," he said, "is the sales success of
our weekend service, 'Monitor.' Increasingly, advertisers are looking
upon 'Monitor' as a year-'round advertising vehicle. Every 'Monitor'
quarter in 1964 exceeds sales in the corresponding quarter of 1963,"
he continued. "'Monitor' sales to date are 22 per cent higher than
sales for all of 1963, and 'Monitor's' yearly total will be the highest
sales in its 10-year history."
A total of $5,400,000 in new and renewal business was signed
by the network between Oct. 2 and Nov. 25 .
The new business clients (and their agencies) are: Schick
(Compton Advertising); Whitman Candy (Gardner Advertising); Pennsylvania
Grade Crude Oil (Meldrum & Fewsmith); General Mills Inc. (Dancer-
Fitzgerald-Sample); Shulton (Wesley Associates); Chrysler Corp.
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(Young & Rubicam); Retail Clerks International Assn. (Robert M. Gamble
Jr.); Bordon Co. - Aunt Jane’s Pickles (Zimmer, Keller, Calvert);
Rexall Drug (BBDO); Florist’s Telegraph Delivery Assn. (Campbell-
Ewald).
The renewal business clients and their agencies are:
Christian Reformed Church (Griswold-Eshleman); Wm. Wrigley, Jr.
(Arthur Meyerhoff); Mennen (Warwick & Legler); Sun Oil Company
(William Esty Company); American Motors (Geyer Morey Ballard); and
Standard Brands (J. Walter Thompson).
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December 2, 1964
NBC NEWS APPOINTS ARTHUR H. WAKELEE
MANAGER, OWNED STATION NEWS
Arthur H. Wakelee has been appointed Manager,
Owned Station News, it was announced today by Julian
Goodman, Vice President, NBC News. He will report to Rex
R. Goad, Director of News.
For the past nine months, Mr. Wakelee has been
Manager of News, West Coast, on a temporary basis. Before
that, he was Weekend Manager, News, in NBC News' headquarters
in New York.
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NBC NEWS
BROADCASTING'S LARGEST NEWS ORGANIZATION
December 2, 1964
NBC NEWS ASSIGNMENTS ANNOUNCED FOR TV COVERAGE
0.F PRESIDENT JOHNSON’S INAUGURATION JAN. 20;
HUNTLEY AND BRINKLEY WILL BE ANCHOR MEN
Chet Huntley and David Brinkley will be the anchor men when
NBC News telecasts the Inauguration of President Lyndon B. Johnson from
Washington on Wednesday, Jan. 20. it was announced today by Chet
Hagan, producer of the Inauguration coverage.
NBC News' famous team of correspondents will be stationed at
the Capitol during the swearing in ceremonies and at Lafayette Park
during the Presidential review of the Inaugural parade.
It was also announced that the entire Presidential review of
the parade will be telecast in color by NBC News, covering a period of
between two-and-a-half and three hours. Since the review will take
place after the President takes the oath of office, this will probably
be in mid-afternoon.
Other NBC News correspondents and their positions at the
Inauguration follow: Frank McGee, at Lafayette Park; John Chancellor,at
the White House; Edwin Newman, at the Treasury Building, on the parade
route; Ray Scherer, at the Capitol; and Nancy Dickerson and Robert
Goralski, roving, special assignments.
Sponsor for this NBC News TV coverage, as announced, is
Eastern Air Lines Inc. The agency is Young & Rubicam Inc.
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BROADCASTING'S LARGEST NEWS ORGANIZATION
December 2, 1964
HOW NBC NEWS OFFERED COMPREHENSIVE TV COVERAGE OF
BAKER HEARINGS OF THE SENATE RULES COMMITTEE
NBC was the only television network to present complete live
coverage of Robert G. Baker’s appearance before the Senate Rules
Committee this morning (Dec. 2) and was the only network on the air
with comprehensive live television coverage of committee’s session
yesterday (Dec. l).
This morning’s television coverage originated inside the
hearing room while Baker’s defense counsel* Edward Bennett Williams*
requested TV coverage be ended before Baker testified. When the
committee granted the request* NBC-TV cameras focused on the door
to the Caucus Room while audio coverage of the hearings continued.
During Baker’s previous appearance before the committee on
Feb. 25* NBC-TV cameras also focused on the Caucus Room door when TV
cameras were banned from the room.
Today's coverage began at 11:24 a.m. and continued until
12:30 p.m.* at which time the hearing was adjourned until 2 p.m. (all
times EST). NBC News correspondent Ray Scherer reported from the scene.
NBC News’ live coverage on Dec. 1 ran almost four hours,
starting at 2:37 p.m., when the hearings opened in the Senate Caucus
Room* and continued until 6:28 p.m.
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The hearing yesterday was a resumption of an investigation
begun more than a year ago into the business affairs of Mr. Baker,
former secretary of the Senate’s Democratic majority. Don B.
Reynolds, the Maryland insurance man, was the only witness at the
opening session, which was marked by partisan dispute among committee
members.
NBC News will schedule further TV coverage of the hearings
as developments warrant.
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2-x-h NBC TRADE NEWS
December 3, 1964
ROSTER IN TV-Q REPORT SHOWS MANUFACTURERS OF ADULT
AS WELL AS CHILDREN’S PRODUCTS ARE AMONG LICENSEES
FOR "FESS PARKER AS DANIEL BOONE" MERCHANDISE
NBC-TV’s "Daniel Boone" show has added manufacturers of
other than children’s goods to the roster of Boone licensees largely on
the results of recent TV-Q, reports, it was announced today by Norman
Lunenfeld, Manager, Merchandising, Domestic Enterprises, a division of
NBC Enterprises.
TV-Q, an independent research organization, reports the
"Daniel Boone" show is very popular with not only the 6-11 age bracket
but also with the 12-17 and 18-34 age groups, and the 18-34 group
contains many of the young married consumers who are responsible for
much of the nation's buying, Mr. Lunenfeld said. TV-Q measures
popularity of TV programs.
Thus, one licensee, Harold Ridenour of Santa Barbara,
Calif., who specializes in selling end labels to bakers on a cross¬
country basis, is able to use the "Fess Parker as Daniel Boone" image
to appeal to adults. Baking is a regional business because of the
necessity of local servicing, but the bakery end labels will reach all
localities, according to Mr. Lunenfeld. A total of 25,000,000 labels is
in the process of being printed.
There has been an over-all show of enthusiasm from
manufacturers in many fields for licenses tied in with Fess Parker as
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Daniel Boone. The products range from canteens and games to iron-on
labels and pup tents.
NBC Merchandising has already signed 50 licensees to produce
"Fess Parker as Daniel Boone" merchandise. An additional 50 or more
will be brought in by M. Lowenstein and Sons Inc,,, a firm which supplies
piece goods to the boys’ wear trade. Lowenstein is exclusively
licensed to make a number of "Fess Parker as Daniel Boone" fabrics and
will, in turn, make agreements, on a non-exclusive basis, with makers
of boys’ pajamas, shirts, underwear, and other articles. The
merchandise is expected to be on retail counters by February, according
to Mr. Lunenfeld.
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In the NBC Daily News Report story
of Dec. 1 titled "4 Advertisers Buy Into 9
Prime-Time NBC-TV Shows," the correct advertiser
on the NBC News actuality special "The Battle
of the Bulge" Dec. 15 should read American Home
Products , and not The National Biscuit Co.
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BRIAN EPSTEIN, BRITISH POP MUSIC IMPRESARIO WHO DISCOVERED THE BEATLES,
TO HAVE WEEKLY SEGMENT ON NBC-TV'S NEW "HULLABALOO" VARIETY HOUR
British popular music impresario Brian Epstein, discoverer
of the Beatles and numerous other top-selling vocal groups, will
present a weekly segment of NBC-TV's new one-hour variety show
"Hullabaloo," when it makes its debut on the network in January.
Epstein, for the first time, will appear before the cameras
introducing various English popular singers, whose performances will
be taped in London for inclusion in "Hullabaloo." Among the solo
artists and groups who will appear under Epstein's aegis are Marianne
Faithful, Jerry and the Pacemakers, Bennett and the Rebel Rousers,
and Freddie and the Dreamers. The youthful artists' manager,
considered one of the most important figures on the British entertain¬
ment scene today, is credited with being responsible for "the
English sound," one of the major trends in popular music.
"Hullabaloo," created and packaged by General Artists
Corporation, will encompass all facets of the entertainment world
of interest to young people, with the accent on young performers.
There will be a guest host each week. The program, other than the
three-minute and four-minute segments introduced by Epstein, will
originate in New York at NBC-TV's Peacock Studio in color.
To be produced by Gary Smith, "Hullabaloo" will be written
by Frank Peppiatt and John Aylesworth
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MIRTH AND MUSIC COME TO FORE WHEN JONATHAN WINTERS WELCOMES
EILEEN FARRELL* PETER NERO* LOUIS NYE TO DEC. 14 COLORCAST
Jonathan Winters will extend a warm welcome to Metropolitan
Opera star Eileen Farrell, pianist Peter Nero and comedian Louis Nye
who will guest on his one-a-month comedy special* "The Jonathan Winters
Show*" to be colorcast on NBC-TV Monday, Dec. 14 (9-10 p.m. EST).
For the second of the six full-hour specials of the season*
Winters will again portray a "Man Under Pressure" -- this time as a
company president forced to appear before a board of irate stockholders
questioning his past management of the firm. He also will be challenged
by "The Many Things You Can Do With--" category in which he will be
handed an ordinary prop and asked to demonstrate various uses of it.
Winters’ hep and irascible Grandma Maude Frickert character will appear
to peddle Christmas cards which were painted by her.
Miss Farrell will display her vocal artistry with "Blues in
the Night" and "Deck the Halls." A new singing team will make its TV
debut when the soprano star and Winters combine for a duet of "Ebbtide."
Nero and his trio will do a jazz arrangement of "Get Me to the
Church on Time" from "My Fair Lady." The 29-year-old pianist also will
employ his distinctive style in his solo of "Over the Rainbow" with
full orchestra accompaniment.
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Nye will portray a prosecuting attorney at a murder trial
interrogating six witnesses — all played by Winters, including some
of his more familiar voices and characterizations, such as Elwood P.
Suggins. In another routine, Nye will depict a Madison Avenue-
oriented Santa Claus.
"The Jonathan Winters Show" will be produced by Perry Cross
and directed by Gordon Rigsby. George Spota is executive producer for
Wintergood Productions.
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THE JONATHAN WINTERS SHOW: Metropolitan Opera
soprano Eileen Farrell, pianist Peter Nero and
comedian Louis Nye are guests in the second
Winters special of the season. (Color.)
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December 3, 1964
ILLNESS FORCES DEAN JAGGER TO QUIT ROLE
IN NBC-TV'S 'MR. NOVAK' SERIES
Veteran actor Dean Jagger has been forced,
by illness to quit his starring role as high school
principal Albert Vane in the Tuesday night NBC-TV series,
"Mr. Novak."
Recurrence of an ulcer condition that first
flared up last season compelled Jagger, on advice of
his physicians, to leave the series, in which he co-
stars with James Franciscus, who plays the title role.
Jagger has been ordered to take a complete rest.
The actor's departure will not be apparent
to viewers for some five or six weeks due to advance
filming at MGM Studios where the series is produced.
Efforts will begin immediately, a studio spokesman said,
to find a replacement.
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PRESIDENT JOHNSON’S DINNER FOR BRITISH PRIME MINISTER
Dan Blocker (Hoss Cartwright of NBC-TV’s
"Bonanza" color series) will have dinner with a
President and a Prime Minister Monday night (Dec. 7)--
and it won’t be in front of a camera on a Hollywood
sound stage either.
Blocker said* "The proudest moment in my life
came when I opened that telegram and saw that it was an
invitation from President Lyndon B. Johnson asking me to
join him at a White House dinner in honor of England’s
visiting Prime Minister Harold Wilson."
Blocker and his wife Dolphia will leave Los
Angeles Saturday for the state dinner Monday.
The 290-pound actor is a native-born Texan and
was an active campaigner in the recent elections.
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December 3, 1964
ROBERT NORTHSHIELD TO VISIT AFRICA FOR STUDY OF NBC NEWS COVERAGE
Robert Northshield, General Manager of NBC News, will spend
two weeks in Africa studying the continent’s news-making areas with
a view to future coverage. He will leave for Africa Dec. 5 and visit
the Congo, Kenya and the Union of South Africa.
Mr. Northshield’s trip will include a visit to the grave
of NBC News correspondent George Clay, who was killed Nov. 24 when
he was shot down in ambush near Stanleyville in the Congo.
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JOHNNY CARSON TO BE GUEST SPEAKER AT AWARDS BANQUET
OF NATIONAL FOOTBALL FOUNDATION AND HALL OF FAME
Johnny Carson, of NBC-TV’s late-night comedy and music
program, "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" (Monday through
Friday, 11:15 p.m. to 1 a.m. EST, in color), will be the guest
speaker Tuesday, Dec. 8 at the National Football Foundation and Hall
of Fame 7th annual awards banquet at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in
New York.
Carson is a staunch grid fan (and a devoted follower of
professional football), and attends all New York home games.
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This is a big year for Lome Greene. First, the Nielsen
reports show his NBC-TV color series "Bonanza" still riding the
Number One spot. Now RCA Victor has advised him his record "Ringo"
has sold more than 500,000 copies.
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nbc-tv reports daytime sales exceeding
$4,500,000 FOR SECOND CONSECUTIVE WEEK
For the second consecutive week. Daytime sales totaling more
than $4,500,000 have been recorded by NBC-TV, it was announced today by
James G. Hergen, Director of Daytime Sales, NBC Television Network.
"During the week ending Nov. 27 — as in the previous week —
our Dajrtime sales exceeded the $4,500,000 mark," Mr. Hergen said. "This
continuing sales volume illustrates the advertisers’ confidence in the
strength and flexibility of the NBC-TV Daytime schedule."
Eleven advertisers purchased sponsorship in 12 Monday-through-
Friday programs and in five Saturday morning shows. The programs are
"You Don’t Say.'" "What’s This Song?" "Jeopardy," "Concentration," "Truth
or Consequences," "NBC Morning Report--10:55 A.M, News," "Let’s Make a
Deal," "Moment of Truth," "Say When," "The Match Game," "The Doctors, "
"Make Room for Daddy," "Underdog," "Hector Heathcote," "Fury," "Fireball
XL-5" and "Dennis the Menace."
The advertisers and their agencies are Kimberly-Clark Corp.
(Foote, Cone & Belding), Shulton Inc. (Wesley Associates Inc.), S. C.
Johnson & Sons Co. (Needham, Louis & Brorby), The Dow Chemical Co.
(MacManus, John & Adams Inc.), Bristol-Myers Co. (Doherty, Clifford,
Steers & Shenfield Inc.), Abbott Laboratories (Tatham-Laird Inc.), Lehn
& Fink Products Corp. (Geyer, Morey, Ballard Inc,), National Biscuit Co.
(McCann-Erickson Inc.), Foster-Milburn Co. (Street & Finney Inc.), The
Nestle Company Inc. (Leo Burnett Co. Inc.), and Mars Incorporated
(Needham, Louis & Brorby).
NBC-New York, 12/4/64
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NBC COLOR TELEVISION NEWS
December 4, 1964
- 'WALK BESIDE ME' -
Full-Hour Color Program Filmed in Footsteps of Apostle Paul's
Missionary Journeys Will Be Repeated
"Walk Beside Me," the full-hour color program filmed in the
footsteps of the missionary journeys of the Apostle Paul, will be
repeated on the NBC-TV Network Saturday, Dec. 26 (2:30-3:30 p.m. EST).
The program, first telecast May 31, 1964, was made on
location in Jordan, Israel, Turkey, Greece and Italy by the Southern
Baptist Convention in cooperation with the Television Religious
Program unit of NBC News.
Enthusiastic audience response to the first showing has
prompted the repeat performance, according to Doris Ann, manager of
NBC Television religious programs and executive producer of "Walk
Beside Me." Warmly appreciative letters have come from educators and
Bible scholars, ministers and priests, as well as from a cross-section
of television viewers.
Paul is portrayed in the program as a man of boundless
vision and ceaseless action. "No figure in the drama of Christianity
has played a greater role than Paul," says the narrator. "He brought
the word of God to thousands --in synagogues, in shops, along the
crowded streets, in airless prisons or before throngs gathered in a
theatre open to the sun. Wherever he found people, Paul would preach.
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His voice is among the noblest that the world has heard. After 2,000
years, his words still come to us with undiminished strength and shake
us to the heart."
Off-camera voices speak the words of Jesus, Paul, Luke,
Barnabas and others as recorded in the Bible. Alexander Scourby is
the narrator and Donald Davis is the voice of Paul.
Martin Hoade was the producer-director. Dr. Paul M. Stevens,
director of the Southern Baptist Convention's Radio and Television
Commission, and Truett Myers, its television consultant, were
coordinators of the production for that organization.
Philip Scharper wrote the script, and Ralph Burns composed
and conducted the original orchestral score.
- NBC-TV PROGRAM HIGHLIGHT DEC. 26 -—
"WALK BESIDE ME" -- The story of the Apostle Paul,
filmed in the footsteps of his missionary journeys
in the Near East, Greece and Italy. Alexander
Scourby is narrator. (Color. Repeat.)
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December 4, 1964
CHUCK CONNORS, STAR OF UPCOMING 'BRANDED' SERIES,
TO AID COMMENTATORS AT PARADE OF ROSES COLORCAST
Chuck Connors, star of "Branded," forthcoming Western series
on NBC-TV, will join commentators Lome Greene and Betty White in
describing Pasadena's 76 th annual Tournament of Roses Parade, which
the network will colorcast live on Friday, Jan. 1 (11:30 a.m. to
1:45 p.m. EST).
Connors is the fourth NBC-TV star who will appear as an
assistant commentator. The others, as previously announced, are
Fess Parker and Pat Blair of the "Daniel Boone" series and Debbie
Watson of "Karen."
"Branded," a series about a West Point officer who,
wrongfully drummed out of the Army, tries to clear his name, will
premiere on Sunday, Jan. 24 (8:30 p.m. EST).
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December 4, 1964
T RUTH : ROCHESTER, MINN., MAN WINS VIEWERS' "T OR C" CONTEST
CONSEQUENCES : HE WINS PRIZES AND WILL ATTEND ROSE PARADE
When Dawn Baker was named Queen of the 76 th annual Tourna¬
ment of Roses this week, her smile spread all the way from Pasadena,
Calif., to Rochester, Minn,, where it lit up the face of Earl L.
Kidd, a semi-retired real estate broker.
Kidd had just won a contest held by NBC-TV's "Truth or
Consequences" (Mondays through Fridays, 12:30 p.m. EST in color)
giving viewers an opportunity to submit postcards containing their
name and address. When only seven girls remained in the running for
Rose Queen, they appeared on "Truth or Consequences" and each drew a
card from the more than 300,000 received.
On Dec. 2 the girls returned to the program and Queen Dawn
and her court made their first national television appearance. Dawn
revealed the name on her card -- Earl L. Kidd.
Kidd's prizes include a $3,000 gift certificate, a new
automobile, a round-trip ticket for two to Los Angeles plus a week's
stay there, and two tickets to the Rose Parade and the Rose Bowl
Game, both of which will be colorcast live by NBC-TV Friday, Jan. 1.
Kidd will appear on the parade colorcast during the first
15 minutes when he is introduced by "T or C" emcee Bob Barker. The
parade telecast begins at 11:30 a.m. EST.
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December 4, 1964
NEW RECORDING OF "AMAHL AND THE NIGHT VISITORS,"
MENOTTI 1 S NBC-COMMISSIONED OPERA, IS RELEASED
A new recording of "Amahl and the Night Visitors," Christmas
opera by Gian Carlo Menotti which was commissioned by the National
Broadcasting Company, has been released by RCA Victor Records. The
recording sessions took place last season after the taping of the all-
new production of the opera, which will be seen in color on NBC-TV
Sunday. Dec. 20 (3-4 p.m. EST).
The cast of the recording, the same as the TV production,
includes Kurt Yaghjian as Amahl, Martha King as the mother, and John
McCollum, Willis Patterson and Richard Cross as the Three Kings.
Herbert Grossman is the conductor of both the telecast and the
recording.
The recording was made during the absence from this country
of the composer-librettist. On his return he listened to the tapes,
and was highly enthusiastic about the new performance. A recording
of the original cast was issued by RCA Victor in 1951.
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ROBERT W. SARNOFF CALLS FOR AN END TO ALL LAWS THAT RESTRICT
TV IN COVERING POLITICAL CAMPAIGNS, CONTROVERSIAL ISSUES
NBC Board Chairman Also Opposes Bar on Medium
In Legislative and Judicial Proceedings
FOR RELEASE 1:30 P.M. EST MONDAY, DEC. 7
DETROIT, MICH., Dec. 7 -- Robert W. Sarnoff, Board Chairman
of the National Broadcasting Company, called today for an end to all
laws and rules that restrict television journalism in coverage of
political campaigns, controversial issues and bar the medium from
legislative and judicial proceedings.
"Television is now a basic part of the American press,"
Mr. Sarnoff said in an address before The Economic Club of Detroit.
"With its reach, immediacy and directness, it has unique capabilities
for informing the public and engaging them in the affairs of their
society. Yet it is in television's most essential area of information
service that its capacities are seriously restrained -- in political
coverage, in dealing with controversy, in reporting on the public
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"Restrictions on any part of the press threaten the principle
underlying the vitality of all parts of the press," he added. "The
public's stake in that principle should be supported and protected by
all news media, not only to safeguard their own rights to freedom of
speech and the press, but more importantly to protect the public's
right to learn and to know."
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Pointing out that the result of limitations imposed on tele¬
vision's journalistic function "has been to bypass the historic right
of the public to free and full access to information on all matters
that affect it," the NBC Chairman made these specific proposals:
!• Establishment of a public policy declaring that the
institutions of government should be fully open to television coverage,
limited only by defined requirements of security and due process.
2 . As part of this policy, abandonment of "discriminatory
rules" barring television from access to legislative proceedings; and
formulation of "affirmative standards" to enable television coverage
of trials and to guide law enforcement officials and counsel in
divulging information about pre-trial proceedings.
3. Repeal by Congress of the "equal-time" provision of
the Communications Act.
4. Action by Congress to make clear that the Federal
Communications Commission is not mandated to review the journalistic
judgment of broadcasters in covering controversial issues.
Mr. Sarnoff emphasized that his proposals were not designed
for the benefit of television, but "to protect the public's right to
unfettered dissemination of views and information."
"The public in turn," he said, "has a responsibility to take
an active role to protect its own interest in television’s freedom to
perform its journalistic function."
Mr. Sarnoff noted that "the public’s stake in freedom of the
press applies with particular forcefulness to television journalism."
To illustrate its special capabilities, he cited its "massive influence,
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with survey results showing that more than half the nation gets most
of its news from television; its "immediacy” in reporting the swiftly-
moving events of the Cuban nuclear confrontation; its ability to
give the public "direct participation in the life of the nation"
through live, on-the-spot coverage of great national events; and its
"power to unite the public in spirit and in purpose" as demonstrated
by the four-day coverage of the developments following President
Kennedy’s assassination.
He pointed out that one argument generally offered to justify
restrictions on television's news function is based on the theory
that so influential a medium must be regulated to assure its responsi¬
bility. This, he said, fails to recognize that "danger does not lie in
a free news medium but in a regulated one" and that "television's power
as a communicator is a public asset to be developed, not a public danger
to be restrained by laws and regulations."
The second argument, resting on the precept that the "airwaves
belong to the people," does not justify treating the government's
licensing authority as "a license to the government to control or
influence the function of a free press," he declared. "The assumption
that in the field of journalism, the government can better judge what
is in the public interest than the press or the public itself" is
"directly contrary to the Constitutional guarantee that 'Congress shall
make no law...abridging the freedom of the press'."
The effect of the "equal-time" restriction, he said, has been
to reduce presentation of candidates and discussion of campaign issues,
and to place the Federal Communications Commission "in the unhappy
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position of interpreting a statutory control over campaign coverage --
a control inconsistent with the aims of democracy."
On the FCC's policy of reviewing fairness in broadcast
coverage of controversial issues, Mr. Sarnoff stated:
No one can argue against the desirability of fairness in
covering controversial public issues; but one can properly argue
against the advisability of having the members of a government agency
and its staff review the judgments of professional newsmen, editors
and news executives on what is fair news coverage. The danger here
lies in having an arm of the government that holds the licensing power
in a position to second-guess the broadcaster’s journalistic judgment
in reporting on events and issues that at times involve the government
itself."
In urging that the doors to public proceedings be opened to
television, Mr. Sarnoff said that "in this field, official attitudes
and public policy have not kept pace with television’s emergence as
a major communications force."
"In considering television and other media, the goal should
always be to expand to the maximum the information that can properly
be made public, not reduce it to the minimum," he stated.
Turning to coverage of court proceedings, Mr. Sarnoff
acknowledged that in the reporting of arrest, pre-trial and trial
proceedings, conflict may arise between the public's right to know
and the right of the accused to a fair trial. He noted that the
Warren Commission report had expressed the concern that unrestrained
coverage of pre-trial activities can impede the judicial process.
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"In terms both of principle and practicality," he observed,
"the solution to such a problem does not lie in placing restraints
on newsmen in reporting available information, but in establishing
standards to guide officers of the court -- law enforcement officials
and counsel -- in divulging information that does not prejudice
judicial process. Similarly, affirmative standards can be established
to enable television coverage of trials, with such safeguards as may
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"In considering these standards and safeguards it should
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about such proceedings can itself lead to infringement of an
individual’s rights."
