Broadcasting Telecasting (Oct-Dec 1955)

STATIONS (Stations continues from page 86) TORER REASSIGNS 10ESSLER, RIORDAN JPOINTMENT of Walter M. Koessler as imaging director of WGBS-TV Miami was nounced last week by George B. Storer Jr., be president of Storer Bcstg. Co. southern dis Mr. Koessler succeeds Francis Riordan, who s been transferred to the post of managing -actor of KPTV (TV) Portland, Ore., another Drer station. IThe new WGBS-TV managing director, born MR. RIORDAN Milwaukee, Wis., was associated with WULO nesville, Wis., as sales manager; WROK Rockrd, 111., as general manager, and WITV (TV) i>rt Lauderdale (Miami) as general manager d executive vice president, before going to GBS-TV as sales manager in August. Mr. Riordan has been with the Storer ornization for 10 years, for nine of which he is in the sales department at WGBS Miami, coming sales manager there in 1951. In Januy of this year he was named sales manager ; WGBS-TV and was appointed managing dictor of the station in August. He began his oadcasting career in Chicago, where he ined NBC as a mail and page boy, later enging in sales promotion activities of the radio twork's central division, also in Chicago. aniel P. Weinig to Head astern Sales for Storer ! ANIEL P. WEINIG, account executive since 51 with The Katz Agency, station representative, has been named eastern radio sales manager of Storer Broadcasting Co., effective Jan. 2, it was announced last week by Tom Harker, Storer's vice president and national sales director. Mr. Weinig, who also has been associated with WELI New Haven and WLEU Erie, Pa., replaces John R. Porterfield, po resigned Nov. 21 to become a salesman th WABC-TV New York. ' According to Mr. Harker, Mr. Weinig will 3rk closely with The Katz Agency and John air & Co., in the interest of SBC's radio operties. which include WSPD Toledo, Ohio, , WVA Wheeling, W. Va., WAGA Atlanta, GBS Miami. WJBK Detroit, WBRC Birmgham and WJW Cleveland. OADCASTING • TELECASTING MR. WEINIG WNDU-TV Plans Local Color COLOR tv gear has been ordered by WNDUTV South Bend, Ind., NBC affiliate, in line with its plan to equip completely for local originations and transmissions of films and commercials, it was announced Wednesday by Bernard C. Barth, vice president and general manager of the U. of Notre Dame commercial station. The NBC affiliate placed an order for a vidicon color camera chain. WNDU-TV has been transmitting NBC-TV color shows since it went on the air July 15. Advertisers who buy spots in color programs will be offered color commercials on film or slides when equipment is delivered and installed. The station also is considering purchase of full-length color motion pictures, it was reported. NBC Spot Sales Appointed KOA-AM-TV Representative APPOINTMENT of NBC Spot Sales as the national sales representative for NBC affiliate KOA-AM-TV Denver was announced jointly last Wednesday by William Grant, president of KOA Inc. and general manager of the station, and Thomas B. McFadden, vice president in charge of NBC Spot Sales. The agreement becomes effective Feb. 1. Welcoming KOA-AM-TV to its list of stations represented, Mr. McFadden said that with the additions, NBC Spot Sales would improve "coverage pattern of major markets which are sold and serviced for national advertisers." NBC Spot Sales will represent a total of 12 tv and 10 radio stations. KOA is a 50 kw clear channel station on 850 kc, serving an area that includes 12 west central states. KOA-TV, with an effective power of 100 kw on ch. 4, covers an estimated 280,000 tv homes in the Denver area. KONA-TV Appoints Gunn National Sales Manager IAMES A. GUNN has been appointed general sales manager at KONA-TV Honolulu, replacing James Wethington, resigned. Mr. Gunn rejoins KONA-TV after a year's absence, during which he was sales manager of KTVW Seattle. Prior to that he was an account executive at the Honolulu tv station. lames Spencer, an account executive with KONA-TV, has been appointed national sales manager, and Gerald Pendrey, formerly with KTVW Seattle, has been named account executive. MR. GUNN TV, Cubs Sign NEW exclusive pact between WGN-TV Chicago and the local Cubs National League baseball club has been announced, covering tv rights to all home games for 1956-57. Agreement was signed by J. Howard Wood, president, and Frank P. Schreiber, vice president, of WGN-AM-TV, and by Philip K. Wrigley and James T. Gallagher, president and business manager of the Cubs, respectively. Pact covers 77 Cubs home contests and equalizes it with the Chicago White Sox agreement, which has two years to run and covers 55 daytime home games. The 1956 telecasts will be sponsored again on WGN-TV by Theodore Hamm Brewing Co., St. Paul, and Oklahoma Oil Products Co., Chicago. LARGE delegation of NBC Spot Sales personnel converged on Denver last week when that organization was appointed KOA-AM-TV sales representative. L to r: first row, Robert Hix, KOA sales manager; William Grant, president of KOA Inc.; George Dietrich, NBC Spot Radio national manager, and Paul Mensing, Chicago; second row, Frank DeRosa, Chicago, and Martin Pollins, New York; third row, George Dubinetz, Chicago; Robert Howard, New York; Paul Maguire, New York; Martin Percival, San Francisco; Doty Eduarde, Hollywood, and Herbert Watson, New York; standing, John Anderer, KOA salesman; James Atkins, KOA program director; Gene Grubb and Bill Lydle, both KOA salesmen. December 5, 1955 Page 95