Broadcasting Telecasting (Jan-Mar 1956)

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CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS Payable in advance. Checks and money orders only. Deadline: Undisplayed — Monday preceding publication date. Display — Tuesday preceding publication date. Situations Wanted 20tf per word — $2.00 minimum • Help Wanted 25tf per word — $2.00 minimum. All other classifications 30tf per word — $U.OO minimum • Display ads $15.00 per inch No charge for blind box number. Send box replies to Broadcasting • Telecasting, 1735 DeSales St. N. W., Washington 6, D. C. Applicants: If transcriptions or bulk packages submitted, $1.00 charge for mailing (Forward remittance separately, please). All transcriptions, photos, etc., sent to box numbers are sent at owner's risk. Broadcasting • Telecasting expressly repudiates any liability or responsibility for their custody or return. RADIO EADIO RADIO Help Wanted Managerial Are you this manager? You know how to operate a music station in a large market. You are good in sales management, not an arm chair executive. You are level headed. You are a family man, and you want to make good living, yet do not expect all the profits of the business. You know how to hold down expenses. You are not young, nor of the old school. You are not a high pressure person. You are honest, and don't mind working. This is a tough market, write only if you are interested. Box 932E, B-T. Sales manager. We have a real financial opportunity, (both money-wise and future wise) in the midwest to offer to a top-notch salesman capable of handling men. Please give full deltails first letter. Box 937E, B-T. Station manager for WSTR, Sturgis, Michigan, established 250 watt fulltime station. Prefer commercial and air experience. Start about January 23. Apply: E. H. Munn, Jr., Station WTVB, Coldwater, Michigan. Experienced manager for new 1M watt daytimer 900kc. Third station in Mississippi's third market. Must have proven sales-management background. Complete charge. Want manager now to plan studios, equipment and build staff. Give complete details first letter. Enclose recent picture John T. Gibson, Delta-Democrat-Times, Greenville, Mississippi. Salesmen Three station company needs experienced radio salesman immediately in large Michigan market. Great potential to right man. Send detailed resume past experience, references, photo. Box 857E, B-T. Radio salesman! Permanent! Guarantee, commission. Wisconsin. Full details, salary requirements. Box 906E, B-T. Business and sales representative for one of the world's largest news agencies to sell news film, photos, facsimile, and news wire services to newspapers, television and radio stations. Generous starting salary, commissions and expenses with proven background. Submit fullest details. Box 939E, B-T. Salemen . . . KAVE, Carlsbad, New Mexico wants energetic young salesman anouncer from southwest area. Draw account to start, then high straight commission. Help Wanted— (Cont'd) Salesman, sports announcer for fulltime indie. College town, good pay, immediate. WCLD, Cleveland, Miss. Immediate opening for aggrressive salesman. Salary and incentive. Must be experienced in major market operation. Write directly to Gus Nathan, Commercial Manager, WKNB, 1422 New Britain Avenue, West Hartford, Conn. Immediate opening for male or female interested in settling in an active metropolitan district city. Some experience desired. Write or call WSTC, 270 Atlantic Street, Stamford, Connecticut. DA vis 4-7575. Announcers Outstanding disc jockey for midwest station. Must have ability to sell on air. Give complete details and references. Box 848E, B-T. Deejay. Must have distinctive style, know his records, and be able to sell on the air. Give, complete resume of previous experience, salary expected and enclose snapshot. Don't send tape until requested. Box 872E, B-T. Expanding 5kw operation in leading market needs versatile, experienced announcer capable of handling personality shows and on the air salesmanship; also experienced newsman to develop news schedule and head up news department. Send full particulars and tape first letters. Box 898E, B-T. Experienced announcer for heavy commercial shift. Good newsman. Box 903E, B-T. Young announcer with potential and some basic experience. Illinois kilowatt. $60 to start. Box 904E, B-T. Wanted: Experienced announcer who is ready for competitive market of 125,000. Position open now. Wire immediately. Box 916E, B-T. Experienced announcer needed by a new kilowatt daytimer in a large market. Pop music DJ with board ability. Good salary offer for good man. Send tape, resume and photo first letter. Box 942E, B-T. Wanted: Actor-DJ-stage, tv, radio acting experience (soap opera). Les Tremayne type voice. Narrative "story teller" delivery. Ohio. Box 944E, B-T. Engineer-announcer. Combination position open. Contact Radio Station KCOW, Alliance, Nebraska. Do You Have ALL Three? 