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Following are excerpts from
TELEVISION JOURNALISM: THE SHACKLED GIANT,
an address by Robert W. Sarnoff,
Chairman of the Board of NBC,
delivered before The Economic Club of Detroit,
Detroit, Michigan, December 7, 1964
Television is now a basic part of the American press. With
its reach, immediacy and directness it has unique capabilities for
informing the public and engaging them in the affairs of their society.
As a consequence, it, too, has taken on the classic responsibility of
the press to serve as the public's watchdog in relation to the
activities of politics and government.
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The principle of a free press was established as the
cornerstone of our democratic society by a generation of men who still
bore the scars of a tyrant's lash. Its purpose was to protect the
public's right to unfettered dissemination of views and information so
the public itself could forever determine the direction of that society.
* * *
The public's stake in freedom of the press applies with
particular forcefulness to television journalism. Yet it is in tele¬
vision's most essential area of information service that its capacities
are seriously restricted — in political coverage, in dealing with
controversy, in reporting on public business. Paradoxically, these
shackles -- which do not apply to any other medium -- have been forged
by government itself in the name of the public interest.
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One (argument offered to justify restrictions on television
journalism) is based on fear of television’s power and unique
capabilities. A medium so influential, it is argued, should be
regulated to assure its responsibility. This is precisely the theory
used to argue for repression of the printed press when its force was
first felt. We have come to recognize, however, that danger does not
lie in a free news medium, but in a regulated one. A regulated press is
vulnerable to official pressures, to timidity, to accommodation. A
free medium of journalism is independent of these forces which can
threaten its integrity.
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In an open society, the greater the freedom of the press, the
less the danger. And in such a society, television’s power as a
communicator is a public asset to be developed, not a public danger to
be restrained by laws and regulation.
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The other argument for restriction rests on the circumstance
that television uses a public resource, the frequency spectrum.
Restrictions on television’s news function cannot be justified by
invoking the precept that "the airwaves belong to the people." On the
contrary, that precept demands that the people’s resource be used in
their service to provide a free flow of information and ideas unfettered
by government restraint.
* * *
The government’s licensing authority over television,
designed to promote efficient use of broadcast frequencies in the
public interest, is not a license to the government to control or
influence the function of a free press.
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The effect (of the "equal-time" restriction) has been to
restrain broadcasters from presenting serious and major candidates who
command the public interest, by requiring the same amount of air time
to be devoted to candidates of splinter and frivolous parties in whom
the public has little or no interest; and the by-product of this
mechanistic rule has been less, rather than more, exposure of candidates
and discussion of issues.
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Despite broadcasting’s acknowledged record of responsibility
and fairness in covering the i960 campaign. Congress this year declined
to suspend the equal-time provision. As a consequence, a significant
measure of control over journalistic presentation of the campaign was
removed from the hands of the broadcast journalist; and a seven-
member government agency, the FCC, was placed in the unhappy position
of having to interpret and apply a statutory control over campaign
coverage.
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The most drastic... effect of the equal-time restriction was
to inhibit the appearance of major candidates in many special programs
that had been designed to give wide exposure to the principal contenders
for office, their backgrounds and their views. We may speculate on
the extent to which this restriction of television’s capacity to
present the candidates speaking directly to the public contributed to a
widely noted characteristic of the 1964 campaign -- its failure to
develop a clear focus on the issues.
* * *
No one can argue against the desirability of fairness in
reporting controversial public issues; but one can properly argue
against the advisability of having the members of a government agency
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and its staff review the judgments of professional newsmen, editors and
news executives on what is fa.ip news coverage.
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Even though the Federal Communications Commission has
sought to encourage journalistic enterprise and the coverage of
controversy by broadcasters, its undertaking to review their perform¬
ance in this field weakens the very effort it seeks to encourage. The
danger here lies in having an arm of the government that holds the
licensing power in a position to second-guess the broadcaster’s
journalistic judgment in reporting on events and issues that at times
involve the government itself.
* * *
Originally it was contended, not without reason, that bulky
broadcasting and lighting equipment would be an awkward intrusion upon
serious proceedings. Technology can solve that problem. Now it is
possible for television to report proceedings in legislative chambers,
hearing rooms and courtrooms with cameras that are not only unobtrusive
but out of sight.
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The result of...restrictions upon television coverage of
candidates, controversy and huge areas of the public business has been
to bypass the historic right of the public to free and full access to
information on all matters that affect it. To safeguard that
fundamental right, certain specific steps can and should be taken.
Insofar as they call for Congressional action, the time to act is in the
coming year, away from the heat and contention of a political campaign,
when the public policy issues involved can be considered with calm
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one anticipated and it discriminates against the medium of information
best equipped to inform the public on candidates and issues.
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mandated to pass on how broadcasters cover public issues in
controversy. Review by a federal agency of journalistic judgment
and expression is contrary to the principle of a free press.
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television can use its special capacities to enable the people to
witness the conduct of the people's business. This calls for abandon¬
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state and local legislative chambers and the hearing rooms of
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public policy declaring that the institutions of government should be
fully open to television coverage, limited only by defined requirements
of security and due process. In this field, official attitudes and
policy development have not kept pace with television's emergence as
a major communications force. In considering television and other
media, the goal should always be to expand to the maximum the
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There is...one area of the public business — in arrest,
pre-trial and trial proceedings — where conflicts may arise between
the public's right to information and right of the accused to a fair
trial. The Report of the Warren Commission, for example, has
recently expressed concern that the unrestrained coverage of pre¬
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both of principle and practicality, the solution to such a problem does
not lie in placing restraints on newsmen in reporting available
information, but in establishing standards to guide officers of the
court — law enforcement officials and counsel — in divulging informa¬
tion that does not prejudice judicial process. Similarly, affirmative
standards can be established to enable television coverage of trials,
with such safeguards as may be necessary to protect the rights of the
accused.
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underlying the vitality of all parts of the press. The public's
stake in that principle should be supported and protected by all news
media, not only to safeguard their own rights to freedom of speech and
the press, but more importantly to protect the public's right to learn
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Chairman of the Board
National Broadcasting Company, Inc.
At The Economic Club of Detroit
Detroit, Michigan
December 7, 1964
FOR RELEASE 1:30 P.M, EST MONDAY, DEC. 7
TELEVISION JOURNALISM: THE SHACKLED GIANT
I am pleased and honored by the invitation to join you today.
A visit to Detroit is a welcome opportunity for me to renew many
pleasant professional and personal associations. And it is a privilege
to address one of your distinguished and stimulating luncheon forums.
That so many of you busy gentlemen regularly attend these
meetings is eloquent testimony to their worth. It also testifies to
the coexistence in this country of the marketplaces of commerce and
of ideas. This relationship, which is uniquely characteristic of the
democratic system, is not an accidental phenomenon. For, as history
has so often shown, enterprise, thought, and creative expression
thrive in the same climate -- one of freedom and openness.
These truths apply with significant meaning and impact to
television, which I want to discuss with you -- not only because it is
for me a fascinating and favorite subject; but, more importantly,
because of its vital role in the nation’s social, political, and
economic complex.
It was not long ago that some tried to discount the influence
of television simply by refusing to own a set, or, owning one, by
ignoring it. One can no more do that today than one can deny the
social and economic impact of the automobile by declining to use it.
For, like the automobile, television has run a rapid course from its
origin as a private novelty to its emergence as a public necessity.
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At its beginning the primary mission of television, as of
radio before it, was entertainment, and although it has developed
far greater dimensions in the intervening years, its spectacular
growth has been based on the quest of a nationwide audience for
laughter and fiction and fantasy.
Fifteen years ago there were 700,000 television homes.
Today there are more than 52 million. Over the same period, advertisin
expenditures in the medium have risen from less than $58 million to
more than $2 billion. And now color has won a firm and growing beach¬
head, while America’s appetite for television continues to increase.
Currently, the average family watches television more than five-and-a-
half hours a day, in response to the program schedules that have been
shaped by an aggregate of considerations. Foremost among these have
been public popularity, the need for a broad base of commercial support
and the continuous striving of broadcasters for innovation and
diversity.
And as an effective instrument for demonstration and sales,
reaching millions of consumers in their homes every minute, television
has revolutionized the speed and efficiency of our marketing and
distribution system -- the core of an expanding economy rich in
production capacity.
The warm embrace of its audience and its advertisers has
not altogether shielded television from the cold blasts of criticism.
One need go no further than the television columns -- and sometimes
the editorial columns -- of his daily newspaper to find a constant
questioning of television's entertainment schedules and a cataloguing
of its flaws and failings, some real and some imagined. This must be
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expected by a medium that undertakes to meet so many varied — and
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achieved in the lives of millions of Americans.
Valid criticism can serve television, and, more important,
its audience. It would be a great misfortune for both, however, if a
debate that turns on the variables of taste in entertainment should
obscure a most salient fact about television: that it has become the
foremost medium of news and information for a public that must be
informed if it is to survive as a free society.
The massive influence of television journalism is demonstrated
by survey results showing that more than half the nation gets most
of its news from television.
A single news program on NBC, for example -- "The Huntley-
Brinkley Report" -- reaches more than 36 million people a week.
In the Cuban nuclear confrontation two years ago, when the
moves and countermoves of the United States and the Soviet Union
followed each other with stunning swiftness, television's immediacy
and constant availability in reporting these critical events placed
them in prompt and comprehensible order.
Its live, on-the-spot coverage of great public events --
addresses by national leaders, the national political conventions, the
orbiting of a man in space -- gives our people a means of direct
participation in the life of the nation no other medium can provide.
And in four shattering days in November 1963, television
demonstrated with great distinction its unmatched power to envelop an
entire population in the details of national crisis and grief and, as
a further dimension of its singular capacity, to unite the public in
spirit and in purpose.
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Television is now a basic part of the American press. With
its reach, immediacy and directness it has unique capabilities for
informing the public and engaging them in the affairs of their society.
As a consequence, it, too, has taken on the classic responsibility
of the press to serve as the public’s watchdog in relation to the
activities of politics and government.
The principle of a free press was established as the corner¬
stone of our democratic society by a generation of men who still bore
the scars of a tyrant's lash. Its purpose was to protect the public's
right to unfettered dissemination of views and information so the
public itself could forever determine the direction of that society.
Our founding fathers insisted that their institutions be
fully visible, and this visibility so struck the visiting French
aristocrat Alexis deTocqueville that he wrote in his historic treatise
"Democracy in America": "The American learns to know the laws by
participating in the act of legislation; and he takes a lesson in
the forms of government from governing. The great work of society is
going on before his eyes, and, as it were, under his hands."
The American society has grown considerably more intricate
since deTocqueville wrote those words. Few Americans can know their
candidates for public office personally, and the town meeting has
bowed to the voting machine. The operation and scope of federal
government have removed much of the workings of his nation from the
individual. The intimate relationship between our people and their
institutions has been altered by the inexorable force of technological,
social and political change.
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The pace of change has had a profound effect, too. Events
succeed events with overwhelming speed, and time for decision, action
and reaction has been compressed into history's microseconds.
In the fanciful world of mythology, the more difficult
problems were solved by gods and giants. In our own time we have been
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-- that cannot solve our problems for us but can assist an entire
population in understanding them.
For all these reasons, the public's stake in freedom of the
press applies with particular forcefulness to television journalism.
Yet it is in television's most essential area of information service
that its capacities are seriously restricted -- in political coverage,
in dealing with controversy, in reporting on the public business.
Paradoxically, these shackles -- which do not apply to any
other medium — have been forged by government itself in the name of
the public interest. Two arguments are generally offered to justify
them, and both are invalid.
One is based on fear of television's power and unique
capabilities. A medium so influential, it is argued, should be
regulated to assure its responsibility.
This is precisely the theory used to argue for repression of
the printed press when its force was first felt. We have come to
recognize, however, that danger does not lie in a free news medium,
but in a regulated one. A regulated press is vulnerable to official
pressures, to timidity, to accommodation. A free medium of journalism
is independent of these forces which can threaten its integrity. In
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danger. And in such a society, television’s power as a communicator
is a public asset to be developed, not a public danger to be restrained,
by laws and regulations.
The other argument for restriction rests on the circumstance
that television uses a public resource, the frequency spectrum; that
it therefore has been licensed by the government to operate in the
public interest; and that consequently the government should represent
the people by judging what is in their interest.
The fallacy here lies in the assumption that in the field
of journalism the government can better judge what is in the public
interest than the press or public itself -- an assumption directly
contrary to the Constitutional guarantee that "Congress shall make no
law...abridging the freedom of the press."
The Supreme Court has ruled that broadcasting is included
in the press whose freedom is guaranteed, and the Federal Communications
Commission has explicitly acknowledged this. Additionally, the
Communications Act expressly forbids the Commission from censoring
radio and television broadcasts.
Restrictions on television’s news function cannot be
justified by invoking the precept that "the airwaves belong to the
people." On the contrary, that precept demands that the people's
resource be used in their service to provide a free flow of informa¬
tion and ideas unfettered by government restraint. The government's
licensing authority over television, designed to promote efficient
use of broadcast frequencies in the public interest, is not a license
to the government to control or influence the function of a free
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Although the arguments for regulation do not stand the test
of principle or logic, there are in the law, in the stated policy of
the Federal Communications Commission and in the practices of
legislative and judiciary bodies the elements of an effective control
over television's journalistic expression.
Perhaps the best known is the so-called equal-time require¬
ment, imposed on political coverage by Section 315 of the Communications
Act. With stated exceptions, it requires that a broadcaster who
makes his facilities available to a candidate for political office
must provide the same opportunity to all candidates for the same
office -- a requirement that would shock public conscience if it were
applied to the printed press.
Its effect has been to restrain broadcasters from presenting
serious and major candidates who command the public interest, by
requiring the same amount of air time to be devoted to candidates
of splinter and frivolous parties in whom the public has little or
no interest; and the by-product of this mechanistic rule has been
less, rather than more, exposure of candidates and discussion of
issues.
The shackles were eased, on an experimental basis, during
the i960 Presidential campaign when the equal-time rule was suspended
for appearances by the Presidential and Vice Presidential candidates.
The result was the historic television encounters between John F.
Kennedy and Richard M. Nixon. Equally important was the great variety
of special programs in which the major candidates were enabled to
appear. These, together with the debates, were generally credited
with making an unprecedented contribution to the definition of the
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Despite broadcasting's acknowledged record of responsibility
and fairness in covering the i960 campaign. Congress this year
declined to suspend the equal-time provision. As a consequence, a
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the campaign was removed from the hands of the broadcast journalist;
and a seven-member government agency, the Federal Communications
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and apply a statutory control over campaign coverage.
The maintenance of the equal-time restriction had a variety
of curious results, none serving the public interest.
Early in the campaign the Commission interpreted the statute
to mean that the President's traditional nationwide television appeal
in behalf of the United Community Fund would oblige broadcasters to
grant equal-time claims by all other candidates for the Presidency.
Soon after, the Commission ruled that under Section 315* the
broadcasting of Presidential news conferences would entitle all
Presidential candidates to claim and receive equal time.
Later, in a more widely publicized incident, the Commission
decided that a television address by the President on the removal of
Premier Khrushchev, the explosion of a nuclear bomb by the Red
Chinese, and the significance of the British elections did not entitle
the Republican candidate to equal time. If, as a matter of news
judgment, the networks had decided to grant Senator Goldwater an
opportunity to comment on these international developments, they would
have opened a round of claims for equal time by at least ten minor
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Beyond these rather visible results, the most drastic, but
less obvious, effect of the equal-time restriction was to inhibit
the appearance of major candidates in many special programs that had
been designed to give wide exposure to the principal contenders for
office, their backgrounds and their views. We may speculate on the
extent to which this restriction of television's capacity to present
the candidates speaking directly to the public contributed to a widely
noted characteristic of the 1964 campaign -- its failure to develop
a clear focus on the issues.
Surely, as these examples demonstrate, a law that requires
a government agency to direct the manner in which the public may be
informed in an election campaign is inconsistent with the aims of
democracy.
On another, related front, the Commission, through interpre¬
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broadcast coverage of all matters in controversy -- a function it
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and news executives on what is fair news coverage.
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matters ranging from major international events to local community
problems. It places on appointed officials of government the
obligation to judge, often without firsthand knowledge or expertise,
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Further, it invites individual and special interests to
use the Commission’s processes for contesting news programs they do
not favor. For example, over the last two and a half years, the
Commission has asked NBC to respond to fairness complaints lodged
by organizations or individuals against news documentaries on social
welfare practices in the City of Newburgh, New York; fall-out shelters;
the economic situation on the Caribbean Island of Nevis; Red China;
medical care for the aged; frauds in highway construction; the
New York City newspaper strike; race relations and the civil rights
march on Washington, and poverty in the Lower Rio Grande Valley.
That is only a partial list, and in these and other similar
cases, the Commission, after investigation, has presumably been
satisfied with the fairness of the broadcasts questioned.
But that is not the issue. For even though the Commission
has sought to encourage journalistic enterprise and the coverage
of controversy by broadcasters, its undertaking to review their
performance in this field weakens the very effort it seeks to encourage.
The danger here lies in having an arm of the government that holds
the licensing power in a position to second-guess the broadcaster’s
journalistic judgment in reporting on events and issues that at times
involve the government itself.
The third main area of restriction is the official exclusion
of television from places where the public’s business is conducted.
These include the floor of the House of Representatives and its
Committee rooms; the floor of the Senate; the Supreme Court; all
Federal courts, and the legislative chambers and the courts of most
states and localities.
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Thus in our open society we have an officially sanctioned
denial of its principles, and in this area the public’s foremost
medium of information is confronted with a closed door.
Originally it was contended, not without reason, that
bulky broadcasting and lighting equipment would be an awkward intrusion
upon serious proceedings. Technology can solve that problem. Now --
as has been demonstrated by the experience in equipping the United
Nations for broadcast coverage it is possible for television to
report proceedings in legislative chambers, hearing rooms and court
rooms with cameras that are not only unobtrusive but out of sight.
So the argument has shifted to the expressed concern that
some legislators or lawyers might take to performing for the cameras,
rather than for their constituents and clients. If that should
happen, however, their behavior would be displayed and exposed by
television itself as the reporter of actuality -- a course that
should contribute to decorum and responsibility rather than detract
from it. But even if a few should be stimulated to unseemly behavior,
that is certainly insufficient reason for denying the rights of the
many to attend, through television, those occasions where the public's
business is conducted.
The result of all these restrictions upon television coverage
of candidates, controversy and huge areas of the public business has
been to by-pass the historic right of the public to free and full
access to information on all matters that affect it.
To safeguard that fundamental right, certain specific steps
can and should be taken. Insofar as they call for Congressional
action, the time to act is in the coming year, away from the heat and
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contention of a political campaign, when the public policy issues
involved can be considered with calm reflection.
First, the Congress should revise Section 315 of the
Communications Act to eliminate the equal-time requirement completely
and permanently. This provision of the law has in fact served a
purpose contrary to the one anticipated and it discriminates against
the medium of information best equipped to inform the public on
candidates and issues.
Second, the Congress should make it clear that the Federal
Communications Commission is not mandated to pass on how broadcasters
cover public issues in controversy. Review by a federal agency of
journalistic judgment and expression is contrary to the principle
of a free press.
It is possible that a few irresponsible broadcasters might
abuse the freedom such actions would give them. I do not believe,
however, that this possibility warrants throttling a whole communica¬
tions medium -- any more than it would warrant imposing similar
restrictions on the whole newspaper field because of a few irresponsible
newspapers.
Third, the doors to public proceedings should be opened to
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that television can use its special capacities to enable the people
to witness the conduct of the people’s business. This calls for
abandonment of existing discriminatory rules barring television from
federal, state and local legislative chambers and the hearing rooms
of legislative committees.
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What is needed is the establishment of an affirmative public
policy declaring that the institutions of government should be fully
open to television coverage, limited only by defined requirements of
security and due process. In this field, official attitudes and policy
development have not kept pace with television's emergence as a major
communications force. In considering television and other media, the
goal should always be to expand to the maximum the information that
can properly be made public, not reduce it to the minimum.
There is, however, one area of the public business -- in
arrest, pre-trial and trial proceedings -- where conflicts may arise
between the public's right to information and the right of the accused
to a fair trial. The Report of the Warren Commission, for example,
has recently expressed concern that the unrestrained coverage of
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terms both of principle and practicality, the solution to such a
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available information, but in establishing standards to guide officers
of the court -- law enforcement officials and counsel -- in divulging
information that does not prejudice judicial process. Similarly,
affirmative standards can be established to enable television coverage
of trials, with such safeguards as may be necessary to protect the
rights of the accused.
In considering these standards and safeguards, it should
always be remembered that the absence of full public information
about such proceedings can itself lead to infringement of an
individual's rights. For access of the information media to judicial
proceedings creates a two-way street: the accused, if he should suffer
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abuse, can reach the public; and the public can be informed as to the
nature of the proceedings involving the accused.
In this special area, I am confident that if representatives
of the judiciary, the bar and journalism joined in a constructive
examination of the issue, they could develop a meeting ground where
both public and private rights would be protected and advanced. There
is an immediate need to define how television access to judicial
proceedings can be enlarged to the full extent consistent with due
process. This approach, I believe, holds far greater promise than
codes designed to formalize restrictions on the gathering of news.
Restrictions on any part of the press threaten the
principle underlying the vitality of all parts of the press. The
public's stake in that principle should be supported and protected by
all news media, not only to safeguard their own rights to freedom of
speech and the press, but more importantly to protect the public's
right to learn and to know. Print journalism and broadcast journalism
have common interests and responsibilities which transcend their
competitive endeavors.
Finally, it must be emphasized that the arguments and
proposals I have advanced are not designed for the benefit of televi¬
sion. They relate directly to television's ability to discharge its
responsibility to the public. The public in turn, has a responsibility
to take an active role to protect its own interest in television's
freedom to perform its journalistic function.
Individuals and organizations must accept and pursue this
obligation by insisting that their elected representatives take
whatever steps are necessary to allow the free flow of ideas, informa¬
tion and fact to reach their natural level of service.
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Only then will television be fully able to carry out its
mission of informing the people to the ultimate limits of its vast
potential, as an auditor of government for the people, and a great
force for fuller understanding of ourselves and institutions. Only
then will we be true to the precepts of Thomas Jefferson who displayed
an insight that was to prove applicable over the ages when he wrote:
"I know of no safe repository of the ultimate
powers of society but the people themselves,
and if we think them not enlightened enough to
exercise their control with a wholesome
discretion, the remedy is not to take it from
them but to inform their discretion by education."
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from the national broadcasting company
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KING CONSTANTINE OF GREECE HONORS NBC PRESIDENT ROBERT E. KINTNER
AND PRODUCER LOU HAZAM FOR 'GREAT CONTRIBUTION
TO INTERNATIONAL UNDERSTANDING'
Colorcast of 'Greece: The Golden Age' Is Cited
FOR RELEASE 12 NOON EST TUESDAY« DEC. 8
King Constantine of Greece has conferred the Cross of Knight
Commander, Royal Order of the Phoenix, upon Robert E. Kintner, President
of the National Broadcasting Company, and the Gold Cross of the Royal
Order of George I upon Lou Hazam, NBC News producer and writer.
Stavros Costopoulos, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Greece,
presented the diploma and insignia of these decorations to Mr. Kintner
and Mr. Hazam at a ceremony at noon today (Tuesday, Dec. 8 ) at the
headquarters of the National Broadcasting Company in New York City.
Mr. Costopoulos is currently in New York heading the Greek delegation
to the General Assembly of the United Nations.
The decorations were awarded to Mr. Kintner and Mr. Hazam 'in
recognition of the great contribution they made to international
understanding by producing and broadcasting 'Greece: The Golden Age,'
a distinguished television program worthy of the cultural treasures it
displays."
The full-hour NBC News special, designed to bring to life the
glory that was ancient Greece, was colorcast on the NBC-TV Network
Nov. 19, 1963 . Hazam wrote and produced the program, which was filmed
on location at such important classical sites as the Acropolis in
Athens, the ancient theatre at Epidaurus, Olympia, Delphi and the
islands offshore.
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In the presentation to Mr. Kintner, Mr. Costopoulos said:
"I take great personal pleasure in presenting you, sir, with
the insignia of the Commander of the Order of the Phoenix. This honor
was bestowed upon you by His Majesty King Constantine of the Hellenes in
appreciation of your work in the production of ’Greece: The Golden Age,’
a cultural milestone in the short history of television.
"Such milestones have been characteristic of your career.
This new medium, this magic box that gives us global vision, could have
become an evil force, but for the integrity and genius of some men who
guided this new form of communication and made it a servant rather than
scourge of mankind. Mr. Kintner is among these men. He ranks high.
In his field, he is considered a giant. His touch has brought under¬
standing where ignorance might have remained, a broadened horizon,
instead of the narrow view.
"'Greece: The Golden Age 1 is a perfect example of the great
good an enlightened television executive can do. The vast resources
of NBC were put behind a work of art and culture. It was an act of
service first and foremost, a gift to man, the precious gift of a
glimpse into his precious heritage, the heritage of Greece's golden age
which belongs to us all."
In his response, Mr. Kintner said:
"I accept this high honor, conferred upon me by Ki^.g
Constantine of Greece, with deep appreciation. I am mindful of the
fact that you and your colleagues, who have gathered here, have
interrupted a busy schedule to make this ceremony possible and for that
I also am appreciative.
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"Although this honor has been conferred upon me, I would like
to accept it on behalf of the 800 men and women who make up NBC News,
the world’s largest broadcast news organization. Mr. Robert W.
Sarnoff, Chairman of NBC, and I are proud of the leading position
achieved by NBC News, under the management of Mr. William R. MeAndrew
and Mr. Julian Goodman, as a news organization of great professional
skill, energy and creative ability. Among its most distinguished
members is Lou Hazam, who wrote and produced 'Greece: The Golden Age,’
the program which you honor.
