Archives: Payola (1959-1962) – Documents – WINS
WINS – Letters:
- 8-10-1954: Grand Jury Exhibit 149 – WINS agreement letter from Robert Leder to Alan Freed
- 12-4-1959: from Harold Anderson to Edward Davidowitz, District Attorney’s Office (all files containing correspondence of Alan Freed and Radio Station WINS)
- 12-8-1959: from Harold Anderson to Edward Davidowitz, District Attorney’s Office (Engineers; Herbert Greenberg, Peter Lee, large portion of his broadcasts from his home)
- 2-5-1960: from Elroy McCaw to Miss Mary Jane Morris, FCC (7 pages, subject of “payolaâ€, this employee resigned, 12 point summary of no evidence WINS accepting improper payments, Ronald Granger, Mel Leeds, unsigned)
- 2-26-1960: from Anthony V. Soupios to Assistant D.A. Joseph Stone Ass’t D.A. (Accounts Receivable Alan Freed account, Alpha Recording Company)
- 8-5-1960: from Elroy McCaw to Ben F. Waple, FCC renewal license
- 8-6-1960: from Elroy McCaw to Joseph Stone, Assistant D.A. (Messrs. Leeds and Granger, former employees, violation of the New York Commercial Bribery Statute, Federal Law, Section 439, unsigned)
- 12-16-1960: from J. Elroy McCaw to Mr. Joe Stone, Happy Christmas (3 pages, front and back envelope, personal note)
- 12-16-1960: Federal Communications Center letter from Ben Waple to Assistant D.A. Joseph Stone (John C. Harrington, Herbert Fernhead)
- 7-6-1961: FCC letter from Ben F. Waple, Acting Secretary, to WINS, cc: Haley, Wollenberg & Bader (2 pages, Mel Leeds, Alan Freed, Ronnie Granger, received payments, plugging, payola, grossly negligent, Section 317, unable to determine at this time that a grant of the subject application for renewal of license would serve the public interest)
- 8-7-1961: Letter and Legal Document from Haley, Wollenberg & Baker to Mr. Ben F. Waple at FCC, Subject WINS Renewal Application (44 pages, licensee’s response to the Commission’s letter of July 6, 1961)
WINS – Documentation:
- 11-30-1956: Grand Jury Exhibit 154A – WINS Invoice 4139, Alan Freed
- 2-4-1957: Grand Jury Exhibit 154B – WINS Invoice 4799, Alan Freed
- 12-28-1959: WINS Personnel as of 12-28-59 (3 pages, Accounting, Administrative, Engineering, Farber Productions, Legal, Mail Room, Music Library, Programming, Public Relations, Sales Department, Sales Promotion Research, Sports Director, Talent, Switchboard, Traffic, Maintenance)
- 1960: District Attorney’s Office envelope, Alan Freed payment (1 check to WINS = $2848.65, 2 checks to Freed = $5418.86)
- 6-28-1961: Inter-Office Memorandum from Joseph N. Nelson to FCC, Subject Payola Investigation of WINS, 37 pages
- 8-8-1961: Legal Document from Haley, Wollenberg & Bader to FCC, Subject Application for renewal of license for Station WINS (99 pages 24MB!)
- 9-6-1961: Legal Document from Haley, Wollenberg & Bader to FCC, Subject WINS Renewal of License (36 pages)
- 10-9-1961: Inter-Office Memorandum from John C. Harrington to FCC and a reply from FCC, Subject Renewal of License (92 pages)