1. CHARACTER 2. ABILITY 3. EXPERIENCE If you can answer YES there is a strong active demand for your services. But ... it takes more than a quick yes to land the better positions. The successful marketing of one's services requires the application of scientific selling practices hy a professional organization, with nation-wide contacts, exclusively dedicated to the broadcast industry. We invite confidential inquiries, with your resume, for analysis of advancement opportunities. BROADCASTERS EXECUTIVE PLACEMENT SERVICE, INC. 333 Trans-Lux Bldg. 724 Fourteenth St., N.W. Washington 5, D. C. Help Wanted— (Cont'd) Opportunity for good experienced, married staff announcer. Send resume. ABC Network. KFRO, Longview, Texas. Announcer wanted. Experienced capable beginner or old-timer needed at once. Must be good for top daytimer. Vacation and other benefits. A. A. acceptable. First phone desired but not necessary. Wire or phone Robin Morrow, KJAN, Atlantic, Iowa. Combo-first phone, 250 watter, swell climate, good pay. No drunks. KTRC, Santa Fe, N. M. Regional network station needs announcer-salesman. Above average salary and generous commissions. Contact William Kemp, KVWO, Box 1926, Cheyenne, in wonderful Wyoming. Three immediate openings at central and southwestern Kansas' strongest independent. New owner is enlarging staff. Needs board-operating morning man, play-by-play sportscaster announcer and gal Friday. If you're tired of fighting the mobs and want to raise your family in a wealthy and aggressive town of 40,000, this is it. Airmail background, photo, tape, salary requirements to J. D. Hill, KWHK, Hutchinson, Kansas. Combo announcer-engineer with emphasis on announcing. Immediate opening. Forward tape and full particulars to Williams, WEAB, Greer, S. C. Combo announcer-engineer with emphasis on announcing. Immediate opening. Forward tape and full particulars to V. G. Balkcum, WGBR, Goldsboro, N. C. Announcer-chief engineer. Emphasis announcing— New beautifully equipped 1000 watt-daytimer — immediate. Send resume, tape or call Bill Duke. Main 4-4908, WKDL, Clarksdale, Mississippi. Good announcer, 1st phone, in fast growing market. WLBE, Leesburg and Eustis, Florida. Wanted — top-flight announcer with first class ticket. No floaters desired. Preferably several years experience. Good pay. Excellent future to right man. Mail tape and information to Alvin Mullenax, PD., Station WSVA, Harrisonburg, Va. Technical Immediate opening for chief engineer-announcer with lkw progressive leading station in midwest. Submit complete resume, tape and photo. Box 896E, B-T. Am transmitter engineer — 5k w fulltime in midwest— experience preferred — salary depending on ability and experience. Box 911E, B-T. Chief engineer-announcer for top 1000 watt independent in metropolitan California market. $125 per week. Want experienced, mature man. Send resume, tape, Box 941E, B-T. Chief engineer-announcer needed for one of the finest small operations in the midwest. If you are a qualified chief with a background of experience that can be proven and can handle board assignments when needed, then KNCM in Moberly, Missouri, will offer you a wonderful city in which to live and raise a family. You will have the finest working conditions and the best associates in the business plus many station benefits including a paid two week vacation. Position is now available. Contact Ed Dahl, Manager. Wanted: Combination engineer-announcer, permanent position. Send tape, KPOW, Powell, Wyoming. Michigan. Immediate opening. 1st class engineer. Ralph Carpenter, WBCM, Bay City, Michigan. Engineer, 1st phone, permanent. Write all details including salary requirements. WEAW-AM-FM, Evanston, Illinois. Immediate opening 1st class engineer. Good community. Call Manager, WGAI, Elizabeth City, N. C. WGVM, Greenville, Mississippi, has opening for experienced chief engineer-announcer. $80.00 weekly start, must be proficient both fields. No phone calls. Full details plus audition in first letter. Engineer WINZ, Miami, fully qualified to operate 50 kw Doherty with 6 tower directional. Send complete resume to Rex Rand. Wanted: Chief engineer, combo announcer. $100.00 week. Rush resume. WKNK, Muskegon, Mich. Programming-Production, Others Program or production manager with experience and ability. Box 810E, B-T. Continuity writer for midwest. Male or female. Box 849E, B-T. Page 118 • January 9, 1956 Broadcasting • Telecasting