"it was a program that in essence reflected the greatness
and the glory of the ancient civilization of your nation. The wisdom
of its philosophers and the splendor of its art and architecture have
had a profound influence on the civilizations which followed and
continue to influence all who strive for excellence.
"The program you are honoring would not have been possible
without the cooperation accorded to Mr. Hazam by the Government of
Greece and many generous friends and organizations. For this invaluable
help, a great debt of gratitude is owed by the millions of viewers in
this country and abroad who found enjoyment and enlightenment in the
program; by the critics who praised it as one of television’s greatest
achievements; and by NBC News which produced the program.
"Your recognition gives us at NBC great encouragement in our
dedication to coverage of the news and the production of special
programs which put in perspective the greatness of the past, the
challenges of the present and the wonders of the future.
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In presenting the diploma and insignia to Mr. Hazam, Mr.
Costopoulos said:
"This medal, the Gold Cross of the Order of George the
First, awarded by His Majesty King Constantine of the Hellenes to Mr.
Lou Hazam, pays tribute to a master craftsman, one of those rare
people who have disciplined their native genius so as to give it
tangible form and share it with their fellowmen. Mr. Hazam has the
reputation of nearly always attempting more than the possible and
nearly always attaining it. He certainly did this in writing and
producing ’Greece: The Golden Age’ -- a tribute not only to its
great theme but to the taste, imagination and energy of Mr. Hazam."
Responding, Mr. Hazam said:
"Not only for myself, but in behalf of all of those at NBC
News who shared in the creation of our program, I hope you will convey
to His Majesty our warmest appreciation for this generous notice.
Actually, we are doubly honored since we consider ourselves privileged
merely to have been an instrument in recalling to the world -- through
the new medium of television -- the ancient heritage of Greece and
the tremendous cultural debt we owe your great nation."
The major portion of "Greece: The Golden Age" was devoted to
the material remains of the age of Pericles, which marked the high tide
of ancient Greek civilization. The script drew heavily upon the
writings of Homer, Thucydides, Herodotus, Plato, Pindar, Pausanias and
other major figures of the great age. A highlight of the program was
a performance in the theatre at Epidaurus, best-preserved of all ancient
Greek theatres, of the climactic scene from Sophocles' "Oedipus, the
King" with actors engaged expressly for the production. Trevor Howard
was the program's off-camera narrator. The program was generally
hailed by press and public as one of television's memorable events.
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Among those who accompanied Foreign Minister Costopoulos
at the presentation ceremony at NBC today were Miss Daphnie Costopoulos,
daughter of the Foreign Minister; Leonidas Papagos, Ambassador Extra¬
ordinary and Plenipotentiary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, member of
the Greek delegation to the U. N. General Assembly; Dimitri Bitsios,
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, permanent representative
to the U. N.; Aristides Pilavachi, Ambassador Extraordinary and
Plenipotentiary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, member of the delegation
to the U. N. General Assembly; Alexandre Demetropoulos, Minister
Plenipotentiary, deputy permanent representative to the U. N.;
Gerassimos Gigantes, Minister for Cultural Affairs, Royal Greek
Embassy, Washington, D. C., member of the delegation to the U. N.
General Assembly; George Gavas, Consul General of Greece in New York;
Dennis Carayannis, Counselor of Embassy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs,
member of the delegation to the U. N. General Assembly; Dimitri
Velissaropoulos, First Secretary of Embassy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs,
member of the delegation to the U. N. General Assembly; Nicholas
Katapodis, First Secretary of Embassy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs,
member of the delegation to the U. N. General Assembly; Dimitri
Petrounakos, First Secretary of Embassy, Permanent Mission to the
U. N.; Constantine Eliopoulos, Secretary of Embassy; Dimitri
Makropoulos, Private Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs;
E. Frangoulis, Attache of Embassy; and Angelos Billis, Press Attache,
Royal Greek Embassy, Washington, D. C.
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BROADCASTING’S LARGEST NEWS ORGANIZATION
December 7, 1964
NBC NEWS TO PRESENT YEAR-END REVIEW
NBC News will present a review of events, developments and
trends of 1964, here and abroad, as they affected the nation
politically, socially and economically, Sunday, Dec. 27 on NBC-TV
(4 to 5 p.m. EST).
This year-end special, with Prank McGee, will replace the
regular "Sunday" program.
In the political area, the program will review the U. S.
elections and the shifts in world political patterns. The civil
rights controversy will be examined in films from many parts of the
country, including the award of the Nobel Prize to Martin Luther King.
Books, plays and movies will be covered in a digest of
writings and productions that had maximum impact on public thinking.
Developments in religion will be accented in reports on Pope Paul's
trips to India and the Holy Land, the Ecumenical Council*s decisions,
and the troubles that beset Jordan and Israel.
Areas of international unrest -- Cyprus, Congo, Vietnam and
Berlin -- will be discussed. The Warren Commission Report and the
earthquake in Alaska also will be program topics.
Sports, reported by NBC sports commentator Joe Garagiola,
will be represented by films highlighting events in yachting, baseball,
football, boxing and the Olympics.
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A review of the space race to the moon will include films
of the U. S. Ranger moon pictures, the Russian three-man flight and the
U. S. Mariner shot. The program will examine Chinese Communism,
vintage 1964, and the impact of the bomb in that country.
Producer of the NBC News special will be Craig Fisher.
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NBC News review of events, developments and trends
of 1964, here and abroad, as they affected, the .
nation. Highlights of the year in politics, arts
and sciences, religion, sports and other fields.
With NBC News correspondent Frank McGee.
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December 7, 1964
•HULLABALOO 1 TO HAVE PREMIERE ON NBC-TV TUESDAY, JAN. 12
Full-Hour Musical-Variety Show Taking Time Period of
'The Man from U.N.C.L.E.,’ Which Moves to Mondays
"Hullabaloo," NBC-TV’s new full-hour musical-variety show
designed for young adults, will have its premiere Tuesday, Jan. 12
from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. EST.
The time period is now occupied by "The Man from U.N.C.L.E."
which moves to NBC-TV's Monday 8-9 p.m. EST time period effective
Jan. 11, replacing two half-hour telecasts, "Harris Against the
World" and "Tom, Dick and. Mary."
"Hullabaloo," produced by Gary Smith, will originate in
New York in color, except for weekly segments taped in London and
presented by Brian Epstein, who will introduce various young English
entertainers he has discovered.
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December 7* 1964
NBC NEWS CAMERAMAN PEDRO TORRE WOUNDED WHILE COVERING
A PERONISTA DEMONSTRATION IN ARGENTINA
NBC News cameraman Pedro Torre received a saber wound on the
head when mounted police broke up a meeting of Peronists he was cover¬
ing in Buenos Aires, Argentina, NBC News learned today. The injury
apparently is not serious, according to correspondent Ted Ed Scott,
who was with Torre.
The Peronista meeting followed the refusal of the Brazilian
Government to allow Juan D. Peron, Argentina’s former dictator, to enter
Brazil Dec. 2. Torre and Scott, who are based in Rio de Janeiro, had
been sent to Buenos Aires to cover possible demonstrations of this
kind.
Another NBC News cameraman. Grant Wolfkill, who has been
covering the war in Vietnam, will enter Swedish Hospital in Seattle
tomorrow for possible surgery resulting from an injury received when he
was kicked in the stomach by Vietnamese police in Saigon last year.
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KATHRYN (MRS. BING) CROSBY ADDED TO STAR CAST
OF BOB HOPE'S DEC. 18 CHRYSLER COMEDY SPECIAL
Kathryn (Mrs. Bing) Crosby has been added to the guest star
lineup for the pre-holiday "Chrysler Presents a Bob Hope Comedy Special
Friday, Dec. 18 (NBC-TV, 8:30-9:30 p.m. EST in black and white).
Martha Raye, Nancy Wilson, the Beachboys and special guest
James Garner with Les Brown and his Band of Renown, as previously
announced, will share center stage with Hope in his third comedy-with-
music revue of the season.
Hope co-starred with Kathryn in last season's comedy, "The
House Next Door," on the weekly Chrysler-sponsored series.
Kathryn Crosby pursues her acting career but does not let it
interfere with being a busy wife, the mother of three children and a
serious student of psychiatric nursing. The past two Summers she has
played stock, once in the comedy "Sunday in New York," and once in the
musical "Damn Yankees." Her movie credits include "Operation Mad
Ball," "Anatomy of a Murder," "The Big Circus," and "Gunman's Walk,"
among others.
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BROADCASTING’S LARGEST NEWS ORGANIZATION
December 7, 1964
GEORGE CLAY’S NAME TO BE INSCRIBED ON MEMORIAL
TABLET AT OVERSEAS PRESS CLUB IN N.Y.
The name of NBC News correspondent George Clay,
who was shot and killed last month while covering the
fighting in the Congo, will be inscribed on the Overseas
Press Club memorial tablet in New York.
OPC President Barrett McGurn said that Clay's
name would be added to the memorial roster of 96 other
journalists who have died in the line of duty.
Clay had won an OPC Award last Spring for the
"Best Radio Reporting from Abroad" for his coverage of a
previous battle in the Congo.
PRESS DEPARTMENT, NATIONAL BROADCASTING COMPANY, 30 ROCKEFELLER PLAZA NEW YORK, N. Y. 10020
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NBC FEATURE
December J, 1964
THAT SCREAM YOU HEARD ON 'TONIGHT* CAME FROM JULIE BENNETT
Redhaired Julie Bennett has played everything on television
from Charlie the Tuna's girlfriend to a talking box of detergent,
neither of which allowed the viewing audience to catch a glimpse of her
spectacular redhaired good looks. On NBC-TV's "The Famous Adventures
of Mr. Magoo" she has played the voice behind Maid Marian (when Magoo
played Robin Hood) the voice of Snow White, Sagebrush Sal and the
sultry voice of Pepe LePew's girlfriend. It took the "Tonight Show
Starring Johnny Carson" to summon Julie back on camera with her own
face showing. She was a guest on the Thursday, Dec. 3 show (NBC color¬
cast, 11:15 p.m.-l a.m. EST) and proved conclusively that when it comes
to selling, Julie is a topnotch saleswoman of her own attractive
personality.
Actually, Julie Bennett's television career harks back to the
days when, as a teenager, she appeared on numerous live TV productions
done by Albert McCleery, Fred Coe and the other "greats" of early TV.
(Her first "Philco Playhouse" starring role was done when she was 15.)
Fiercely ambitious as a youngster, and extremely busy in television,
radio and in various short-lived Broadway plays, Julie went to-the We3t
Coast for a brief vacation and made the discovery that "there is more
to life than just working." She never returned to the radio serial
drama on which she had a running role. ("The fellow who played my
husband could have killed me, because they had to write him out once
they killed me off.")
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Julie continued to work in television, now in the filmed
variety, appearing on such programs as "Dragnet," the Donna Reed and
Bob Cummings shows, and various other series. She played everything
from neurotic wives to femmes fatales. At one point, her voice was
dubbed in for James Stewart’s "four-year-old grandson" in "The FBI
Story." The use of her voice alone opened a new career to the versatile
actress and she entered the field of commercial television. This led
her to such jobs as providing the voice of Cindy Bear in the "Yogi Bear"
films and to essaying the aforementioned talking detergent box.
As she told Johnny Carson on "Tonight," the speaking voices of
many sultry appearing brunettes in cosmetic commercials are often high,
squeaky and afflicted with Brooklyn accents. So while the films show an
alluring girl, her equally alluring voice is courtesy of the redhaired
Julie.
Mister Magoo’s "Snow White" chalked up a first on "Tonight"
when she responded to a request to demonstrate the kind of scream with
which she won roles in "Dragnet." She raised Carson, Ed McMahon, guest
Bill Cosby and half of television-watching America a foot off their
chairs with her blood-curdling rendition. Remarkable girl, that Julie.
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December 7, 1964
EDUCATORS PRAISE NBC-TV'S "PROFILES IN COURAGE" SERIES
Educators throughout the country have joined TV critics and
viewers in commending the NBC-TV Network for the "Profiles in
Courage" series, produced by Robert Saudek Associates and telecast
Sundays (6:30-7:30 p.m. EST).
Some excerpts of their letters follow:
R.D., Wichita, Kan. -- Things like these need
the utmost in backing...you have mine.
M.E., Titusville, Pa. -- Our young people need
badly to be exposed to personalities that have not been
afraid to make personal sacrifices for their beliefs and
convictions. You are making a sizable contribution to
their inspiration ...
C.L., Tucson, Ariz. -- NBC is doing an excellent
job in presenting fine viewing. Keep up the good work.
W.S., Cincinnati, Ohio -- Keep up the good
work. We need more shows such as this.
R.R., Cape Elizabeth, Me. -- The faculty involved
strongly recommend that the students see this series. We
are happy to see this type of program started.
B.D., Woonsocket, R.I. -- It is certainly
gratifying to see that NBC is performing another public
service... May this new undertaking prove to be educational
and profitable to students and adults who certainly need
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exemplars of courage if we are to expect mature,
responsible citizens in America.
E.C., Waterbury, Conn. -- Programs of this
nature are worth months of classroom teaching. We are
indeed most grateful for the program scheduling and
for the professional help that accompanies it.
W.H., Providence, R.I. -- Please be assured
of our deep appreciation to NBC for presenting this
extraordinary program which undoubtedly will enrich
the lives of the youth of America as well as promote
good citizenship in its highest form.
"Profiles in Courage Teacher’s Guides, issued by the
NBC Public Affairs Department, were distributed to all high
schools in the U. S. A. Many teachers who wrote to NBC to
commend the series requested additional copies.
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NBC-TV NETWORK COLORCAST SCHEDULE
For January, 1965 (EST)
MONDAYS THROUGH FRIDAYS
10:30-10:55 a.m. -- "What's This Song?"
11:30 a.m.-l2 noon -- "Jeopardy" (except Jan. 1 and 20).
12 noon-12:30 p.m. -- "Say When" (except Jan. 1 and 20).
12:30-12:55 p.m. -- "Truth or Consequences" (except Jan. 1 and 20).
1:30-1:55 p.m. -- "Let's Make a Deal" (except Jan. 1 and 20).
3:30-4 p.m. -- "You Don't Say!" (except Jan, 1 and 20).
FRIDAY, JAN. 1 AND M0ND.A7S THROUGH SATURDAYS, JAN. 4-9; 11-16; 18-23
AND 25-30
11:15 p.m.-l a.m. -- "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" ( Note:
The Saturday night programs will be repeats of past shows and will
begin 15 minutes after the conclusion of "Saturday Night at the
Movies."
FRIDAY, JAN. 1
11-11:30 a.m. — Orange Bowl Parade from Miami, Fla.
11:30 a.m.-1:45 p.m. -- Tournament of Roses Parade from Pasadena, Calif.
1:45 p.m.-to conclusion -- Sugar Bowl football game from New Orleans, La.
4:45 p.m.-to conclusion -- Rose Bowl football game from Pasadena, Calif.
7:45 p.m.-to conclusion -- Orange Bowl football game from Miami, Fla.
SATURDAY, JAN. 2
9:30-10 a.m. — "The Hector Heathcote Show"
10-10:30 a.m. -- "Underdog"
12 noon-1 p.m. -- "Exploring"
7:30-8 p.m. -- "Flipper"
8- 8:30 p.m. -- "The Famous Adventures of Mr. Magoo
9 p.m.-to conclusion -- "Saturday Night at the Movies
SUNDAY. JAN. 3
5- 5:30 p.m. -- "Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom"
5:30-6 p.m. -- "G-E College Bowl"
6- 6:30 p.m. -- "Meet the Press" „
7:30-8:30 p.m. -- "Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color
9- 10 p.m. -- "Bonanza"
MONDAY, J.AN. 4
9-10 p.m. -- "The Andy Williams Show"
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TUESDAY, JAN. 5
10-11 p.m. -- "Bell Telephone Hour"
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 6
7:30-9 p.m. -- "The Virginian"
THURSDAY, JAN. 7
9:30-10 p.m. -- "Hazel"
10-11 p.m. -- "Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall"
FRIDAY, JAN. 8
8:30-9:30 p.m. -- "Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre"
10-11 p.m. -- "The Jack Paar Program"
SATURDAY, JAN. 9
9:30-10 a.m. -- "The Hector Heathcote Show"
10-10:30 a.m. -- "Underdog"
12 noon-1 p.m. -- "Exploring"
2 p.m.-to conclusion -- Senior Bowl football game from Mobile, Ala.
7:30-8 p.m. -- "Flipper"
8- 8:30 p.m. -- "The Famous Adventures of Mr. Magoo"
9 p.m.-to conclusion -- "Saturday Night at the Movies"
SUNDAY, JAN. 10
3:^5 p.m.-to conclusion -- NFL Pro Bowl football game from Los Angeles
Calif.
7:30-8:30 p.m. -- "Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color"
9- 10 p.m. -- "Bonanza"
MONDAY, JAN. 11
9- 10 p.m. -- "The Andy Williams Show"
TUESDAY, JAN. 12
9:30-10 p.m. -- "That Was the Week That Was"
10- 11 p.m. -- "The Capitol: Chronicle of Freedom," an NBC News special
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 13
7:30-9 p.m. -- "The Virginian"
THURSDAY, JAN. l4
9:30-10 p.m. -- "Hazel"
10-11 p.m. -- "Kraft Suspense Theatre
FRIDAY, JAN. 15
10-11 p.m. -- "The Jack Paar Program"
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SATURDAY, JAN. l6
9:30-10 a.m. -- "The Hector Heathcote Show"
10-10:30 a.m. -- "Underdog"
12 noon-1 p.m. -- "Exploring"
7:30-8 p.m. -- "Flipper"
8- 8:30 p.m. -- "The Famous Adventures of Mr. Magoo"
9 p.m.-to conclusion -- "Saturday Night at the Movies"
SUNDAY, JAN. 17
N0TE; "NBC Sports in Action" premieres today 4-5 p.m. EST.
Thirty minutes of the program will be telecast in color.
5- 5:30 p.m. -- "Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom"
5:30-6 p.m. -- "G-E College Bowl"
6- 6:30 p.m. -- "Meet the Press"
7:30-8:30 p.m. -- "Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color"
9- 10 p.m. -- "Bonanza"
MONDAY, JAN. 18
9- 10 p.m. — "Allan Sherman's Funnyland" a comedy-music special.
TUESDAY. JAN. 19
9:30-10 p.m. -- "That Was the Week That Was"
10- 11 p.m. -- "Bell Telephone Hour"
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 20
NOTE: NBC will colorcast the Presidential Inauguration parade.
The parade is expected to last 2|-3 hours in mid-afternoon,
immediately after President Johnson takes the oath of
office.
8-11 p.m. — "Wednesday Night at the Movies." NOTE: Program is expanded
one hour tonight due to the length of the film, "The
Brothers Karamazov."
THURSDAY, JAN. 21
9:30-10 p.m. -- "Hazel"
10-11 p.m. — "Kraft Suspense Theatre"
FRIDAY, JAN. 22
8:30-9:30 p.m. — "Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre"
10-11 p.m. -- "The Jack Paar Program"
SATURDAY, JAN. 23
9:30-10 a.m. — "The Hector Heathcote Show"
10-10:30 a.m. -- "Underdog"
12 noon-1 p.m. -- "Exploring"
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SUNDAY. JAN. 24
4 4:30 p.m. -- NBC Sports in Action" ( NOTE: Program is one-half hour
in length today. )
7:30-8:30 p.m. -- "Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color"
9-10 p.m. -- "Bonanza"
MONDAY. JAN. 25
9- 10 p.m. -- "The Jonathan Winters Show"
10- 11 p.m. -- "The Stately Ghosts of England"
TUESDAY, JAN. 26
9:30-10 p.m. -- "That Was the Week That Was"
10-1 p.m. -- "The French Revolution" an NBC News special.
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 27
7:30-9 p.m. -- "The Virginian"
THURSDAY, JAN. 28
9:30-11 p.m. — Hallmark Hall of Fame: - "The Magnificent Yankee"
FRIDAY, JAN. 29
8:30-9:30 p.m. -- "Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre"
10-11 p.m. -- "The Jack Paar Program"
SATURDAY, JAN. 30
9:30-10 a.m. -- "The Hector Heathcote Show"
10-10:30 a.m. -- "Underdog"
12 noon-1 p.m. -- "Exploring"
5-6 p.m. -- "Big Three Golf" ( premiere) .
7:30-8 p.m. -- "Flipper"
8-8:30 p.m. — "The Famous Adventures of Mr. Magoo"
9 p.m.-to conclusion -- "Saturday Night at the Movies"
SUNDAY, JAN. 31
5- 5:30 p.m. — "Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom"
5:30-6 p.m. -- "G-E College Bowl"
6- 6:30 p.m. -- "Meet the Press"
7:30-8:30 p.m. -- "Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color
9-10 p.m. — "Bonanza"
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December 8, 1964
ROGER GIMBEL TO PRODUCE "ALLAN SHERMAN’S FUNNYLAND,"
SECOND NBC-TV "SNEAK PREVIEW SPECIAL" OF SEASON
Roger Gimbel has been signed to produce "Allan Sherman’s
Funnyland," NBC-TV's second "sneak preview special" of the 1964-65
season, it was announced today by Edwin S. Friendly Jr., Vice
President, Special Programs.
Allan Sherman will star in this full-hour special, to be
colorcast on NBC-TV Monday. Jan. 18 (9-10 p.m. EST).
(This season’s first "sneak preview special" was the highly-
acclaimed "NBC Follies of 1965" which starred Steve Lawrence.)
Gimbel, whose most recent TV assignment was NBC-TV's
Thanksgiving Day special, "Your All-Time Favorite Songs," starring
Dean Martin, Eydie Gorme and A1 Hirt, has served as producer for many of
the entertainment world's top names, including Mary Martin, Jack Paar,
Bing Crosby, Arthur Godfrey, Carol Burnett, Judy Holliday, Dick Van
Dyke and Tony Randall.
"Allan Sherman's Funnyland" is envisioned as a possible
half-hour series for the 1965~66 season. It will originate from the
NBC Studios in Burbank, Calif.
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Spain says "SiJ" to "Bonanza," NBC-TV's bestselling full-hour
Western series, viewed world-wide every week by 350,000,000 people and
distributed abroad by NBC International. Television Espanola’s (the
Spanish TV network's) official publication. Teleradio, named "Bonanza"
number one in a recent popularity survey.
The "Dr. Kildare" series of NBC-TV, which is also distributed
abroad by NBC International, was third on the Spanish preference list.
Another NBC-TV series, "Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color," which
is called "Disneylandia" in Spain, is also in the top ten popularity
roster.
"Bonanza" is sold in 57 countries and 125 separate markets
outside the United States. Fan mail reports on the series in the last
quarter were especially high in Brazil, New Zealand, Portugal, Spain,
Sweden, Uruguay, and Canada.
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December 8, 1964
NBC NEWS CAMERAMAN YUNG SU KWON DIES IN TOKYO
Award-winning veteran NBC News cameraman Yung Su Kwon died
today (Dec. 8) in a Tokyo hospital after an illness of several months.
Kwon joined the staff of the National Broadcasting Company
during the first stage of the Korean War and covered the fighting
there from start to finish for the NBC-TV Network. He gained a reputa¬
tion as one of the foremost combat cameramen in the business.
In I960, the Overseas Press Club of New York honored him
with two of its awards. For his dramatic coverage of the anti¬
security treaty riots in Tokyo, he was given the Robert Capa Award
for bravery and his work was also selected as the best television
filming of the year.
During his long career as a cameraman, Kwon photographed
top news events throughout the Pacific, ranging from the Alaskan
earthquake to Laos, Burma and Indonesia.
Kwon was born in Korea Sept. 5, 1913. He is survived by his
wife Kuyuko and three teenage sons.
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December 8, 1964
JACK JONES TO BE HOST OF PREMIERE 'HULLABALOO' COLORCAST
Nightclub, television and recording 3tar Jack Jones will be
the first host of NBC-TV's new full-hour musical show for young adults,
"Hullabaloo," on the premiere colorcast Tuesday, Jan. 12 (8:30 to
9:30 p.m. EST). He will be the first of a series of big-name stars to
act as host of the series, which will originate in New York.
Jones, currently starring at the Persian Room of the Plaza
Hotel in New York City, has chalked up guest appearances on 20 major
network shows within the past l6 months. These include NBC-TVs
"Bell Telephone Hour," "The Jack Paar Program," "The Tonight Show
Starring Johnny Carson," the Bob Hope Chrysler series, and "The Jack
Benny Program," as well as appearances with Jerry Lewis, Judy Garland,
Ed Sullivan, Jimmy Dean, Joey Bishop and Meredith Willson on their TV
shows.
Jack Jones, the son of singer Allan Jones and actress Irene
Hervey, first came to national attention with the hit record "Lollipops
and Roses." He has made seven long-playing albums and currently has a
best-selling record in the Henry Mancini tune "Dear Heart."
The premiere show of "Hullabaloo" will take place three days
before Jack Jones 27th birthday. It is produced by the 29-year-old Gary
Smith. Guests on the program for which Jones will act as host and
master-of-ceremonies will be chosen for their appeal to the young
audience.
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December 8, 1964
-A SWINGING- START FOR 1965-
’All-Star Parade of Bands’ Across The Land
Will Greet New Year on NBC Radio
NBC Radio will give 1965 a swinging start when it presents
its annual "All-Star Parade of Bands" on New Year’s Eve, Thursday,
Dec* 31 .
The New Year will be ushered in at points including Basin
Street East in New York with Duke Ellington and his orchestra, in
Chicago with Les Elgart and his crew at the Sherman Hotel, and in
Hollywood where Lawrence Welk and his orchestra will welcome 1965 at
the Palladium. The complete schedule for NBC Radio's "All Star Parade
of Bands" follows (all times EST):
11:35-11:55 p.m. Duke Ellington and Orch. Basin Street East, New York.
