NAEB Newsletter (September 1, 1966)

r Mrs. Ehart Joins ETS Sally Ball Ehart, former publicity direc¬ tor of WWDC Radio, Washington, D. C., has been appointed assistant to Chalmers Marquis, ETS executive director. Mrs. Ehart’s previous experience in broadcasting includes manager of informa¬ tion and editor of publications for the Na¬ tional Association of Broadcasters; execu¬ tive positions with WGAY, Silver Spring, Maryland, and WOL, Mutual Broadcasting System affiliate. She has been acting director of public relations of the D. C. Chapter, American Red Cross; public relations director, Na¬ tional Federation of Republican Women, and public relations consultant, National Federation of Business and Professional Women’s Clubs, Inc. Personnel y Thomas Glenn Sanberg, former director of Arden Shore Home for Boys, appointed director of development, WTTW, Channel 11, Chicago. y WCMU, Channel 14, Central Michigan University, named William J. Grigaliunas station manager; Clayton A. Roehl, ITV director; Frank Tefft, chief engineer; Charles Schuler, graphic artist. New studios slated for Anspach Hall. WNEM, Channel 5, Bay City, donated the 540 foot tower. On the air in January. y WVIA, Channel 44, Scranton-Wilkes- Barre, Pennsylvania, appointed Carol Guild, community relations supervisor; James Maccaroni, graphic arts supervisor; Gerald Schumacher, production supervisor; Rich¬ ard Bruce Davis, film supervisor and pro¬ ducer-director. y Great Plains Regional Instructional Television Library, Lincoln, Nebraska, pro¬ graming counselor Milton Hoffman now a rep of Great Plains Library. Richard Spence named promotion specialist. y Ben J. Browne, Ph.D., Lakeland College, Wisconsin, Vice President appointed Direc¬ tor of Development for WENH, Channel 11, Durham, New Hampshire. ^ Assigned to KTCA, Channel 2, St. Paul, Minnesota, for 1966-67 semesters to aid in production of telecasts for 156 elementary schools of the Archdiocese, Sister St. Tere¬ sa, C.S.J.—as foreign language consultant to parochial schools; L. Monty Carlson— as mathematics and science consultant. Sta¬ tion has new number: 645-0411. Area Code 612. y Bernie Lederman, formerly with WLWT, Cincinnati, joined WSIU, South¬ ern Illinois University. y John M. Culkin, S. J., director, center for communications, Fordham University, wrote, “I Was a Teen-Age Movie Teacher,” July issue, Saturday Review. > Merrill Oltchick, assistant director, Met¬ ropolitan Effort Toward Regional Opportu¬ nity, in charge of coordinating 28 school area closed-circuit systems, Hartford, Conn. ^ New VP and Director of Development for KCET, Channel 28, Southern California is Harold A. Jones. ^ University of Texas linguistics special¬ ist Dr. Archibald A. Hill, coordinating “Forum Lectures,” to be broadcast by the Voice of America, published separately by U. S. I. A. and compiled as Linguistics To¬ day by Basic Books. y Ohio University, School of Speech and Dramatic Art, radio and television, appoint¬ ed William C. Miller, assistant professor; Jon T. Powell, associate professor; pro¬ moted James G. Saunders to assistant pro¬ fessor, John W. Spalding to associate pro¬ fessor. Vincent Jukes, associate professor, director of radio and television and audio¬ visual services retired after 36-year tenure. Additions to KCSC-Radio, Colorado State College, Greeley; former KVDU produc¬ tion-news director C. Michael Hall, as pro¬ gram director; Jo Anne Schneider, as traf¬ fic manager. ^ Roy Johnston, formerly at University of Miami, is now Professor of Educational Technology and Director of Instructional Television at Northeastern University, Bos¬ ton. ^ Former KLRN, Channel 9, Austin-San Antonio station manager