BMI Program Clinic: San Francisco, California, part 1, May 1, 1957

Item — Reel: au rl orig 647

Clinic at San Francisco, California (St. Francis Hotel). Recorded May 1, 1957. Clinic call to order. Speaker unknown; possibly Lloyd Sigmon, assistant general manager, KMPC, Los Angeles, California. Turner Cooke, BMI; brief remarks. William (Bill) Cleveland, news director, KMYC, Marysville / Yuba City, California. Topic: "Local News." Small market radio. Ends abruptly about 30 minutes into tape. Blank about five minutes, then: Excerpt, CBS News' "The World Tonight" radio broadcast. No date; probably early 1957. Blair Clark, anchor. Stories: low-flying pilot terrorizes Des Moines, Iowa (KRNT); King Saud of Saudi Arabia visits New York City, crowds interviewed. Blank about one minute, then: CBS News' Eric Sevaraid commentary about King Saud state visit to U.S. Middle East relations. Blank about one minute, then: CBS News' "This I Believe," with Edward R. Murrow. Lord Mountbatten reading by Alan Campbell Johnson, author. Blank about one minute, then: "Regal Tunetable," music program on CBS sponsored by Regal Pale Beer (includes commercial / spot). Advertising. Host: Gil Henry. Music: "You're Driving Me Crazy," by Jeri Sothern (or Jerri Southern). Blank about five minutes, then: Unidentified instrumental music (about 45 seconds); blank about two minutes, then: Unidentified instrumental music to end of tape.

Dates

Creation: May 1, 1957

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