12:05-12:30 a.m. Woody Herman and Orch.
12:30-12:55 a.m. Count Basie and Orch*
Les Elgart and Orch .
Tommy Dorsey Orch .
Lionel Hampton and Orch.
Louis Prima and Orch.
Lawrence Welk and Orch.
Les Brown and Orch.
1-1:30 a.m.
1:30-2 a.m.
2:05-2:30 a.m.
2:30-2:55 a.m.
2:55-3:30 a.m.
3:30-4 a.m.
Birdland, New York.
Coconut Grove, Los Angeles.
Sherman Hotel, Chicago.
Flamingo Hotel, Las Vegas.
Miramar Club, Columbus, Ohio.
Hotel Sahara, Las Vegas.
Hollywood (Calif.) Palladium.
Hollywood (Calif.) Palladium.
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December 8, 1964
'PROJECT 20' PRODUCTION, 'THE COMING OF CHRIST,' TELECAST IN 21
FOREIGN LANDS; WILL HAVE FOURTH PRESENTATION ON NBC-TV
The "Project 20" production of "The Coming of Christ," which
will have its fourth presentation on the NBC-TV Network Monday, Dec. 21
(8:30-9 p.m. EST, in color), has been telecast to date in 21 foreign
countries and on all continents but Antarctica, according to a report
from NBC Enterprises.
The narration, almost wholly in the words of the Bible, has
been translated into Italian, German, Spanish and Portuguese, each
foreign language being heard over the musical and special effects track.
In countries speaking other non-English tongues, the film is subtitled
In the appropriate language.
The program has already been telecast in Italy, Spain,
Portugal, Cyprus, Switzerland, West Germany, Norway, Denmark, Finland,
Holland, United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong,
Mexico, Guatemala, Colombia, Argentina, Brazil and Nigeria.
Donald B. Hyatt produced and directed "The Coming of Christ."
Richard Hanser wrote the script, and Robert Russell Bennett composed
and conducted the original orchestral score. Alexander Scourby is the
English language narrator. The program was first telecast Dec. 21,
I960.
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Show Starring Johnny Carsbn" Monday, Jan. 4 (colorcast 11:15 p.m. to
1 a.m. ESI 1 ). Cosby, a frequent guest on the late-night comedy,
conversation and music show, is one of the prominent performers who
have substituted for Johnny Carson on vacation days. Others include
Jan Murray, Sammy Davis and Milton Berle.
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COLORFUL NIGHTCAP
Orange Bowl Will Be Transformed Into Virtual Color Studio
For Finale of New Year’s Day 3-Game Grid Schedule on NBC
The 1965 Orange Bowl game in Miami on Jan. 1 will have
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night, but it will mark the first time that V'night outdoor event, of
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any type, has been colorcast.
In preparation for the historic sports telecast, the Orange
Bowl this past Summer was outfitted with a new lighting system that
practically duplicates the illumination in NBC-TV’s scientifically
designed studios in New York City.
The system utilizes more than 500 lighting fixtures,
with a 1,500-watt lamp, grouped not in the few clusters convention
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Like TV studio lights, they are individually aimed to beam only on
one small section of the playing turf, resul^kfg in uniform, non¬
glare illumination of the gridiron and stands.
One important result of the new Orange Bowl lights will be
natural color for NBC-TV viewpt's. But there is another effect that
will gladden the hearts 9^the millions of true football fans who will
be tuned in.
"Coached who have worked under other lighting conditions
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Bruun, the New ^prk consultant who worked on the project.
"The System is better for players, as well as viewers,"
says Mr. Bruun,/ /hpofeuse it helps to eliminate deep shadows and
reduces glare tb a minimum. It also means the football can be seen
better against the dark night sky."
With
a prefriise of perfect conditions for football and TV
color receptic a^^ararrdCans are content to ignore another feature
of the new 1 ijeem as somewhat superfluous. It happens to
be hinges on lbre w TT!OTTtTn^phles that permit the -di'ghts to be laid
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HALLMARK TO SPONSOR "AMAHL AND THE NIGHT VISITORS"
Menotti's Opera to Be Colorcast Dec. 20
The fifteenth presentation of Menotti's Christmas opera "Amahl
and the Night Visitors" will be sponsored by Hallmark Cards on the
"Hallmark Hall of Fame" Sunday, Dec, 20 (NBC-TV Network colorcast,
4-5 p.m. EST). ( NOTE : This program was originally announced for an
hour earlier on the same date.)
Hallmark sponsored the opera for its world premiere Dec. 24,
1951* and returned as sponsor for four additional telecasts. The agency
for Hallmark is Foote, Cone and Belding Inc.
"Amahl and the Night Visitors," the tender story of a lame boy
miraculously cured when he offers his crutch as a gift to the "child"
during the visit of the Three Kings, won the nation's affection when it
was first presented. Breaking precedent, newspapers reviewed the TV
opera on the front pages as a major story. It has since won a wide
following the world over, having been presented in many languages,
including Japanese.
The cast includes Kurt Yaghjian as Amahl, Martha King as the
mother, Richard Cross, Willis Patterson and John McCollum as the Three
Kings and Julian Patrick as the page. Herbert Grossman is the conductor.
This production was taped last season in color with an all-new
cast, new sets and new costumes. The late Samuel Chotzinoff, who origi¬
nally commissioned Menotti to write the opera for NBC, was the producer.
Kirk Browning was the director. Sets are by Frank Skinner, and costumes
by Lewis Brown. The choreographer was Donald McKayle.
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December 9, 1964
ONE OP LARGEST SINGLE TELEVISION SALES TRANSACTIONS EVER
COMPLETED WITH SPAIN ANNOUNCED BY NBC INTERNATIONAL;
PURCHASES BY MANY OTHER LANDS ALSO LISTED
One of the largest single sales transactions ever completed
with Spain by NBC International, a division of NBC Enterprises, was
announced today by George A. Graham Jr., Vice President in charge of
NBC Enterprises. Spain purchased 137 hours of programming for tele¬
casting on Television Espanola (TVE), the Spanish network, Mr. Graham
said.
Included in the sale were: 52 hours of "Bonanza" (bringing
Spain’s total hours of that series to 143), a renewal of news and public
affairs specials, "The Richard Boone Show," "The Dick Powell Show" and
"Car 54, Where Are You?"
The period between Nov. 13 and Dec. 5 was highlighted by
sales of a wide selection of NBC International’s properties.
"Bonanza," NBC-TV's globe-girdling Western series, now in its
sixth year, was bought by Canberra TV Ltd. and Country TV Services Pty.
Ltd., Australia; Belgische Radio En Televisie, Belgium; Sudan TV;
Jamaica TV, Bermuda TV; Mauritius TV; Aden TV; and Ethiopia TV.
Other entertainment shows sold, Mr. Graham said, were:
"Kentucky Jones," "National Velvet," "Loretta Young Theatre," "Laramie,"
"Temple Houston," "The Jonathan Winters Specials," "The Bob Hope
Specials," "Harris Against the World," "Tom, Dick and Mary," "Danger
Is My Business," "Dr. Kildare" and "Profiles In Courage."
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Kennedy Remembered," "Shakespeare: Soul of an Age," "Ganges: Sacred
River," "Greece: The Golden Age," "Amahl and the Night Visitors,"
"The Warren Report," "Japan -- East Is West," "Small Town, U.S.A.,"
and "Victory at Sea."
An unusually wide sample of the 300 stations in 80 countries
where NBC International has clients was included in these sales, Mr.
Graham added. Among them were: Taiwan Television Enterprises Ltd.,
Taiwan; Rediffusion Ltd., Hong Kong; Austarama Pty. Ltd., Australia;
Montecarlo TV, Uruguay; Radio Caracas TV, Venezuela; Channel 4, Mexico
City, Mexico; THAI-TV, Thailand; Inter-Island Broadcasting Co., the
Philippines; Barbados TV, Barbados; Fa. Telepool G.M.B.H., Austria;
Norsk Rikskringkasting, Norway; Ceskoslovensky Filmexport, Prague,
Czechoslovakia; Nederlandse Televisie Stichting, Holland; Bulgarian
TV, Bulgaria; and French CBC, Canada.
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December 9, 1964
WHPL REJOINS NBC RADIO NETWORK
WHPL, Winchester, Va., has become reaffiliated
with the NBC Radio Network, it was announced today by
Tom Knode, Vice President, Station Relations, National
Broadcasting Company. The affiliation became effective
Dec. 1.
WHPL is operated by Shenval Broadcasting
Corporation. Edwin Fischer is the owner and John P.
Bell Jr. the General Manager.
The station operates from 5:30 a.m. to 12
midnight on 500 watts at 6l0 KC.
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December 9, 1964
- ’THE DECISION TO DROP THE BOMB’ -_-_
90-Minute 'NBC White Paper’ Telecast of Jan. 5, Will Review
Events Leading to Dropping of First A-Bombs 20 Years Ago
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NBC News will present a 90-minute special "White Paper" report commemo¬
rating the 20th anniversary of the event that initiated the nuclear age,
the electronic age, the space age, the age of anxiety and all the other
ages that describe man and his environment today; "The Decision to
Drop the Bomb."
William R. McAndrew, Executive Vice President in charge of
NBC News, said the program will cover all the events leading up to the
dropping of the first atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, beginning
with the death of President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
"The Decision to Drop the Bomb" will be the first offering
in this fifth year of "NBC White Paper" programs. It is the first to
run 90 minutes. These special programs again will be narrated by NBC
News correspondent Chet Huntley and produced by NBC News under Irving
Gitlin, Executive Producer of Creative Projects.
Producer-writer Fred Freed and associate producer-director
Len Giovannitti, who combined on the two "White Papers" on Cuba which
won Brany Awards last year, have teamed up again for "The Decision to
Drop the Bomb."
Freed and Giovannitti took their cameras over much of the
United States, to London, Japan and Berlin to film footnotes to history
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of the bomb for the Allies and the conduct of the Imperial Japanese
government at the time.
Together with newsreel footage of the events themselves and
much hitherto classified information, these 20-years-later afterthoughts
enable the "NBC White Paper" to present a comprehensive document of the
hazards and terrific gamble by the Allies in developing the bomb, the
arguments for and against using it, the final awesome decision by
President Harry S. Truman to use the weapon without prior warning and
the now familiar but still terrifying evidence of the holocausts in
Hiroshima wrecked by the bomb.
The list of persons who will comment during the course of the
program indicates the special’s scope and depth of purpose.
In addition to former President Truman, some of those included
in the program are Dr. Edward Teller, "father" of the H-bomb; Dr. Leo
Szilard, one of the physicists who first solved the mystery of the atom
and who later opposed the use of the bomb; James F. Byrnes, who was
Secretary of State at the time; Robert Lewis, co-pilot of the Enola Gay,
the plane that dropped the bomb on Hiroshima; Robert Oppenheimer, the
physicist who headed the Los Alamos group in the development of the
bomb, and Lt. Gen. Leslie Groves, who headed the Manhattan Project,
which was the best kept secret of the war.
Also on the program are several Japanese ministers and
officials who recall the atmosphere in Japan at the time and bear out
President Truman’s assertion that thousands of American soldiers would
have been killed in an invasion of the Japanese mainland had the bomb
not been used to end the war.
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in Tokyo as some military leaders commit suicide and others try to
isolate the Emperor so a proclamation of surrender cannot be delivered,
give vivid testimony to the end of not only a war, but of an age, and
the beginning of an era that is still with us, with its problems not
only unsolved, but more complex and cataclysmic than ever before.
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December 9, 1964
BOB HOPE'S CHRYSLER COMEDY SPECIAL TO PRESENT PRE-YULETIDE
MERRIMENT WITH MARTHA RAYE, KATHRYN CROSBY* NANCY WILSON,
THE BEACHBOYS AND SPECIAL GUEST JAMES GARNER (AS SANTA)
Spoofs of "Television!and" with Martha Raye and Kathryn (Mrs.
Bing) Crosby, hit songs by Nancy Wilson and the Beachboys, and an
adventure with Santa Claus, played by special guest James Garner, will
be wrapped up as a pre-Yuletide offering on "Chrysler Presents A Bob
Hope Comedy Special" Friday. Dec. 18 (NBC-TV, 8:30-9:30 p.m. EST, in
black and white).
Peter Leeds, Jerome Cowan and Dolores Faith will be featured
in sketches and Les Brown and his Band of Renown will supply the
musical background for the full-hour program. Jack Shea directs and
Mort Lachman is associate producer.
Hope salutes the holidays in his opening monologue and
comments on current events at home and around the world.
In the "Pitiful Place" sketch, life along one of the most
tear-stained streets in "Televisionland" is lived bravely by George and
Dorothy Henderson (Hope and Miss Raye) when they learn the truth about
their daughter Betty (Miss Raye) and her boyfriend Dexter (Hope).
Another sketch, "Flip-Top Jungle," finds the "king" of
commercial actors, Rex Unsaturated (Hope), slipping from his throne
and hiding the fact from his lovely wife, Polly (Kathryn Crosby).
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Miss Wilson sings "I’m Beginning to See the Light" and
"Music That Makes Me Dance" from the Broadway musical "Funny Girl."
The Beachboys offer their Christmas hit, "The Man with All
the Toys" and "Dance, Dance, Dance."
In the final sketch, "Christmas in the Kremlin," Santa Claus
(Garner) is shot out of the sky over Moscow and his interrogator. Col.
Borscht (Hope) resorts to using a brainwash expert, exotic Tanya (Miss
Faith) to keep jolly old St. Nick from his appointed rounds.
The program was written by Mort Lachman and Bill Larkin, John
Rapp and Lester White, Charles Lee and Gig Henry with Norman Sullivan
as consultant.
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CHRYSLER PRESENTS A BOB HOPE COMEDY SPECIAL: Bob
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Raye, Nancy Wilson, the Beachboys and Kathryn (Mrs.
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HOLLYWOOD FOREIGN PRESS ASSOCIATION’S GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS
DINNER WILL BE COLORCAST LIVE ON "THE ANDY WILLIAMS SHOW"
Movie Star Awards Ceremonies at Los Angeles' Cocoanut Grove Feb. 8
"The Andy Williams Show" will colorcast the 12th annual Golden
Globes Award Dinner live from the famed Cocoanut Grove in Los Angeles
Monday, Feb, 8 (9-10 p.m. EST), as part of its regular series.
Andy's production company, Barnaby Productions, and producer
Bob Finkel's Teram Productions recently concluded arrangements for the
rights to televise the Golden Globe Awards, according to an announcement
by Alan Bernard, Executive Vice President, Barnaby Productions.
The Golden Globe Awards, presented by the Hollywood Foreign
Press Association, are symbolic of star popularity throughout the
world. The Hollywood membership of the Foreign Press Association
represents media in 50 countries with a readership of more than
150,000,000.
In recent years, probably because more than half of Hollywood'
motion picture income is derived overseas, the Golden Globe Awards
have attracted larger turnouts of stars than the Motion Picture Academy
Oscar Awards.
Awards to be presented include the C. B. DeMille award --
similar to the Thalberg Award of the Motion Picture Academy -- and
"world favorite male" and "world favorite female" stars both to be
decided by a poll of readers of foreign newspapers.
Bob Finkel will produce and Bob Henry will direct.
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December 9, 1964
BURGESS MEREDITH TO PORTRAY NEW PRINCIPAL IN 'MR. NOVAK’ SERIES
Noted Performer Replaces Ailing Dean Jagger
Burgess Meredith, stage, film and television star, will
replace the ailing Dean Jagger in NBC-TV’s "Mr. Novak" series. Jagger
withdrew by order of his doctor.
Meredith, an outstanding personality in showbusiness, will
portray Jefferson High School’s new principal, Martin Woolridge. ("Mr.
Novak," with James Franciscus in the title role, is presented
Tuesdays, 7:30-8:30 p.m. EST.)
Meredith, 55> was born in Cleveland, Ohio, He attended the
Choir School of the Cathedral of St. John the Devine in New York City;
preparatory school in Hoosick Falls, N.Y.; and Amherst College, from
which he holds an honorary Master’s degree. He made his Broadway debut
in "Little 01’ Boy," had another Broadway role in "She Loves Me Not,"
and then was signed by NBC for title role in the 'Red Davis radio series
His many screen credits include "Winterset," 'Idiot’s Delight,
"Of Mice and Men," "The Man on the Eiffel Tower," "The Story of GI Joe"
and many others. Broadway plays in which he has starred include Winter-
set," "High Tor" and "The Star Wagon," all written expressly for him by
Maxwell Anderson.
Meredith has appeared in many TV drama series including The
Eleventh Hour," "Sam Benedict," "Naked City" and others. In recent years
he has turned his talents to directing, and worked in this capacity on
the film, "The Man in the Eiffel Tower," and in stage productions includ¬
ing "Macbeth" and "The Frogs of Spring."
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December 9, 1964
- ’CHRISTMAS CARD TO THE NATION’ WILL BE COLORCAST-
Sammy Davis, Luboff Choir, Gary Graffman, Jan McArt to Join
In Holiday Show of Music, Narrative, Performing Toys
NBC will colorcast its "Christmas Card to the Nation," a jumbo
holiday show of music, narrative and special features, on Christmas Eve,
Thursday, Dec. 24 (ll:15 p.m.-12 midnight EST). The talent roster will
include Sammy Davis, the Norman Luboff Choir, pianist Gary Graffman and
soprano Jan McArt, Skitch Henderson conducting the NBC Orchestra, and
Howard Reig as narrator.
Sammy Davis will read "'Twas the Night Before
Christmas" to a group of 10 children of United Nations
personnel. Seven-year-old Tad Holmes will read from the
Bible.
Gary Graffman will be soloist with the
orchestra in a movement, yet to be selected, from a
Tchaikovsky piano concerto, and Miss McArt will be heard
in a medley of Christmas songs.
A large group of old-fashioned toys will perform,
and Joe Klein at the carillon will play a medley of holiday
songs ("Christmas Child," "Away in a Manger," "0,
Tannenbaum" and "Greensleeves").
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Selections by the Norman Luboff Choir will be a
holiday medley ("Joy to the World," "0 Little Town of
Bethlehem" and "Hark, the Herald Angels Sing") and "Drummer
Boy."
Skitch Henderson will lead the orchestra in "Have Your¬
self a Merry Little Christmas," "Parade of the Wooden Soldiers, "
"Johnny Has Gone for a Soldier," "The 19th of
July" and, as finale with the full company, "Silent Night."
George A. Heinemann will be the executive producer. Richard
Schneider will be the producer-director, and James Aldrich will write
the script.
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NBC * S "CHRISTMAS CARD TO THE NATION" — Music,
narrative and special features; with Sammy Davis,
Norman Luboff Choir, pianist Gary Graffman,
soprano Jan McArt, performing toys. NBC Orchestra
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December 9, 1964
FILM CREW GOES TO HAWAII TO SHOOT FINAL FOUR ROUNDS
OF ACTION IN ’BIG THREE GOLF' COLORCASTS
A film crew at work: on NBC-TV's "Big Three Golf" series,
featuring Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus and Gary Flayer in weekly 18-
hole matches, moved into Hawaii this week to shoot the final four
rounds of action.
The full-hour series will be colorcast over the network for
eight consecutive Saturdays beginning Jan. 30 (5-6 p.m. EST).
The first four rounds of the series were filmed last month
at the famed Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio. The final four
rounds are being filmed at Hawaii's new Mauna Kea Beach golf course
on the Kona coast. Designed by world-famous golf architect Robert
Trent Jones, the 7,200-yard championship layout is at the foot of Mauna
Kea, an extinct volcano.
Palmer, Nicklaus and Player are engaging in a series of 18-
hole, medal-play matches, with each gaining one point for every opponent
he defeats and a half-point for a tie. The golfer scoring the most
points at the end of the eight rounds will receive $50,000, the runner-
up $25,000 and the last man $10,000.
Bob Rosburg, former PGA champion, narrates the series.
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December 10, 1964
JULIE ANDREWS ENTERS EXCLUSIVE AGREEMENT WITH NBC
TO STAR IN A NUMBER OF COLOR TELEVISION SPECIALS
Julie Andrews, who followed Broadway musical successes with
motion picture hits, has entered into an exclusive agreement with the
National Broadcasting Company to star on a number of musical color
specials on the NBC Television Network.
Announcement of the agreement was made today by Mort Werner,
Vice President, Programs, NBC-TV Network, who said that the first
special starring Miss Andrews will be presented in the Spring of 1965
and the second during the following Fall.
"NBC is delighted to obtain the services of this most
versatile star whom we consider to be one of the world’s most talented
performers," Mr. Werner said. "Miss Andrews’ past rare television
appearances garnered acclaim from audiences and critics alike and we
are sure she will have the same success on her new TV specials as she
has had on Broadway and in Hollywood films."
The contractual agreements were concluded between NBC and
Miss Andrews’ representatives, Chasin-Park-Citron agency and Charles
Tucker of London, England.
Miss Andrews, the original Eliza Doolittle of Broadway's "My
Fair Lady," faced her first New York audience at the Royale Theatre
Sept. 30, 1954, in "The Boy Friend," an imported British musical
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lampooning the foibles of the 1920s. Born at Walton-on-Thames in
1935, Miss Andrews made her professional acting debut in "Starlight, M
a revue at the London Hippodrome in 1948. She won the role of Polly
Browne in "The Boy Friend" after her performance in the title role of
"Cinderella" at the Palladium. Following her "Fair Lady" role. Miss
Andrews starred in "Camelot" on Broadway. She is currently seen on
theatre screens starring in "Mary Poppins" and "The Americanization
of Emily," which will be followed next Spring by "The Sound of Music."
Miss Andrews’ TV credits include a Carnegie Hall special, a musical
version of Maxwell Anderson's "High Tor" with Bing Crosby, a musical
"Cinderella," "The Broadway of Lerner and Loewe" salute with Richard
Burton, Maurice Chevalier and others; the Ed Sullivan, Dinah Shore and
Jack Benny shows, and "The Andy Williams Show" of Monday, Nov. 30.
The dates of NBC’s Julie Andrews color specials will be
announced.
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December 10, 1964
BROWN & WILLIAMSON BUYS SPONSORSHIP IN POUR
MAJOR BOWL GRID GAMES ON NBC-TV
The Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp. has
purchased sponsorship in four major football Bowl games
to be televised on NBC-TV, it was announced today by
Don Durgin, Vice President, Television Network Sales,
NBC.
The Bowl games in which Brown & Williamson
will advertise are the Sun Bowl, Saturday, Dec. 2 6 ;
the Sugar Bowl, in color, Friday, Jan. 1 ; the Orange
Bowl, the first nighttime bowl game, in color, Friday ,
Jan. 1 ; and the Senior Bowl, in color, Saturday,
Jan. 9 .
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December 10 , 1964
h THE FRENCH REVOLUTION" WILL BE NBC NEWS COLOR SPECIAL
OPENING NBC NEWS' "OF MEN AND FREEDOM" SERIES
The French Revolution, a special colorcast about a period
considered as one of the gateways between medieval and modern times,
will be presented by the NBC-TV Network Tuesday, Jan. 26 (10-11 p.m.
EST), William R. McAndrew, Executive Vice President in charge of NBC
News, announced today.
The program is a detailed look at the turbulent 12 years
at the end of the l8th Century that saw the demise of Royalist France,
the birth of the French Republic and the rise of Napoleon Bonaparte,
who usurped power and became dictator of France.
It is the first entry in the NBC News "Of Men and Freedom"
series, which will attempt to dramatize significant events in history
that have become the foundations of modern Western man. All the
programs are being produced by George A. Vicas, head of the NBC News
European Production Unit, whose documentary, "The Kremlin," gained
world-wide acclaim last year.
The Vicas technique in "The Kremlin" has been carried
further in the filming of "The French Revolution." In the program, NBC
News correspondent Bernard Frizell will present the prologue and
epilogue, and actor Michael Redgrave will narrate the body of the story.
But no actors will be seen.
Instead, Vicas has made resourceful use of his television
cameras at all the actual locales where the events took place about 175
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years ago to re-create not only the events themselves, but the passions
and motives of the outstanding leaders of the age and of the mob,
which often represented the moving force in France at the time.
Thus, not actors, but the camera and the audience storm the
Bastille, live the final confusion-filled days of the monarchy and
experience the beheading of King Louis XVI and the empty itumbrels which
carried thousands to a similar fate at the guillotine.
The civil and foreign wars that rocked France, but which
also forged an empire, are realistically recounted without a single man
falling in battle before the cameras.
In like manner, the flavor and philosophies of the succession
of leaders who ruled France during those days are aptly recaptured by
descriptions of their actions and quotations of their statements by
Redgrave, while the camera continues its parallel course through the
palaces, the meeting halls and the battlefields that are the landmarks
of the revolution.
Vicas said that "The French Revolution" six months in the
making, "dwarfs" his previous productions. He sees it as a fitting
beginning for the entire "Of Men and Freedom" series, which so far will
include programs on the Middle Ages, the Reformation and the Spanish
Armada.
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December 10, 1964
FILM REPORT ABOUT THE BEDSIDE NETWORK, WHICH PROVIDES ENTERTAINMENT
TO VETERANS 1 HOSPITALS, SCHEDULED ON "TODAY" DAY BEFORE CHRISTMAS
A film report about the Bedside Network for hospitalized
veterans, showing the volunteer work of well-known entertainers
and industry personnel assisting hospital patients record special
Christmas programs, will be telecast on NBC-TV's "Today" program the
morning before Christmas, Thursday, Dec. 24 (during the 8:30-9 a.m.
segment of the 7-9 a.m. EST show).
