Broadcasting Telecasting (July - Sept 1951)

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CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS Payable in advance. Checks and money orders only. Situations Wanted, 10<* per word — $1.00 minimum • Help Wanted, 20<ji per word — $2.00 minimum All other classifications 25<J per word — $4.00 minimum • Display ads. $12.00 per inch No charge for blind box number. Send box replies to Broadcasting, 870 National Press Bldg., Washington 4, D. C. All transcriptions, photos, etc., sent to box numbers are sent at owner's risk, any liability or responsibility for their custody or return. Broadcasting expressly repudiates Help Wanted New 5 kw (1 kw night) going on the air in southeast this fall. Invite inquiries about or applications for all staff positions, except that of chief engineer. All replies held in strict confidence until and unless you say otherwise. Box 510K, BROADCASTING. Managerial Sales promotion manager needed by outstanding midwest, regional network affiliate. Must be creative with thorough knowledge graphic arts. Must be able to originate and write publicity. Need a sales promotion man who knows radio and is ambitious. Include with letter application salary expectations and a recent photograph with samples of publicity writing, newspaper ad layouts, brochures and other examples of performance. Address Box 341K, BROADCASTING. Manager salesman to assume full charge midwest station. Finest and most modern equipment. Excellent opportunity to qualified person. Box 400K, BROADCASTING. Salesman Head salesman wanted. Pennsylvania area, 15% commission, $75.00 per week draw. Reply Box 441K, BROADCASTING. If you can sell radio time, I'd like to hire you. Straight salary adjusted periodically. Substantial 5 kw in undeveloped Ohio metropolitan market needs a down-to-earth salesman. Sales ability comes first. Experience and other details in first letter. Box 451K, BROADCASTING. Salesman or salesmanager. 250 watt east central network affiliate.. Rush references and full information. Box 498K, BROADCASTING. Wanted: Account executive, with radio or television experience, by mediumsize, long-established, financially strong agency in midwestern city of \\ million. With TV arriving early in 1952, here's a ground floor opportunity for young man with yen for selling. Salary and participation. Give full background first letter. Box 502K, BROADCASTING. 5 kw Mutual midwest station in market of over 100,000 has opening for experienced salesman to handle national and regional accounts. Adequate draw against commission. Only experienced men apply. Box 508K, BROADCASTING, Good deal for man experienced sports and sales. Upper midwest. Box 511K, BROADCASTING. Progressive independent station needs experienced salesman with ideas immediately. Air time optional. Full details first letter. KWBM, Williston, North Dakota. Experienced time salesman. No floaters. Good proposition for right man, salary and commission. Tell all first letter. G. T. Frechette, WFHR, Wisconsin Rapids, Wis, Wanted: Salesman — must have background of radio sales in comparable market and should have knowledge of the south but this is not essential. Give full details and picture in first letter. We pay 15% and drawing account. WHAN, Charleston, S. C. Chief salesman wanted in Berkshire, New England area. Fifteen percent commission, $100.00 guaranteed draw for the right man. Contact Nicoll, WNAW, North Adams, Massachusetts. Florida newspaper owned station with FM affiliate requires experienced time salesman. Famous resort city, excellent opportunity. Car essential. Write Jerry Stone, WNDB, Daytona Beach, Fla. Help Wanted (Cont'd) Announcers Immediate opening announcer with first class ticket, good pay for qualified man, will consider inexperienced man with training and ability. Send disc and details. Box 475K, BROADCASTING. Announcer-engineer, network station making good profits, congenial small staff, owner-manager, excellent living conditions. $65 to start. Selling not required, but will pay 20% commissions on all sales. Located in southeast. Box 382K, BROADCASTING. Experienced announcer, midwest 500 watter. Give full