Broadcasting (Apr - June 1950)

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Classified Advertisements PAYABLE IN ADVANCE — Checks and money orders only. Situation Wanted 10c per word — $1 minimum. Help Wanted 20c per word — $2 minimum. All other classifications 25c per word — $4 minimum. No charge for blind box number. One inch ads, acceptable, $12.00 per insertion. Deadline two weeks preceding issue date. Send box replies to Broadcasting Magazine, 870 National Press Bldg., Washington 4, D. C. BROADCASTING is not responsible for the return of application material (transcriptions, photographs, scripts, etc.) forwarded to box numbers. Help Wanted Managerial Manager — 250 w station one year old. Thriving community. Adequately financed local business men. City of 9000. Excellent opportunity. T. C. Gregory. Box 1068. Alliance. Nebraska. Salesmen Salesmen wanted. Up and coming daytime regional in metropolitan market contemplating fulltime will need by August two high-producing salesmen who can create punchy presentations and research. One will be promoted to sales manager. Must have proven sales record, must have worked with smallest and largest advertisers, know how to deal with agencies, large or small; no price-cutters wanted, just solid, honest salesmen who know how to merchandise. State salary, commission required; send references, complete resume and picture; new management guarantees square deal, aggressive, on-the-ball sales operation. Address Box 806E, BROADCASTING. Network station with both AM and TV operation has opening for staff salesman. Must have radio sales experience. Attractive salary and commission plan. Send complete particulars, including photo, references, experience, to Box 831E, BROADCASTING. Salesman for transit radio and functional music station in Pennsylvania. Guarantee plus commissions. All information plus salary requirements first letter. Box 840E, BROADCASTING. Wanted — yes. alive! — a man who knows he can sell result-producing radio schedules on a most successful 1000 watt daytime independent in a southwestern market of 250,000 that has doubled the average independent's Hooper rating and keeps its one-sixth audience in the 6-station market. Want a man who is alert enough to know that a salesman's job is the best job in radio today — no management headaches, no conferences, no public relations. All he wants to do is go out and sell, keep sold and collect from his accounts so they'll stay on the air and increase his billing to increase his earnings. We offer $400 flat per month salary for 3 months, then $400 per month draw against 15% commission for 3 months and after that it's straight 15%. We won't fuss with you if your billing after 6 months stays about $2000. although we'd be disappointed as that only makes you $300. We want a man who will hit at least $4000 after 6 months and can hold it. Station owned by one of American's most successful retailers who lets staff operate properly. Fine conditions. Sell yourself in letter to Box 8S8E. BROADCASTING. Must be ready to go to work no later than May 15. Wanted: Salesman for Texas 500 watt independent. Guaranteed $60.00 weekly for first three months. 15 per cent commission thereafter. Will not be changed. Housing available. Box 904E. BROADCASTING. Salesman — Opportunity for steady hard working local salesman on dominant network regional station. Complete details and references with application. WFDF, Flint, Michigan. WSKB, McComb. Mississippi, 5000 watts. Open for two top salesmen — write, wire, phone — confidential. Announcers Announcer-sportscaster, excellent opportunity open for experienced young announcer-sportscaster who wants to step up to 1.000 watt, network affiliate operation. Graduated wag1? scale, talent. Michigan location. Send audition disc, photo and letter of qualifications to Box 307E. BROADCASTING. Help Wanted (Cont'd) Announcers wanted. Up and coming daytime regional in metropolitan market needs three experienced, mature announcers. Disc jockey, news-writerannouncer, all-round staff man. Men who see announcing as serious business, used to writing, planning and producing shows on short notice if necessary; willing to work with superiors. No know-it-all hotshots need apply. Writing desirable but not absolutely necessary; send sample continuity and commercial copy. Give starting salary requirements, references, complete resume. Send picture and audition disc on 78 rpm. Sorry, no discs or pictures returned. Address Box 805E, BROADCASTING. Midwest network station has opening for experienced sports announcer who can combine with regular staff duties. Attractive salary. Send particulars including photo. Box 830E, BROADCASTING. 