The Bedside Network, a year-around project of the Veterans
Hospital Radio and Television Guild, is a unique service in which
broadcasters and professional performers volunteer to assist hospitalized
patients produce weekly radio shows. The programs are recorded and then
"broadcast" to a network of earphone radios and public-address systems
in Veterans Administration hospitals to entertain the patients.
The report, by "Today" reporter Barbara Walters, was filmed
at Kingsbridge Veterans Hospital in the Bronx, N. Y. Among the 30-odd
Bedside Network volunteers active the night of the filming, and inter¬
viewed by Miss Walters, were actress Barbara Britton, seen assisting
hospitalized veterans produce and record "The Christmas Carol"; and
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singer Kay Elliot and composer-lyricist Dorothy Fields,
seen leading another group of patients singing Christmas
carols. The performances by the patients will be replayed
on the hospital's "bedside network" on Christmas eve.
Miss Walters also interviewed some of the over
1,300 patients in the hospital, as well as television
executive Herb Granath, president of the Bedside Network,
and singer Jean Tighe, one of the founders of the 16-year-
old volunteer service.
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THREE GOLF STARS OF NBC-TV’S "BIG THREE GOLF" COLORCASTS
NAMED IN FIRST ALL-AMERICA SELECTION IN GAME’S HISTORY
FOR RELEASE MONDAY, DEC. 14
The three golf stars of NBC-TV’s new sports series,
"Big Three Golf," were named today (Dec. l4) as members of the
first golf All-America selection in the history of the game.
They are Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus and Gary Player.
Balloting by more than 400 members of the Golf
Writers Association of America, together with sportscasters
who regularly cover golf on TV and radio, was sponsored by
Golf magazine. The 1964 All-America roster is announced in
its current edition. Other outstanding pros similarly
honored are Bobby Nichols, Ken Venturi, Tony Lema, Julius
Boros, and Billy Casper.
Although Gary Player is a native of South Africa,
he was accorded All-America honors on the basis that he had
acquired sufficient credits in U. S. tournaments during the
year.
"Big Three Golf" will be colorcast on eight
successive Saturdays, beginning Jan. 30 (5~6 p.m. EST), on
the NBC-TV Network. Palmer, Nicklaus, and Player will
compete with each other in the filmed series for prize
money totaling $85,000.
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December 10, 1964
MEDICINE BOW GENERAL STORE IN 'THE VIRGINIAN' SERIES
IS OPEN FOR REAL BUSINESS --BUT NOT ON CAMERA
The Medicine Bow general store seen in the background in
NBC-TV's "The Virginian" series isn't the sleepy, back-country
establishment it appears to be.
Actually it's doing a thriving business and has shown a
healthy profit during the three years the 90-minute color series
(Wednesdays, 7:30-9 p.m. EST) has been in production.
Hidden behind the store's stock of 1890 merchandise are
counters stocked with candy, soft drinks, magazines and other sundries
of the modern day. Sliding panels conceal the goods from the camera.
Executive producer Frank Price conceived the idea of a store
within a store. Since Medicine Bow is located in the far reaches of
Universal City Studio's huge backlot, "The Virginian" crew and actors,
often numbering over 100 persons, are separated from the studio
commissary by a harbor, several city streets, a few Indian trails, and
various other sets -- a 10-mile distance.
To provide the conveniences of modern life to the isolated
company. Price had the hidden store installed.
When they say, "The Old West isn't what it used to be," they
may be talking about Medicine Bow's country store where a tough cowpoke
can mosey up the counter and order some of those newfangled ice cream
pops, candy bars or chewing gum.
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December 11, 1964
SALES TOTALING $l6,000,000--THE LARGEST ONE-MONTH TOTAL IN
HISTORY OF NBC-TV DAYTIME SALES--RECORDED DURING NOVEMBER
Sales totaling $16,000,000 (more than half of which
represents new business) — the largest one-month total in the history
of NBC-TV Daytime sales — were recorded during November, it was
announced today by James Hergen, Director of Daytime Sales, NBC Tele¬
vision Network.
"This record-breaking sales month brings to $24,000,000 the
amount of Daytime sales made in the last eight weeks. A total of 38
advertisers contributed to this highest daytime total in our history,
which is clear-cut evidence of increased advertiser recognition of
NBC-TV’s continuing strong performance in daytime television,” Mr.
Hergen said.
The November Daytime sales volume was highlighted by two
consecutive weeks -- the weeks of the 20th and the 27 th -- during which
sales totaling over $4,500,000 were recorded.
Sponsorship orders were placed in "Make Room for Daddy,"
"What’s This Song?" "Concentration," "Jeopardy," "Say When," "Truth
or Consequences," "Let’s Make a Deal," "Moment of Truth," "The Doctors,
"Another World," "You Don’t Say’" "The Match Game," and "NBC News
Morning Report."
In addition, orders were also placed in six NBC-TV Saturday
morning programs, "The Hector Heathcote Show," "Fireball XL5* Under¬
dog," "Dennis the Menace," "Fury" and "Exploring."
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December 11, 1964
AUTOLITE DIVISION OF FORD BUYS SPONSORSHIP IN TWO
NBC-TV PRIME-TIME SHOWS AND IN COVERAGE OF THE
NATIONAL INVITATIONAL BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT
The Autolite Division of Ford Motor Company has purchased
sponsorship in two prime-time NBC-TV programs for 1965 and in coverage
of the National Invitational Basketball Tournament, it was announced
today by Don Durgin, Vice President, Television Network Sales, NBC.
The programs are "Wednesday Night at the Movies," and "Daniel
Boone."
The Autolite order was placed through Batten, Barton, Durstine
& Osborn Inc.
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December 11, 1964
UNION CARBIDE BUYS SPONSORSHIP IN TWO
NBC-TV PRIME-TIME PROGRAMS FOR 1965
Union Carbide Corp. has purchased sponsor-
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was announced today by Don Durgin, Vice President,
Television Network Sales, NBC.
The programs are "Wednesday Night at the
Movies" and "The Alfred Hitchcock Hour."
The Union Carbide order was placed through
William Esty Company Inc.
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HOLIDAY NEWS FROM NBC
December 11, 1964
BOB HOPE SETTING OUT ON HIS 13TH ANNUAL 'MERRY CHRISTMAS' TOUR
TO ENTERTAIN AMERICAN SERVICEMEN OVERSEAS; BIG ROSTER OF STARS
IN HIS TROUPE VISITING SOUTH VIETNAM AND OTHER PACIFIC AREAS
Highlights to Be Seen in 'Chrysler-Hope Christmas Special' Jan. 15
Bob Hope will visit another military hot spot this year --
South Vietnam -- during his 13th annual "Merry Christmas" tour to
entertain American troops overseas.
Hope and his troupe of headliners are scheduled to take off
Tuesday, Dec. 15 from Los Angeles International Airport for a two-week
25,000 mile tour of the Far East (Korea), Southeast Asia (Thailand and
South Vietnam) and the South Pacific (Philippine Islands and Guam).
Janis Paige, Anita Bryant, Anna Maria Alberghetti, Jerry
Colonna, John Bubbles, the 1964 Miss World (Ann Sydney), Peter Leeds,
special guest Jill St. John, and Les Brown and his Band of Renown will
accompany Hope on this year's Yuletide travelthon.
Highlights of the overseas performances will be a 90-minute
telecast, "Chrysler Presents a Bob Hope Christmas Special," on Friday,
Jan. 15 (8:30-10 p.m. EST).
Co-sponsored by the Defense Department and the USO, the Hope
troupe's trek marks the ski-nosed comedian's 24th year of performing
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for servicemen at home and abroad. Project officers on the trip will be
Air Force Lt. Colonels Lawrence Glaab and Roland Beasley, of the
Adjutant General's office in the Pentagon.
First scheduled stop of the tour will be Korea, where Hope
plans five shows ranging in location from famed Bayonet Bowl to a
televised performance in Seoul.
The troupe will fly Southwest from Korea to Thailand, a first
visit for world-hopping Hope. Here, performances will be at Karat and
Bangkok.
On Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and Dec. 26, the troupe will
be in South Vietnam, another first for Hope, entertaining U. S.
advisory personnel there.
No stranger to the firing line, Hope entertained many times
in combat areas during World War II. In previous Christmas USO trips,
he took his entertainers to Berlin during the airlift crisis in 1948,
to the Korean conflict in 1950, and to Guantanamo Bay, after the
Castro takeover of Cuba in i960.
From Dec. 27, for three days, the troupe will be in the
Phillippines first at Clark Field, next at Subic Bay and finally at
Sangley Point.
The tour will end on the island of Guam Dec. 30, and the
troupe will fly back to Los Angeles.
Jill St. John will be making her first overseas tour with
Hope. She co-starred with Bob in two of his Chrysler comedy specials,
"The House Next Door" in 1963 and "Have Girls-Will Travel" in 1964.
This is Janis Paige’s third such trip, and her second to the Far East
with Hope. Janis recently completed a long run as star of the
Meredith Willson musical, "Here's Love" on Broadway.
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December 11, 1964
HIGHLIGHTS OF ANNUAL KING ORANGE JAMBOREE PARADE
IN MIAMI TO BE PRESENTED ON NBC COLORCAST JAN. 1
Dennis Weaver to Be Host-Commentator
Highlights of the annual King Orange Jamboree Parade in
Miami will be televised in color by NBC-TV Friday, Jan. 1 (ll to
11:30 a.m. EST), with Dennis Weaver, star of NBC-TV's "Kentucky Jones"
series, as host-commentator.
The parade, one of the major features of the 21-day Orange
Bowl Festival, moves through downtown Miami on New Year's Eve, and the
taped highlights will be presented the following morning to lead off
more than 12 straight hours of NBC-TV's holiday color programming.
The procession will feature 28 marching bands and 52
brilliantly lighted and decorated floats. TV star Jackie Gleason will
lead the parade as grand marshal.
Some of the floats projecting this year's theme of "Famous
Women" will honor Helen of Troy, Mary Queen of Scots, Queen Isabella,
Joan of Arc, Marie Antionette, Catherine the Great, Queen Guinevere,
Amelia Earhart and Betsy Ross. Riding each float will be beautiful
girls in costumes of that particular era.
The last float in the line of march is traditionally the
Queen's float, and will carry the 1965 orange B^wl Queen, Linda Egland,
and her court of four princesses, Carol Koberlein, Judy White, Sharon
Jordan and Pam Gardiner. The float also will have six live cockatoos
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shocking pink foliage bathed in orange light. Measuring 80 feet long,
it is the largest Queen's float ever in an Orange Bowl parade.
Following the King Orange Jamboree Parade colorcast on
Jan. 1, NBC-TV will televise, live and in color, the Tournament of Roses
Parade in Pasadena, Calif. (11:30 a.m. EST), the Sugar Bowl Game in
New Orleans (1:45 p.m. EST), the Rose Bowl Game in Pasadena (4:45 p.m.
EST) and the Orange Bowl Game in Miami (7:45 p.m. EST).
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beautiful girls and colorful floats. Dennis Weaver
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SERIES PREMIERE
December 11, 1964
FIRST WEEK'S STORYLINES FOR 'MOMENT OF TRUTH,'
MONDAY-THROUGH-FRIDAY DAYTIME DRAMA SERIES
Dr. Robert Wallace, an associate professor of clinical
psychology at Carlyle University, differs with his wife, Nancy, on his
prospects of filling the opening of a full professorship, in the
premiere episode of NBC-TV's new daytime drama series, "Moment of
Truth," Monday, Jan. 4 (2 p.m. EST).
Dr. Wallace has an outside, private practice, and one of
his patients is Mrs. Leeds, wife of a millionaire who is a member of
Carlyle's board of trustees. She has marital and age problems.
Douglas Watson and Louise King star as Robert and Nancy
Wallace, and Michael Dodds and Barbara Pierce as their children,
Johnny and Sheila. Mr. and Mrs. Leeds are portrayed by Robert Goodier
and Lynne Gorman. John Bethune portrays Dr. Gil Bennet, an associate
who is very jealous of Dr. Wallace and Ivor Barry plays Dr. Wingate,
head of the psychology department at Carlyle.
Storylines for the rest of the week are:
Tuesday, Jan. 5 -- Dr. Wallace receives a call from Mr.
Leeds and learns that Mrs. Leeds didn't come home after her session.
Soon after, she arrives at the Wallaces intoxicated.
Wednesday. Jan. 6 — Dr. Wingate informs Dr. Wallace that
Mr. Leeds has charged that he is having an affair with his wife, and
that he has been suspended from the university without a hearing.
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tells Mrs. Leeds that she can continue as his patient. Meanwhile,
Wallace learns that his son, Johnny, has been hospitalized with
tetanus.
Friday, Jan. 8 -- Johnny's chances for recovery are about
50-50. The Wallaces' daughter, Sheila, blames her father for Johnny's
illness because he didn't give him a tetanus shot after he removed the
fish hook that caused the illness.
"Moment of Truth" is produced by John Trent. Robert Maxwell
is the packager of the series that is taped in Toronto, Canada, and also
scheduled on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's network.
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PRODUCTION APPOINTMENTS ANNOUNCED FOR 1 HULLABALOO 1
The production staff members of NBC-TV's new full-hour
musical show for young people, "Hullabaloo," which will be seen on
NBC-TV in color, Tuesday nights from 8:30-9:30 p.m. EST, beginning
Jan. 12, were announced today.
As previously announced, the show will be produced by Gary
Smith, whose credits include "The Judy Garland Show," several seasons
as art director of Perry Como telecasts and producer-director of several
"Bell Telephone Hour" programs and the NBC-TV Summer series of the
New Christy Minstrels.
"Hullabaloo" will be directed by Steve Binder, who has been
director of "The Steve Allen Show," "The Edie Adams Show," the
syndicated series "The Oscar Brown Show," and "The TAMI Show" (a
closed circuit production which won favorable mention in the trade
press).
The program will be written by Frank Peppiat and John
Aylesworth, who have worked together on the Judy Garland, Perry Como
and Andy Williams shows, among others. It will have as its music
director the conductor-arranger Peter Matz. Choreography will be by
David Winters and scenic design by Gene McAvoy. Jim Stanley will be
the associate producer of "Hullabaloo."
The program will originate in color from NBC-TV's Peacock
Studio in the RCA Building, New York City.
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CREDITS FOR ’HULLABALOO' COLORCASTS ON NBC-TV
Program:
’’Hullabaloo”
Time:
NBC-TV colorcasts, Tuesdays, 8:30-9**30 p.m.
EST
Hosts:
Various (for the premiere of Jan, 12:
Jack Jones.)
Format:
A full-hour music-and-comedy show, ranging
from musical comedy to folk music, from
sophisticated nightclub fare to "big
beat music" -- all with appeal to young
people.
Weekly segment taped in
London:
Pop music impresario Brian Epstein, who
will introduce various British performers
Producer:
Gary Smith
Associate Producer:
Jim Stanley
Director:
Steve Binder
Writers:
Frank Peppiat and John Aylesworth
Choreographer:
David Winters
Music Director:
Peter Matz
Scenic Designer:
Gene McAvoy
Assistant to Producer:
Lee Miller
Lighting Director:
Bill Klages
Technical Director:
Heino Ripp
Audio Director:
Neal Smith
Origination:
NBC-TV's Peacock Studio, RCA Building,
New York City.
Sponsors:
Various
NBC Press Representative: Betty Lanigan (New York)
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CORRECTION, PLEASE
WHPL, Winchester, Va., joined the NBC Radio
Network on Dec. 1. ( NOTE: In story released Dec. 9,
it was incorrectly stated that the station "has become
reaffiliated" with the network . )
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BROADCASTING’S LARGEST NEWS ORGANIZATION
December 11, 1964
FRANK McGEE TO BE ANCHORMAN OF DEC. 27 NBC NEWS TELEVISION
SPECIAL REVIEWING 1964 EVENTS; ROSTER OF CORRESPONDENTS
AND THEIR TOPICS ARE ANNOUNCED FOR HOUR PROGRAM
NBC News correspondent Frank McGee will be anchorman on the
full-hour special to be presented Sunday, Dec. 27 (NBC-TV, 4-5 p.m.
EST), which will review 1964 events and developments on the world
scene. This program, as announced, preempts the "Sunday" telecast of
that date.
Several NBC News correspondents will appear on the program,
each assigned to a particular area of news that affected Americans'
lives during the past year.
Frank McGee, in addition to his anchor duties, will review
developments in trouble spots throughout the world, and news in the
area of religion. John Chancellor will be concerned with U. S.
politics, culminating in the national elections. Edwin Newman will
discuss books, movies and plays. Bill Ryan's topic is fashions.
Herbert Kaplow will review civil rights and the law, and Jay Barbree
will report on developments in science and the space race.
Aline Saarinen will review culture and the arts, Elie Abel
will cover world politics, and Joe Garagiola the top sports events of
the year.
Craig Fisher will produce the special program for NBC News.
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Jay North, title star of NBC-TV's "Dennis the
Menace" (Saturdays, 11 a.m. EST), has completed a starring
role in the soon-to-be-released movie, "Zebra in the Kitchen."
Soon, the l4-year-old actor will fly to India, where he will
co-star with Clint Walker in an adventure story, "Maya the
Magnificent." Jay's trip to India will be his first outside
the continental United States.
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December 14, 1964
NBC 1 S MIMI HOFFMEIR CHOSEN TO REPRESENT U.S. WOMEN
IN BBC RADIO SERIES, "ABROAD IS DIFFERENT"
Mimi Hoffmeir, Manager, Program Analysis, NBC, has been
chosen to represent the women of the United States for the British
Broadcasting Corporation radio series, "Abroad Is Different." A 25 -
minute interview with Miss Hoffmeir has been taped for broadcast on
the BBC Thursday, Dec. 31.
"Abroad Is Different" will present interviews with women from
around the world, who maintain both a career and a home and family.
The object of the series is to reflect the influence of the society in
which she lives upon the woman — and also the woman's influence on her
society.
BBC’s Douglas Stuart conducts the interview with Miss
Hoffmeir. Women from four other countries are interviewed in additional
programs in the BBC series.
In private life. Miss Hoffmeir is Mrs. Edward Brother. She
resides in Wilten, Conn., with her husband and two daughters.
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December 14, 1964
KDTH JOINS NBC RADIO NETWORK
KDTH, Dubuque, Iowa, today became
affiliated with the NBC Radio Network, it was
announced by Tom Knode, Vice President, Station
Relations, National Broadcasting Company.
F. Robert Woodward. Jr., is General Manager
of KDTH, which is owned and operated by the Dubuque
Telegraph Herald. KDTH operates full time on
1370 KC with power of five kilowatts.
Mr. Knode said, "KDTH serves a tri-state
area including Iowa, Illinois and Wisconsin, with
a retail sales level nearing $300,000,000. We
welcome the station to the NBC Radio family."
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THE PREMIERE COLORCAST OF "HULLABALOO" WILL HAVE WOODY ALLEN
NEW CHRISTY MINSTRELS, JOEY HEATHERTON, ZOMBIES AS GUESTS
Jack Jones Is Premiere Host; Brian Epstein’s London-Originated
Segment Also a Highlight of Tuesday, Jan. 12 Hour
Woody Allen, the New Christy Minstrels, Joey Heatherton, and
the Zombies have been signed as guest stars on the Tuesday, Jan. 12
premiere of NBC TV’s color musical show "Hullabaloo" (8:30-9:30 p.m.
EST). As previously announced, singer Jack Jones will act as host for
the first show in the series.
Woody Allen, a comedian with strong appeal to the young
audience, toward whom "Hullabaloo" is directed, was introduced to the
network television audience by Jack Paar on the "Tonight Show."
Subsequently, he has been a frequent guest on NBC-TV's "The Merv
Griffin Show," "The Jack Paar Program," "The Tonight Show Starring
Johnny Carson" and "That Was the Week That Was."
The New Christy Minstrels, one of the nation's most popular
singing groups, starred in their own NBC-TV series in the Summer of
1964. Seven men and two girls make up the group which has toured the
United States and Canada in one-night stands which have taken them
more than 200,000 miles each year since the group was formed. In
addition to singing, each member of the New Christy Minstrels plays
several instruments. Top sellers in the recording field, the group
entertained at the Washington Armory last January for President Johnson.
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Joey Heatherton first came to national television prominence
when she was featured on Perry Como's TV show. A singer, dancer and
actress, the teenage beauty has since appeared on NBC-TV's "The
Virginian," Bob Hope's "Chrysler Theatre" series, "Mr. Novak" and "The
Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson."
The Zombies are a singing-instrumental quintet (piano, drums,
two guitars and double bass) from St. Albans, England. Great
favorites among the young people in England, they came to best-selling
record prominence with their recording of "She's Not There." Prior to
that, they had played for local clubs and school dances in the Herts
area of England, until they won a musical competition sponsored by an
English newspaper, and with it, a great following among British teen¬
agers .
The segment of "Hullabaloo" which will be produced in London
by pop impresario Brian Epstein will feature English artists also.
Their names will be announced later. Epstein, discoverer of the
Beatles, is probably the most influential figure in popular music in
Great Britain and is credited with having popularized the "English
sound."
"Hullabaloo" will be produced by Gary Smith and directed by
Steve Binder. It will originate in NBC-TV's Peacock Studio in New
York.
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"HULLABALOO" -- Woody Allen, the New Christy Minstrels, Joey
Heatherton and the Zombies will be guests, with Jack Jones
host, on the premiere of the new colorcast musical series
for young people. Pop impresario Brian Epstein will intro¬
duce his regular London-originated segment.
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BROADCASTING’S LARGEST NEWS ORGANIZATION
December 14, 1964
SECRETARY OF STATE DEAN RUSK IN FULL-HOUR
DISCUSSION ON NBC NEWS TV SPECIAL JAN. 3
Secretary of State Dean Rusk: will participate in an hour-
long conversation with two NBC News correspondents, Elie Abel and
Robert Goralski, in a special program Sunday, Jan. 3 (NBC-TV, 4-5 p.m.
EST).
This NBC News special replaces the "Sunday" show, regularly
scheduled at this hour.
Secretary Rusk will discuss a wide range of situations and
problems facing the United States around the world.
Elie Abel is NBC News' diplomatic correspondent. Robert
Goralski is NBC News'State Department correspondent.
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NBC NEWS SPECIAL -- Secretary of State Dean
Rusk in an hour-long discussion on problems
facing the U. S. around the world. With NBC News
correspondents Elie Abel and Robert Goralski.
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TO EXCHANGE TIME PERIODS STARTING SATURDAY, JAN. 2 j
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"The Famous Adventures of Mr. Magoo" and "Kentucky
Jones," both telecast Saturday nights on the NBC-TV Network,
will exchange time slots starting Saturday, Jan. 2 .
"Kentucky Jones," which stars Dennis Weaver in the
title role and co-stars Rickey Der as Ike and Harry Morgan as
Seldom Jackson, will be telecast 8-8:30 p.m. EST. "The Famous
Adventures of Mr. Magoo," starring Jim Backus as the voice of
Magoo, will be colorcast 8:30-9 p.m. EST.
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"CELEBRITIES AND THEIR TREES" TO BE SEEN ON "HALLMARK HALL OF FAME"
FOLLOWING PRESENTATION OF MENOTTI'S "AMAHL AND THE NIGHT VISITORS"
"Celebrities and Their Trees," a special holiday offering,
will be seen on "Hallmark Hall of Fame" following the presentation of
Menotti's opera "Amahl and the Night Visitors" on the same NBC-TV
colorcast Sunday, Dec. 20 (4-5 p.m. EST).
The feature will include the showing of a score of Christmas
trees in Hallmark's Fifth Avenue Gallery, which were decorated accord¬
ing to the designs suggested by noted people. The exhibition of these
trees is open to the general public as a salute to the New York
Children's Aid Society.
Among the celebrities to be seen on the program with trees
they have designed are the Rev. Dr. Norman Vincent Peale and Julie
Harris, with Roddy McDowall acting as host. Msgr. Timothy Flynn will
represent Francis Cardinal Spellman, who has a tree in the collection.
Trees with designs by Ogden Nash, Helen Hayes, Phyllis McGinley, Carol
Burnett and Jonathan Winters also will be shown.
As previously announced, the color presentation of "Amahl and
the Night Visitors" will be the 15th showing of the opera on NBC-TV.
The work was commissioned for the NBC Opera Company by the late Samuel
Chotzinoff, NBC's General Music Director.
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December 14, 1964
SELECTED SHORT SUBJECTS COME TO NBC-TV
Latest Will Be "Big Day ' 65 " Following "Wednesday Movie" Dec. 23
Selected short subjects once made in Hollywood for the movie
bills of another day are again being made in Hollywood for TV's movie
bills of today.
Now in production at NBC-TV is a 10-minute short-shot called
"Big Day ' 65 ," starring Chuck Connors, Chick Hearn, Rose Bowl Queen Dawn
Baker, Orange Bowl Queen Linda Egland and Sugar Bowl Queen Lynn
Baughman.
"Big Day ' 65 " is scheduled to air on NBC-TV Wednesday,
Dec. 23 (10:50-11 p.m. EST) immediately following the "Wednesday Night
at the Movies" presentation of "Atlantis, the Lost Continent" (9 to
10:50 p.m. EST).
Taped in color, except for black and white film clips, the
short presents a kaleidoscopic glimpse of activities around the nation
on New Year's Day, highlights of the 1964 football season leading to
bowl bids at six colleges and sportscaster Hearn's forecast of bowl
game scores. William Bennington is producer-director and Art Weingarten
the writer.
The program is the second in a series of 10 being made by the
network to round out two-hour time blocks after the telecasting of
feature films of shorter running time.
First of the selected shorts was a 17-minute nighttime version
of "The Match Game," starring Michael Landon and Dennis Weaver with
Gene Rayburn as host. It was telecast Dec. 5 following presentation of
the feature, "Bad Day at Black Rock."
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Time:
NBC-TV Mondays through Fridays (2-2:30 p.m. EST),
premiering Jan. 4, 1965 .
