Broadcasting Telecasting (Oct-Dec 1957)

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RADIO RADIO RADIO Help Wanted— (Cont'd) Situations Wanted — (Cont'd) Situations Wanted — ( Cont'd) Production-Programming, Others Management Announcers Promotion man for major Ohio market with lots of imagination and aggressiveness, and drive to execute his ideas, one who can also rewrite and do newscasts. Send resume and photo. Box 472B, B-T. Office manager-bookkeeper. Fine opportunity for girl with experience. Box 491B, B-T. Wanted, girl familiar with copy and traffic for midwest regional station. Qualifications in first letter. Box 497B, B-T. Copywriter girl capable of good selling copy. Must have ideas. Send personal and professional resume plus salary requirements in first letter. Michigan net affiliate. Box 503B, B-T. RADIO Situations Wanted Management Is your station suffering because of absentee ownership? Aggressive radio management available with capital to invest. Write Box 940A, B-T. Manager, assistant manager or sales manager. Seventeen (17) years experience in radio and television in above listed capacities, and as radio and television director for one of the country's largest regional advertising agencies, thoroughly conversant with all phases of radio, television and agency operation. Exceptionally strong on programming and promotion which builds ratings, and sales methods which achieve lasting results. Young (38), aggressive and intelligent, properly balanced with dignity, humility and discretion. Devoted family man with active civic interests. Prefer low-rated, hard-to-sell major market radio station that needs help, but not a "shoe-string" operation. Interested only in opportunity to earn upwards of $25,000.00 yearly. Presently earning over $30,000.00 yearly in connection of more than 10 years in major market. Write Box 492B, B-T. ANNOUNCERS Need More Money? Then, get your F.C.C. First Phone! Add a first class F.C.C. license to your earning ability. This license is your ticket to higher pay and greater security in radio and television broadcasting. Stations are eager to hire licensed announcers as combo men. Grantham Training Grantham Schools, located in Washington, D. Ci, and Hollywood, Calif., specialize in F.C.C. license training. You are trained quickly and well. All courses begin with technical fundamentals — NO previous training required. Beginners get 1st class license in 12 weeks. Correspondence or Resident Classes The Grantham F.C.C. License Course is available by correspondence or in resident classes. Both types of courses are offered at Washington and Hollywood. Write to either location for a free booklet describing this training. MAIL TO SCHOOL NEAREST YOU. \ Grantham Schools, Desk 14-C ^ OR 821 Itth StTMt N.W. Washington t. D. C. 1 505 N. Western Ave. Hollyweed 27, Calif. Please send me your free booklet, telling how I can get my commercial FCC license quickly. I understand there Is no obligation and no salesman will call. Name Address City Btate I am interested in: CD Home Study, CD Resident Classes Energetic young man seeking advancement to assistant manager — manager of small am-tv station. Seven years broadcast experience, all phases. Box 445B, B-T. Manager-station sold, new owner to manager, present earnings in five figures, in major market. Young, aggressive, strong on sales. Box 506B, B-T. Vacation now in San Francisco! Interview a top promotion man now employed in highly competitive west coast market! Box 523B, B-T. Sales Young man with ideas, energy, seeking radio-tv sales position. Seven years experience in all phases of radio-tv. Good announcer, air personality. Box 444B, B-T. Announcers Sports announcer. Football, basketball, baseball. 7 years experience. Finest references. Box 974A, B-T. Twelve years in Canadian top metrop. station. Newscaster. Deejay. Strong commercials. Have visa. Florida bound. Start $125. Box 412B, B-T. Young man, 2i'2 years, wants south, available immediately, wants good station, intends staying. Box 466B, B-T. Deejay, personality. Run board, restr. ticket. Likes work. Looking for spot to grow in. Go anywhere. Tape and resume, Box 468B, B-T. Negro deejay. Good board man, fast patter, smooth production. I'm the one you're looking for. Tape and resume. Box 469B, B-T. Gal deejay, run board, double as recep. if needed. Plenty of ideas to grab audience. Tape and resume. Box 470B, B-T. Looking for the best in "night" men, news delivery, straight commercials? 1st ticket, good music expert. Box 421B, B-T. Two screwball air salesmen; not announcers, currently enjoying top ratings in town of 120,000. One with first phone, desire to locate in Washington, Oregon, California or Texas. Consider others. Must be given free hand. Want good salary— we're worth it. No penny pinching stations need apply. If you have good operation, write Box 478B, B-T. Announcer, family man, 10 years experience desires announcer-sales or announcer-program director position. Eastern location preferred but not imperative. Box 485B, B-T Announcer— dj— program manager. No top 40 5th year„m Jadio A" Phases. 