1000 watt independent near Chicago has opening for versatile staff announcer. Personal interview required. Box 856E, BROADCASTING. Announcer, commercial, special events, sports, etc. Write good copy. 1st class license. Send background, audition, salary requirement, references. Write Box 896E, BROADCASTING, Announcer with first class license. Send disc, photo and salary requirements. Car necessary. Box 905E, BROADCASTING. Middlewest network local wants young, experienced announcer-control operator. Must be educated, clean cut, aggressive but sincere, good natural voice and diction, news ability, congenial, willing to learn. Cooperation and loyalty a must. No hotshots, disc jockeys or sophisticates. Tell all first letter with photo and disc. KSWM, Joplin, Mo. Experienced combination man for WLEW, Bad Axe, Michigan. Send disc, photograph and full qualifications to WSAM, Saginaw, Michigan. Technical Opening available in middlewest station for engineer with license and control room experience. Must be good audio production man. Exceptional opportunity for right man to grow into combination AM-TV operation. State salary, experience, send photo first letter. Reply Box 787E, BROADCASTING. Production-Programming , others Program director, Michigan kw planning expansion. Interview essential before final employment. Also need announcer with ticket. Apply Manager, WTVB, Coldwater, Mich. Situations Wanted Managerial General manager with $5000.00 to invest desires change because of station sale. Twenty years radio, ten in management and sales. Strong on sales. Can operate at minimum. Box 812E, BROADCASTING. Manager, accent on sales. Young, aggressive. 12 years grass-root experience in all phases of radio. Record of successful operation. College graduate. Box 814E, BROADCASTING. Manager, commercial manager, salesman. Complete knowledge of station operation. Strong on sales. Hard worker. Have proven record. Anxious for better opportunity. Excellent references. Married, 28, car, free to travel. Can arrange for personal interview. Box 848E, BROADCASTING. Manager or sales woman, yes woman with national contacts. Proven record in sales and successful manager of independent small market station. West coast or southwest. Box 857E, BROADCASTING. Situations Wanted (Cont'd) Salesman with 20 years background in national, regional and local advertising wishes commercial manager's job in progressive station. Annual billing record last year in market of half million exceeded $100,000.00 on regional independent. Married, Salary important but secondary to opportunity to become permanent in community. References. Box 866E, BROADCASTING. Successful manager, commercial manager. 12 years experience, young, married. Excellent references. Details? Box 894E. BROADCASTING. Salesmen Salesman, married, excellent references, midwest preferred. Announcing, writing experience. Box 810E, BROADCASTING. Announcers Excellent staff announcer. Present 50 kw. Desire change. Experience commercials, news, popular and classical music, special events, sports play-byplay and color. NBC trained. 28. College. Married. Start $65 week. Box 736E, BROADCASTING. Experienced announcer (3 years). Age 23. Single. 2 years college. Presently employed. Available within two weeks. Preferable west coast. Box 808E, BROADCASTING. Topflight sportscaster. Present 50 kw sports and staff. Experience baseball, basketball, football, boxing, hockey. Also sportswriting and features. 28. College. Married. Want permanent position reliable operation. Start $65 week. Box 735E, BROADCASTING. Announcer — five years experience, versatile, best references, sponsors and station. Prefer southwest. Consider all offers if permanent. Car, married. Employed. Box 811E, BROADCASTING. Announcer — Radio 4 years. Know programming. Want position with future. 27, married. Desire western states, will consider all. Presently employed midwest independent. Box 813E, BROADCASTING. Experienced NYC announcer. Staff. Sports. Jockey. Progressive eastern station. Permanent. You say you want to sell your market. Hire me! Box 823E, BROADCASTING. On deadend street for two years. Desire opportunity. Emcee, jockey, strong on news, commercial. Program ideas, some writing. Five years experience, family man. Right man for right station. Box 845E. BROADCASTING. Newsman-announcer. Experienced. Just graduated Northwestern University. Trained in all phases of broadcasting. Looking for radio or TV job with a future. Will travel anywhere. Disc, picture, full details upon request. Box 846E, BROADCASTING. Announcer-disc jockey. Ambitious, dependable. Had schooling, need experience. Travel anywhere. Salary