Stars:
Louise King, Douglas Watson, Ivor Barry, Michael
Dodds and Barbara Pierce.
Format:
Half-hour dramatic series, set in Carlyle
University, a medium-sized Midwestern university,
dealing with the problems of a psychology
professor at the university and in his private
practice. The main characters are Mrs. Nancy
Wallace (Louise King); Dr. Robert Wallace,
associate professor of psychology (Douglas
Watson); Dr. Russell Wingate, head of Carlyle’s
psychology department (Ivor Barry); and Johnny
and Sheila Wallace, the Wallaces' children
(Michael Dodds and Barbara Pierce).
Packaged by
Robert Lawrence Productions, Canada.
Producer:
John Trent
Director:
James Gatwood
Writer:
Claire Kennedy
Production
Assistant:
Diane Chamberlain
Sponsors:
Various
Unit manager:
Peter Eliot
Video Editor:
Keith Bennett
Audio:
Ron Pledger
Lighting Director: Chris Holmes
NBC Press
Representative: Fred Espy (New York)
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December 14, 1964
YULETIDE REMINISCENCES OF HOLLYWOOD AND BROADWAY
STARS TO BE BROADCAST ON NBC RADIO'S "MONITOR"
Yuletide reminiscences of Hollywood and Broadway personalities
will be broadcast on NBC Radio's "Monitor" throughout the weekend of
Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 19 and 20 .
Among celebrities to be heard are Bob Hope, Jack Benny, Victor
Borge, Deborah Kerr, Anthony Quinn and Robert Morley.
Also, Van Johnson, Leslie Caron, Lome Greene, Joseph Cotten,
Julie Andrews, Robert Preston, Tony Randall, Connie Francis, Tony
Bennett, Leo Durocher, Billy Daniels, Steve Lawrence, Alan King, Anna
Maria Alberghetti, and Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne.
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December 15, 1964
CHEVROLET BUYS SPONSORSHIP IN NBC-TV WEDNESDAY NIGHT PROGRAMS,
•THE VIRGINIAN’ AND ’WEDNESDAY NIGHT AT MOVIES’
The Chevrolet Division of the General Motors Corporation has
purchased sponsorship in NBC-TV’s popular Wednesday night programs,
"The Virginian" and "Wednesday Night at the Movies," it was announced
today by Don Durgin, Vice President, Television Network Sales,
National Broadcasting Company.
Chevrolet cited two major reasons for placing the order In
NBC-TV’s Wednesday night schedule, Mr. Durgin said.
"The principal reason is color programming," Mr. Durgin
stated. "’The Virginian’ and the majority of ’Wednesday Night at the
Movies' are broadcast in color, and Chevrolet has found the presentation
of color commercials to be one of their most effective advertising
vehicles."
"Secondly, Chevrolet sought to further balance its weekly
network television announcements. With exclusive sponsorship of NBC-TV’s
colorcasts of ’Bonanza’ on Sundays, and sponsorship in two Wednesday
night programs on NBC-TV, plus exposure on another network on Thursdays,
Chevrolet has developed a schedule providing a smooth flow of informa¬
tion to precede the most active selling periods -- weekends — at
Chevrolet dealers across the country."
The Chevrolet order was placed through Campbell-Ewald.
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December 15, 1964
NEW CONCEPT IN MERCHANDISING--COMBINING TIME SALES WITH PROMOTION--
ANNOUNCED BY NBC DOMESTIC ENTERPRISES FOR 'ASTRO BOY' SERIES
A new concept in merchandising -- combining time sales with
promotion -- was announced today by Norman Lunenfeld, Manager,
Merchandising, NBC Domestic Enterprises. NBC Merchandising is offer¬
ing, on a city by city basis, a package promotion to be tied in with
NBC Enterprises’ "Astro Boy" series.
Cards bearing illustrations of planets will be sold to local
sponsors of the series. The cards will then be inserted both in sponsor
merchandise and other goods exclusively licensed to bear "Astro Boy"
Identification. Appropriate chain store and certain other retail out¬
lets will also be offered the cards to be given away as traffic builders.
Holders of a set of four different cards will be eligible
for a prize and those collecting a five-card set will be entitled to a
prize of greater value. Six different cards will give the bearer a
chance at a drawing for which the grand prize will be a trip to Cape
Kennedy for a visit to the Astronauts.
A reciprocal benefit will be provided both to the local station
and to the local sponsors. The local station is able to include a
package promotion with its time sales, and the local sponsor has no need
to design his own exclusive promotion.
NBC Merchandising will provide a number of compatible display
pieces to the local retailers and chains which will tie in with the
promotion.
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December 15, 1964
GENERAL CIGAR BUYS INTO 6 PRIME-TIME NBC-TV SERIES
General Cigar Co., Inc. has purchased sponsorship
in six prime-time NBC-TV programs for 1965, it was announced
today by Don Durgin, Vice President, Television Network
Sales, NBC.
The programs are "The Man from U.N.C.L.E.," "That
Was the Week That Was," "The Virginian," "Daniel Boone,"
"International Showtime" and "Kentucky Jones."
The agency for General Cigar is Young & Rubicam.
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December 15, 1964
NBC NEWS ANNOUNCES TV COVERAGE
OF THE INAUGURAL BALL JAN. 20
NBC News will cover the Inaugural Ball in Washington,
following complete TV coverage of the Inaugural ceremonies
Wednesday, Jan. 20, it was announced today by Chet Hagan,
producer of the network’s Inauguration telecasts.
Anchor team for the Inaugural Ball, which will go
on the air at 11:15 p.m. EST, will be NBC News correspondents
John Chancellor and Aline Saarinen, with correspondents
Nancy Dickerson and Ray Scherer participating.
PRESS DEPARTMENT, NATIONAL BROADCASTING COMPANY, 30 ROCKEFELLER PLAZA NEW YORK. N. Y. 10020
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BROADCASTING’S LARGEST NEWS ORGANIZATION
December 15, 1964
NATIONAL POLITICS, COVERING PRIMARIES, CAMPAIGNS AND ELECTIONS,
RATED AS 1964'S MOST IMPORTANT STORY IN POLL CONDUCTED
BY THE NBC NEWS SYNDICATION SERVICE
National Politics, covering the broad area of primaries,
campaigns and the elections, rated as the top news story of 1964 In
a poll conducted by the NBC News Syndication service.
Results of the poll among NBC News executives, editors,
domestic and foreign correspondents, and clients of NBC News Program
Service were announced today. Burroughs Prince, Manager of NBC News
Syndication, conducted the survey.
A half-hour television program based on the results of the
survey will be taped Dec. 20 for release to NBC-TV affiliate stations
Dec. 21.
The top news stories in the order of their selection follow
1. National Politics
2. Civil Rights
3. Small Scale Wars
4. Changes in World Leadership
5. The Cold War
6. Aftermath of the Assassination of President Kennedy.
7. Disasters
8. The Space Race
9. The Supreme Court Order on Reapportionment
10. Religion.
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The top sports story of the year, was the Olympics, held in
Japan and covered by NBC Sports, in the opinion of these who responded
to the poll.
Civil Rights, rated second, included the passage of the Civil
Rights Law, rioting in the North, violence during the registration drive
(including murders and bombings in Mississippi,), and the attempts at
integration in the South.
Small Scale Wars, ranked third, included the conflict in
Vietnam, the confrontation in the Tonkin Gulf, the Congo and Cyprus.
Changes in World Leadership embraced the dismissal of
Khrushchev, the installation of new Soviet leaders, the elections in
Britain, and the death of Nehru, followed by the change in leadership
in India.
In the consideration of the Cold War, major factors were the
ideological conflict between the Soviet Union and Red China, China's
development of the bomb, and the nation* s growing hostility, and the
U. S. vis-a-vis Cuba.
The Aftermath of the Assassination included news of the trial
of Jack Ruby, the impact of the Warren Report, and the nation-wide
observation of the first anniversary of President Kennedy's death.
In the category of Disasters, interest focused upon the
Alaska earthquake, plane disasters, floods, drought, and the Portuguese
train wreck.
Two major developments dominated the Space Race -- the U. S.
Ranger hit on the moon, and the Soviet feat in putting three men in
one capsule into orbit.
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political lineups in several states placed ninth in the list. The
tenth choice, Religion, accented the Ecumenical Council's citing
Catholicism's current movement of "aggiernamento," or "getting in tune
with the times." Other major events were Pope Paul's trip to India
and the election of the first Negro moderator by the Presbyterian
Church.
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December 15* 1964
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PAUL ANKA TO BE HOST OF SECOND
‘HULLABALOO 1 COLORCAST ON NBC
Recording 3tar, nightclub entertainer, composer and actor
Paul Anka will be the host for NBC-TV*s second "Hullabaloo" colorcast
on Tuesday, Jan. 19 (8:30-9:30 p.m. EST).
Anka, still in his early twenties, has been a consistent top
recording artist for the past seven years. Among his best-selling
records are "Diana," "Put Your Head on My Shoulder," "Summer's Gone"
and "You Are My Destiny." In addition to composing many of his own
hit tunes, Anka has written songs for other performers.
As an added string to the versatile performer's bow, he has
been very successful as a panelist on television game shows, including
NBC-TV's "The Match Game."
"Hullabaloo" a one-hour musical program designed for the
young audience will have its premiere on Jan. 12, with Jack Jones as
its initial host. The program will be produced by Gary Smith and
directed by Steve Binder. Guest performers for the show of Jan. 19 will
be announced.
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( December 15, 1964
THE SWINGLE SINGERS--CHORUS THAT SINGS SWINGING BACH--TO PRESENT
TWO-HOUR MUSICAL PROGRAM ON 1 TODAY* NEW YEAR'S MORNING
The Swingle Singers, an eight-voice chorus that sings swinging
Bach accompanied by the jazz rhythm of a string bass and drums, will
offer selections from their hit record albums when they prsent a two-
hour musical program on NBC-TV*s "Today" show New Year’s morning,
Friday, Jan. 1 (7-9 a.m. EST).
The group, which was organized in Paris two years ago by
Alabama-born Ward Swingle, sings fugues and preludes by vocally
approximating the sounds of chamber-music instruments. All the
singers are French, except for Swingle, and all are classically trained
musicians. Swingle, a graduate of Cincinnati's College Conservatory
of Music, will be interviewed by "Today's" Hugh Dowxis and Jack
Lescoulie about the group and its music.
Their two albums, "Bach's Greatest Hits" and "Going Baroque,"
have sold more than 250,000 copies and won for the singers this year's
Grammy Award as the best new recording artists. Last May they
performed at a Presidential concert at the White House.
Their "Today" performance, taped before the singers returned
to France after their first U. S. tour, will include the following
selections by Bach: "Prelude for Organ" ("Sleepers Awake"), the Largo
from the "Concerto in F Minor Harpsichord," the Bouree from the
"English Suite No. 2," Sinfonia from the "Partita No. 2," the Aria
from the "Suite in D Major," the Fugue in D Minor from "The Art of the
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"Well Tempered Clavier, Second Book").
They will also offer the "Allegro" from Handel's "Concerto
Grosso, Op. 6 No. 4," a Fugue by Vivaldi as transcribed by Bach, and
three selections by Mozart: the First Movement from the Piano
Sonata in C Major, the Last Movement of "Eine Kleine Nachtmusik," and
the composer's arrangement of the traditional "Twinkle, Twinkle
Little Star."
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ROBERT VAUGHN, 'MAN PROM U.N.C.L.E.' STAR, ADDS VISIT
TO HOLY LAND TO SCHEDULED RUSSIAN VACATION
While the rest of the country observes Christmas,
NBC-TV's Robert Vaughn will be on his way to the Holy Land
-- by way of Moscow.
Vaughn, star of "The Man from U.N.C.L.E." series,
has added a journey to Israel to his scheduled Russian
vacation.
The Moscow trip, which came about when Vaughn
met Valery Brumel, Russia's Olympic high jump champion,
while the Soviet athlete was touring with the U.S.S.R.'s
track and field team in Southern California last Summer,
will be topped off with a flight to Israel and a visit to
Jerusalem.
Vaughn, who will fly from Los Angeles on
Christmas morning, will spend four days in Moscow, and
five days in Israel, before returning to Hollywood to
resume the role of U.N.C.L.E. agent, Napoleon Solo on
Jan. 5.
( NOTE : Now seen on Tuesdays, 8:30-9:30 p.m.
EST, "The Man from U.N.C.L.E." will be presented in a
new time period -- Mondays 8-9 p.m. EST -- starting
Jan. 11.)
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December 16 , 1964
TOP HOLLYWOOD PERFORMERS TO BE JOHNNY CARSON’S GUESTS
DURING TWO WEEKS OF "TONIGHT" ORIGINATIONS IN BURBANK
"The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" will originate in
NBC-TV’s Burbank, Califcolor studios during the first two weeks in
February, it was announced today by Mort Werner, Vice President,
Programs, NBC Television Network.
During the weeks of Feb. 1-5 ana Feb. 8-12 (NBC-TV color,
Monday through Friday, 11:15 p.m.-l a.m. EST), the comedy, music and
conversation which are the ingredients of "Tonight" will be presented
by a California-based Johnny Carson, his announcer Ed McMahon and the
show’s music director Skitch Henderson.
According to Producer Art Stark, the program will present top
Hollywood performers, just as it did on the highly successful initial
visit of "Tonight" to California in February, 1963. At that time, such
celebrities as James Stewart, Mayor Sam Yorty of Los Angeles, Phyllis
Diller, George Burns, Laurence Harvey, Lee J. Cobb, Betty Hutton, and
many others appeared with Carson.
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December 16, 1964
CAST CHANGE
BALLET STAR SONIA AROVA TO BE SEEN
IN CHRISTMAS MUSIC PROGRAM OF
THE ‘BELL TELEPHONE HOUR’
Sonia Arova will be seen in the Christmas music
program of the "Bell Telephone Hour" on Tuesday, Dec. 22
(NBC colorcast, 10-11 p.m. EST) in place of Violette Verdy.
Miss Verdy had to withdraw because of a leg injury.
Miss Arova, a world renowned ballet star, will
appear with Edmund Novak in a pas de deux from the Toy
Shop Scene of the ballet "Coppelia." Novak choreographed
it based on the original by Saint-Leon. Music is by
Delibes. Miss Arova has been seen on the "Bell Telephone
Hour" twice previously.
Maureen O'Hara is singing hostess of the program.
Guest stars include Martha Wright, Phyllis Curtin, Howard
Keel and the Columbus Boychoir, in addition to the ballet
duo. Donald Voorhees conducts the orchestra.
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NBC COLOR TELEVISION NEWS
December 17, 1964
TREVOR HOWARD WILL STAR AS NAPOLEON BONAPARTE IN
'HALLMARK HALL OF FAME' COLORCAST OF AN ORIGINAL
TV DRAMA BY MILLARD LAMPELL, 'EAGLE IN A CAGE'
An original television drama, "Eagle in a Cage," starring
Trevor Howard in the role of Napoleon Bonaparte, will be taped in color
by NBC-TV's "Hallmark Hall of Fame" in February for presentation at a
date yet to be announced.
The original television drama by Millard Lampell, novelist,
poet, playwright and author of the television cantata "The Lonesome
Train" (based on the funeral procession of Abraham Lincoln), was
commissioned by Hallmark. The play will tell the story of Napoleon from
1815 to 1819 when he was in exile on the island of St. Helena.
According to producer-director George Schaefer, who will
produce "Eagle in a Cage," the drama tells the story of the humanizing
influence which a very young English schoolgirl and an Irish doctor
exert on the man who set out to rule the world, when they regard him
not as an emperor but as a friend.
Trevor Howard, who won an Emmy Award two seasons ago for his
portrayal of Benjamin Disraeli in the "Hallmark Hall of Fame" production
of "The Invincible Mr. Disraeli," is one of Great Britain's most
distinguished actors. He has appeared in such motion pictures as
"Bridge on the River Kwai," "Mutiny on the Bounty," "Father Goose" with
Cary Grant and Leslie Caron, and "Von Ryan's Express" with Frank
Sinatra. (more)
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Millard Lampell has won numerous awards for his work, includ¬
ing a Peabody Award for a drama titled "Sometime Before Morning," and
the Sidney Hillman Award for last season’s "East Side/West Side" drama
"No Hiding Place."
"Eagle in a Cage" will go into rehearsal in New York in
January for taping in NBC's Brooklyn color studios in February.
The next color presentation of the "Hallmark Hall of Fame"
will be the 15th NBC telecast of "Amahl and the Night Visitors,"
Menotti’s Christmas opera, on Sunday, Dec. 20. The following month,
on Thursday, Jan. 28, Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne will star in the
Emmet Lavery drama, "The Magnificent Yankee."
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NBC TRADE NEWS
December 17, 1964
RICHARD D. CASPER BECOMES NBC RADIO ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE
Richard D. Casper has joined the NBC Radio Network as an
account executive, it was announced today by Robert G. Baal, Director
of Sales, NBC Radio Network.
Casper previously headed his own advertising and sales
promotion company, Richard D. Casper Inc. He also had been an account
executive at WCBS-TV in New York and at WNTA-TV in New Jersey.
Earlier, he was director of advertising for Ringling Bros. & Barnum &
Bailey Circus.
Casper is a graduate of Bowling Green University in Ohio. He
lives in Manhattan with his wife and two children.
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December 17, 1964
ROBERT McCORMICK TO BE ANCHOR MAN FOR NBC NEWS'
RADIO COVERAGE OF THE INAUGURAL BALL
NBC News correspondent Robert McCormick will be the anchor
man for the coverage of the Inauguration Ball in Washington, Wednesday,
Jan, 20 , on NBC Radio. Also participating will be correspondents Wilson
Hall, Peter Hackes, Richard Harkness, Morgan Beatty, Charles Quinn and
Ron Nessen. NBC Radio will broadcast activities at the ball from
11 p.m. to 12 midnight, EST.
McCormick, Harkness and Quinn will be at the Sheraton Park
and Shoreham Hotels, which will be connected by a canopy on the night
of the Inauguration to create the effect of one area of festivities.
Hall and Beatty will be in the National Guard Armory and Hackes and
Nessen in the Hotel Mayflower, two additional ball locations.
Preparations are in readiness for NBC Radio to pick up
interviews with President Johnson, who is expected to be at the
Sheraton Park and Shoreham affair between 11 p.m. and 12 midnight EST.
The NBC-TV Network, as previously announced, is also
scheduling comprehensive NBC News coverage of the Inaugural Ball.
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December 17, 1964
ART JAMES TO SING IN PUBLIC FOR FIRST TIME AS HOLIDAY
SURPRISE ON CHRISTMAS PROGRAM OF 'SAY WHEN';
SONG WRITTEN BY ASSOCIATES
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Art James, star of NBC-TV's game series, "Say When," will
provide a Yuletide surprise when he sings for the first time in public
on the show's Christmas program to be colorcast Thursday, Dec. 24
(12 noon to 12:30 p.m. EST).
A bass baritone who has been taking vocal instruction for
the past year, James will sing an original composition, "It's
Christmas Again," which is the first creative effort of a new song¬
writing team.
"It's Christmas Again" has lyrics by "Say When" Associate
Producer Ron Kweskin and music by Music Director Carmen Mastren.
Mastren, a guitarist who played with the Glenn Miller and Tommy Dorsey
orchestras during the heydey of the big bands in the 40s, also
will provide the musical accompaniment for James. The lyrics.are:
"It's Christmas Again"
Snow flakes and holly.
Good will toward men.
Can only mean that it's Christmas again.
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Trees all a-glitter
In every den,
Each one announcing it’s Christmas again.
Beautiful voices from out of the night
Sing of a season that’s filled with delight.
And for the children.
The moment is when
Santa returns and it’s Christmas again.
Mistletoe hanging above every door.
Stealing a kiss and then asking for more.
And though the season must finally end,*
Next year will come and it’s Christmas again.
("Say When" is colorcast Monday through Friday, 12 noon
to 12:30 p.m. EST on the NBC-TV Network.)
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BROADCASTING’S LARGEST NEWS ORGANIZATION
December 17 , 1964
-EDUCATED PREDICTIONS-
Past Performances Indicate NBC Newsmen Will Call Shots
Correctly Among Their "Projection ’65" Forecasts
If past performance is indication, then viewers of NBC News'
annual year-end review and forecast, "Projection '65," will get a peek
at the future through some educated predictions on world events by key
NBC News correspondents.
As in past years, a highlight of "Projection ‘65," to be
colorcast on NBC-TV Tuesday, Dec. 29 (10-11 p.m. EST), will be
predictions for the following 12-months in world affairs. Over the
years, many of these forecasts have come true. Following are some of
the projections made by NBC Newsmen last year, which events have since
borne out.
John Rich, NBC News’ correspondent in Tokyo, was one of the
few to predict Soviet Premier Khrushchev's ouster. "During 1964," said
Rich, "Peking will speak for most of the world’s Communist parties,
except those in Europe. She will use that voice to try to bring about
the downfall of Nikita Khrushchev in Russia."
"Britain’s year ahead will be divided by a general election,"
said Joseph C. Harsch, NBC News’ Senior European correspondent.
"Before it happens, Tories will unleash prosperity and woo Russians.
After it happens, the winner will curb prosperity and woo Germans...
The likeliest winner will be Labor."
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"In 1964," predicted Bernard Frizell, Paris bureau chief,
"President de Gaulle will achieve an operational atomic force vhich he
will wield as a nuclear fist to beat the U. S. into agreement that
France have a greater voice in Alliance decisions."
NBC News’ Bonn correspondent Welles Hangen predicted that, in
1964, "the Berlin Wall will become slightly more porous, but the
division of Germany will remain."
Wilson Hall, who last year covered South America, stated that
"Brazil cannot make it through another year of economic and political
chaos. In 1964 the military will oust President Goulart."
Elie Abel, NBC News’ Diplomatic correspondent said there will
be no major East-West crisis in Europe next year, and added: "President
Johnson will carry forward the Kennedy effort to reach limited agree¬
ments with the Soviet Union. A foreign minister's conference is
possible, but no summit."
In national affairs. Congressional correspondent Ray Scherer
predicted: "President Johnson will get a tax bill...(and) a civil
rights bill."
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NBC FEATURE
December 17, 1964
HOW 'PROFILES IN COURAGE' PRODUCER SAUDEK LOCATED
THE SPOKEN WORDS OF JOHN F. KENNEDY THAT
CONCLUDE EACH DRAMA ON THE SUNDAY SERIES
On "Profiles in Courage" over NBC-TV Sunday evenings (6:30 to
7:30 p.m. EST) the late President Kennedy's voice is heard speaking
words he never got a chance to tape.
The explanation for this seeming paradox lies in a chain of
events that goes back to 1957.
At that time, John F. Kennedy was a Senator and -- more to
the point — an author. He had just written that year's Pulitzer Prize
winning book, "Profiles in Courage," stories of Americans who had
risked their careers and popularity in unusual displays of personal
courage.
Because of his book. Senator Kennedy was invited by Robert
Saudek, producer of the television series, "Omnibus," to narrate one of
the series' programs, "Call It Courage."
This was the first meeting between these two men, but not the
last. They met next in 1961. By this time the Senator had become the
President. And by this time the President had chosen Saudek to bring
"Profiles in Courage" to television.
In the producer's initial conversation with President Kennedy
on the latter's role in the series, it was agreed that the President
should not be seen. Also, it was agreed that he also would not be
heard, as narrator, except for one possibility.
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Saudek hoped that each drama in the series could end with
the President’s narration of the book’s closing paragraph:
"The stories of past courage can teach, they can offer hope,
they can provide inspiration. But they cannot supply courage itself.
For this each man must look into his own soul."
The producer’s plans to record this narration were
shattered by the President’s assassination.
Before the start of the series, Saudek, for no particular
reason, felt moved to rerun his kinescoped recording of the 1957
program. To his utter surprise, because he had completely forgotten it,
the program closed with the paragraph in question. And in the voice
of John F. Kennedy.
Now each episode of "Profiles in Courage" ends with John F.
Kennedy speaking the words he never got a chance to tape.
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HOLIDAY NEWS FROM NBC
December 21,
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NBC TRADE NEWS
December 21, 1964
CARNATION BUYS SPONSORSHIP IN 4 NBC-TV PRIME-TIME SHOWS
Carnation Company has purchased sponsorship in four prime¬
time NBC-TV programs for 1965, it was announced today by Don Durgin,
Vice President, Television Network Sales, NBC.
The programs are "Daniel Boone," "Wednesday Night at the
Movies," "Saturday Night at the Movies" and "Mr. Novak."
The Carnation order was placed through Erwin Wasey,
Ruthrauff & Ryan Inc.
CARTER PRODUCTS BUYS INTO 'SATURDAY NIGHT AT MOVIES'
Carter Products Inc. has purchased sponsorship in "Saturday
Night at the Movies" during the 1965 season, it was announced today
by Don Durgin, Vice President, Television Network Sales, NBC.
The Carter order was placed through Sullivan, Stauffer,
Colwell & Bayles Inc.
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BROADCASTING’S LARGEST NEWS ORGANIZATION
December 21, 1964
WHO'S WHO IN NBC NEWS
William R. MeAndrew
Executive Vice President in charge of
NBC News
Julian Goodman
Vice President, NBC News
Robert J. Northshield
General Manager, News
Carl Lindemann Jr.
Vice President in charge of NBC Sports
Rex Goad
Director, News
Donald Meaney
Director, News Programs
Eugene Juster
Director, News Film
James A. Jurist
Director, Business Affairs
Edward Stanley
Director, Public Affairs
Jerry Madden
Director, Special News Projects
William B. Monroe Jr.
