Yearbook of radio and television (1964)

RADIO & TV INDUSTRY ORGANIZATIONS FUNCTIONS Provides uniform centralized billing procedures for spot radio and spot TV for stations, representatives and agencies. BROADCAST INFORMATION BUREAU 535 Fifth Ave., New York 17, N. Y. Phone: MUrray Hill 7-1668 Manager Martin Lawrence Editor Julienne (Judy) Dupuy FUNCTIONS Publishers of TV Film Source Books; Station & Film Who's Who and What's Where; Film Newsletter. "Facts, Figures and Film." BROADCAST MUSIC, INC. (B.M.I.) 589 Fifth Ave., New York, N. Y. 10017 Phone: PLaza 9-1500 OFFICERS President Robert J. Burton Vice-President, General Counsel Sydney M. Kaye Vice-Pres., Writer Rels Robert B. Sour Vice-Pres., Broadcaster Rels Justin Bradshaw Vice-Pres., Non-Broadcast Lie George Gabriel V.P., Gen. Serv.; Secretary Robert J. Higgins Vice-Pres., California Richard L. Kirk V.P., Finance; Treasurer Edward J. Molinelli Vice-Pres., Nashville Frances Preston Vice-Pres., Public Rels. Russell Sanjek Vice-Pres., Publisher Admin Theodora Zavin Treasurer, Asst. Secretary Robert J. Higgins BRANCH OFFICES 360 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago, 111. Phone: ANdover 3-5394. 190 N. Canon Dr., Beverly Hills, Calif. Phone: BRadshaw 2-6060. 225 W. Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles, Calif. Phone: Dunkirk 8-9491. Life & Casualty Towers, Nashville, Tenn. Phone: CHapel 2-6533. 16 Gould St., Toronto, Canada. Phone: EMpress 40371. 15 St. Catherine, W., Montreal, Canada. Phone: WEllington 5-0641. BOARD OF DIRECTORS Chairman, Sydney M. Kaye; Robert J. Burton, John Elmer, Leonard Kapner, Dwight Martin, Merrill Lindsay, Paul W. Morency, John F. Patt, Ward L. Quaal, William Regan, J. Leonard Reinsch, Robert O. Reynolds, G. Richard Shafto, E. R. Vadeboncoeur. STATION RELATIONS Director, Justin Bradshaw; Field Staff: Paul Bernard, Turner Cooke, Richard Crans, Graeme Fletcher, Bob Fuller, Wayland Fullington, Charles Halteman, Al Marlin, Dorsey Owings, Lin Pattee, Ken Sparnon. FUNCTIONS The function of BMI is to license to music users public performance rights in the music of a group of affiliated publishers, writers and organizations. BROADCAST PIONEERS 589 Fifth Avenue, New York, N. Y. Phone: PLaza 9-1500 OFFICERS President Ernest Lee Jahncke 1st Vice-President. .Robert Jay Burton Vice-Presidents Joseph Baudino, Ben Grauer Secretary Raymond F. Guy Treasurer Robert J. Higgins Exec. Sec'y M. H. Shapiro FUNCTIONS "To establish a membership organization of persons who by their Song years of service in the field of Radio desire to become associated for the purpose of friendship and education. The Club shall be a central iiouse for the exchange of information and historical data about the broadcasting industry and shall record in form to be determined facts and data about the history of the broadcasting industry and its traditions for use by this and future generations. It is felt that this organization with the resultant exchange of information would make a valuable contribution to the public interest." BROADCASTERS' FOUNDATION, INC. (Sponsored by the Broadcast Pioneers) 589 Fifth Ave., New York, N. Y. 10022 Phone: PL 9-1500 OFFICERS President Clair R. McCollough Vice-President Chas. A. Alicoate Secretary Edward H. Benedict Treasurer Robert J. Higgins DIRECTORS Robert Jay Burton, Robert Coe, Raymond Guy, William S. Hedges, Ernest Lee Jahncke, Clair R. McCollough, D. L. Provost, Ward L. Quaal. FUNCTIONS To foster and promote the welfare of persons in need of assistance who have been employed or engaged in the field of Radio broadcasting for twenty years or more, or in television broadcasting for ten years or more, and to assist the.n in times of illness, emergency or financial need. BROADCASTERS' PROMOTION ASSOCIATION, IMC. 215 E. 49th St., New York, N. Y. 10017 Phone: PLaza 2-4255 OFFICERS President Clark Grant, WOOD-AM-TV, Grcnd Rapids, Mich. 1st Vice-Pres. Caiey Augustine, WIIC, Pittsburgh, Pa. 2iid Vice-Pres Casey Cohlmia, WFAA-AM-TV, Dallas, Tex. Sec. -Treas. Harold S. Meden, Franznick-Meden, N.Y. BOARD OF DIRECTORS Dan E. Bellus, WDOK. Cleveland, 0.; Judd Choler, KMOX-TV, St. Louis, Mo.; Stan Cohen, WDSU-TV, New Orleans, La.; Joseph P. Costantino, KTVU, Oakland, Calif.; W. Thomas Daley, CFPL-TV, London, Ont.; Arthur R. Garland, General Electric stations, Schenectady, N. Y.; Clayton Kaufman, WCCO, Minneapolis; Minn.; John J. Kelly, Storer Broadcasting, Miami, Fla.; Paul Lindsay, WIND, Chicago, 111.; George Rodman, KGO-TV, San Francisco, Calif.; Pro Sherman, KOLN-TV, Lincoln, Neb.; F. C. "Mike" Strawn, KCMO-AM-TV, Kansas City, Mo. FUNCTIONS The Association was formed for the betterment of broadcasting activity by furthering the recognition, organization and extension of promotional activity as an essential function in the broadcasting-telecasting business; by increasing the effectiveness of broadcasters' promotion personnel through contacts with one another, and with representatives of related business, through the exchange of information and ideas, and through consequent improvement of promotion methods, research principles and techniques; and by assisting broadcasters to secure competent personnel for promotion work. BROADCASTING & FILM COMMISSION, NATIONAL COUNCIL OF CHURCHES 475 Riverside Dr., New York, N. Y. 10027 Phone: Rl 9-2200 OFFICERS Exec. Director William F. Fore Assoc. Director Wesley B. Goodman Business Mgr Arthur W. Rhinow Program Operation Director Robert C. Currie, Jr. Film Director Alexander B. Ferguson Program Promotion Director Ralph Gemberling Special Projects Dircector Arthur Austin Film Distribution Director J. Margaret Carter 656