secondary. Single, sober, full-part-time. Own collection of records. Best references. Disc, photo on request. Box 847E, BROADCASTING. Announcer. Young, experienced, single. Versatile, conscientious worker; willing to travel. College background. Box 849E, BROADCASTING. Chief announcer program director. Stable, reliable, family man, 10 years experience — programming, announcing, handling staff. Box 851E, BROADCASTING. Available as summer replacement announcer while I look for a permanent place. Four years announcing experience. Age 25. Box 853E, BROADCASTING. Summer relief. All-round announcer. Experience all phases broadcasting. Available June 20 to Labor Day. East preferred. Box 854E, BROADCASTING. Professionally trained announcer, some experience, age 22, will travel. Disc and photo available. Box 855E, BROADCASTING. Five years experience in larger midwest markets. Strong commercial. Light-heavy news and sportscasting (no play-by-play). First love — disc show. Age 30, married, one child. Box 858E, BROADCASTING. Situations Wanted (Cont'd) Experienced announcer, news man j sports (color), music librarian desires to settle in the southwest. Box 859E BROADCASTING. Experienced announcer, disc jockey! familiar with all phases of radio and 3 television. Single, automobile, free tol travel. Will prove to be an asset to your station. Available immediately 1 Write Box 861E, BROADCASTING. Listen . . . young, ambitious announcer with great ability. Operate console play-by-play. How about all night show? Repeat, young, ambitious. Box 862E, BROADCASTING. Experienced announcer-MC for twelve years, all phases of radio and programming. South preferred. Box 863E BROADCASTING. Announcer with first phone; two years combo, staff, news, DJ, hillbilly; AMFM transmitter; prefer program work: now employed; car; married; desire permanent position in southeast. Box" 867E. BROADCASTING. Experienced combination man wants position with progressive station. Box 859E, BROADCASTING. Announcer, newscaster. Available now , BA Degree, single, have car. Will' travel. Disc, photo on request. Box 895E. BROADCASTING. Staff announcer, veteran, presently employed in the east, wishes to return tc the far west, California preferred. i\ years experience including audience participation and play-by-play. 1V£ years with CBS affiliate. Best refer-' ences. Will be going west about May, 25th — may I stop and talk with you" Box 897E, BROADCASTING. Sportscaster-announcer. Desires per. manency. Six years experience, play ! by-play, newscasting, commercial. Married, 29. South or west coast — will consider all. Box 900E. BROADCASTING Quality voice demands salary anc talent. Completely experienced alij type shows. No small stations con sidered. Will sell and please. Available in May. Prefer live interview. Bo? 901E. BROADCASTING. Staff announcer with play-by-pla: ability available. Four years experi ence, network and independent. Oper ate console. Married. Dependable. low; and midwest preferred. Box 903E' BROADCASTING. |j Announcer, versatile, college. Actinj experience only. Joseph Carbone, 44< Schiller, Chicago. Newscaster. Successfully sponsored oi 5 and 50 kw stations. Experienced ii all phases of radio programming. Writi Frank LaRue. 907 Olympia Bldg. Miami, Florida. Announcer — Topnotch commercial manDJ, news. Good selling voice, thorougl-j knowledge all phases radio. Married-! Age 35. Photo. Disc on request, O. J Lehto. 742 Aldine Ave.. Chicago 131 Illinois. . Versatile announcer, V/z years experir ence, desires summer work. Gordoi Mclntyre, 7320 Castor Avenue, Phila, delphia 15, Pa. [ Experienced announcer — overall an ! nouncing including news. DJ, commercials, etc. Operate console, writ ! copy. Young, single. Available im ■. mediately. Dean Murray, 608 Sout! Main, Milbank, S. Dak. Top announcers; top newscasters; to;, writers; available now. Write, phon or wire Pathfinder School of Radic. 1222-A Oak St., Kansas City, Mo HArrison 0473. A character with character! I lov work, I hate money! Versatile, flexible superstrong DJ. College grad (U. o Md.). vet, married. Prefer east, bu will travel. Danny Sheelds, 3312 Clark j Lane, Apt. E, Baltimore. Md, Fores 0210. > Technical Engineer, experienced 5 kw AM, 3 kv FM transmitters control board, remotes. Good background. Single, cai will travel. Box 690E, BROADCAST ING. _m Young, single man desires engineerin || position. Two months experience, ver It reliable, able to go anywhere. Bo il 788E, BROADCASTING. m Engineer, age 24. Transmitter an I studio experience in 250 watt and 1 to* stations. Construction experience of jl kw directional. Training includes Ac! vance Radio Engineering from CRE Box 844E. BROADCASTING.