Broadcasting Telecasting (Apr-Jun 1957)

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RADIO RADIO Help Wanted— (Cont'd) Technical Two first class engineers, no announcing. Excellent working conditions. Salary commensurate with experience. Permanent positions. Immediate opening. Central Pennsylvania. Box 626G, B-T. Engineer to cover several states, installing and servicing specialized audio devices. Good salary plus expenses. Transportation supplies. Application should include list of experiences and references. Personal snapshot must be included (not returnable). Box 775G, B-T. Chief engineer for complete charge of southeastern 1 kw daytimer. Present chief leaving after seven years to enter own business. Excellent operation desiring experienced first class engineer with interest and proven ability in engineering. Starting up to $125.00 per week depending on ability. Complete resume and references first letter. Box 924G, B-T. Engineer-announcer with first class ticket and ability to write and air local news. $110 for 42hour week. Midwest. Box 942G, B-T. Chief engineer, midwestern university, prefer E.E. grad. with experience in radio and Vidicon television. Salary $5000-$6000 depending upon qualifications. Send detailed resume. Box 963G, B-T. 250 watt, AM station in pleasant New England community. Stable 20 year old station planning all new facilities. Seeks chief engineer with at least 3 years AM operating experience, capable of assisting in planning, installation and operation of all-new antenna and remote control transmitter equipment. An interesting challenge with proper remuneration to the right man. Box 971G, B-T. Combo man — must have first phone some hillbilly and/or pop experience. Excellent opportunity, top company, Box 989G, B-T. Wanted: Man with first-class phone for engineer position with small radio station. If interested write. Manager, P. O. Box 950, Dillon, Montana, stating qualifications and salary. First phone combo, strong on announcing. If you want a permanent position, chance for advancement, friendly midwestern neighbors, amiable fellow employees, new building to work in, good salary, wire immediately, KCIM, Carroll, Iowa. Hams attention! If you have first class ticket, can announce, want big future local radio in untapped market, write, wire, phone, Lee Smallwood, Chief Engineer, KCRE, Crescent City, California. Station changing frequency, increasing operating hours, emphasizing local programming, northwestern California independent. Chief engineer new 500 watt daytime Long Island, New York, KNLW, equipment installation immediate, Mohawk 9-8348. Wanted immediately, engineer for chief engineer's position at 250 watt northern California station. Must have first class license and have some announcing and board experience. Good salary. Contact KUKI, Ukiah, California. Chief engineer with good announcing voice. Must be able to maintain composite equipment. Send full details and tape. KWG, Stockton, California. Wanted immediately, first class engineer for kilowatt daytime. Contact Charles Erhard by mail or phone 4-31381, WACB, Kittaning, Penna. Immediate opening for first phone technician. Must have car. Permanent position. Contact at once, Frank Laughlin, WGEM AM FM TV, Quincy, Illinois. Wanted: Engineer with good hands and a head on his shoulders who likes broadcasting. I offer you: adequate pay, a congenial and understanding boss, and a challenging job with a small-market 5000-watt full-time station. Experience desirable but not essential. Contact: Chief Engineer, WCOJ. Coatesville, Penna. First phone engineer-announcer for permanent position with progressive newspaper owned am and fm station located in heart of northern Indiana's lake region. Interested men may call collect. Fred Gesso, WRSW, Warsaw, Indiana. First class engineer for 5 kw am transmitter. Immediate opening with a top NBC station. Contact Allan Burgess, WSYR, Syracuse, New York. Phone Granite 1-7111. Chief engineer to locate 25 miles south of Miami, Florida, near the Florida Keys, world famous fishing grounds and the nation's finest climate. Plenty of recreation and relaxing in the sun but will expect some work for we are opening a new station; must be able to construct and be responsible for operation when on air. If can announce will help, contact at once. South Dade Broadcasting Co., Box 502, Homestead, Florida. Merritt Hilliard, Mgr., phone Circle 7-1345. Help Wanted— (Cont'd) Programming-Production, Others Radio copywriter wanted by top southwestern station. Must be professional. Box 753G, B-T. Continuity writer for large independent station. Excellent salary. Box 779G, B-T. Where are the good publicity and exploitation men? We need the kind with ideas coming out of his ears! This is a major midwestern 50,000 watt indie. Rush details to Box 993G, B-T. Wanted for immediate opening, a combination sports and program director. Starting salary for qualified man $350 per month. Send audition tape, photo and resume to Radio Station KBMN, Bozeman, Montana. Local station, emphasizing local programming, needs newsman-salesman, untapped market, unlimited sales, all-around radio man wanted, ham operator preferred. Contact KCRE, Crescent City, California. Experienced news man with good voice and delivery. Send tape and resume to Program Director, KREM, Spokane, Washington. Copywriter. Experienced. Write to WEOK, Poughkeepsie, New York. Young woman continuity writer. Immediate opening, qualified by experience or college training in journalism or radio speech, write advertising copy. Fulltime, must be proficient