Broadcasting Telecasting (Jul-Sep 1959)

with Carson/ Roberts, L.A., has been named media director of Nidides** Cin**Advertising**Inc, that city. • Richard D. White, 41, account supervisor with Robert Luckie & Co., Birmingham, Ala., was killed instantly in auto accident near that city July 18. • Keith Monroe, freelance magazine writer, joins Stromberger, LaVene, McKenzie, L.A., as copywriter. The Media • Richard E. Nason, formerly general manager of WGBI-AMFM Scranton, Pa., appointed general sales manager of CKLW Windsor, Ont. -Detroit. Mr. Nason succeeds E. W. Wardell who was granted indefinite leave of absence because of illness. Mr. Nason • Charles C. Crockett, sales manager, Hawaiian Broadcasting System Ltd., Honolulu, named radio sales manager in charge of operations of KGMB Honolulu and KHBC Hilo, both Hawaii. Other HBS appointments: Ronald T. Miyahira as chief engineer, and Roger Coryell as news director, both positions for entire group. • Robert Schneider, assistant director of research, and Joseph Dowling, assistant director of sales promotion of CBS-TV Spot Sales, named research manager and sales promotion manager, respectively. • Perry W. Carle, formerly general sales manager, promoted to executive vp and general manager of KPOA Honolulu. • Ames Brown Jr., formerly with Capital Cities Television Corp.'s WROW Albany, to WPRO-AM-FM Providence, also owned by that company, as station manager. • J. Porter Smith, former owner of WGRC (now WAKY) Louisville, Ky., announces opening of brokerage firm specializing in radio stations in the South and Midwest. Mr. Smith had been in broadcasting ownership and operation 25 years when he sold his Louisville station to McLendons in 1957. • C. Oscar Baker, formerly account executive with WHIO-AM-FM-TV Dayton, named president and general manager of WPTW Piqua, both Ohio. • Murray C. Evans appointed general manager of WBAB-AM-FM Babylon, N.Y., succeeding Joseph R. Horenstein who will manage WIOD Sanford, Fla., for same corporation upon Midwestern Fulltimer — single station market of 15,000. Good industry in community. Priced at $132,000 with $50,000 down. Some net quick. Substantial real estate. Midwestern Daytimer — Good frequency with 1000 watts power. Station needs aggressive management. Price $110,000 with $55,000 down payment. Northern California — 250 watt fulltime facility in single station market with city retail sales in excess of twenty-one million. Station equipped for automation operation. Grossing between $3,000$4,000 monthly and capable of doing more. Price $67,250 with $25,000 down — liberal terms on balance. HAMILTQN-LANDIS S. ASSOCIATES. Inc. BROKERS • RADIO AND TELEVISION STATIONS • NEWSPAPERS WASHINGTON, D. C. CHICAGO DALLAS SAN FRANCISCO Ray V. Hamilton Richard A. Shaheen DeWitt 'Judge' Landis John F. Hardesty 1737 DeSales St. N.W. 1714 Tribune Tower 1511 Bryan Street 111 Sutter Street Executive 3-3456 DEIaware 7-2754 Riverside 8-1175 EXbrook 2-5671 NATIONWIDE • NEGOTIATIONS • FINANCING • APPRAISALS FCC approval of sale. Mr. Horenstein remains director, officer and consultant of WBAB. • Robert B. Lees, sales manager of WIBM Jackson, Mich., named vp of parent company, Booth Broadcasting Co., and assumes additional duties of general manager of WIBM. • Aaron Bournstein, account executive with KUTV (TV) Salt Lake City, named regional sales head of Intermountain Network with headquarters in that city. He succeeds Lansdell Anderson, who resigned. • David D. Kyuk, formerly eastern sales manager of Television Age, to WKTV (TV) Utica-Rome, N.Y., as local sales manager. • Edwin C. Metcalfe, vp in charge of Weed Television Corp.'s west coast offices, moves from L.A. to N.Y. to assume newly-created post of national sales manager, effective Aug. 3. • Sam Somora Jr., formerly assistant general manager in charge of programming and promotion of WBBC Flint, Mich., appointed promotion manager of WXYZ-AM-FM Detroit. • Ted B. Sawyer, general manager of WKXL Concord, returns to WKNE Keene, both New Hampshire, as program director. Mr. Sawyer had been with WKNE from 1950 to 1957 in sales and programming capacities. • Ron Scott promoted from chief announcer and sales service manager of WOI-TV Des Moines, Iowa, to promotion supervisor. • James T. Fawcett, formerly commercial manager of WMMN Fairmont, appointed sales manager of WPDX Clarksburg, both West Virginia. • Virginia Payne, for over 25 years heroine of Ma Perkins, elected president of American Federation of Television and Radio Artists. Other AFTRA officers: Art Gilmore, L.A., first vp; Eleanor Engle, Chicago, second vp; Walt Williams, St. Louis, third vp; Evelyn Freyman, Washington, fourth vp; Hal Newell, Minneapolis-St. Paul, fifth vp; Jack Chase, Boston, sixth vp; Willard Waterman, L.A., seventh vp; Clancy Leisure, S.F., secretary, and Travis Jackson, N.Y., treasurer. • Norman A. Gittleson, general manager of KLMS Lincoln, Neb., elected treasurer of parent organization, Lincoln Broadcasting Corp. • Brice Howard, formerly producer with NBC-TV, named manager of WMSB (TV) East Lansing, Michigan State U.'s educational tv station. He assumes duties from Dr. Armand L. Hunter, who remains director of broadcasting. Lee C. Frischknecht 84 (FATES & FORTUNES) BROADCASTING, July 27, 1959