Broadcasting Telecasting (Oct-Dec 1957)

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PEOPLE CONTINUED GIFT HORSE John G. Clark Jr., commercial manager of WNCT (TV) Greenville, N. C, won $140,000 in the Irish Sweepstake run on the Cambridgeshire Handicap at Newmarket, England. The Clarks plan to share it with Mrs. Clark's mother — who sent them the ticket as a gift. Mr. Clark figures the U. S. government will take $111,000, with the state government getting about $9,000. Charles A. Bornstein, formerly assistant news editor, NBC, to traffic staff of N. W. Ayer & Son, N. Y., radio-tv department. Lucille Widener, John E. Pearson Co. (sta* tion representative), to Victor & Richards, N. Y., as timebuyer succeeding Janet Murphy, who joins Lawrence Gumbinner, same city, in similar capacity. FILM * Donn B. Tatum, named vice president, tv marketing, Walt Disney Productions, Burbank, Calif. James A. Johnson, executive vice president, Walt Disney Music Co., and secretary of Walt Disney Productions, resigns his position with WD Productions to devote full time to Music Co. Luther R. Marr, legal staff, succeeds him as secretary. Richard Sassenberg, traffic manager, RKO Television, resigns to become president of Piclear Inc., N. Y. Sam W. Steele Jr., southern account executive of Official Films, promoted to manager of southeast area, succeeding Jeff Davis, who has resigned. T. C. Calender added to sales staff. R. W. (Pat) O'Brian, division manager, Television Programs of America, Chicago, to Cross-Country Network Inc. (rural affiliate of Fred A. Niles Productions Inc.) as program coordinator. Patricia J. Trumbull, assistant farm director, WGN Chicago, joins Cross-Country as program coordinator. Alfred E. Stern, formerly publicity director, RKO Radio, appointed west coast public relations director, National Telefilm Assoc., N. Y. John Cooper, named managing editor of CBS Newsfilm. Jay Piccinati, sales representative, Alexander Film Co., Colorado Springs, named marketing director. Other appointments include: Cliff Parker, general sales manager, theatre screen advertising general manager; Cy Martin, northern division sales manager, home office sales manager; Frank Clinebell, southern division sales manager, eastern division sales manager, succeeded by Bert Adcock, district sales manager. Don Bates, sales representative, becomes head of western division. AMPEX AUTOMATIC PROGRAMMING Anyone for Automation? Yesterday it was easy to say "No" or "Maybe" to the question of automation. Tomorrow there will be few station operators who can afford to say anything but "Yes." In fact, many are saying "Yes" today, and finding it both easy and profitable to take the first step toward automation. Installing an Ampex Model 355 Integrator, at a cost of well under $1000, provides a variety of basic automatic functions adaptable to a wide pattern of station operation methods. Whether you're interested for today or for the future, it will be helpful to have the facts from Ampex. Call in the Ampex man, or send for the new Ampex Automatic Programming Brochure. 854 CHARTER STREET, REDWOOD CITY, CALIFORNIA Ampex CORPORATION professional products division Broadcasting November 18, 1957 • Page 121