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is serving as our advisor and will take an on-the-air role in the pilot programs.

--Work continues on another PBS project, the television magazine concept, "Smithsonian World." This one-hour weekly series is being prepared in conjunction with the Dallas public television station and with the cooperation of Mr. Ralph Rogers, Chairman of the Board of PBS.

--Principal photography on the half-hour film about the Smithsonian has been completed. The film focuses on the continuity and individuality brought to the Smithsonian by each of its Secretaries through Secretary Ripley as the on-camera narrator.

--The studio production facility idea is also progressing. Interest has been shown by Robert Sarnoff, former Chairman of the Board of RCA and Chairman of the Business Committee for the Arts. Also, other possible funding sources are being sought.

--Radio Smithsonian, the weekly half-hour series, remains a steady commitment broadcast across the nation. Also, during the year a number of short radio feature spots were produced and aired in the Washington area. A weekly radio series, "Atlantic Dateline" with Edward P. Morgan as the host-editor, is now being broadcast around the country. OTC assisted in the initial preparations for this series and several Smithsonian curators have been featured thus far.

--Although no longer committed to a formal contract, assistance has been provided to the Wolper Organization for a new prime-time