Broadcasting Telecasting (Jan-Mar 1952)

Mr. Parker BOYD LAWLOR, sales manager, WWCA Gary, Ind., to WLOL Minneapolis as program director and director of sales promotion. ROBERT E. PARKER, news editor, WSIB C r e s t o n , Iowa, joins staff of South Dakota State College, Brooking's, S. D., to direct building of a radio department. Mr. Parker entered radio as winner of WMT Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Farm Radio Scholorship in 1948. DAVE ALLEN joins announcing staff of KWK St. Louis. MYRON GOLDEN resigns from radio production staff at Grant Adv., Chicago, to join NBC's Welcome Travelers staff as executive producer. GRANT VAN PATTEN, audio engineer, WHEN (TV) Syracuse, to WRGB (TV) Schenectady as television director. PAUL DIXON, disc jockey at WCPO Cincinnati, to succeed DENNIS JAMES for 11:30 a.m. to noon program on ABC-TV, Monday through Friday, starting Feb. 18. RUSS TROST, freelance, to CBS-TV Hollywood as casting director. ALICE PENTLARGE, production assistant for DuMont Network's Court of Current Issues, named to assist program director BETTY COLCLOUGH on America's Town Meeting on ABC radio-TV. JOHN FRANKENFIELD, WBAL-TV Baltimore directing staff, father of boy, John, Jan. 22. There's Niore SELL on . lURni RICHMOND VIRGINIA 910KC-5KW ABC ^5="'^ AFFILIATE NATIONAL REP — EDWARD PETRY I SCO., INC. Page 80 • February 4, 1952 air-casters OTT ROUSH, production manager at WMC and WMCF (FM) Memphis, promoted to program director. NELSON CASE, host of CBS-TV Ken Murray Show and announcer for LOWELL THOMAS, has been signed to serve as host of Pulitzer Playhouse on WJZ-TV New York. BERT SHIMP, WSAZ Huntington, W. Va., production director, appointed program director replacing TED EILAND who moves to WSAZ-TV in same capacity. TOM BORDENKIRCHER named TV production manager assisted by HANK STOHL. EILEEN BOECHER appointed TV traffic director replacing ELIZABETH CONATY, now siapervisor of national sales and secretary to the general manager. BOB BENNETT to KTTV (TV) Hollywood as assistant sales service manager. RHONA CONNERY, special events editor of Radio Malaya, touring U. S. under the auspices of Natural Rubber Bureau, Washington, to study radio and TV facilities in 25 cities. GEORGE PHILLIPS, music director, librarian and staff announcer. Miss Connery WSVS Crewe, Va., promoted to program director. HANK WEAVER, news and sportscaster, ABC radio-TV, Hollywood, assigned role in MGM film, "Pat and Mike." FRANK TARLOFF, Hollywood radio writer, to CBS-TV Hollywood Meet Corliss Archer as producer and CBS Radio version as director. DAVE WIKEN, WISN Milwaukee staff announcer, to WKNA Charleston, W. Va., in same capacity. CORRINE WINQUIST, traffic manager, KLX Portland, Ore., promoted to production manager. WILLIAM F. LOADER, radio producer, WHAS-AM-TV Louisville, named promotion manager. He will Mr. Thompson Mr. Loader be assisted by ROBERT W. THOMPSON who joins stations from R. C. Riebel Adv., same city. BRUCE GRANT, chief announcer, WJEF Grand Rapids, Mich., named production supervisor. JANE ANNE WYKOFF, KCIL Houma, La., to WJEF as women's editor. ARMAND LA POINTE, Hollywood radio announcer, to KLAC-TV Hollywood as staff announcer. Mr. Sanders CECIL W. SANDERS, production staff, WHAS Louisville, moves to WHASTV. JOE O'NEILL, music director, KVOO Tulsa, appointed assistant program director in addition to his other duties. LOUISE MARTIN joins staff as traffic manager. CHARLES CONNER replaces MARGARET YOUNKIN in continuity department. BOB GEISS joins KVOO as assistant to SAM SCHNEIDER, farm director. BOB SMITH, former sports director at WCOL Columbus, Ohio, and WIMB Jackson, Mich., assumes similar duties at WKGN Knoxville, Tenn. BOB CRAGER, program director, WWCO Waterbury, Conn., father of second girl, Jeri Lynn, Jan. 7. LARRY KEATING, announcer, NBC radio, Hollywood, assigned role in MGM film, "Eagle on His Cap." HELEN SIOUSSAT, director of talks for CBS Radio, scheduled as guest speaker at annual banquet of the American Assn. of University Women, Blair County Chapter, Altoona, Pa., Feb. 12. HOWARD DEMERE, announcer, KSD and KSD-TV St. Louis, returns to station after year's military leave. NORM GERMANI, announcer, KXO El Centro, Calif., promoted to chief announcer. MARTY ROBERTS, farm director and hillbilly disc jockey, WDZ Decatur, 111., to WCKY Cincinnati to co-star r on Jamboree with NELSON KING, three time , winner of top hillbilly disc jockey title in the U. S. FREEMAN LUSK, U. S. Navy commander and mod I erator of KLACTV Hollywood's Freedom Forum, assigned role of Army general in Paramount film, "Military Policemen." HOLLYWOOD BB RIGHTS KFWB Gets AM; TV Pends KFWB Hollywood, for undisclosed sum, last week acquired exclusive radio rights to all Hollywood Stars baseball games this year. KFWB will carry home games live and recreate all out-of-town contests. Although negotiations are under way, no deal has been consummated for TV rights to the games, it was said. Friendly suit instituted by the baseball club against Earl Gilmore, ball park owner, is said to be holding up contract signing. Mr. Gilmore is asking 75% of monies received from TV as against 331/3% last year. %««« Mr. Roberts WALTER GRAUMAN, floor manager. KNBH (TV) Hollywood, elevated to* director. VINCE HOSTETLER, production staff, WBAP-TV Fort Worth, father of s. boy, David Vincent, Jan. 18. MARVIN MILLER, announcer-actor, NBC radio, Hollywood, father of £ girl, Millissa, Jan. 23. Meurd • • • MORT L. LINDER, news director, WSBT South Bend, Ind., and director of National Assn. of Radio News Directors, selected "outstanding young man of 1951" ^by South Bend Junior Assn. of Commerce. RANDY GOVER, timm Mr. Gover remain to handle daily. news staff, KTTS Springfield, Mo., to KLRA Little Rock, Ark., in same capacity. He replaces JERRY REUTER, resigned. PHILIP N. JOHNSON, special features director, WCHS Portland, Me., named news editor. CHARLES' T. WADE, former news editor, will special newscasts IRE Houston Meeting FOURTH Southwestern Institute of Radio Engineers conference and radio engineering show will be held in Houston, May 16-17, at the Rice Hotel, it was announced last week. Keynote address will be delivered by Donald B. Sinclair, president of General Radio Co. and IRE president-elect. ! 5 File Record Suit COLUMBIA RECORDS Inc. and musician Louis Armstrong instituted court action Tuesday in New York Supreme Court to stop unauthorized use of records they produced between 1925 and 1932.' Suits were filed against Paradox Industries Inc. and its president,^ Dante Bolletino who, the complaint, charges, produced "pirated" rec-; ords under label called "Jolly Roger." W R ^ ^yiomp6on ITH 28 years . . . ADIO experience and . . . TRADE know how, operates . . . ALTOONA's most comm u n i t y-c o n s c i o u s station . . . . . . and from community service comes community interest in your product. Represented by Robert Meeker Associates ABC BROADCASTING • Telecasting