Broadcasting Telecasting (Apr-Jun 1958)

PEOPLE ADVERTISERS & AGENCIES JOSEPH SCHEIDELER, v.p., Bryan Houston Inc., N. Y„ elected to member of board. PAUL F. DOWNING elected v. p. in charge of farm accounts at L. W. Ramsey Co., Davenport, Iowa. Other officers: A. C. NAECKEL, president; W. J. HENDERSON, treasurer; G. E. BISCHOFF, secretary; A. M. WALGREN, V. p.; PAUL N. NORTON, V. p. in charge of art, and W. A. GIRALDI, v. p. in charge Of industrial accounts. JEREMY C. BEMAN, account executive on industrial and public utility accounts and active in creative and contact work, appointed v.p. at Erwin Wasey, Ruthrauff & Ryan, Chicago. ALFRED E. SMITH, formerly v.p. of Fletcher D. Richards and v.p. -manager of Richards & Morgan S. F. office, joins Honig-Cooper & Miner, S. F., as v.p. A WEEKLY REPORT OF FATES AND FORTUNES MR. BEMAN HERBERT S. LAUFMAN, formerly operated advertising agency bearing his name and Laufman Film Productions, elected v.p. in charge of radio-tv for R. Jack Scott. Mr. Laufman developed and produced Mr. Wizard and Baby Time, in addition to many others. JOHN PRESTON RUDDEN, formerly v.p. and account executive, Garfield Adv. Assoc., Detroit, joins W. B. Doner & Co., Chicago, as account supervisor for Atlantic Brewing Co.'s chain of breweries. JOHN B. MILLER, formerly merchandising director of Mennen Co., to Cunningham & Walsh, N. Y., as marketing group head. THOMAS McCLINTOCK, formerly with Young & Rubicam, N. Y., to Dancer-Fitzgerald-Sample, N. Y., as senior media buyer. JACK TURLEY, formerly radiotv producer and account executive in Chicago office of Leo Burnett Co., joins Erwin Wasey, Ruthrauff & Ryan, L. A., as senior account executive. JACK LONDON, formerly president of Tag-A-Tune Radio & Tv Inc., national syndicator of broadcast promotions, joins KillingsworthMR. TURLEY Moreland, L. A„ as account executive. Mr. London has been in radio, tv and advertising fields over 20 years. ROBERT SALTER, chief of radio-tv production for Needham, Louis & Brorby in N. Y., has resigned from agency effective June 30. Agency spokesmen declined comment on successor, but it was understood he probably won't be replaced. ALFRED J. MIRANDA 3d, production supervisor of Campbell-Ewald, N. Y., appointed manager of agency's television and radio department. He has served in various production capacities with CE over past eight years. STANLEY J. LEIFER, v.p., Dunnan & Jeffrey Inc., Newark (N. J.) advertising agency^o advertising manager, Knomark Mfg. Co., Brooklyn, N. Y. Knomark, manufacturer of Esquire boot polishes, is wholly-owned subsidiary of Revlon Inc. HAROLD J. BEEBY, advertising department, Miles Laboratories, Elkhart, Ind., named advertising manager of Miles Products Co., division of Miles Labs. DR. RAYMOND A. ABLONDI JR., marketing and research executive, Ford Motor Co., to MacManus, John & Adams, Bloomfield Hills, Mich., as manfger of automotive marketing and research. HERBERT SCHENK, traffic and production department, BBDO. to Joseph Katz Co., N. Y., as production traffic manager. DAVID A. WEISS, public relations staff, Hicks & Greist Inc., N. Y., to public relations manager of advertising agency. MAROLD ROSS and BARRY ZIFF, senior account executives, Berghoff Assoc., promoted to radio-tv director of time-talent purchasing and director of merchandising-market research, respectively. RALPH WALLSTEN, Dormeyer Corp., assistant advertising manager, promoted to advertising manager. Before joining Dormeyer, Mr. Wallsten was with J. Walter Thompson. JOHN A. NELSON, formerly media director for McCann-Erickson. S. F., and L. A. representative for Robert W. Walker Co. and Duncan A. Scott Co., joins Compton Adv., S. F., as media director. Previously headed his own representative firm. JAMES E. SMYTH, executive at Geyer Adv.'s Detroit office since 1955, to merchandising director on Geyer's Kelvinator and Leonard appliance (American Motors Corp.) accounts. JOSEPH HARRIS, formerly with Cellomatic Inc., N. Y., to Dancer-Fitzgerald-Sample, N. Y., as tv art director. GEORGE HARRISON, formerly with Geyer Adv., N. Y., to Dancer-Fitzgerald-Sample, as art director. ALAN ALCH, Guild, Bascom & Bonfigli, to creative staff of Freberg Ltd., L.A., to work closely with STAN FREBERG on all written material for radio, tv and print. Before entering advertising, Mr. Alch wrote Academy Award-winning UPA cartoon "Rooty-Toot-Toot." JOSEPH