Broadcasting Telecasting (Jan-Mar 1958)

PEOPLE A WEEKLY REPORT OF FATES AND FORTUNES ADVERTISERS & AGENCIES Lawrence Wisser, senior vice president and creative director. Weiss & Geller. N. Y., and Max Tendrich, executive vice president and media director, were named stockholders of corporation and elected to its board of directors. Corporation name changed from Weiss & Geller, New York Inc. to Weiss & Geller Inc. John K. Strubing Jr., vice chairman of board of directors. Compton Adv.. has retired from agency after 19 years. Arthur A. Kron, executive vice president and radio-tv supervisor. Gotham-Vladimir Adv.. N. Y., named agency president, succeeding Irwin A. Vladimir, president, who has been appointed board chairman. G. Ellsworth Harris, former board chairman, becomes vice chairman and Duncan D. Sutphen Jr. remains chairman of executive committee. Clyde W. Anderson, assistant treasurer of Roche, Rickerd & Cleary Inc.. Chicago, elected secretary and treasurer. George Hampton, formerly executive vice president, operations. General Foods, elected senior executive vice president and deputy chief executive. Emanuel Goldstin, treasurer of Q-Tips Inc., N. Y., named administrative vice president of Chunky Chocolate Corp., Brooklyn. Robert H. Dingwall, account executive, Charles W. Hoyt Co., elected vice president. Roy C. East, assistant ► advertising manager. Bryant Mfg. Co. (heating and air conditioning), Indianapolis, promoted to advertising manager. ■< Joe H. Langhammer, vice president of Powell Adv., Detroit, joins Mathes Co., division of Glen Alden Corp., as director of advertising and sales promotion. F. Clinton Jones, who ► has been in west coast radio, tv and advertising creative capacities and sales for past 20 years, joins Cummings & Assoc., Sacramento, Calif., as radiotv director and account executive. Sidney B. McAllister, formerly advertising manager of Hammond Organ Co., to Geoffrey Wade Adv., Chicago, as account executive. Richard V. Morse, formerly with Young & Rubicam, N. Y., to Doherty, Clifford, Steers & Shenfield, that city, as account executive. Noel D. Turner, formerly with Needham, Louis & Brorby Inc., Chicago, to Gordon Best Co., that city, as account executive. Chester L. Posey, vice president at McCannErickson, appointed Chicago office manager. He succeeds Peter G. Peterson, named assistant to president and coordinator of corporate services to regional offices. [At Deadline, Feb. 10]. •< Richard J. Puff, vice president in charge of advertising, promotion research and public relations for MBS, to Sullivan, Stauffer, Colwell & Bayles, has been named director of media research. Mr. Puff had been with Mutual for 16 years. B. Richard Elam Jr., formerly merchandising manager and account executive at Fulton, Morrissey Co., Chicago, to the Buchen Co., that city, as merchandising manager. Frank Migliore, formerly with Gore Smith Greenland Inc., N. Y., to Zakin Co., that city, as assistant to Ted Eisenberg, partner. T. R. Meredith, director of market development. Griswold-Eshelman Co., Cleveland, has joined media department of BBDO, N. Y., as media supervisor. Eileen F. Hauck, assistant personnel manager, named personnel manager of McCannErickson, N. Y. Milton Ackoff, formerly with Grey Adv., to Richard K. Manoff Inc., N. Y., as art director. Greene Fenley, formerly copywriter at former Erwin, Wasey, N. Y., to DancerFitzgerald-Sample, that city, in similar capacity. George B. Marschall, creative control director, Ruthrauff & Ryan, N. Y., to Arthur Litof Studios, that city, firm that serves both agencies and clients in producing art and printing work. NETWORKS • • James G. Hendrick, formerly manager of procedures and special studies department of Standard Brands Inc., N. Y., to CBS Inc. as director of newly created systems and procedures department, reporting to L. Byron Cherry, vice president of finance and management services. James M. Ascher promoted to assistant director of advertising, promotion and press information for ABC central division. He succeeds George T. Rodman, appointed to similar capacity at KGO-TV San Francisco. Kip Jamison moves from general services department to replace Mr. Ascher. William F. Ward, who starred under name of Bill Weaver on several comedy-variety programs on KCBS San Francisco, to KNX Los Angeles and CBS Radio Pacific Network as senior producer-director-writer. June Taylor, choreographer assigned to CBS on. ihsdfL waif io SslLoul SuhteJiib&JiL, SESAC TRANSCRIBE LIBRARY Series "N' N-1701 JOSE MELIS HIS TRIO, AND HIS ORCHESTRA In a fast-moving, distinctive series of piano and orchestral showpieces "the best music in America" THE COLISEUM TOWER • 10 COLUMBUS CIRCLE • NEW YORK 19, N. Y. Broadcasting February 17, 1958 • Page 105