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TV PERSONALITIES
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DON DAVIS, pres. of WHB and WHB-TV, Kansas City, first became active in broadcasting in 1926 as a partner in the Kansas City advertising agcy. of Loomis, Baxter, Davis, and Whalen. In June 1953 the FCC granted the WHB B'castg. Co. a share-time license (with KMBC) for TV channel 9 in Kansas City. Don Davis became pres. of the newly organized WHB-TV at that time. Don has originated the
station's "Weatherman In Person," and the
"Musical Clock" and hundreds of other local
shews.
HAYDN R. EVANS, general mgr. of WBAY and WBAY-TV, Green Bay, Wis., took his present post in 1940. He is a graduate of Cornell College. While at college, he wrote and produced musical shows, led the college glee club, and was business manager of various college publications. Haydn formed his own advertising agcy. After graduation, specializing in radio. He joined NBC sales 10 years
later. In 1939 he created and sold "Pot O'Gold" program. WBAY-TV took to the air in 1952.
RICHARD O. DUNNING, pres. and gen. mgr. of KHQ-TV, Spokane, Wash., was born in Colorado Springs, Colo. He is a graduate of Washington State College at Pullman, Wash. He is a member of Beta Theta Pi and Sigma Delta Chi. Richard is a past president of the Washington State Association of Broadcasters. He is married and has two children, Richard H. 17, and George E. 10. Dick is a
member of the SPAC-NBC Advisory Council
for the Pacific Coast.
ROBERT D. ELLIS, v.p. and national sales dir. of KKTV, Colorado Springs, and gen. mgr. of KGHF in Pueblo, Colo, is a native of that state. Graduated from the University of Colorado with a LowDegree, he practiced law in Denver for several years before and after World War II. Robert joined KGHF in 1947 as manager. In 1952 TV Colorado, Inc. was formed under the joint ownership of
KGHF in Pueblo and KVOR in Colorado Springs was appointed v.p. KTTV started TV broadcasting Dec. 7, 1952.
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THEODORE A. EILAND, pres. and gen. mgr.
of WTAP, Parkersburg,
W. Va., and West Va.
Enterprises, Inc., has
ceen associated with
the group which
::rought the first TV sta
•;on in the Mountain
~ State. After serving
1^ & seven years in an ex
^■^ m\ ecutive capacity with
^H ^1 WSAZ-AM-TV, Hunting
^^|B JI ton, W. Va., he resigned
■H^ Jj in April of 1953 to as
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# ^W mm Enterprises, Inc., and
begin construction of
//TAP (TV), the only TV station allocated to
the Parkersburg-Marietta, Ohio markets. He is
married and has three sons.
WILLIAM J. EDWARDS, pres. and gen. mgr. of Lake Huron B'castg. Corp., operators of WKNX-AM-TV. Saginaw-Bay City, Mich., started as an announcer at WBRC, while attending BirminghamSouthern College in Birmingham, Ala. Before entering the Navy during the war, he was news commentator for KLAC in Hollywood. Upon his discharge from the Navy, he joined with Howard H.
Wolfe in founding WKNX in 1946. He is vice pres. of the Michigan Association of Broadcasters. Edwards is a 20-year radio veteran.
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