Broadcasting Telecasting (Oct-Dec 1957)

stations in New York. WFIL-TV is Triangle station. Fred Norman, associated with Grant Adv. Inc. for most of past 15 years, has resigned as assistant media director of agency to join Paul H. Raymer Co., Chicago, station representative, as account executive. He will concentrate on radio. John W. Thompson Jr., president, Evening Star Broadcasting Co., (WMAL-AMFM-TV) Washington, D. C, named Washington Star associate editor. Franklyn T. Hovore, sales promotion manager, KTTV (TV) Los Angeles, to KRCA (TV), same city, as assistant advertising and promotion manager. < J. Reginald Miller, public service-public relations manager, KOMOAM-TV Seattle, named national sales manager, K O M O-T V, succeeding Maitland Jordan who becomes station manager. Robert Benedict, sales manager, KLIK Jefferson City, Mo., takes on extra duties as regional sales manager of KHMO Hannibal, Mo. Bill Cannady, news director of KLIK takes on extra duties as assistant station manager. Cecil H. Hamilton Jr., sales staff, KMA Shenandoah, Iowa, named sales manager. Charles Harrison, news ► and public affairs director, WCKT (TV) Miami, Fla, t o WMBD-AM-FM-TV Peoria, 111., as news director. WMBD-TV's target date to start is early January. ■< Robert J. Hoth, formerly with KVOO-TV Tulsa, Okla., to KAKC there, as general managervice president. He succeeds John Pace who joins a station in Des Moines. Tom M. Percer, local sales manager-regional representative, WABT (TV) Birmingham, Ala., named sales manager. upward E.Stark HO ^NcT»l CONSENTS NEW YORK 22, N. Y M Jay Lloyd, account executive, KTVT (TV) Salt Lake City, named local sales manager. Mr. Lloyd joined the station in 1954. Hub Warner, former owner-manager, KORT Grangeville, to KBOI Boise, both Idaho, as production manager. Vestal L. Baker, associated editor, National Guardsmen Magazine, Washington, D. C, and Henry G. Curtis, formerly Boise bureau chief, United Press, to KBOI as news-tv sales service codirectors. Willard A. Nichols, formerly with Polser Firestone Store in Bloomington, 111. and with U. S. Rubber Co., appointed sales manager of WBLN-TV that city. -«S William H. McGraw, industrial program producer, Wilding Pictures, to KDKA-TV Pittsburgh, Pa., as executive producer. Mr. McGraw also was with NBC-TV as director. Louis E. Terri, chief announcer, WEIM Fitchburg, Mass., named program director. James D. Eddins, film editor, WHTN-TV Huntington, W. Va., promoted to television director. John M. McKeon, formerly presentation director of N. Y. division of General Outdoor Adv. Co., to director of promotion and advertising, WMGM New York. Shirley Rousselle, formerly with WJHP-TV Jacksonville, Fla. to WMBR there as promotion director. Jean Higginson ► Harden, formerly Powers model, to W V E T-T V Rochester, N. Y., as women's affairs director and hostess of Women's World (Tuesday and Thursday, 1-1:30 p.m.). Charles S. Lewis, public affairs director, WCAX-TV Burlington, Vt., appointed to Vermont Educational Television Commission. Charles E. Hinds, formerly CBS-TV producer of Eye on New York, to WXIX (TV) Milwaukee, as program director. He succeeds Leon Drew, reassigned in similar capacity to KMOX-TV St. Louis. John H. Wickliffe, formerly account executive, WLIB New York, to WCHB Inkster, Mich., as director of publicity and salesman. Clair Weidenaar, former program director, KMO Tacoma, joins KIRO Seattle, both Washington, in similar capacity. Garry Robert Quinn, account executive, WPGC Morningside, Md., to WWDC-FM Washington, as account executive. Ralph F. Hiller to WEJL Scranton, Pa., as account executive. Shel Karlan, research editor-news writer, KNXT (TV) Los Angeles, to Armed Forces Radio & Tv Service, Hollywood, as news editor-writer. Jack Carew, staff director, WFGA-TV Jacksonville, Fla., promoted to production-public service coordinator. Ken Conant, publicity staff, KTLA (TV) Los Angeles, named assistant producer. Jerry Gaines, formerly sales manager, WHAT Philadelphia, to WIBG, there, as sales representative. John Arthur, control tower operator, Convair division, West Coast Aircraft, to KBYE Oklahoma City, as disc jockey succeeding Grant Ladd who resigns to enter retail business. Jack Rourke, conductor of nightly after midnight program on KABC Los Angeles, named chairman of second annual "Miss Cinderemmy" contest of Academy of Television Arts & Sciences to locate most beautiful and charming girl working behind camera in tv. Winner will reign as Queen of ATAS' New Year's Eve Ball at Beverly Hilton Hotel, Beverly Hills, Calif. Don Rose, program director, KRNY Kearney, Neb., to KWMT Fort Dodge, Iowa, as disc jockey. Janice Dean, publicity writer, KTTV (TV) Los Angeles, to public relations staff, GOING WEST ? Have a good time-buy! 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