U. S. Radio (Jan-Dec 1960)

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names and faces Noting the Changes Among The People of the Industry AGENCIES Vincent J. Daraio, lormcrly in charge of the purchase o£ broadcast media, appointed account exec, Hicks Sc Greist Inc., New York. Ann Smith, previously radio-tv director o£ The Ralph H. Jones Co., Cincinnati, moves to Farson, Huff & North hch Inc. as media cHrector. Richard Mercer and Harold Longman, tv-radio copy supervisors at BBDO Inc., New York, elected v.p.'s. Jack J. Dash, iormerly president and gen. mgr. of WBCB Levitttown, Pa., joins Gresh & Kramer, Philadelphia, as exec. v. p. Hal Davis, independent tv producer-director for the past two years, joins Sudler Sc Hennessey Inc., New York, as director of radio and tv. Milton L. Price, formerly brand mgr. (new products) for Helene Curtis Industries, Chicago, appointed account exec. Mogul Williams & Saylor Inc., New York. Allen F. Flouton and Jack P. Rees, both senior v.p.'s at Compton Advertising Inc., New York, elected exec, v.p.'s. Harvey Victor and Edgar Rose, formerly account exec's at Jay Victor & Associates Inc., Newark, N. J., named v.p.'s. Len Carey, formerly of BBDO Inc., New York, appointed exec . v.p. at C. J. LaRoche Sc Co. Gene Del Bianco promoted to broadcast media manager, Harold Cabot & Co., Boston. John P. Atherton promoted to v.p., Kastor, Chesley, Clifford &: Atherton Inc., New York. Barton A. Cummings, formerly v.p. and senior account service supervisor, McCann-Erickson Inc., New York, joins Compton Advertising Inc., as v.p. and asst. to pres. STATIONS Anthony Hartman formerly account exec, at WJZ-TV Baltimore, joins WICE Providence, R. I., as local sales mgr. Louis Wollson, previously v.p., WLOS Asheville, N. C, reassigned to WFGA Jacksonville as v.p. Bob DeBardelaben, former assistant mgr., WKIX Raleigh, named gen. mgr., WLAQ Rome, Ga. Robert S. Tyrol, gen. sales mgr., WTIC Hartford, Conn., promoted to v.p. Alexander S. Klein, Jr., formerly national sales mgr., WDAS Philadelphia, appointed v.p. and gen. sales mgr., WTEL Philadelphia. Henry H. Franz, local sales mgr., WFBM Indianapolis, (~: appointed sales mgr. Art Arkalian, previously sales mgr., WERC Erie, Pa., named station mgr. Denman F. Jacobson, local sales mgr., WWJ Detroit, I promoted to sales mgr. IH. Shelton Earp, gen. mgr., WBMD Baltimore, moves [ to WWIN Baltimore in the same capacity. Shel Singer, formerly production mgr. of KRDO-AMTV Colorado Springs, Colo., named manager of the radio station. Stanley H. Edwards, sales mgr. of WTRY Albany, N. Y., promoted to station mgr. Hillis Bell, account exec, at KAKC Tulsa, named sales mgr., KIOA Des Moines. James E. Bailey, veteran Storer Broadcasting Co. executive, named managing director, WJW Cleveland. Earl Bumam, formerly gen. mgr. KSYD Wichita Falls, Tex., named mgr. KBOX Dallas. Joseph A. Macchia named national acct. exec, WGBI Scranton. He was formerly an acct. exec with WARM. Bob Kiley named acct. exec. WISH Indianapolis. He was formerly on sales staff of Gerber Products. REPRESENTATIVES Martin L. Percival promoted to eastern sales mgr., radio division, for Edward Petry &: Co., New York. Richard C. Arbuckle, v.p. and midwestern sales mgr. of Robert E. Eastman &: Co., New York, named exec. v.p. George Dubinetz of the Chicago sales staff appointed v.p. Max Friedman named eastern sales manager for H-R Representatives Inc., New York. Robert E. Stuart joins Clarke Brown Co., Dallas, as manager of the firm's New Orleans office. He was with CBS Television Film Sales, Dallas. John A. Thackaberry appointed manager of Los Angeles office, Robert E. Eastman Sc Co., Inc., New York. Morton A. Barrett, formerly director of research and sales development dept.. The Boiling Co., Inc., New York, promoted to v.p. and Chicago office mgr. NETWORKS Ernest Lee Jahncke Jr., formerly v.p. and asst. to the president, Edward Petry & Co., New York, named director, standards, of NBC. Alfred R. Beckman, formerly v.p. in charge of tv station relations, ABC-TV, appointed v.p. in charge of the Washington, D. C, office for ABC. B. P. Timothy, formerly secretary and board member of Avery-Knodel Inc., named account exec, at MBS. Rose Burnam U. S. RADIO • February 1960 71