details, experience and salary required. Box 401K, BROADCASTING. Opening night man who can handle football also. Send resume. Texas. Box 405K, BROADCASTING. We are interested in a solid responsible man approximately 25 to 35 with a good news voice who would have a real interest in taking charge of and developing high caliber news programs for this station. He must know how to collect and write local news properly. He should preferably be a family man with an interest in permanence. We can offer a high type community to live and work in, pleasant and congenial conditions and we feel, a respectable salary to the right man. Box 425K, BROADCASTING. Announcer-engineer, opportunity for advancement in profitable network station located near Birmingham. $55.00 to start, small congenial staff, owner is manager, selling not required but will pay 20% commission on all sales. Box 383K, BROADCASTING, Announcer-engineer. Western Pennsylvania station. Minimum guarantee $80.00 week. Excellent working conditions. Must be good staff announcer. Box 455K, BROADCASTING, Quality morning man with first class ticket. Must be excellent announcer and deliver highly rated show and newscast to women's audience. Opening now with one of Pacific northwest's most aggressive one kw station. $360 to start. Send complete information to Box 460K, BROADCASTING. Football announcer plus staff duties. Tell all. Box 406K, BROADCASTING. Announcer-engineer, dependable, conscientious, wanted by Minnesota station. Good salary. Send details to Box 462K, BROADCASTING. Announcer, $200.00 monthly, forty hour week, time and a half overtime. Send disc, photo. Box 471K, BROADCASTING. Immediate opening announcer with good voice, versatile and stable, good pay, midwest. Send disc and details Box 474K, BROADCASTING, Announcer-salesman: Experienced man capable managing remote studios midwest town 12,000. Opportunity for announcer strong on sales. Earnings $100.00 plus. Box 476K, BROADCASTING. Experienced announcer-salesman wanted by Minnesota station. Must be good on DJ shows. Must like to sell. Good salary. Write to Box 477K, BROADCASTING. Pacific northwest, Mutual AM-FM in small market. Excellent opportunity for good voice with license. Must be able to handle disc and special shows effectively. Sports experience helpful. Send full information and expected salary. Box 487K, BROADCASTING. Help Wanted (Cont'd) Announcer-engineer! Progressive western town. Good climate. Friendly staff. Salary commensurate with living standard. Apartments available. Box 492K, BROADCASTING. Wanted — announcer, colored. Must be family man and well educated. Previous experience and references necessary. Opportunity for advancement. Box 484K, BROADCASTING. Wanted. Two announcers for northern Michigan station. At least one year experience. Send letter, disc and starting salary requirement. Box 503K, BROADCASTING. Sportscaster-announcer. Must be tops play-by-play and competent special events, general staff. Above average earnings right man. Midwest. Write all Box 512K, BROADCASTING. September opening Texas station announcer with deep voice, experienced board work. Good starting salary, raises dependent upon individual. Full details first letter include salary expected and send disc or tape to Box 515K, BROADCASTING. Announcer with ticket. 250 watter, near N. Y. Box 524K. BROADCASTING. Major NE market net regional wants "zany" morning personality. Must submit "proof of performance" and ability to out-Hooper and outsell past competition. Send disc, photo, background and salary requirement first letter. Box 527K, BROADCASTING, Immediate opening established Mutual affiliate combination announcer and engineer, first phone, car helpful. Good top pay, permanent position, 40 hour week. Experience preferred. Contact Dave Button, KSVP, Artesia, N. Mexico. Wanted: Announcer or combination man. Excellent opportunity. Send photo, disc, references, WABG, Greenwood, Miss. Experienced staff announcer, Florida 250 Liberty. Chance for play-by-play football if qualified. Engineering license an asset but not required. WCNH, Quincy, Florida. Mature in voice with good common sense. That's the announcer we want for network station. Please