Broadcasting Telecasting (Apr-Jun 1957)

PEOPLE THE Animals in Action show on KTVK (TV) Phoenix never lived up to its title so well as the day the box full of rattlers fell on the floor. Show host "Jungle Jack" Adam here sets about retrieving the coiled vipers as "Percy Percival" (Norman Mac Donald) , program assistant who accidently broke the latch releasing the pets, looks on from the desk to which he had quickly repaired. Fifteen of the total 18 snakes — a dozen of them six-footers — were caught by the end of one of the series' most dramatic shows. Announcer Bob Corrigan pluckily delivered commercials atop a bed on the set, breaking continuity only once with an "Oh, oh," when menaced by a big one. No one was bitten, although at least four of the show's temperamental cast struck at Mr. Adam. His parting message to viewers was "Hope you enjoyed the show because we'll never do it again." named community relations director for WKRC-TV. Joseph Savalli to WOV New York as director of Italian sales. Bill Alcine, production manager of KNXT (TV) Los Angeles and Columbia Television Pacific Network, promoted to film director. Alberta Hackett, production coordinator, named production manager and Floren Thompson, chief clerk in KNXT-CTPN business office, becomes assistant production manager. Stanley Green, prop-shopper, named stage manager and Robert Frye, chief mail clerk, moves up to prop-shopper. Warren D. Johnson, sales engineer at General Outdoor Adv. Co., Chicago, to WNDUTV South Bend, Ind., as account executive on regional and local accounts. Jim Coryell, WINZ Hollywood, Fla., to WQAM Miami sales staff. Roger Ball, announcer-salesman-copywriter, to WSUN St. Petersburg, Fla., sales staff. Rosemary Reddens Schwartzel to KTBCAM-TV Austin, Tex., as women's editor. Sara Boynoff and Rodney Voigt to KNX Los Angeles and Columbia Pacific Radio Network news bureau staff as news editors. Betty Cummings succeeds Nancy Basche Newton as record librarian for KNX. Troyanne Ross to WSOC-TV Charlotte, N. C, as "Weather Miss." John M. Asher, director of advertising-promotion, KNX Los Angeles and Columbia Pacific Radio Network, to Golden West Broadcasters as director of advertisingpromotion for KM PC Los Angeles, KSFO San Francisco and Golden West Features, sports-packaging subsidiary. Bob Herzog promoted from news editor to news director at WXIX (TV) Milwaukee, Wis., succeeding Jerry Dunphy, to join WBBM-TV Chicago. Roger Grimsby, news director at WISC-TV Madison, to WXIX as news editor. John Lindop, formerly with Kalamazoo (Mich.) Gazette, to news staff of WJEF Grand Rapids, Mich., where he also will serve as correspondent for WKZO-TV Kalamazoo. Stephanie Kelsey, formerly with Premier Film & Recording Corp., St. Louis, to WIL's continuity department and Raymond Richardson, KBIF Fresno, Calif., joins WIL as summer replacement announcer. Gerald D. Coleman, general manager-chiet engineer, WBUT Butler. Pa., to WISR, same city, as public relations director. Carl Horwich, account executive with Gerald, John & Assoc., to WOV New York sales staff. Philip George, KVAL-TV Eugene, Ore., named co-ordinator of local sales. George Holland, recently released from service, to WBAL-TV Baltimore as account executive. Al Weeks, formerly with KLO Ogden, Utah, to KWLK Longview. Wash., as account executive. Wayne Wille, reporter, Chicago Sun-Times, and Royce C. Blair Jr., with Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad in customer relations, named press information chiefs for WBBM-TV Chicago and WBBM Radio, respectively. Joe McKinney, freelance announcer in Dallas-Fort Worth area, to WKY-TV Oklahoma City as announcer. Jack Hickey, formerly with KDAY Santa Monica and KVEN Ventura, both Calif., to KPOL Los Angeles announcing staff. Chuck Faber, announcer, WTVO-TV Rockford, 111., to WTMJ-AM-TV Milwaukee announcing staff. Brad Crandall, formerlv production chief, WDVH Gainesville, to WKIS Orlando, both Fla., as disc jockey. Ted Lumpkin, KCEN-TV Waco, to KFJZTV Fort Worth, both Tex., as announcer. Page 114 • May 6, 1957 Broadcasting • Telecasting