Bill Oxley named KUON, Channel 12, Nebraska ETV pro¬ gram manager. ^ U. S. Army Aviation School, Fort Ruck¬ er, Alabama: now operating 3-channel closed-circuit system. Chief of television branch, Captain Regis A. Schupp, formerly with ETV, University of Florida; John H. Krickel, education advisor for ITV; Frank Rushton, Jr., educational television special¬ ist. ^ Griffith J. Davis named communica¬ tions media officer, Agency for International Development Mission to Nigeria. ^ Syracuse University, radio-television de¬ partment, awarded its highest honor to a graduate student, the Harvey Loeb citation, to John G. N. Rushbrook; also, to Charles B. Crawford, former WSYR radio-television announcer, the first Gordon Alderman Prize, for excellence in broadcasting. Crawford has joined WTOP, Washington, D. C. y Joel B. Fleming, formerly ETV produc¬ er-director with Department of Education in American Samoa, named instructor in broadcasting, program director, KUAC- FM, University of Alaska. y Sheldon Z. Fisher, former program manager, WNBF, Binghamton, New York, now television production coordinator, Training Management Branch, U. S. Army Engineer School, Ft. Belvoir, Virginia. y Among recipients of the Society of Mo¬ tion Picture and Television Engineers 1966 Honors and Awards, Howard Town, Na¬ tional Educational Radio and Television Center; Daniel Wiegand, University of Southern California. 1958 DuPont Award winner, 1961 Free¬ doms Foundation Medal recipient and for¬ mer WSNY Radio community affairs di¬ rector Stephen A. Fitz named WMHT, Channel 17, Schenectady, special events di¬ rector. Additions to Samoa Staff This summer, the following people joined the Department of Education in American Samoa: ELEMENTARY PRINCIPALS— John A. Peel, Fla.; Roy W. Conboy, Cal.; Ed¬ win Ryon, Cal.; Kurt Weis, Penn.; John Kennedy, Ala.; Cameron Pulliam, Mo.; Robert Nolan, Mass.; Edward Cronin, Mass.; Wallace Simpson, Col. PRODUCER-DIRECTORS — Paul E. Smith, Mich.; David Gillmore, Ohio; Grant Masland, Mass.; Daniel P. Ward, Fla.; Todd Shelton, Ore.; Jerry Spen¬ cer, N. M. SECONDARY RESEARCH TEACHER —Donald Cole, Ore.; Barbara C'lava- detscher, Cal.; David Hanson, Ore.; Arthur Frielinghaus, N. J. SECONDARY PRINCIPALS — Gabriel Richmond, Cal.; Jack Stoltz, Cal. ELEMENTARY RESEARCH TEACH¬ ER —Carl E. Liebig, Wise. ELEMENTARY TELEVISION TEACH¬ ER —Nelda Liebig, Wise. SECONDARY TELEVISION TEACH¬ ER —Joan E. Griffis, Ore. ENGINEERS — Charles R. Cox, Ohio; Wayne Owens, Kansas; Lee Rector, Cal. SUPERVISOR OF TESTS AND MEAS¬ UREMENTS —Thomas Harwood, W. Va. SUPERVISOR OF ADULT EDUCA¬ TION AND EVENING PROGRAMS —J. Tivis Wicker, N. C. SUPERVISOR OF GUIDANCE— Denton L. Cook, Fla. HEAD LIBRARIAN —James H. Smith, Ill. RESEARCH LIBRARIAN —Jean Moelh- man, Ind. STUDIO MAINTENANCE SUPERVI¬ SOR —Garvin Phillips, Ala. ARTISTS —Ralph Moon, Ga.; John Knaub, Ind. VOCATIONAL AGRICULTURE AND SHOP —Jay P. Grimes, Texas DEPENDENTS’ SCHOOL— Principal, W. F. Feaster, Wash.; Susan Hanson, Ore.; John Boiler, Cal.; Ruth Wicker, N. C.; Sarah Hillyer, S. C.; Hugh Hillyer, S. C. NAEB has continuing responsibility for recruiting personnel for the education sys¬ tem in American Samoa, which uses 6 broadcast television stations to provide the core of instruction for grades 1-12. Miami Schools Extend ETV Msgr. Joseph H. O’Shea, Diocesan di¬ rector of the Radio and Television Com¬ mission announced expanded ETV service to 17 parochial schools in Broward County, Florida. The original system, initiated last November, serves more than 23,000 Catholic students in 38 schools in Dade County. Diocesan ETV is also planned for the Palm Beach area, and further north. SEPTEMBER, 1966 3