Broadcasting Telecasting (Oct-Dec 1957)

PEOPLE ADVERTISERS & AGENCIES A WEEKLY REPORT OF FATES AND FORTUNES city, office manager and director of person nel. Henry Halpern, research director, M a cManus, John & Adams Inc., N. Y., promoted to vice president, media-research. He also will continue as research director. ■< Roger C. Bumstead, media director, MJ&A, resigns to join CampbellMithun Inc., Minneapolis, as associate media director, effective this week. Mr. Bumstead also was account executive at MJ&A for Good Humor Corp. account. Vernon Morelock, vice president, WiniusBrandon Co., St. Louis, assigned additional duties in account handling-supervision and will devote full time to account work. Herbert Halpern promoted to radio and tv director. ■< John Egan, executive producer in tv-radio programming department, Compton Adv., N. Y., elected vice president. He has been with agency since 1951. George A. Whittington, account executive, Charles Bowes Adv. Inc., L. A., transfers to agency's S. F. office. Clyde Ingle, account executive, Erwin, Wasey & Co. of the South, Oklahoma City, Okla., to Glenn Adv. Inc., San Antonio, Tex., in similar capacity. Edward Cummings, media department, Burke Dowling Adams, N. Y., named media director, succeeding James Daly, resigned. William Drager, director of research, Allen & Reynolds, Omaha, Neb., and Paul S. Patterson, advertising director, Florida Citrus Commission, Lakeland, Fla., to Liller, Neal & Battle, Atlanta, Ga., as manager of agency's market research department and account executive, respectively. Thomas M. Wolfe, management consultant, Industrial Relations Counselors Service Inc., to Vick Chemical Co., N. Y., as communications manager. Conrad Ulmer, assistant to president, Goold & Tierney, N. Y., to Donahue & Coe., same CELEBRATES 25 YEARS Schuyler R. (Sky) Kudner, vice president of Kudner Agency, celebrated his 25th anniversary with the agency founded by his brother, the late Arthur H. Kudner, at a luncheon at the Essex Hotel last Tuesday. The celebration was attended by 12 associates, all members of the Quarter Century group. He received a remote controlled tv set, presented by J. H. S. Ellis, president of the agency and himself a charter member of the 25-year club. Leo G. Willette, former Birmingham, Ala., newspaper and tv newsman, to Chrysler Corp., public relations department, as supervisor of program films. Joseph F. Van Hart, day city editor, Philadelphia Inquirer, to Gray & Rogers, same city, public relations and publicity department. Robert V. Fancett, formerly copy editor, Detroit News, to Ross Roy Inc., same city, public relations staff. Robert R. Julin, MacFarland, Aveyard & Co., Chicago, to Compton Adv., same city, as media and research assistant. Thomas D'Arcy Brophy, who is retiring as chairman of board of Kenyon & Eckhardt, elected president of Society for Rehabilitation of Facially Disfigured, N. Y. Frank Finney, 84, co-founder of Street & Finney, N. Y., died at his home in Summit, N. J., Sept. 20. Harold I. Reingold, 47, founder and president of Reingold Co., Boston, died at his home Sept. 22. NETWORKS M Robert S. Jones, former CBS New York account executive, to Mutual Chicago as manager of midwestern operations. He succeeds Carroll Marts who resigned as vice president in that post [B«T, John Scuoppo, exploitation representative, NBC, named manager of field exploitation. Norman Baer, formerly radio-tv director, Lewin, Williams & Saylor, N. Y., to Mutual, same city, executive staff. He was assigned to special events, news and sports features. James R. Fuller, account executive, CBS Radio, to American Broadcasting Network in similar capacity. Elizabeth Haglund, for two years public relations coordinator for NBC-TV's Today, Home and Tonight shows, named coordinator of program services for network's special projects. Bill Barron, director of public relations, Don Lee Broadcasting System, Hollywood, resigns. Anthony A. Cervini Jr., formerly NBC service representative supervisor, appointed station contact representative in network's station relations department. John Irish, announcing and production staff, Mutual, named field representative in network's station relations department. Dik Darley, formerly director of Rosemary Clooney's filmed series, Space Patrol and Mickey Mouse Club, will produce and direct NBC-TV's Lux Show starring Miss THE TWO CHECKS Sidney P. Allen (r), sales vice president of MBS, is presenting George Comtois (1), network account executive, add up to $1,000. Mr. Comtois' bonus is the second to be awarded under the new sales incentive plan initiated by Paul Roberts, MBS president [B«T, Aug. 19]. Mr. Comtois, former sales vice president of American Broadcasting Network, joined Mutual in mid-August. Clooney. Joseph Shribman, her personal representative, will act as co-producer. Felix Feist, producer-director of NBC-TV's Harbor Master, named producer of that network's series The Californians. Ira Cerker, tv director, to NBC-TV as director of True Story. He also will alternate directing chores with Tom Reynolds. Jess Oppenheimer, program creator and head writer of / Love Lucy, named producer for NBC's two-hour colorcast General Motors Fiftieth Anniversary Show. Program is scheduled to be shown Sunday, Nov. 17. Derrick Lynn-Thomas, associate producer of NBC-TV's Jimmy Durante Show, named associate producer for that network's Gisele Mackenzie Show. Tommy Henrich, former New York Yankee star, signed by Mutual to conduct four 5minute sports programs on weekdays, starting Oct. 5. George Gobel, star of his own show on NBC-TV, named head of 1958 Radio-Television-Recording-Advertising charities annual campaign. Thomas B. McFadden, vice president in charge of NBC owned stations and NBC Spot Sales, father of boy, Matthew John, Sept. 27. FILM George Kellog, jingle writer, to Animation Inc., Hollywood, as head of radio division and to handle west coast tv sales. Ralph J. Baron, account executive. Television Programs of America, named assistant eastern division manager. Joe W. Edwards, vice president for advertising and public relations, Wells Organizations, Chicago, appointed to represent Animation Inc., Hollywood, in Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Louis and Texas. He succeeds Page 120 • October 7, 1957 Broadcasting • Telecasting