Broadcasting Telecasting (Apr - June 1951)

allied arts opments providing increased fle: bility of lighting control, and pictur of the newest network studios a their complete facilities for observ tion and discussion. George Gill will be in attendan at Kliegl's exhibit. He has help plan lighting facilities for all siz of studios. Strictly Business (Continued from page 26) early '20s when he attended the U. of Illinois, he got a reputation for being a campus wheelhorse. He probably held down more "thankless" committee jobs during his four years at Champaign than any other member of his Class of '24. He helped run the sophomore and junior "mixers," senior "smoker," the Illinois Union dances. He was a member of the five-man Illinois Union cabinet, served on the Senior Memorial Committee, was secretary of his fraternity, Alpha Chi Rho. His most rewarding campus job was as a member of the Stadium Drive Committee — that valiant band of students in the era of the Ulini's alltime All-American "Red" Grange — who first beat the drums, and passed the hat, for the university's great Memorial Stadium. To top off all of this intra-mural activity, Burt Sears found time to indulge in student opera, and was elected to Pierrot, the school's dramatic fraternity. He recalls one opera in particular, "Tea Time in Tibet." His early habit of taking incidental chores in stride with major duties has conditioned Mr. Sears for one of the best personal performances in the Chicago representative field. His servicing of agencies leaves little to be desired, often resulting in more national business for his stations than competing operations can capture, due to more frequent contacts with timebuyers. Wide Coverage Mr. Sears represents stations in 11 states. In five states, he has five or more stations. In these states he finds he can sell statewide coverage because the outlets are spread out geographically. He aims to add more stations to his list in the six states where he has "only a foothold." With 11 Illinois stations, he feels he can cover his home state for an advertiser "more completely and more economically" than any other representative. Born in Chicago 47 years ago, Burt Sears graduated from suburban Oak Park High School in 1920. At the U. of Illinois, he took Liberal Arts & Sciences, but majored in economics. Each summer during his college days he sold classified advertising for the Chicago Herald & Examiner, and made some additional "pin money" during school-time selling advertising for students' "king-sized" desk blotters. He dabbled in Illinois politics briefly during his senior year, delivering several campaign speeches and lining up student votes for a gubernatorial candidate. Mr. Sears worked for the Herald & Examiner advertising depart ~ ment a short time after his graduation from Illinois in 1924. He later was a freelance newspaper and magazine representative. In 1935 he formed his first firm, the _ Sears Co. A year later, Sears & HARRY MATHER, account executive KSON San Diego, Calif., appointed field representative for Nationwide Features Syndicate, L. A. WALLACE STONE, manager KILO Grand Porks, N. D., appointed field representative Standard Radio Transcription Co. He will cover southeastern section making his headquarters in Atlanta. V. I. P. SERVICES Inc., N. Y. announces that endorsements and testimonial tie-in of "very important clients" are currently available to agencies and companies. RICHARD POERTER will head new department to handle such requests. JOHN G. GARAMONI appointed special sales representative United Broadcasting Co., Chicago. He was with Jim Ameche Productions & Recording Studios. ARTHUR B. HOGAN, board chairman Universal Recorders, Hollywood, and Helen Sandra Wallace were to be married in Beverly Hills April 14. ^^uipmant e © • JOHN KUNEAU, director of public relations and member of management operations committee Philco Corp., Phila., appointed vice president on executive staff. R. V. BONTECOU, staff assistant to J. M. LANG, manager of tube division General Electric, Syracuse, appointed to new position of product manager of tube division. C. J. WARD, Cincinnati regional manager Crosley Div., Avco Manufacturing Corp., appointed regional manager of New York region. F. D. O'SULLIVAN, regional manager of Atlanta region will succeed Mr. Ward. L. R. WALKER, business management representative in Atlanta region, succeeds Mr. O'Sullivan. WILLIAM F. OSWALT, manager of manufacturing for specialty transformer and ballast division, and FRANK T. GAMEC, assistant production manager for fractional horsepower motor division General Electric, appointed assistant manager of manufacturing and production manager, respectively, General Electric's control division, Schenectady, N. Y. AMPLIFIER Corp of AMERICA, N. Y. releasing new 12-page catalog, featuring series of long-playing reference tape recording-playback instruments, designed for government and commercial use in telephone monitoring, training programs, investigations, etc. CREST TRANSFORMER Corp., Chicago, has issued its new 1951 "Crestran" catalog. Complete data on entire Ayer was organized when a New Yorker, Hibbard Ayer, bought into the company. Mr. Ayer sold his interest to the founder three years