C. DICK, formerly account executive at Argobust Adv. Co., Chicago, to copy-contact staff of The Buchen Co., Chicago. HARRY WAYNE McMAHAN, v. p. in charge of tv commercial operations, Leo Burnett Co., Chicago, appointed U. S. delegate to Venice Advertising Film Festival to be held on Lido in Venice, Sept. 20-25. HARRY FEIGENBAUM, 67, founder and president, Feigenbaum & Wermen, Philadelphia, died June 19 at U. of Pennsylvania Hospital. GRIDLEY ADAMS, 90, one-time head of his own N.Y. advertising agency and director general of American Flag Code Assn., died June 23. FILM . • MICHAEL STEHNEY promoted from assistant general manager to executive v. p., and general manager of Kling Film Productions, Chicago. He succeeds HARRY W. LANGE, resigned to join radiotv department of McCann-Erickson. [At Deadline, June 23]. DONALD G. KRAATZ, Campbell-Ewald, joins Van Praag Productions as v. p. of Hollywood office. OSCAR BRODNEY, veteran motion picture writer, has been appointed v. p. of Gross-Krasne, tv film producer-syndicator, and has left for London, where he will be company's representative for films produced abroad by its British subsidiary, Gross-Krasne Ltd. JOHN B. LEE, formerly station manager, WXYZ-TV Detroit, to Alexander Film Co., Colorado Springs, Colo., as manager of productions. KEN WELDON named manager of Flamingo Telefilm Sales' new office in Des Moines. For past six years, Mr. Weldon has been branch manager in Des Moines for Republic Pictures and Hollywood Film Service. MR. LEE MR. BEEBY DAN NORTON, formerly national sales manager of WABC-TV New York, appointed sales manager for Hollywood division of Fred A. Niles Productions. LIONEL F. GROVER, director of educational activities, named production supervisor in Hollywood. VERA FALCONER, formerly U. S. representative of British television syndicate, appointed educational and television station consultant for Permafilm Inc., N. Y. MILTON MERLIN, story editor of Don Fedderson Productions, has also been named associate producer of company's MU(io?)aire tv film series. Firm has moved to new headquarters at Desilu Gower Studios, 780 N. Gower St., Hollywood 38. STATIONS m ROBERT F. KLEIN, manager of KFRE-AM-FM Fresno, Calif., elected v. p. in charge of radio and will participate in company as stockholder. HARRY EDELMAN, formerly operated radio-tv sales organization in Chicago, joins KELP-AM-TV El Paso, Tex., as general manager, succeeding HERB GOLOMBECK, who has *s.t resigned to MR. KLEIN join McLendon broadcasting. MR. EDELMAN H. E. MIKE GURNEY, formerly western manager of World Broadcasting System, to KOFY San Mateo, Calif., as general manager. ART ABELL, formerly with Best Foods Co. as district manager, joins KOFY as merchandising manager. MR. SULLIVAN WILLIAM ARTHUR SELLEY, v. p. of Rounsaville radio stations, and manager of WLOU Louisville, Ky., named general manager of WYLD New Orleans. HENRY SULLIVAN, formerly assistant general manager and sales manager, WSGN Birmingham, Ala., has been appointed general manager of WSOC Charlotte, N. C. Mr. Sullivan's other former affiliations include program manager, WBIG Greensboro, N. C, and general manager, WKIX Columbia, S. C. REDD GARDNER, formerly assistant executive producer at WBBM-TV Chicago, to KCRG-AM-TV Cedar Rapids, Iowa, as general manager. KENT HACKLEMAN, sales manager of WJLS Beckley, W. Va., named manager. HOWARD STALNAKER, assistant manager of KPHO-TV Phoenix, Ariz., promoted to station manager. Mr. Stalnaker has been with station for past 14 years. GENE SPRY, assistant manager for past two years of KPHO, named station manager. He has been with station for past six years. JOHN F. BAYLISS, formerly sales manager of KGYW Vallejo, Calif., joins KAFP Petaluma, Calif., as sales manager in its new Santa Rosa office. JERRY MALONEY, announcer, WSJV-TV South Bend-Elkhart, Ind., joins WTRC Elkhart as sales manager. MR. SPRY HARVEY MARLOWE, one-time program manager of WPIX (TV) New York and later for WOR-TV New York, to Greater New York Fund as manager of radio-tv. He succeeds ROBERT I. QUEEN, now with CBS Radio's press information. JOSEPH T. CONWAY, sales representative, WIBG Philadelphia, named national sales manager. GEORGE (BUD) ZIMMERMAN, KGU Honolulu, named production manager. JOHNNY MAHAN, production department, WPEN Philadelphia, appointed production manager. MR. CONWAY Page 90 • June 30, 1958 Broadcasting