typist. Personal interview required. WKAN, Kankakee, Illinois, 36633. Experienced newsman for growing news operation covering four counties. Send resume and tape to WLNA, Peekskill, New York. Young man with broadcasting experience and interest in creative work in radio and film, for instruetorship, Department of Journalism and Communications. Washington and Lee University. Write to O. W. Riegel, Box 925, Lexington, Va. RADIO Situations Wanted Management Sold on radio and selling it. Proven ability to train and manage staff as a close-knit, productive unit. Salesman for seven years, last two as sales manager and manager of 5 kw. Family man, 31. Present income $9100.00. Manager or commercial manager. Prefer midwest or southwest. References. Box 885G, B-T. Consistent sales builder wants management of eastern medium-small station, 14 years experience, all phases radio-tv. Box 904G. B-T. General manager: Man with proof of ability to build ratings, increase sales, and show profit in competitive market. Now employed but wants change. $20,000 minimum. Box 925G, B-T. Station sold, manager needs job, Illinois, Missouri, Indiana, 34, married, 10 years radio. Box 951G, B-T. Manager. Young, aggressive, experienced. Assistant manager, metropolitan independent, ready for advancement. Medium market, metropolitan station. Best references: past, present employers. Box 954G, B-T. Successful manager, age 34, midwest medium market, billing exceeds V* million, available immediately. Strong in sales, proven record, top references. Box 957G. B-T. General manager or station manager position. Now commercial manager. 1st phone, good voice, family man. 9 years experience. Give me details, non drinker, civic minded. Box 967G, B-T. Manager-chief engineer. 15 years experience amfm and tv including extensive administrative background at network center and smaller stations. Prefer east coast area. Box 984G, B-T. Ideal small market manager. Experienced management, programming, sales. Details, references. Box 985G, B-T. Situations Wanted — ( Cont'd ) Sales Experienced salesman-announcer seeks California opening. Write Box 926G, B-T. Eight years experience all phases. Veteran. Presently sales-promotion manager with progressive kilowatt independent. Seeks advancement. Tape, resume, photo upon request. Available immediately. Box 927G, B-T. Young, aggressive, personable. Desires combination sales — sports play-by-play. For tape and further information write Box 941G, B-T. Sales manager, experienced announcer, newscaster, 1st ticket, married, veteran, dependable. Box 964G, B-T. Young woman, 5 years in radio sales. Experienced in all phases of radio. Degree in advertising. Seeking position as sales manager of small live wire independent. Excellent references. Box 988G, B-T. Announcers Negro dj, versatile, all phases. Good board operator, travel. Box 874G, B-T. Personality-dj. Strong commercials, gimmicks, etc., run own board. Steady, eager to please. Go anywhere. Box 875G, B-T. Girl-personality, dj. run own board, eager to please. Free to travel. Gimmicks and sales. Box 877G, B-T. Play-by-play, staff 3 years experience. Northeast or midwest. Air check. Married. Box 916G, B-T. Exceptionally fine newscaster; commercial announcer. Versatile all phases of announcing. Board. Limited experience. Bachelor of Speech Degree. Prefer Wisconsin, Minnesota or Michigan. Consider everything. No phony; diligent worker. Tape on request. Box 922G, B-T. Experienced announcer, presently employed, desires to move up, interested in working for progressive station in the vicinity of VirginiaNorth Carolina. Box 928G, B-T. Experienced staff-pop deejay. Absolutely no racial accent, negro. Successful with public in southern border state. Positive will be even more successful with public in Great Lakes, east, midwest, Canada. Desire city, population no less than 40,000. References. Box 932G, B-T. Smooth mature announcer, know good music and production. Request personal interview. Fully experienced, details on request. Box 934G, B-T. Announcer, married, veteran, college degree, one year experience, strong on play-by-play and news. Experienced in copywriting and news writing. Box 935G, B-T. Highly-rated dj in metropolitan market near New York seeks major market dj opening preferably east coast. 3 years experience. Box 959G, B-T. Here's a switch! General manager, salesman, program director wants to trade desk for microphone! Excellent newscaster. Cordial interviewer. Six years reading and adlibbing spots that sell. Seasoned. Married. Relocate August. $100.00 minimum. Professional organization send now for tape and story. Box 961G, B-T. Morning-staff man. Two years at top midwestern kilowatt. Ready for advancement. Married, vet. Box 965G. B«T. 10 years announcing sports-news. Interested progressive station. Available immediately. Box 966G, B-T. All-round staff announcer. Family man, strong on news, pop and gospel. Also hillbilly character voice. Box 968G, B-T. Fast paced dj with three years experience good commercial, family. Box 953G, B-T. College grad. SRT trained. Strong on news commercials, classics. Board operation. Box 973G, B-T. Combo man relocated on West Coast, would appreciate hearing from stations interested. Available immediately. Box 977G, B-T. DJ morning, 3 years experience, radio school trained. 2 years college, 27, single. Also parttime sales desire N. J., Conn., other replies considered. Box 979G, B-T. Sports director, play-by-play, news, sales. Two years present location, desire bigger market. Box 982G, B-T. Page 112 • June 10, 1957 Broadcasting • Telecasting