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phis . . . John F. McCarthy to local sales manager and Julian Brownstein to account executive with the music sales force of VVROW, Albany. Networks AB-PT president Leonard Goldenson credited the ABC broadcasting division with giving a big shot in the arm to the company's thirdquarter earnings. Essence of the financial report: estimated net operating profit of AB-PT for the third quarter was $2,450,000, up 30% over the $1,886,000 for the like 1961 quarter. This represented 55 cents a share compared with 43 cents a share last year. Nine months profit rose to $8,003,000 from $7,580,000 reported last year. This amounted to $1.83 a share, vs. $1.74 in 1961. Sales: Notre Dame Football on ABC Radio to Argus Cameras (John W. Shaw) . . . Standard Knitting Mills (Edward H. Weiss) has renewed CBS Radios Arthur Godfrey for another 26 weeks starting in April. Proof of delivery: Masonite Corp. (Buchen) credits its spots on NBC TV's "Tonight" with an increase of 500% in sales of Royalcote paneling. This success has prompted Masonite to renew "Tonight" and one-minute spots in the new series will run through 23 November, featuring its newest product, Presto Peg Board. New affiliates: WCAW, Charleston, and WKWK, Wheeling, to Mutual Broadcasting System. PEOPLE ON THE MOVE: Herbert F. Solow to director, daytime programs, West Coast, NBC TV, from the same post at CBS TV. Reps Blair has completed the transition of its organizational structure started last month with the consolidation of its tv sales arms. The second and final phase: the naming of Arthur H. McCoy as president of Blair Radio. He has been executive vice president of the radio division. Rep appointments: KBEA, Kansas City, ROME, Tulsa, and WMIN, Minneapolis, to Spot Time Sales. KBEA was with Broadcast time Sales, KOME with Robert Eastman and WMIN with Gil-Perna . . . WXKW, Albany-Troy, to New England Spot Sales for business in that area . . . WERE, Cleveland, to H-R Representatives . . . WHIM, Providence, to Adam Young . . . KRKD, Los Angeles, to Weed Radio. PEOPLE ON THE MOVE: Wil j liam D. McKinstry to head of the St. Louis office, Edward W. Lier to assistant sales manager for tv, New York, and Alfred J. Larson to di-l rector of special services for tv, I New York, all at Avery Knodel . . Bob Hahlman to manager of the Chicago office and Harvey Glor to manager of the Detroit office of Newsmakers in tv radio advertising William D. McKinstry has been named to head up the new St. Louis office of Avery-Knodel. McKinstry, 28, did announcing work while an undergraduate and in the service. On his return to civilian life in 1958 he became an on-the-air personality for WMIX, Mt. Vernon. In October 1959 he joined Gardner Advertising as a media buyer. Rex Pre is has been elected vice president and station manager of WOAI, San Antonio. Preis has served as station manager of WOAI since January of 1959. Prior to joining the station in April 1951, he had ten years experience in programing, sales, and management in the broadcast business. Southland Industries owns the station. William M. Scruggs, Jr., is now director of sales for WSOC-TV, Charlotte. He's been at the station for the past four years, serving as promotion, southern sales and national sales manager. Before that he was in Atlanta, where he was a vice president with Bomar Lowrance 8c Associates covering southern states for NBC Spot Sales. Elmer 0. Wayne, vice president of ABC and general manager of KGO, San Francisco, has resigned to accept the post of executive vice president and general manager of the Texas Star Broadcasting Co. of Houston, operator of KENS, San Antonio. Wayne joined KGO in 1960 after serving at KFI, Los Angeles, and WJR, Detroit. 74 SPONSOR/5 NOVEMBER 1962J*