Director, News, Washington
Leonard Allen
Director, News Operations, Washington
Chet Simmons
Director, Sports
Malcolm R. Johnson
Manager, NBC News
Russell C. Tornabene
Manager, News Operations, New York
Prank Donghi
Weekend Manager, News
Arthur Wakelee
Manager, Owned Stations .News
Burroughs H. Prince
Manager, Syndication (National Program
Service)
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George Heinemann
Frank Jordan
Dick Kutzleb
James Harper
William A. Corley
Robert Shafer
A1 Burchard
Doris Ann
Leslie Vaughan
John S. Klaric
Robert Loweree
Lefferts McClelland
David Klein
John Krumpelbeck
Reuven Frank
Irving Gitlin
Milton Brown
NEW YORK
Chet Huntley
Edwin Newman
Frank McGee
Merrill Mueller
Frank Blair
Manager, News Planning
Manager, Public Affairs
Manager, Election Planning
Manager, Local Radio and Television News
Night Manager, NBC News
Manager, News, Chicago
Manager, News, West Coast
Manager, News, San Francisco
Manager, Religious Programs
Manager, Administration, New York
Manager, Administration, Washington
Supervisor of Film Editing
Manager, News Film
Manager, Newsfilm Facilities
Manager, Film Procurement
Executive Producer, NBC News
Executive Producer, Creative Projects
Coordinator, NBC News Information Services
NBC NEWS CORRESPONDENTS
Pauline Frederick
Bill Ryan
Joseph Michaels
Morgan Beatty
Robert Teague
Gabe Pressman
Jim Hartz
Wilson Hall
Geoffrey Pond
Charles Quinn
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PARIS
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Frank Bourgholtzer
Correspondent
Claude Favler
Cameraman
John Peters
Cameraman
Louis Hepp
Manager, Paris Office
ROME
Irving R. Levine
Correspondent
John Drake
Cameraman
TOKYO
John Rich
Correspondent
Jack Fern
Producer
HONG KONG
James Robinson
Correspondent
Grant WoIfkill
Cameraman
RIO DE JANEIRO
Tom Streithorst
Correspondent
Pedro Torre
Cameraman
SAIGON
Garrick Utley
Correspondent
Drew Pearson
Cameraman-Correspondent
ATHENS
Henry Toluzzi
Cameraman
BEIRUT
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John C. Klaric Jr.
Harry Griggs
Jack Perkins
George Allen
John Travieso
Fred Montague
Robert Gelenter
Leroy Anderson
Bradford Kress
George Sozio
David Wiegman
William Richards
John Langenegger
John Hofen
John Levy
Charles Hoagland
Lewis Bernhardt
Leo W. McDonald
Sheldon Fielman
CHICAGO
James Harden
Floyd Kalber
Neill Boggs
Earle Crotchett
Bruce Powell
NATIONAL NEWS BUREAUS
Administrative Manager
Assistant Desk Supervisor
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Correspondent
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CHICAGO (CONT'D)
George Lussow
Cameraman
James Holder
Cameraman
Charles Boyle
Cameraman
Hal Kluhe
Soundman
Richard Oakes
Soundman
Paul Allen
Soundman
Charles Baker
Writer
John Erp
Writer
Walt Grisham
Writer
Les Crystal
Writer
Luke Hester
Writer
Robert G. Cram
Writer
Ralph Myers
Writer
E. Robert Lissit
Writer
Richard Fisher
Writer
John Gibbs
Writer
LOS ANGELES
Ed Conklin
Editor, NBC News, West Coast
Bruce Cohn
Manager, News Operations, Pacific
Division
Roy Neal
Correspondent
Elmer Peterson
Correspondent
Tom Pettit
Correspondent
Fred Rheinstein
Producer-Director
James Dooley
Writer
Ray Cullin
Writer
Robert Goggin
Writer
Ed Adler
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Edwin Haaker
Dexter Alley
Gene Barnes
Richard Smith
Tom Brannigan
Jack Courtland
Jim Coughey
Gene Coffee
Ted Mann
BOSTON
Arthur Gaskill
George McAleenan
MIAMI
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Cloyd Taylor
DALLAS
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Clarence Risser
Irvin Gans
OKLAHOMA CITY
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Gerald Green
Chet Hagan
A1 Morgan
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PRODUCERS
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John J. Sughrue Jr.
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Lou Hazam (Washington)
Stuart Schulberg (Washington)
PRODUCERS (CONT’D)
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Fred Freed
Robert Asman (Washing!;on)
Ed Scherer
George Murray
Doris Ann
Don Herbert
Lawrence E. Spivak
Daniel O’Connor
Eliot Frankel
(Europe)
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DIRECTORS
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Jack Dillon
Robert Priaulx
Fred Rheinstein (Los Angeles)
Thomas Priestley
Robert Doyle
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Ralph Howard
Peterson (Washingtc
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Charles Jones
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Larry Owen
Jim Gaines
Lynwood King
Don McDonough
NEW YORK WRITERS
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Larry Ganger
Ric Ballad
James Boozer
Dan Grable
Leonard Probst
Dick Bruner
Richard Graf
Alan Smith
William J. Boyle
Robert Farson
Douglas Stone
Kenneth Brodney
Ray Hasson
Barbara Walters
Charles Coates
James Holton
Thomas M. Tomizawa
Dennis Dalton
William Hoth
Robert Toombs
Donald M. Dixon
Mort Hochstein
Sumner Weener
James Courtney
Frank Kelley
Henrik Krogius
Ken Donoghue
David Lent
John Starkey
David Englander
Leonard Leddington
Raymond Weiss
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NEW YORK WRITERS (CONT’D)
Lamar Falkner
Peter Ochs
Eugene Farinet
Harrison Lilly
William Fitzgerald
Jerry Jacobs
John Lord
Walter Littell
Helen Marmor
Alan Mohan
Robert McCarthy
Robert E. Mack
James Quigley
Joseph Mehan
Russ Willis
Walter Millis
Arthur Still
NEW YORK CAMERAMEN. TECHNICIANS
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Cameraman
Nathan Cohen
Cameraman
Gerald Yarus
Cameraman
Michael Clark
Cameraman
Eugene Broda
Cameraman
Robert Donahue
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Soundman
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John Singleton
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James Geraghty
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Charles Hipszer
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Jonathan Oakley
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Marvin Wolff
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Henry Makrin
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James Zoltowski
Soundman
William Baer
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Reuven Frank
Executive Producer
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William B. Hill
Associate Producer (N.Y.)
Robert Mulholland
Regional News Manager (Midwest)
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Regional News Manager (West Coast)
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Associate Producer (Washington)
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Associate Producer (Far East)
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News Editor
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Director (N.Y.)
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Director (Washington)
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Writer (N.Y.)
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"THE HUNTLEY-BRINKLEY REPORT"
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Jack Perkins
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Stanley Rotkewicz
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Gerald Polikoff
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"TODAY"
Hugh Downs
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Jack Lescoulie
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A1 Morgan
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Paul Cunningham
Associate Producer
Jim Gaines
Director
Larry Owen
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John Dunn
Editor
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Lawrence E. Spivak
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Betty Cole
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Ned Brooks
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Frank Slingland
Director
"NBC WHITE PAPER"
Irving Gitlin
Executive Producer
A1 Wasserman
Producer
Fred Freed
Producer
Len Giovannitti
Associate Producer
William Quinn
Production Manager
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"SUNDAY”
Prank Blair
Nancy Dickerson
Ray Scherer
Aline Saarinen
Edwin Newman
Joe Garagiola
Craig Fisher
"GULF INSTANT SPECIALS
Frank McGee
Chet Hagan
Jerry Jacobs
Karl Hoffenberg
Robert Priaulx
Eugene Farinet
"EXPLORING"
Dr. Albert Hibbs
Ed Scherer
Lee Miller
Don McDonough
LOU HAZAM NEWS UNIT
Lou Hazam
Daniel Karasik
Constantine Gochis
Bert Ivry
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Reporter
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Producer
Associate Producer
Associate Producer
Director
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Host
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Associate Producer
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Warren Trabant
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Production Supervisor
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"WATCH MR. WIZARD 11
Don Herbert
Producer-Host
Frank Pace Hi
Director
NBC RELIGIOUS PROGRAMS
Doris Ann
Executive Producer
Martin Hoade
Producer-Director
Frank Pacelli
Director
Mary James
Associate Producer
"NBC NEWS SATURDAY REPORT"
Charles Jones
Producer
ELECTION PLANNING UNIT
Frank Jordan
Manager
I.A. Lewis
Administrator
SPORTS DEPARTMENT
Chet Simmons
Director
David Kennedy
Coordinator
Peter Molnar
Executive Producer
Lou Kusserow
Producer
Barney Nagler
Producer
Harry Coyle
Director
Ted Nathanson
Director
Leonard Dillon
Sports Editor, "Monitor"
Roy J. Silver
Newswriter, "Monitor"
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2-x-H NBC TRADE NEWS
December 22, 1964
FIRST PROGRAM SERIES DESIGNED EXPRESSLY FOR NBC OWNED TV STATIONS,
"EVERYTHING’S RELATIVE," TO BE LAUNCHED IN FEBRUARY
The first TV series designed especially for the NBC Owned
Television Stations, and the debut of the series in early February 1965,
were announced today by Raymond W. Welpott, Executive Vice President in
charge of the NBC Owned Stations and Spot Sales Division.
The series is "Everything’s Relative," a new concept in
family programming in which two families of four compete for prizes.
The program will be broadcast five days a week at midday by each of the
NBC Owned Stations: WNBC-TV, New York; WRCV-TV, Philadelphia; WRC-TV,
Washington; KNBC, Los Angeles; and WMAQ-TV, Chicago, where it will
originate.
Mr. Welpott said the new program is a development stemming
from the efforts of the newly-formed Market Services Department, which
explores new program sources for the NBC Owned Stations. He added that
he expects a continuous flow of programs and ideas from the department
to fill the need for developing new program sources, as he emphasized
last Fall.
"Everything’s Relative" will feature Jim Hutton, popular
television personality from Minneapolis-St. Paul, as host and quiz¬
master. The series will be produced by the NBC Owned Stations
Division in association with New Merritt Enterprises, whose principals,
E. Roger Muir and Nick Nicholson, devised the program format.
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December 22, 1964
S. C. JOHNSON BUYS SPONSORSHIP IN 3 PRIME-TIME NBC-TV PROGRAMS
S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc., has purchased sponsorship in
three prime-time NBC-TV programs for 1965, it was announced today
by Don Durgin, Vice President, Television Network Sales, NBC.
The programs are "Flipper," "The Man from U.N.C.L.E." and
"Wednesday Night at the Movies."
The order was placed through Benton & Bowles, Inc.
PRESS DEPARTMENT. NATIONAL BROADCASTING COMPANY, 30 ROCKEFELLER PLAZA. NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10020
NBC TRADE NEWS
December 22, 1964
GERBER PRODUCTS CO. BUYS INTO 3 PRIME-TIME NBC-TV SHOWS
Gerber Products Co. has purchased sponsorship in three prime¬
time NBC-TV programs for 1965* it was announced today by Don Durgin,
Vice President, Television Network Sales, NBC.
The programs are "Mr. Novak," "Flipper" and "Karen."
The Gerber order was placed through D'Arcy Adv. Co. Inc.
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BILL COLLERAN OF TV AND MOVIES WILL BE CO-DIRECTOR OF NBC-TV'S
"MARY MARTIN PRESENTS EASTER AT RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL"
Bill Colleran, who has been associated with leading television
and motion picture projects, will he co-director of NBC-TV's holiday
special, "Mary Martin Presents Easter at the Radio City Music Hall."
Miss Martin will star as performer and hostess of uhe 90-
minute colorcast, which will be taped in New York next March. The air
date will be announced. The special will feature the famous Music Hall
Rockettes and ballet company, a 20-voice chorus, specialty acts, and
will show the splendor of the Music Hall in imaginative production
numbers.
Gower Champion will be producer-director of the program, as
previously reported.
Colleran ! s TV credits include directing assignments on "Your
Hit Parade" from 1951 to 1955, and on TV specials which starred Perry
Como, Debbie Reynolds, Frank Sinatra, Bing Crosby and Burl Ives. He
was executive producer of last season’s "The Judy Garland Show" and
producer-director of the "Polly Bergen Show" in 1957-58.
Colleran recently directed the Electronovision production of
the Broadway presentation of "Hamlet," starring Richard Burton, which
was released nationally by Warner Bros, in films, he worked on "13 Rue
Madeleine," "Boomerang," "Lost Boundaries" and "Windjammer."
Colleran and his wife, actress Lee Remick, formed their own
independent company, which produced the film, "Experiment in Terror,"
starring Miss Remick.
NBC-New York, 12/22/64
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BROADCASTING’S LARGEST NEWS ORGANIZATION
December 22, 1964
NBC NEWS FOREIGN CORRESPONDENTS WILL RETURN TO U.S.
FOR "PROJECTION >65" AND 10-CITY SPEAKING TOUR;
DATES, CITIES, MODERATORS ARE LISTED
1 --
A 10-city cross-country tour by NBC News foreign
correspondents, to address prominent groups about important news
developments in their assigned areas, will begin Monday, Jan. 4,
in Pittsburgh, Pa.
The correspondents are returning to the U. S. to appear on
"Projection ’65," NBC News’ annual year-end review and forecast, to be
colorcast on NBC-TV Tuesday. Dec. 29 (10-11 p.m. EST). The program
also will be broadcast on the NBC Radio Network (including WNBC
11:05 p.m. to midnight).
The correspondents who will appear on "Projection '65" and
then go on the tour are: Joseph C. Harsch from London, Bernard Frizell
from Paris, Welles Hangen from Bonn, Irving R. Levine from Rome, James
Robinson from Hong Kong, Frank Bourgholtzer from Paris (he was Moscow
correspondent until the Soviets closed that bureau, and he recently
returned there to cover the change in Russia’s leadership), Tom
Streithorst from Rio de Janeiro, and Dean Brelis from Beirut. Robert
Goralski, NBC News’ State Department correspondent, will join them on the
tour. Other NBC News' correspondents will serve as moderators in each
city.
Following are the dates, cities, host groups and moderators:
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Monday, Jan. 4 — World Affairs Council at the Pitt-Hilton
Hotel, Pittsburgh. Frank McGee moderator.
Tuesday. Jan. 5 -- World Affairs Council at the Hilton Hotel,
San Francisco. Elmer Peterson moderator.
Wednesday, Jan. 6 — World Affairs Council at the Biltmore
Hotel, Los Angeles. Elmer Peterson moderator.
Thursday, Jan. 7 -- Texas Christian University and Station
WBAP at the Will Rogers Auditorium, Fort Worth. Elie Abel moderator.
Friday, Jan. 8 World Affairs Council and Station KSD at
Kiel Auditorium, St. Louis. Merrill Mueller moderator.
Monday, Jan. 11 — World Affairs Council at the Sheraton
Hotel, Philadelphia. Merrill Mueller moderator.
Tuesday, Jan, 12 — Foreign Policy Association at the
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, New York City. Chet Huntley moderator.
Wednesday, Jan. 13 -- The National Press Club at the Press
Club, Washington, D. C. John Chancellor moderator.
Thursday, Jan. 14 — The Executives Club of Chicago at the
Sherman Hotel, Chicago. John Chancellor moderator.
Friday, Jan. 15 -- World Affairs Council at Harvard
University*s Sanders Theatre, Boston. Merrill Mueller moderator.
In each city, the correspondents will summarize developments
during the past year in the area to which they have been assigned, and
then will answer questions from the audience.
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ROOM 320
2-x-H NBC TRADE NEWS
December* 23, 1964
COMPLETE SPONSORSHIP IS ANNOUNCED FOR NBC-TV’S
COLORCASTS OF 3 BOWL GAMES JAN. 1
Complete sponsorship of NBC Sports color coverage of three
Bowl games on New Year's Da y was announced today by Richard N. McHugh,
Manager, Sports and Special Program Sales, NBC Television Network.
Sponsors (and their agencies) of the three sold-out Bowl game
telecasts Friday, Jan. 1 are:
Sugar Bowl (Syracuse vs, L.S.U., 1:45 P.M. EST) : Sponsored
by United Motors Service Division of General Motors Corp. (Campbell-
Ewald Co.),* Colgate-Palmolive Co. (Ted Bates & Co.); Aetna Life
Insurance Co. & Affiliated Companies (Remington Advertising); and
Georgia-Pacific Corp. (McCann-Erickson Inc.).
Rose Bowl (Michigan vs. Oregon State. 4:45 P.M. EST) :
Sponsored by Chrysler Corp. (Batten, Barton, Durstine & Osborn) and
The Gillette Co. (Maxon Inc.).
Orange Bowl (Alabama vs. University of Texas, 7»4p P.M. EST) :
Sponsored by Chrysler Corp. (Batten, Barton, Durstine & Osborn);
Bristol-Myex’S Co. (Doherty, Clifford, Steers & Shenfield Inc.); Brown &
Williamson Tobacco Corp. (Ted Bates & Co.); Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.
(Young & Rubicam Inc.); Pabst Brewing Co. (Kenyon & Eckhardt Inc.);
Lewis-Howe Co. (McCann-Erickson Inc.); and Carter Products Inc.
(Sullivan, Stauffer, Colwell & Bayles Inc.).
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CREDITS FOR NBC-TV NETWORK'S COLOR COVERAGE
OF 76TH ANNUAL TOURNAMENT OF ROSES PARADE
Time: NBC-TV colorcast Friday, Jan. 1, 11:30 a.m.
to 1:45 p.m. EST.
Origination: Pasadena, Calif.
Commentators: Lome Greene (of NBC-TV's ’’Bonanza") and
Betty White, assisted by Stanley Hahn, past
president of Tournament of Roses Associa¬
tion, and NBC-TV stars Fess Parker and Pat
Blair of "Daniel Boone," Debbie Watson of
"Karen" and Chuck Connors of "Branded."
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Announcers (Pre-parade
activities): Lome Greene and Roy Neal.
Format: On-the-spot coverage of the 76 th annual
Tournament of Roses Parade, with five coior
cameras placed at strategic locations along
Producer:
Director:
Associate Producers:
Unit manager:
Sponsors (and Agencies):
NBC Press
Representatives:
the parade route.
Bill Bennington
Dick McDonough
Howard Ross and Art Weingarten.
Jack Watson
Minute Maid Corp. (McCann-Erickson Inc.)
and Hi-C (Dancer-Fitzgerald-Sample).
Doug Gordon (Burbank) and Bob Goldwater
(New York).
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NBC NEWS
BROADCASTING’S LARGEST NEWS ORGANIZATION
December 24, 1964
NBC NEWS TO REVIEW OUTSTANDING EVENTS AND CEREMONIES
OP INAUGURATION IN SPECIAL TV PROGRAM
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"inauguration ’65," a half-hour review of the outstanding
events and ceremonies of Inauguration Day, will be presented that
evening, Wednesday, Jan. 20, by NBC News on NBC-TV, with correspondent
Frank McGee (7:30-8 p.m. EST).
The special broadcast will summarize NBC News* complete
comprehensive coverage of the Inauguration of President Johnson.
Coverage of the Inaugural Ball will be broadcast later that night
(11:15 p.m. EST to 1 a.m. EST).
For the Inauguration coverage, NBC News’ anchor men Chet
Huntley and David Brinkley will be stationed at the Capitol during
the swearing-in ceremonies and at Lafayette Park during the
Presidential review of the Inauguration Parade. Other NBC News
correspondents and their positions at the Inauguration follow:
Ron Nessen, parade correspondent; John Chancellor at the White
House, Frank McGee at Lafayette Park, Ray Scherer at the Capitol,
Edwin Newman at the Treasury, Robert Abernethy, covering Vice
President-Elect Hubert Humphrey; Nancy Dickerson, Herbert Kaplow
and Robert Goralski, special assignments.
In covering the Inaugural Ball, NBC News will use four
of its key correspondents who are familiar with all facets of
this colorful event. They will be:
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John Chancellor, NBC News White House correspondents;
Nancy Dickerson, who drew critical acclaim for her work at the
national political conventions; Aline Saarinen, noted for her
reports on art, architecture and the mores of our time; and Ray
Scherer, a veteran correspondent in the nation’s capital.
"Heretofore," said producer Chet Hagan, "the Inaugural
Ball has been looked upon primarily as a social event. We feel,
after researching Inaugurals of the past, that it is a major news
story and we are going to be covering it as such."
"Inauguration ’ 65 ," will be sponsored by Eastern Air
Lines Inc.
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PROGRAM COMMEMORATING AND RE-CREATING HISTORIC LEWIS-AND-CLARK
EXPEDITION THAT OPENED WAY TO AMERICAN NORTHWEST
WILL BE FULL-HOUR NBC NEWS COLORCAST
FOR RELEASE MONDAY, DEC, 28
"Lewis and Clark," a special full-hour colorcast commemorat¬
ing and re-creating the historic Lewis-and-Clark expedition of 1804-06
that opened the way to the American Northwest, will be presented by NBC
News Tuesday, Feb, 23 (10-11 p.m. EST), William R. McAndrew, Executive
Vice President in charge of NBC News, announced today. Lome Greene,
co-star of NBC-TV’s "Bonanza," will be the narrator.
In telling the story of Meriwether Lewis and William Clark
and the band of 43 soldiers and civilian volunteers who set out from
St. Charles, Mo., in May, 1804, producer Ted Yates covered much of the
same ground and waterway himself. With his crew and cameras, and making
use of a huge keelboat and specially constructed pirogues and canoes
similar to those used by Lewis and Clark l60 years ago, Yates re-created
many of the incidents that are reported in the official journal of
the trip — the meetings with the Indians, the descriptions of the
terrain and the wonderment at such marvels as grizzly bears, antelope,
buffalo and prairie dogs discovered in the uncharted Northwest
Territory.
By using Lewis and Clark’s own words, and coupling them with
color camera shots of much of the same territory today, Yates has
prepared a film document on the vastness and richness and ruggedness of
the thousands of miles of land that had been acquired in 1803 with the
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Louisiana Purchase by President Thomas Jefferson, and on the mold of
men who later surged across the continent to tame it, forerunners of
the Westward migration.
It was a wild and magnificent country that the Lewis and
Clark party ventured into, and it tested them often to their physical
and mental limits before it allowed them to pass through -- up the
Missouri to the "great falls," over the Continental Divide and down the
rapids of the Columbia River until they came, finally -- 18 months
after they had begun -- to the Pacific Ocean.
Their ultimate triumph, as the program points out, also
meant final doom to another age-old dream of man -- that of finding a
water passage that would connect the Atlantic to the Pacific and a
shortened trade route to the treasures of the Far East. This, in
fact, was the underlying purpose of the Lewis and Clark expedition.
But as the pioneers listened to the tales of Indians they met en route,
stories that later were borne out by their own trail-blazing, the
dream that the separation between the navigable portions of the
Missouri and the Columbia constituted little more than "a simple one
day’s portage" vanished forever.
By combining the words of the official Journal and other
histories of the expedition with pictures of the country itself, Yates
said he tried to illustrate the spirit that civilized the country and
then made it great.
Yates made two shooting trips to the far West, once last
February for Winter scenes of the high plains and mountains, and again
for six weeks in early Autumn for a major recreation of parts of the
j ourney.
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"LEWIS AND CLARK" — NBC News presents a special one-hour
colorcast re-creating the historic Lewis and Clark expedition
that opened up the Northwest Territory. (Color.)
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FOR NBC-TV'S COVERAGE OF SENIOR BOWL GAME
FOR RELEASE MONDAY, DEC. 28
Ara Parseghian, Notre Dame football coach, will serve as
expert commentator for NBC-TV' s coverage of the Senior Bowl gridiron
game Saturday, Jan. 9, it was announced today by Chester R. Simmons,
NBC*s Director of Sports.
The game in Mobile, Ala., will be colorcast on the NBC-TV
Network beginning at 2 p.m. EST.
Parseghian gained national prominence this grid season as
mentor of the Notre Dame "Cinderella" eleven which fought its way from
pre-season insignificance to a rating as one of the strongest teams in
the country. In recognition of his work, he was voted Coach of the
Year" recently by the National Football Writers Association.
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December 24, 1964
PRESIDENT JOHNSON'S "STATE OF THE UNION” ADDRESS
TO BE ANALYZED IN SPECIAL NBC NEWS PROGRAM
NBC News will be present a special program of background
reports by its correspondents relevant to President Johnson's "State of
the Union" address Monday, Jan. 4 (NBC-TV 9:30-10 p.m. EST).
The special program, with John Chancellor as anchor man,
will be telecast immediately after NBC's broadcast of the President's
address, and will include analyses by NBC News correspondents in
Washington and overseas of the President's report to the nation.
The sponsor of the special program will be the Gulf Oil
Corporation (through Young and Rubicam).
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NBC TELEVISION NETWORK NEWS
December 24, 1964
GERRY AND THE PACEMAKERS (FROM ENGLAND) AND JOCELYNE (FROM
FRANCE) JOIN GUEST STAR ROSTER FOR ’ HULLABALOO 1 PREMIERE
England’s Gerry and the Pacemakers, and France’s Jccelyne,
have been added as guest stars for the premiere of NBC-TV's musical
show, "Hullabaloo," to be colorcast Tuesday. Jan. 12 (8:30-9:30 pjn. EST)
As previously reported. Jack Jones will be host and Woody
Allen, the New Christy Minstrels, Joey Heatherton and the Zombies also
will be guest stars on the premiere program.
Pop impresario Brian Epstein will introduce Gerry and the
Pacemakers, a vocal and instrumental group, for the first "Hullabaloo,
London' segment, which will be a regular weekly feature on the program.
The youthful group stars Gerry Marsden of Liverpool, England, who sings
and plays lead guitar. He is accompanied by an instrumental trio.