later. Mr. Sears, his wife, Virginia, and their daughter, Barbara Ann, 15, live in a pretty, eight-room home in Oak Park, on the western outskirts of Chicago. company line of radio, TV and electronic transformers can be found in 16 page illustrated booklet. "fecknlcal • • • P. C. SCHAFER, manager WGRY Gary, Ind., appointed to AM engineering staff NBC Hollywood. EDWARD MILLER, RICHARD SCHLIEFFER, LEO PIOTROWSKI and WILLIAM LEE to engineering staff NBC Chicago. THOMAS GHIDIU, engineer WJMO Cleveland, appointed acting chief engineer, succeeding LARRY SHIPLEY, resigned. Exhibits — Exposition (Continued from page 120) L. H. Na'um, J. H. Douglas, H. W. Granberry, C. T. Haist and F. R. Walker. General Precision Lab NEW type of television camera equipment, with flexibility meeting studio and field requirements, is on display. Outstanding features are described by General Precision Lab as: Remote control of iris (lens change, focus, pan and tilt also available); smallest, lightest camera (80 pounds); finest mechanical design for maintenance accessibility. Other characteristics of the camera equipment include: Chain in just three pieces; completely coordinated family of lenses from 2 to 24 inches; new functional controls; brighter, sharper and higher resolution view finder; 8V2-inch monitor tube. Field type synchronizing generator is complete in one portable package, yet mounted in standard relay rack panels for permanent installation if desired. Binary counting circuit and pulse width set by delay lines are provided. Video switcher has complete flexibility of modern studio switching featuring independent monitor switching, previewing of effects, feeding "on the air" while maintaining rehearsal facilities. Personnel at the Exposition Hall: H. Barnett, R. L. Garman, Blair Foulds, E. A. Hungerford Jr., F. S. Dellenbaugh, T. P. Dewhirst, L. Garbowitz, F. N. Gillette, A. C. Haemer Jr., E. H. Lombardi, N. M. Marshall, A. Mayer, L. L. Pourciau, J. M. Sims, H. A. Stearns. Kliegl Bros. — Universal Electric Stage Lighting Co. FEATURING a complete TV lighting unit, the Kliegl exhibit enables TV engineers to inspect various types of flood and spotlights, accessories, wiring systems and a dimmer control board. A complete TV camera chain will provide a means for visitors to check various lighting arrangements. The Kliegl Bros, exhibit will be a part of General Electric's exhibit. Literature available includes Kliegl Bulletin TV-5, Television Lighting, frequently used as a guide in TV schools; data sheets on recent devel RCA Engineering Products Dept. STRONG accent on AM and TV tran mitters marks the RCA exhibit, wi a complete line of new equipment d signed to meet the needs of a mol: lization economy. The exhibit co centrates on new transmitters f economy operation, improved consol and studio audio equipment, and nc type of transmission line. Models studio and transmitter room layou are included. An entirely new line of AM tran mitters is presented. It includes 5 V transmitter and console; 250 w A! transmitter and rack of measurii and monitoring equipment; Empi State antenna model; STL equipmer including transmitter, receiver ai two dishes; transmission line ai antennas; 20 kw amplifier (if avai able). TV display includes special effee and flying spot and genlock equi; ment; new utility monitor displ; (rack mounted and cabinet); TC ] program monitor with utility mon 1 tors; video relay switching display ■ TV map; TV station layouts (models and new modified FG-400 project© Audio display includes RT-lla tai recorder; new BC-2B consolette; ne BCS-11A master switching consoh first showing of BA-6A limiting an plifier in rack; four 70-D turntable: LCI A speakers; microphones, inclui ing Starmaker; new NBC custom ai dio studio console; new AM frequent and modulation monitors. Tube display will be similar to thi shown at the IRE convention. Here is the list of personnel at tt exhibit: SALES DEPT: T. A. Smith, assis ant general manager; A. R. Hopkin general sales manager; B. Kreuze general product manager; H. C. Elwe manager of field sales coordinatic section; M. A. Keller, manager < sales administration section; J. 1 Taylor, manager of advertising ar sales promotion section; C. M. Lewi sales manager of broadcast and con munications sales section; E. C. Trac manager of broadcast sales group; J L. Gaskill and W. O. Hadlock, of ai vertising staff; L. W. Haessler, J. ] Hill, A. Josephsen, J. F. Palmquis W. D. Wenger, W. B. Varnum, J. 1 Nichols, F. D. Meadows, E. Frost, J. 1 Keachie, D. S. Newborg, P. G. Walter J. W. Hillegas, all broadcast fie! sales representatives, and E. T. Gri fith, manager of commercial servic< group. PRODUCT DEPT.: M. A. Traine product manager of broadcast produi section; D. Bain, manager of audi product group; H. Duszak, managi of video product group; R. J. Nev man, manager of transmitter produi group; J. P. McGrenra, G. W. Tunnel H. J. Lavery, H. W. Rhoades, I Luddy, E. S. Clammer, and A. H. Si per, all of broadcast product sectioi ENGINEERING: V. E. Trouant, V E. Stewart, J. E. Young, H. E. Gihrir.i W. J. Poch, J. H. Roe, W. J. Newmai and H. L. Hobson. SESAC Inc. (See article on fifth floor exhibits, I Page 122 • April 16, 1951 BROADCASTING • Telecastin