Perhaps sensing trouble ahead, Eric Palmer resigned his ABC position in

June, 1929 and continued working as publicity director for the Cigar

Institute of America. He remained there for over 20 years.

Immediately after ABC’s crash Frederick Dahlquist was designated receiver of KYA, San Francisco.

However, back in Seattle less than a year after the ABC’s collapse, he was busy trying to resurrect

ABC’s concept. The October 16, 1930 Heinl Radio Business Letter reported his writing Federal

Radio Commission Harold Lafount (who was responsible for western stations at the FRC) describing

detailed plans for a network to be operated by the Pacific Broadcasting Company. According to

Dahlquist, Pacific would serve the west coast but had “nation-wide aspirations”. Claiming the

project was “adequately financed”, its investors were principally from Seattle and San Francisco.

Centered around Los Angeles’ KFWB (owned by Warner Brothers), the new network anticipated

going into operation on November 1, 1930. It actually took to the air under the name United

Broadcasting Network but lasted less than a year.

Subsequently, Dahlquist relocated to Los Angeles where he founded American Radio Features, a

radio program production and syndication house. Its major undertaking was the creation of the

Tarzan radio series which was enormously successful. The company subsequently produced

numerous programs for both network and syndicated distribution.

George Coats remained in New York and spent much of the rest of his life working as a promoter of

various undertakings. Arthur Judson remained a successful artists representative and symphony

orchestra manager. Subsequent obituaries for both Judson and Coats identified them as founders of

the Columbia Broadcasting System/CBS.

A number of the ABC staff were hired by KJR. ABC’s popular Harper’s Corner series returned to the

air on KJR in June, 1930.

Because KJR had a coveted clear channel frequency, KOMO attempted to use the bankruptcy to

secure it. In order for KJR to preserve its use of the channel, the station had to say on the air and

the station turned to listeners for help. Explaining the predicament, Tommy Freebairn Smith’s

pleas produced donations of a piano and funds to purchase phonograph records. KJR used these

resources to remain on the air – and KOMO’s attempt to secure KJR’s frequency was denied by the

Federal Radio Commission.

Apparently as a result of the ABC collapse, Franceso Longo plunged into a deep depression from

which he never recovered. He took his own life in 1932.

Linden went to prison in 1933 seemingly with great alacrity. Upon his parole he returned to Seattle

and founded a highly-regarded recording studio and associated Linden record label. He operated

both for many years.