do not apply unless you are better than average announcer. Excellent base, plus talent. Rush audition disc and background to Dave Rodman, WEIM, Fitchburg, Mass. Combination announcer-engineer, emphasis on announcing. First class ticket necessary. State salary. Send disc or tape and past record. WKJF, Pittsburgh, Penna. Wanted: Capable, experienced staff announcer. $62.40 for 48-hour, 6-day week. If first class licensed, $72.80 week. WLET, Toccoa, Georgia. Announcer-engineer, with first class ticket, at least six months experience. Good working conditions, 250-watt network station. Send disc, qualifications and salary requirements. WMLT, Dublin, Georgia. Engineer announcer for splendidly equipped small town station near Atlanta. Want good engineer — willing to teach announcing. Permanent position. Reasonable living conditions. WMOC, Covington, Georgia. Will pay sixty-five for good combination man who can read a commercial and do DJ work. Send disc or call at WMPM, Smithfield, N. C. Announcer-engineer, first phone, send disc, resume. WNNT, Warsaw, Virginia. Announcer engineer, first phone. WWGS, Tifton, Ga.. Phone 921. Help Wanted (Cont'd) Announcer and announcer engin« wanted. South Georgia network &f iate needs a straight announcer a also combo man. Good salary. Presf help adequate, but looking ahead. Te phone 327, WVOP, Vidalia, Georg:; Technical First class engineer. No experience j quired. Virginia network station. B 238K, BROADCASTING. Ohio station needs experienced en. neer. Good living and working com. tions. Position permanent. Send i sume past experience, salary requiments, etc. to Box 410K, BROADCAS ING. Wanted: Engineer-announcer at 250 w. east central network affiliate. Annour . ing experience desirable but not < \ sential. Box 497K, BROADCASTIN Control operator, first class licen:l $55 a week to start. Send photo, r< i erences to KBIX, Muskogee, Oki.t homa. Wanted engineer, experience unnecr sary, $55 for 40 hours time and V2 o\)F 40. Car essential; paid vacation. Co tact KGAR, Box 878, Garden Cr' Kansas. First class engineer. Experience r. r essential. Wire information and ei"" pected salary per 44 hour week \ KVAL, Brownsville, Texas. Transmitter operator needed immec ately at new 1000 watt near beautii Wolf Creek Lake. No experience ne essary. Contact Chief Engineer, WAI Columbia, Kentucky. Immediate opening for a combinati first class engineer-announcer, or ; engineer with a first class licem Telephone J. Eric Williams, WGA Utica, N. Y. Wanted — engineer 1st phone, $200 month, contact Tim Marsh, WHAf7.e Shelbyville, Tenn. Immediate opening for first class tick at FM station. Experience not nece sary, but car required. WHDL-FI Olean, New York. Wanted immediately first class licens operator with some experience at co trols. Pay scale 1.15 per hour. Mir mum 59.80 per week. Contact F. Lackey, WHOP, Hopkinsville, Ky. Engineer AM and FM NBC affilia $1.40 per hour time and one-half ovfffi 40 hours. Graduated sick leave pay i to six months at full pay plus s5 months at half pay after five yeajj|s service. See story in September 1£P RCA Broadcast News. Thomas Ph lips, WKPT, Kingsport. Tennessee. Immediate opening for transmitter e. gineer, 1 kw ABC. Car necessar; Contact Harold White, WKTY, L_ Crosse. Wisconsin. Production-Programming, Other Radio and TV writer, script and cor mercial, by medium-sized Pittsbur; agency as addition to 4-man depai I ment. Moderate salary, good oppo a tunity for advancement in productio 9j Send photo, experience outline, ava~ ability date and desired salary to stai Reply Box 339K, BROADCASTING. Experienced copywriter, to produ original, results-getting copy. Give f details, samples and salary require Box 402K, Broadcasting. Radio writer-female. Continuity ai copy. Also experienced broadcastc Two years announcing and progrs planning. Experienced interviewii celebrities, delving in local history a* local personalities. Broad college ed cation. Want southwest only. Box 457: BROADCASTING. Newsman. To gather, write, newscs local news and handle wire. H. Winsor, WBYS, Canton, Illinois. Copywriter, male or female, experien necessary. No air work. Write Ma ager, WNAM, Neenah, Wisconsin. UDt I