Gerry will sing his latest recording hit, "I’ll Be There" on the program
Jocelyne Is a l4-year-old French singer whom "Hullabaloo"
producer Gary Smith describes as a "cross between Edith Piaf and Brenda
Lee."
Steve Binder will direct "Hullabaloo," which will originate
In NBC-TV’s Peacock Studio in New York.
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HULLABALOO — Jack Jones will be host, and Woody
Allen, the New Christy Minstrels, Joey Heatherton, the
Zombies and Jocelyne will be guests on the premiere
of the new musical series for young people. Impresario
Brian Epstein will introduce Gerry and the Pacemakers
for the "Hullabaloo, London" segment. (Color.)
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NBC NEWS’ FOREIGN CORRESPONDENTS TO COVER 80,000 MILES FROM DISTANT
POINTS TO NEW YORK--AND RETURN--FOR "PROJECTION ' 65 "
TELECAST AND COAST-TO-COAST SPEAKING TOUR
NBC News' foreign correspondents will travel nearly 8,000
miles next month when they cross the country on a 10 -city coast-to-
coast speaking tour.
But this will be the short leg of their journey. Together,
their round-trip mileage between their assigned countries and New York
will total almost 80,000 miles.
The eight correspondents, who will also participate on NBC-
TV's "Projection ’ 65 " colorcast Tuesday, Dec. 29 (10-11 p.m. EST),
will tour the country for two weeks starting Jan. 4 to speak before
prominent groups in Pittsburgh, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Fort
Worth, St. Louis, New York, Philadelphia, Washington, D. C., Chicago
and Boston.
The longest trip will be made by James Robinson, who covers
Southeast Asia. His round-trip mileage between New York and Hong Kong
totals just over 16,000 miles. Dean Brelis' travels to and from
Beirut will make him a close second with just over 13,500 miles to his
credit.
Tom Streithorst will cover 9^00 miles traveling between Rio
de Janeiro and New York. Rome correspondent Irving R. Levine and Bonn
correspondent Welles Hangen will travel 8,500 miles and 8,000 miles,
respectively. Bernard Frizell and Frank Bourgholtzer will both be
coming from Paris, a round-trip of 7,200 miles each. The shortest
trip of all will be made by Joseph C. Harsch, who is stationed in
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December 28, 1964
CORRECTION, PLEASE, FOR "WHO'S WHO IN NBC NEWS"
Please substitute the following under "Sunday" on page
of "Who's Who in NBC News," released Dec. 21, 1964:
Frank Blair
Host
Craig Fisher
Producer
John Lord
Associate Producer
Lynwood King
Director
Bill Bales
Writer
Bob Allison
Writer
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December 29, 1964
COLGATE-PALMOLIVE BUYS INTO 8 PRIME-TIME NBC-TV SHOWS
The Colgate-Palmolive Co. has purchased sponsorship
in eight prime-time NBC-TV programs for 1965 , it was announced
today by Don Durgin, Vice President, Television Network Sales,
NBC.
The programs are "The Man from U.N.C.L.E.," "The
Alfred Hitchcock Hour," "The Andy Williams Show," "The Jonathan
Winters Show," "Hullabaloo," "Wednesday Night at the Movies,"
"Flipper" and "Saturday Night at the Movies."
The order was placed through Norman, Craig & Kummel
Inc.
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NBC TRADE NEWS
December 29, 1964
5 ADVERTISERS BUY SPONSORSHIP IN ’HULLABALOO’
Five advertisers have purchased sponsorship in the
new NBC-TV color series, "Hullabaloo," it was announced today
by Don Durgin, Vice President, Television Network Sales,
NBC.
"Hullabaloo," a full-hour musical variety show
designed for young adults, premieres Tuesday, Jan. 12
(8:30-9:30 p.m. EST).
The sponsors (and their agencies) are: Colgate-
Palmolive Co. (Norman, Craig & Kummel Inc.), Beecham Products
Inc. (Kenyon & Eckhardt Inc.), Plough Inc. (Lake-Spiro-
Shurman Co.), Sunbeam Corp. (Foote, Cone & Belding Inc.),
and Caryl Richards Inc. (Hockaday Associates).
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December 29, 1964
KAYE BALLARD, JONATHAN MILLER, SLIM PICKENS AND CARMEN McRAE
IN "SATURDAY NIGHT 'TONIGHT SHOW.!," STARTING REPEAT
SERIES OF OUTSTANDING 'TONIGHT' TELECASTS
"The Saturday Night 'Tonight Show'," repeats of the most
amusing, interesting and stimulating programs from NBC-TV's "Tonight
Show Starring Johnny Carson" will be presented for the first time
Saturday, Jan, 9 (11:15 P.m.-l a.m. EST in color).
The first of the weekly series will be a program starring
comedienne Kaye Ballard, English humorist Jonathan Miller, character
actor Slim Pickens, singer Carmen McRae and animal trainer Alberta
Messick, owner of a "talking dog." The program was presented
originally Jan. 15, 1964.
Carmen McRae sings "Blue Moon" and "You Don't Know What Love
Is," accompanied by Skitch Henderson and the NBC Orchestra.
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December 29, 1964
DELETIONS FOR NBC-TV NETWORK JANUARY COLORCAST SCHEDULE
The following programs will be pre-empted:
Monday. Jan. 4
9-10 p.m. — "The Andy Williams Show."
Wednesday. Jan. 20
10:30-10:55 a.m. -- "What's This Song?"
11:15 p.m.-1 a.m. — "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny
Carson."
Saturday. Jan. 23
8:30-9 p.m. — "The Famous Adventures of Mr. Magoo."
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December 29, 1964
NBC'S MARION STEPHENSON TO ADDRESS PHILADELPHIA ADVERTISING WOMEN
Marion Stephenson, Vice President, Administration, NBC
Radio Network, will address the Philadelphia Club of Advertising
Women Tuesday, Jan. 12 at the Poor Richard Club in Philadelphia.
Miss Stephenson's address, titled "What Am I Working For," deals with
executive opportunities for women with ability and ambition.
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NBC COLOR TELEVISION NEWS
"MISS QUINCY," WEATHER GIRL, WILL RIDE CITY'S FLOAT
IN TOURNAMENT OF ROSES PARADE JAN. 1
Patricia Ann Henthorn, weather girl for NBC-TV affiliate
WGEM-TV in Quincy, Ill., is hoping she will be able to report a warm,
sunny day in Pasadena, Calif., for New Year's Day.
Patricia, who is majoring in elementary education at Culver-
Stockton College in Canton, Mo., while performing on WGEM-TV, is a
beauty, and holds the title of Miss Quincy.
Recently she entered another beauty contest -- the Quincy Rose
Bowl Queen contest -- and won that, too. Patricia's main prize for
winning is an all-expense-paid trip to California, where she will ride
on Quincy's float entry in the 76 th annual Tournament of Roses parade
(which will be colorcast live by NBC-TV Friday, Jan. 1 (ll:30 a.m. to
1:45 p.m. EST). The float, titled "Quincy, All-American City," is long,
and features a large likeness of the State of Illinois resting against a
huge cluster of yellow roses. A blue star indicates Quincy's
geographical location within the state. A path of red roses leads
from the "map" to a l 6 -feet-long replica of an old-time Mississippi
paddle-wheeler churning up a "wake" of white flowers.
Quincy Mayor Wes Olson, said the float entry is one of many
ways in which Quincy is celebrating its 125th anniversary. He and his
wife will accompany Patricia to Pasadena for the Parade.
"I wish I could determine the weather," said Patricia,
"instead of just reporting it. Then it would be a nice day for sure.
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December 30, 1964
CARYL RICHARDS, IN ITS FIRST SPONSORSHIP BUY ON NBC-TV,
WILL ADVERTISE IN SEVEN PRIME-TIME PROGRAMS
Caryl Richards Inc., in its first sponsorship
purchase on NBC-TV, will advertise on seven prime-time
programs during 1965* it was announced today by Don Durgin,
Vice President, Television Network Sales, NBC.
The programs are "Karen," "The Andy Williams
Show," "The Jonathan Winters Show," "That Was the Week That
Was," "Hullabaloo," "The Jack Paar Program" and "Saturday
Night at the Movies."
The Caryl Richards Inc. order was placed through
Hockaday Associates.
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December 30, 1964
PRESIDENT JOHNSON'S STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS
WILL BE BROADCAST LIVE BY NBC-TV AND RADIO
NBC Radio and Television will broadcast live President
Johnson's State of the Union address Monday, Jan. 4 , beginning at
9 p.m. EST.
After the speech, NBC Radio will present a special news
report of summary and analysis by NBC News correspondents Robert
McCormick, Robert Abemethy and Richard Valeriani.
NBC Television, as previously announced, also will present
a special news program, with correspondent John Chancellor as anchor
man. This program, featuring reports from NBC News correspondents
in Washington and overseas, will continue until 10 p.m. EST. It
will be sponsored by the Gulf Oil Corporation.
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NBC NEWS SPECIAL PROGRAM JAN. 4 WILL SUMMARIZE
HIGHLIGHTS OF OPENING SESSION OF CONGRESS
NBC News will present a special program Monday, Jan. 4 live
from Washington on NBC-TV (4:30-5 p.m. EST) summarizing the highlight
of the opening session of the 89 th Congress.
NBC News correspondent Ray Scherer will be anchor man, and
Robert Abernethy will report from Capitol Hill. Reports will include
three areas of conflict expected to develop in connection with the
opening of Congress -- the struggle for House Republican leadership
control between Representatives Gerald Ford of Michigan and Charles
A. Halleck of Indiana, the contest for the post of Senate majority
whip left vacant by the election of Hubert Humphrey to the Vice
Presidency; and the challenge of the Freedom Democratic Party of
Mississippi on the seating of Mississippi's Congressional delegation.
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NBC-TV WILL USE NEW ’INSTANT SPOTLIGHT COLOR CAMERA' TECHNIQUE
FOR FIRST TIME IN COVERAGE OF ROSE BOWL AND ORANGE BOWL GAMES
A new "instant spotlight color camera" technique will be
used for the first time in NBC-TV’s coverage of the Orange Bowl and
Rose Bowl football gs.mes on New Year’s Day, it was announced today by
Carl Lindemann Jr., Vice President, NB<? Sports,
The technique, which permits an immediate tape replay of
significant action, will provide viewers with a greater insight to the
important plays during the game, Mr. Lindemann said. It will be the
first time the technique has been applied with color cameras, he added.
NBC-TV’s precedent-setting triple header grid colorcasts
Friday, Jan. 1 will begin with the Sugar Bowl (Syracuse vs. L.S.U.) at
1:45 p.m. EST; continue with the Rose Bowl (Michigan vs. Oregon State)
at 4:45 p.m. EST; and wind up with the Orange Bowl (Alabama vs. Texas)
at 7:45 p.m. EST.
To permit color coverage of the three bowl classics and the
Rose parade in Pasadena and the Orange parade in Miami, NBC Sports has
assigned mere than 100 of its personnel and a record total of 30 color
cameras. Mr. Lindemann said this will be the largest concentration of
color cameras ever assigned to a specific project.
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BROADCASTING’S LARGEST NEWS ORGANIZATION
December 30, 1964
NBC GUIDE TO 1965 PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURATION
DISTRIBUTED TO 100,000 HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS
To familiarize students with the significance, bachground and
the history of American Presidential Inaugurations, NBC has distributed
to 100,000 teachers in 30*000 high schools a special Issue of the NBC
Teacher’s Guide, titled "The 1965 Inauguration."
The Guide is intended for use by teachers as an aid in class¬
room discussion on the meaning of the American Presidency. NBC Guides
will reach every high school in the United States, encompassing a total
of more than 10,000,000 students. They are directed to teachers in the
language arts and social studies.
To implement classroom discussion, the Guides offer teaching
suggestions and questions on the history of the Presidency, as well as
activities planned to sharpen students’ responses as they view the
Inauguration on television. Another objective is to inspire students
to engage, after the broadcasts, in further research of their own on
American history.
The NBC Teacher’s Guide is edited by Gloria Kirschner, under
supervision of Edward Stanley, NBC Director of Public Affairs. Similar
Guides are prepared for the NBC programs "Exploring" and "Profiles in
Courage."
NBC News' complete coverage of the Inauguration Wednesday,
Jan. 20 will be followed by students in high schools throughout the
country.
Sponsor of the Inauguration coverage is Eastern Air Lines.
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CREDITS FOR NBC NEWS SPECIAL JAN. 5
"NBC WHITE PAPER: THE DECISION TO DROP THE BOMB"
Program:
"NBC News White Paper: The Decision to
Drop the Bomb"
Time:
NBC-TV Network. Tuesday, Jan. 5
(8:30-10 p.m. EST").
Narrator:
Chet Huntley
Format:
Special NBC News documentary revealing
the behind-the-scenes activities by
American, British and Japanese
leaders that resulted in the first
wartime use of the atomic bomb.
Produced by
Fred Freed
Written by
Fred Freed
Directed by
Len Giovannitti and Fred Freed
Associate producer:
Len Giovannitti
Film editors:
John Teeple, Robert Garland and
Ken Bauer
Chief researcher:
Morris Calden
Researcher:
Joan Cummings
Cameramen:
Joseph Vadala, Leroy Anderson and
Gerald Yarus
Consultant:
Herbert Feis
Special Consultants:
Michael Amrine and Gar Alperovitz
Special correspondent:
John Rich, NBC News, Tokyo
Production supervisor:
Bill Quinn
Unit manager:
John Padovano
Translator:
Sho Onodera
Executive Producer:
Irving Gitlin
NBC Press Representative:
Jerry Beigel(New York) /Qn/a
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NBC News Compiles Unusual and Little-Known Facts
About Inaugurations of American Presidents
Unusual and little-known facts about the inaugurations of
American Presidents since George Washington took office in 1789 have
been compiled by NBC News, which is now planning TV and radio coverage
of the inauguration of President Johnson on Jan. 20,
To test your knowledge of this area of American history, it
might be interesting to discover how many of the following questions
you can answer:
1. Which President made the shortest inaugural address, and
what was its length?
2. Who was the first President to take the oath of office
outdoors in Washington, D. C.?
3 . Who was the first bachelor President to be inaugurated?
4. Whose inauguration was the first to be recorded on
motion picture film?
5. Who was the youngest President to be inaugurated? His age
6. Which President dispensed with the traditional Inaugural
Ball as "too frivolous?"
7 . Who was the only President to be given the oath of office
by his father?
8. Which President issued a mandate that made homb u rg hats an
inaugural "must" in place of the traditional black top
hats?
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10. Who was the first President to wear a beard?
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1 . George Washington. 135 words.
2. James Monroe. 1817 .
3. James Buchanan. 1857 .
4. William McKinley. 1897-
5 . Theodore Roosevelt. 1901. Age: 42 years, 322
days.
6 . Woodrow Wilson. March 4, 1913.
7 . Calvin Coolidge. 1923.
8 . Dwight D. Eisenhower. 1957*
9. John F. Kennedy. 1961 . By NBC News.
10. Abraham Lincoln. l 86 l.
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31 New NBC-TV Series Now in Active Development
For 1965 - 66 , Mort Werner Announces
FOR RELEASE MONDAY, JAN. 4
Thirty-one new series -- the largest array ever assembled by
any network for a year-ahead schedule -- are in active development for
the 1965-66 season on NBC-TV, it was announced today by Mort Werner,
Vice President, Programs.
Ranging from comedy and drama filmed in New York, Hollywood
and overseas, to new forms of lavish, live-on-tape musical variety, the
series represent a program development commitment unmatched in tele¬
vision history. Twenty-five pilot films have already been completed.
"NBC now finds itself in a uniquely advantageous position,"
Mr. Werner said. "Quite apart from the consistently high quality of
the programs themselves, the real breakthrough has come from advance
planning. With the wealth of fine programs already in our hands --
more than eight months before premiere date — we now have the luxury
of time. Next year's schedule will be a combination of the strongest
holdovers of this season, plus the cream of our 31 series now in
development."
NBC's current operation, Mr. Werner forecasts, will set the
industry pattern for the future. "Having an inventory of completed
programs on hand," he said, "means that, first, we can pick from the
'best of the best.' Second, once having made our selections, we have
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finest possible programs for broadcast next Fall."
The 31 programs in development for next season’s schedule
on NBC-TV include "The Dean Martin Show," a full-hour color extravaganza
featuring America’s top entertainers as guest stars; and "I Spy," the
Sheldon Leonard production, filmed on location around the world and
starring Robert Culp and Bill Cosby. Other series in development will
be announced shortly.
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December 31, 1964
NBC NEWS PLANS COMPLETE COVERAGE OF JOHNSON INAUGURATION
WITH RECORD STAFF AND TECHNICAL FACILITIES
3-Hour "Today” Show to Offer Pre-Inaugural Features
NBC News' complete coverage of the Inauguration of President
Johnson Wednesday, Jan. 20, with the largest staff of veteran reporters
and technical facilities ever assembled for this traditional event,
will begin at 10 a.m. EST. This coverage will be preceded by the
"Today" show, which will be expanded to three full hours (7-10 a.m. EST)
and devoted entirely to pre-inauguration features and interviews.
Chet Huntley and David Brinkley, NBC News' noted anchor team,
will be stationed at the Capitol to cover the swearing-in ceremonies,
and later at Lafayette Park, from which point the Presidential review
of the Inauguration Parade will be telecast in color. This segment of
the program, expected to cover a period of from two-and-a-half to three
hours, will mark the second time that NBC News has brought the added
dimension of color to an Inauguration. The first time was in 1961,
at the Inauguration of President Kennedy.
For the expanded "Today" show, Hugh Downs, Jack Lescoulie,
and Barbara Walters will be stationed outside the Capitol, while Frank
Blair will be in New York. The program will include interviews with
Alfred Dale Miller, chairman of the 1965 Inauguration Committee, and
with Congressional leaders. Other features will be pickups of parade
units and bands, historical films and timely news coverage.
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As previously announced, "Inauguration ’ 65 ," a review of the
outstanding events and ceremonies of Inauguration Day, will be presented
by NBC News, with correspondent Frank McGee, Jan. 20 (7:30-8 p.m.
EST). The special broadcast will climax NBC News' coverage of the
day's Inauguration activities, except for the Inaugural Ball, which, as
announced, will be broadcast from 11:15 p.m. EST to 1 a.m. EST.
NBC Radio's coverage of the Inauguration, with Russ Ward as
anchorman, will begin at 10 a.m. EST, Jan. 20. NBC Radio broadcasts
of the Inaugural Ball, as announced, are scheduled for 11 p.m. to
12 midnight, EST, with NBC News correspondent Robert McCormick as anchor¬
man.
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December 31, 1964
4 ADVERTISERS JOIN SPONSORSHIP LIST OP 'HULLABALOO'
Pour advertisers have been added to the sponsorship list of
the new NBC-TV color program, "Hullabaloo," which premieres Tuesday,
Jan, 12 (8:30-9:30 p.m. EST), it was announced today by Don Durgin,
Vice President, Television Network Sales, NBC.
The new advertisers (and their agencies) are: Chesebrough-
Pond’s Inc, (William Esty Co. Inc.); Bristol-Myers Co. (Grey Adv. Inc);
The Coca-Cola Company (McCann-Erickson Inc.); and The Procter & Gamble
CO. (Grey Adv. Inc.).
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December 31, 1964
GENERAL MILLS MAKES EXTENSIVE PURCHASE IN ’FLIPPER 1
General Mills Inc. has made an extensive sponsor¬
ship purchase in the "Flipper" color series on NBC-TV for
1965, it was announced today by Don Durgin, Vice President,
Television Network Sales, NBC.
The General Mills order was placed through Dancer-
Fitzgerald-Sample Inc.
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December 31, 1964
AMERICAN HOME PRODUCTS BUYS INTO 5 PRIME-TIME NBC-TV SHOWS
American Home Products Corp. has purchased sponsorship in
five prime-time NBC-TV programs for 1965* it was announced today by
Don Durgin, Vice President, Television Network Sales, NBC.
The programs are "The Alfred Hitchcock Hour," "Daniel
Boone," "International Showtime," "Flipper" and "Saturday Night at
the Movies."
The American Home Products Corp. order was placed through
Ted Bates & Co. Inc.
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FOR RELEASE MONDAY, JAN. 4
I LORNE GREENE AND ANGIE DICKINSON WILL HEAD GUEST ROSTER
FOR "SNEAK PREVIEW" OF "ALLAN SHERMAN'S FUNNYLAND"
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Greene, Angie Dickinson and Jack Gilford are guests on NBC-TV's "Allan
Sherman’s Funnyland" to be colorcast Monday, Jan, 18 (9-10 p.m. EST).
The Ray Charles Singers also will be featured.
Allan Sherman will star in this full-hour program, the
NBC-TV Network’s second "sneak preview special" of the 1964-65 season.
The comedian, who says his singing voice sounds like "a strangling
mynah bird," also will serve as executive producer and will supervise
the preparation of the script.
Greene, star of NBC-TV's top-rated "Bonanza" color series, is
currently in his sixth season as the tall, vigorous patriarch of the
Cartwright clan. A versatile performer, Greene was a radio star in his
native Canada, has leading film roles in "The Silver Chalice" and "Tight
Spot," participated in the Shakespeare Festival at Stratford, Conn.,
and starred with Katharine Cornell in "The Prescott Proposals" on
Broadway.
The lithe and beautiful Miss Dickinson has demonstrated talent
for both comedy and dramatic roles in motion pictures. She played
opposite John Wayne in "Rio Bravo," starred with Frank Sinatra in
"Oceans ll" and had the title role in "The Sins of Rachel Cade." She
also starred in "Captain Newman, M.D.," "Rome Adventure" and "Jessica.
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Jack Gilford has scored triumphs with his comedy and dramatic
portrayals on Broadway, in TV and even at the Metropolitan Opera House.
He has appeared in such Broadway hits as "The Diary of Anne Frank,"
"A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum," "The Tenth Man" and
"Romanoff and Juliet." For several seasons he played the comedy
pantomime role of the jailer in the "Met" production of "Die Fledermaus.
This TV program will be produced by Roger Gimbel and directed
by Greg Garrison. Ray Charles will be choral director and Lou Busch
musical director.
"Allan Sherman's Funnyland" is envisioned as a possible half-
hour series for the 1965-66 season. It will originate from the NBC
Studios in Burbank, Calif.
This season's first "sneak preview special" was the highly-
acclaimed "NBC Follies of 1965," which starred Steve Lawrence.
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NBC TRADE NEWS
December 31* 1964
FULL SPONSORSHIP OF NBC-TV*S COVERAGE OF INAUGURATION BALL
IS PURCHASED BY CLAIROL INC.
Full sponsorship of NBC-TV , s coverage of the Inauguration
Ball was purchased by Clairol Inc., it was announced today by Don
Durgin, Vice President, Television Network Sales, NBC.
NBC-TV's entire coverage of the Inauguration events on Jan. 20
is completely sold. Eastern Air Lines purchased sponsorship of NBC-TV
coverage of the ceremonies, plus a special 30-minute nighttime summary
of the day's highlights, as previously announced.
NBC-TV's coverage of the Inauguration Ball will begin at
11:15 p.m. and conclude at 1 a.m.
The Clairol order was placed through Foote, Cone & Belding.
PRESS DEPARTMENT, NATIONAL BROADCASTING COMPANY, 30 ROCKEFELLER PLAZA, NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10020
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BROADCASTING’S LARGEST NEWS ORGANIZATION
December 31, 1964
‘THE COMPLETE RUN OF THE PLACE*--THE U.S. CAPITOL
"We had the place to ourselves at night -- we and the
cleaning personnel and a skeleton protection force," says Tom Priestley,
who directed on-location the full-hour NBC News color television
special, "The Capitol: Chronicle of Freedom."
The program, a Lou Hazam production, will be telecast Tuesday,
Jan. 12 (10-11 p.m. EST), spotlighting the United States Capitol as
a monument to freedom, a symbol of democratic government and a national
art treasure. It marks the first time in history that motion picture
or TV cameras were ever allowed inside the walls of the Chamber of the
U. S. Senate.
Virtually all of the program was filmed at night, according
to Priestley, because the Senate was in daily session and the public
tours regularly stream through the building from 9 a.m. to 5 p.ni.
"One of the working conditions set for us was that we could not clutter
up the hallways with our lights and cables, with all those people walking
through," Priestley says. "We had to wait until the Senate adjourned
for the day -~ and sometimes they went on until 8 or 9 p.m. -- before
we could move in with all our gear."
As a result, Priestley and his camera crew worked through the
night until at least 2 a.m. sometimes until 6 a.m. Logistically, the
big task was the building of 80-foot-high scaffolding in the Rotunda
built every evening and dismantled every morning. Also, the crew had
yards and yards of cable run up from the cellar to the roof, across the
building, and down the other side. _
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"At first the authorities were reluctant to have us go in
any place at all," Priestley says, "but when they saw how carefully we
were working they left us alone and we had the complete run of the
place."
In addition to the previously restricted Senate Chamber and
the Rotunda, the NBC crew filmed the House Chamber, the old Supreme
Court Chamber, the Brumidi Corridor, the Statuary Hall and other
locations that evoke the story of the United States as a nation.
Hazam first began talking about doing a TV show in the Capitol
back in 1949* but other tasks interfered. It took him six months to
get permission to do the program, working through the Senate Rules
Committee, Speaker of the House John McCormack and George Stewart,
architect of the Capitol.
Priestley has been associated with Hazam as a director for
the past three years. Among the Hazam productions he directed are
"Orient Express," "Polaris Submarine: Journal of an Undersea Voyage,"
"American Spectacle" and, as co-director, *'U.S. #1: American Profile."
He was director of photography for "The Louvre," produced by Lucy
Jarvis.
Raymond Massey will be off-camera narrator for "The Capitol:
Chronicle of Freedom." Eddy Manson composed and conducted the original
orchestral score.
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