1st phone. iy2 years tv. 31. Southwest border and west coast preferred. Box 489B, B-T. Experienced announcer, better than average performer for better than average station, 1st ticket 490BI''BVTeek °nly' Available immediately. Box Have car! Will travel! Single, sober, serious, deep voice mature announcer. Program director traffic. Pleasant personality. News, commercials' board and third class ticket. Box 493B, B-T. First phone, experienced, proven dj, news, maintenance, etc. Available N. Y., New Jersey Conn area. Box 495B, B-T. Pop disc jockey who knows tomorrows hits from the misses. First phone, 27, single, employed, three years experience, references Will travel if your situation merits. Willing to learn sales. Station with music-news format onlv Box 500B, B-T. Do not have two heads! Am not money mad' Do not use glib or rhyming intros. Just want good job for good announcer. Three years experience married, love my wife and child . . . and radio too. Box 501B, B-T. Experienced combo-announcer, 1st ticket, adept at delivering news (and anything else) and writing it, would like opportunity to learn how to gather it under expert tutelage. Box 504B, B-T. Veteran announcer-pd-sportcaster, newsman. Settled, sober. Top hillbilly personality with four different voices. Now employed. Prefer Florida N. C, S. C. Best references. Box 508B, B-T. Attention Florida, Arizona, New Mexico, and California stations. Versatile dj -salesman, married, sober, reliable, experienced, employed, seeks change for more change. Box 510B, B-T. Versatile negro disc jockey, with references and five years experience. Has worked all markets. Personal 10,000 record library. Free to travel. References. All replies confidential. Box 512B, B-T. Good ambitious announcer. Two years staff experience. Car, handle board. Box 516B, B-T. Age 29, four years experience, interested mainly in newscasting. Box 517B, B-T. Girl personality. Desires dj position. Experience, college graduate. Will travel. Box 518B, B-T. 2 years experience. Strong music, Basie to Beethoven. News, write continuity and copy. Tops on board. Box 525B, B-T. Experienced staff announcer. Single. Veteran. Go anywhere. Bob Cohen, 234 Crescent St., New Haven, Conn. UN 5-3528. Didiana, Illinois! First class announcer with first phone desires to return home. 12 years experience announcing and sales. Little maintenance experience. Wife, one child. Salary $125 per week. Phone Lee Kennedy, Winchester, Tennessee, Woodlawn 7-3170, after 2:00 p.m. DJ radio school graduate, experience limited. New ideas, tops on commercials. Will travel. 23 years. Veteran. William A. Manton, 9 Gavin Way, Apt. 523, South Boston 27, Mass. Announcer, 1st phone, prefer directional, will consider routine maintenance, no repairing, $85 no car. BE 7-6721 after 6 p.m. Walter Piasecki, 2219 N. Parkside, Chicago, 111. Technical Experienced combo, presently chief, adequate announcer, good maintenance, construction, ham, married, 23, prefer position near university. $500. Box 419B, B-T. Do you need a first class engineer with years of experience? I am available immediately. Box 483B, B-T. Combo-chief, 10 years broadcasting, top man remote control, construction, maintenance. Announce anything but play-by-play. Good references. Married, 28, veteran, college, ham. Relocating Feb. 1958. Best offer over $125. Box 484B B-T. First phone man with four years experience in radio and television broadcasting. Last two years in tv. $75.00 per 40 hours minimum. Ben Louie P. O. Box 78, Cloverdale, Indiana. Experienced first class engineer. Married. Excellent references. Progressive station anywhere. Everett Nelson, 2939 Morgan North, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Production-Programming, Others Veteran newsman. Over 15 years editing, telephone reporting, rewrite and air; national recognition for regional operations, wants challenging position Florida or coastal southeast. August earnings over $800. Box 435B, B-T. Announeer-P.D. with 10 years experience, extensive play-by-play included. Last six years in top Phila. area outlet. Box 486B, B-T. Announcer-salesman; can write copy, program, do sports play-by-play, dj all types of music, 4 years experience, married, responsible, sober, 29, employed, seeking position with future. Box 509B, B-T. Former announcer, fine journalistic background. Currently writing national newscast segment. Desires job writing continuity Washington, D. C. area. Available two weeks. Box 522B, B-T. Copy samples and references from western and mid-western stations will prove this guy's copywriting ability. Broadcast school trained. Four years experience. 6 months tv. Have car. Go anywhere. Wire or air mail L. Greene, P. O. Box 686, Great Falls, Montana. Recent graduate, male, 32, single, desires opportunity with station as copywriter and newscaster. Good typist, quality voice. Jack Lambert, 3400 Pate Dr., Ft. Worth, Texas. Je-55723. TELEVISION Help Wanted Announcers Opening for top-flight announcer strong on news and commercials. VHF, NBC-TV affiliate, southwest. Permanent. Good salary. Consider radio announcer wanting move into television. Send tape, snapshot, resume and present earnings. Box 434B, B-T. Live tv and booth announcer wanted. Must be available for personal interview. Send picture and tape first to Doug Sherwin, KGLO-TV, Mason City, Iowa. Page 112 • October 7, 1957 Broadcasting • Telecasting