Broadcasting Telecasting (Jan-Mar 1958)

PEOPLE CONTINUED MINNESOTA SONS CITED Sig Mickelson, CBS vice president and general manager of CBS News, and CBS news commentator Eric Sevareid, were among the group of journalists cited in person last Monda\ night by Minnesota Gov. Orville Freeman, who named two Minnesota lakes after the CBS men. Citations were made at the Overseas Press Club of America, New York. Both Mr. Mickelson and Mr. Sevareid are native Minnesotans. Robert O. Archer Jr., formerly with A. E. Staley Co., Decatur, 111., to sales staff of WLS Chicago. David Stull, formerly announcer, WMOH Hamilton, to WKRC Cincinnati, both Ohio, announcing staff. Robert F. Peters, 42, chief announcer of WFAS White Plains, N. Y. since 1943, was found dead Feb. 5 at station from what was described by police officials as self-inflicted bullet wound. Mr. Peters had been suffering from extreme asthma attacks and was kept from work early in week due to his illness. REPRESENTATIVES Peter A. McGurk, with New York office of Weed & Co., elected vice president. He will be responsible for all administrative details for Weed's Canadian clients. Claude Piano, formerly merchandising supervisor for Reuben H. Donnelly Corp., Boston, appointed account executive in New York office of Meeker Co. Graham L. White, who has been with Young Television Corp., Ruthrauff & Ryan and WINS New York, has joined television sales staff of Avery-Knodel, N. Y. Warren Steibel, formerly exploitation manager, California National Productions to NBC Spot Sales as sales promotion specialist. MANUFACTURING mssmmmmmmsmm Boyce Nemec, for 10 ► years executive secretary of Society of Motion Picture & Television Engineers, to Reevesound Co., Long Island City, N. Y., manufacturer of machines for professional motion picture sound recording, as executive vice president. Kenneth G. Bucklin, formerly manager, market planning, RCA entertainment receiving tube activity, to manager, engineering receiving tube operations, RCA electron tube division, Harrison, N. J. George J. Janoff, formerly merchandising manager, market planning, RCA receiving tubes, to A LOW COST LINE OF KINESCOPE RECORDING CAMERAS Precision Engineered for Highest Quality Kinescope Recording . . . Even With Unskilled Personnel Highest Quality Recording For. • Rebroadcast or Direct Viewing • Visual Record of TV Commercial and Talent for Client or Agency • Permanent Recordings of Closed Cir. , cuil Television Special Models For: • Television Stations • Educational Television • Advertising Agencies • Industry • Custom Equipment Designed to your . Specifications Standard Models Priced from $885.00 For Further Information Contact: ' •ft Ilim vision COMPANY inc. Dept. BT — 350 West 31st St., New York 1, N. Y. — LOngacre 4-2334 Illustrated: Model 61 Kinescope Recording Unit receiving tubes in similar capacity. C. Edward Sharp, personnel manager, RCA components division, Camden, N. J., to semiconductor division, Somerville, N. J., in similar capacity. ■< Don Ross, since 1956 regional sales manager of Pilot Radio Corp., Long Island City, N. Y., to newly created post of national field sales manager with headquarters in Chicago. John W. Lazur, formerly government programs manager of Servo Mechanisms Inc., N. Y., to Allen B. DuMont Labs, Clifton, N. J., as military operations manager. William J. Barkley, 69. director of TeleBroadcasters Inc., N. Y., and of Nuclear Corp of America, died Feb. 7 in East Orange, N. J. He was founder of Wireless Specialties Co., Boston, manufacturer and seller of radio equipment. PROFESSIONAL SERVICES mmmmmmmmmm Michael Ames, former ► ly director of public relations for Emerson Radio & Phonograph Corp., Jersey City, N. J., for four years, has established his own public relations firm, Michael Ames Assoc., with offices at 251 W. 42d St., N. Y. 36. Telephone: Lackawanna 4-4496. Kay Ryan, previously free lance publicity and promotion agent for Recording Artists, to United Recording Labs, N. Y., as sales and service representative. Lawrence W. Dorn, president, Larry Dorn Productions, has joined Walter E. Kline & Assoc., pioneer in cooperative promotion of motion pictures with industry, as assistant to president and member of management committee. He will serve as liaison between writers, producers and other motion picture executives and Kline clients. PERSONNEL RELATIONS mm .. Art Gilmore and Lloyd Nolan have been appointed to board of Screen Actors Guild, succeeding Jackie Cooper and Donald O'Connor, who resigned because of pressure of private business. New directors will serve until SAG annual election in fall. TRADE ASSNS. . .. Norman Lindquist, Ziv Television Programs Inc., and Chester R. Green, Kraft Foods Co., have been elected to serve as new members on executive slate of Chicago Federated Adv. Club for 1958, with other officers and directors from 1957 remaining in office. Mr. Lindquist was elected third vice president, succeeding Chuck Hanson, Time magazine, and Mr. Green director-atlarge, replacing J. B. McLaughlin, formerly with Kraft Foods Co. in Chicago. J. Chalmers O'Brien, Carson Pirie & Scott Co., Chicago department store, was reelected president. Page 108 • February 17, 1958 Broadcasting