Evening star., 1952-12-12
SyIvonio Awards Passed Out;
WNBW's Mr.. Browne Gets One
By Harry Macarthur

NtoSTItuuI
casting on television was little
more than permitting us to see
the men formerly only heard by
radio. until a completely new and
ambitious plan was developed to
take us by remote hook ups and by
the films of far-flung camera crews
to the distant corners of the
earth" This, of course, describes
the Edward r. Murrow-Fred w.
Friendly See It Now"
In the comedy field the judges
could ungrudgingly agree with
the verdict of the American view
ing public -" The award went to
Il Love Lucy"
The award for the finest special
events program was actually sew
eral awards. The committee felt
that the voters of the country owe
a debt of gratitude to those who
made the televising of the Repub-
lican and Democratic conventions
possible. It decided to recognize
this debt by presenting its top
award for special events of public
service to everybody concerned"
Awards went to ABC. CHS. Du-
Mont. NBC, Admiral, Philco and
Westinghouse, certificates of merit
to the three advertising agencies
involved.
The scomnittee, an untram-
melled set of judges if there ever
was one. went back to 1949 to
beStow one of its honors. 1t had
to. 1t wanted to give NBC a pat
on the back for developing day
time television in 1852 ''in grand
scale. at no little trouble and
some expense to ITSELF" 1t couldn I
do so without a blush without
also honoring DuMont for pio-
neering in daytime television in
1949, which is exactly what II
did.
Best dramatic series was judged
to be Robert Montgomery Pre-.
sents." It. said the committee
"is always presented with dignity
and authority, gives us a high
level of stories and brings us guest
stars of unusual talent"
Ed Sullivan's biographies o1
Robert Sherwood, Helen Hayes
Bea Lille. Rodgers and Hammer.
stein and others won "Toast oil
the Town" the Sylvania award fol
best variety show.
Treasury Men in Action" was
cited, too. as best documentary
melodrama." Sale the commit.
tee of this: when it's substance
makes contribution to good citi.
7enship by warning the trans.
rressor that his way is not only
lard but next to impossible-ther
I 'ommendation is certainly due,
I X X X X
\ The Sylvania committee, Incl
dentally. seems to have made vi
its categories as it went along
Or perhaps it selected it's pro
grams and then decided on /;
category which fit them. TIL,
award tog"Youth Wants tc Know,
or'instance. was "for public serv
ice in giving the country's you'll
its own program" This is 6 fairl'
limited field.
The sports award went to Gil
lette and NBC-TV for the Worlt
Series telecasts.
For several other awards tn
committee turned to non-networl
(and limited network) televisior
It honored WCAU-TV, Phllade]
Iphia for the best children's pro
grams. Summer School," 1t hon
ored WOI-Tv. Ames. Iowa fo
two public service programs. 9TH
Whole Towns Talking" and "Il
Our Care" 1t decided the bes
commercials were those of Stand
ard Oil of New Jersey, on spo
news program seen in nine East
ern and Southern cities. 1t CAV
an award for contribution
creative television technique t
WOR-TV. New York. for Broad
way TV Theater."
\
There is just one more awar
today. It is this department
long -windedness prize for the r
award committee which gets tn
longest sentences into it's cita
tions. It goes to the Sylvani
judges without fear that a rivs
will appear.
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