Variety - 1946年9月4日第163卷第13期

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Radio, music, stage and television industry coverage centers on postwar entertainment shifts, highlighting how disk jockeys are becoming star-makers and how radio programming and sponsorship shape audience reach. Attention is given to the recording industry’s labor pressure, including Petrillo and the AFM, and the resulting nationwide strike threat affecting hotels and venues. Television and media consolidation are also addressed through investigations tied to Capitol Hill proceedings and high-profile industry business moves.

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Reading Time10 h 7 min

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DISK JOCKEYS AS STAR-MAKERS

America is a Flop, Says O'Neill

National Strike Threat

Shaping Up

Production of Two Plays for the Guild

Television Lure

Capitol Hill Investigation

RADIO SCREE MUSIC STAGE ARIETY Fuhabed wk 116 W时th 8te畅，E野 1员 y Werz.no ABB!配nptkn.肛8nglt n,霞snt ttered n-laemDc Pi om York R nnCOFYHTGHT,1908,BY VARIEEY,IKC.ALL MICIHTS HE5EEVED, t r War7187 VOL:163 No.13 NEW YORK,WEDNESDAY,SEPTEMBER 4,1946 PRICE 25 CENTS DISK JOCKEYS AS STAR-MAKERSAmerica ls a Flop,Says O'Neill,Back.TOP-CIN PARLAY Record Frms Figure Theyre NextInN.Y.After 12 Years With Two PlaysFOR WAX WAGS In Petrll Demands for UppedPayBy ARTHUE BRONSONwith many oL the American Fed- eratlon of Musleian locnla n vari-ous parts of the eountry on themarch agalnst hotels,theatres,night-elubs, al.,with'sti dcmands forhigher scnles.the recording eonpR-n1e8 ane anxlously swnlting the onslaught of Jm8 C.Petrillo and hisnational AFM body for a boost in re-cording eales.Petrillo sdvisd theisk companies las spring that whentbe current contraei botween themexpires in Oetoberthe dak men By GEOBGE ROSEN A frail,patriean old man namedEugene ONell ast in the ThentreGuild oce 1as_weekend andtalked about his frt vlsit to NewYork in 12 yearg.I don't knowBroadway any more,"he said adly.."Its all changed.Even the CaililaelHotel where Iwas born 57 year8 agob lm down. Slightly Off Beam Ace in the Hole The lowly disk jockey has comento his own in radloHe's aking CBs exees are dcbating thewisdom of recording (for u808poaslble script material some ofthose ad lib cracks that are com-ing out of network prOgrammingeonfeNDces since the emergenceof Goodman Aee into the picturein hs new role a⁸upervisor ofcomedy shows. Chautaugua,N.Y,Sept.3.An outstanding fenture of thisstaid Protestant high-churchSummer community L the 15-minute early morning carllonrecital rom the Cothie belltowerjutting out on prommontory intoPicturesque Lalce Chautaugun, in the coin by the fatful,but,moreimportant,there's a growing recog-nltion of his satare today 85 "maker of stars"via the day-in-day-out multiple spinning of the waxpersonalities who are on the way up. He was enfecbled by long illncs₈.palsied ot band and haiting ofpeech.A barrage of intervie wer8ired queations,soe of them soph-omorte and sitlyO′Neill liatened in-1ently and answered with difheulty,but courteously and at great length.He wa8 nervois,rubbing bis handsand folding and unfoiding them60nastantly.But the stern eyes wereclear,fhe voice steady,the snllequick and the answers witty,It waspainful bour,but it was illuml- The emergence of Ted Huslng,sports announcr who rocenly re-signed from CBS,a8a plater-turner for WHN,the Metro-ownedindie in New York,under a five-year paet which will enable him toachieve a potential S1.800.00 ineRrning when his two daytime waxshows are grabbed up'for sponz0r-salp,spotights R new ern thatshapes up for the jockeys Interpersed among the clasreligdous hyrns tolled out by thearlloneur the other a.m,wereIrving Berlin's "Oh,How I Hnteto Get Up in the Morning"andGeor M Coban's “YankeeDoodie Dandy, Reporting on a double-checkof sonse of the wob shows,ACE.tor example,told of Bil Paley.Dave Taylor,el al,that whetone show in particular ncededWa8 FM, National Strike ThreatA nationwide irike 'of the American FederaLian of Musi-chans loemed het night (Taey- “You mean fregseney modu- day)against the nion's hoteb,a⁸afermah AEM ES lation”queried Paley. # CongressProbe I do not,"was Aee's agc."mean Fibber,MeGee &'Molly," James C.Petillo5 entryIntothe N.Y.msleiang,strikeagalnst the city's hoteis for fail- Husing's pact.which calke for aminmum of $260,000 in salary forthe fve years,is seen as the preluade1to a"Battle of the Dlislr Joekeys"inManhattan,partieuarly aimod atmoving in on the veritable goLa mineBars Up Salesand top coln pouring into the cof-fers of the rval indle statlion,WNEW,via Martin Bloek's “MakeBelieve Ballroom”disk show,Block.Over 500%Viawbo b88 already set the pa 5America⁸frst"millionsire dlakjockey,"has just signed a

FAQs

What role do disk jockeys play in the article?

Disk jockeys are portrayed as “star-makers,” gaining influence through frequent spinning of new wax personalities and shaping what rises in popularity.

What labor issue is emphasized in the coverage?

A nationwide strike threat by the American Federation of Musicians is discussed, tied to demands for higher recording royalty or recording-scale increases and the impact on hotels and venues.

How does the article connect television with industry and politics?

It links television’s growth and media power to investigations on Capitol Hill, including planned public hearings involving the Senate Small Business Committee.

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