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A continuity acceptance editor in North America, essentially, is a censor in broadcast media charged with filtering violence, sex, and untasteful humor that might exceed acceptable norms of the public or violate Federal, State, and local laws. The field covers "good taste" and accuracy.

History
Continuity acceptance editing, as a field, became prevalent around 1930, led by NBC Radio under the leadership of Janet MacRorie (maiden; 1887–1950) out of New York – and later, Andrew C. Love, who, from 1937, ran the NBC's Continuity Acceptance Division in Hollywood.

Selected people

 * NBC


 * Stockton Helffrich (1911–1997), NBC manager of radio/television Continuity Acceptance Department, 1942-1955; and Director of Continuity Acceptance Department from 1955-1960.
 * Janet MacRorie (maiden; 1887–1950), NBC
 * Andrew C. Love (né Andrew Christian Andersen Love; 1894–1987), NBC


 * Mutual


 * Dorothy Ann Kemble (maiden; 1900–1995), Director of Continuity Acceptance for the Mutual Broadcasting System from 1945 to 19?? Before 1945, she was a continuity acceptance editor for the NBS's Blue Network.


 * In 1943, Kemble responded to a Billboard magazine survey of January 2, 1943, in the "Radio" section, the "Negro in show business," under the by-line of staffman Paul Denis (né Paul Dejerenis; 1909–1997). She vigorously and persuasively criticized Billboard magazine for race-baiting.


 * ABC


 * Grace M. Johnson ABC, named Manager of Continuity Acceptance in 1947 and Director in 1949
 * Dorothy L. Brown, ABC Western Division
 * Lorne Williamson, ABC


 * CBS


 * Herbert A. Carlborg (né Herbert Anson Carlborg; 1900–1989), CBS TV, Network Director of Program Practices since 1959

Selected examples

 * Woody Woodpecker

(Miscelaneous)
Effective July 1, 1937, NBC transferred him to Hollywood to work with Janet MacRorie (maiden; 1887–1950) as head of similar position – critical editor of NBC's Continuity Acceptance Division (a censor) – in keeping with the rise in NBC radio production in Hollywood and the growing importance of the editing phase of continuity acceptance work. MacRorie was, at the time, head of continuity acceptance for all of NBC.

Andrew C. Love (né Anderson Christian Love; 23 October 1894 Bridgeport, Connecticut – 14 December 1987 San Diego, California) was an NBC national broadcast radio theater producer and director on the West Coast (in California).

NBC Radio
Since about 1930, Love worked for NBC Radio, initially in San Francisco.

From at least 1935, until 1937, Love had been a continuity editor for NBC in San Francisco.  University Radio Course, UC Berkeley Extension Division in San Francisco. Love, then a continuity acceptance editor for NBC in San Francisco, taught, via broadcast radio, a ten-week course in all branches of continuity writing. 

NBC Hollywood
Effective July 1, 1937, NBC transferred him to Hollywood to work with Janet MacRorie (maiden; 1887–1950) as head of similar position – critical editor of NBC's Continuity Acceptance Division (a censor) – in keeping with the rise in NBC radio production in Hollywood and the growing importance of the editing phase of continuity acceptance work. MacRorie was, at the time, head of continuity acceptance for all of NBC.

Love convinced UCLA Extension division to offer a course on radio writing and on November 3, 1937, he began teaching it.