Broadcasting Telecasting (Oct-Dec 1959)

• Albert H. Clem, sales and service executive for Pennsalt Chemical Corp.. Philadelphia, promoted to vp of marketing. George R. Lawson, formerly director of marketing for Pennsalt's industrial division, named general manager of chemical specialities division. • Dodds I. Buchanan, account executive and director of marketing and research of Nahas-Blumberg Corp., new Houston advertising firm, promoted to agency manager. Helen Macarthy joins copy department. • Richard M. Palmer, formerly pr account executive at Young & Rubicam, N.Y.. to BBDO, that city, as pr supervisor'on Campbell Soup and Westclox accounts. • Nicholas C. Wolf, formerly with Edward H. Weiss & Co. and Leo Burnett Co.. and Robert DaVee, previously head of own sales promotionmerchandising firm, to H.W. Kastor & Sons Adv., Chicago, as account executives. • Leign S. McCaslin Jr.. formerly advertising coordinator of DX Sunray Oil Co., Tulsa, elected vp of Potts-Woodbury Inc., Kansas City advertising agency. He heads new Tulsa office and Mr. McCaslin m addition will serve as account supervisor on DX Sunray account. • Kenneth W. Kear, formerly copy 2roup head of Grey Adv., N.Y., and Donald J. Sauers, formerly copy aroup supervisor at Ketchum, MacLeod & Grove, Pittsburgh, to Ted Bates & Co.'s New York office, as copywriters. Alan Hahn, formerly copy group head at McCann-Erickson, and Ned C. Smith, formerly creative chief at Maxwell Sackheim and Transfilm Inc.. to same office as copywriters. • Emanuel Greenberg, formerly copywriter with Norman, Craig & Kummel, N.Y., to Ogilvy, Benson & Mather, that city, in similar capacity. • Richard H. Gratiot, formerly copywriter in sales promotion department of Kling Studios, Chicago, joins copy staff of Wentzel & Fluge, advertising and pr firm, that city. • Henry Arnau, formerly copywriter with McCann-Erickson, N.Y., to copy department of Victor A. Bennett, that city. BROADCASTING, December 21, 1959 Mr. English Mr. Lawton • James R. English Jr., associate media director at Kenyon & Eckhardt, N.Y., and Alfred A. Lawton, senior account executive, named vps. Mr. English joined K&E in May, 1959, following service with media department of Young & Rubicam. Mr. Lawton formerly was account executive at Paris and Peart and also was with General Foods. The Media • Frank Atlass, commercial sales manager of WBBM-TV Chicago and acting general manager of CBS-owned station, retires. Harriet Atlass, public affairs director, also retires, both closely following retirement of H. Leslie Atlass, CBS vp and general manager of WBBM-AM-FM-TV. (Week's Headliner, Dec. 14). © Melvin P. Knoepp, formerly chief announcer and promotion director of KFMU (FM) Los Angeles, named general manager of KFMW (FM) San Bernardino, Calif., succeeding Chester A. Humbert. Both are outlets of Sherrill C. Corwin group. • Ralph Petti Jr., formerly sales manager of KJAX Santa Rosa, named sales manager of KROY Sacramento, both California. Robert Doherty, previously account executive with KJAX, joins KROY in similiar capacity. • John A. Cherberg, formerly salesman for KIRO-TV Seattle, Wash., appointed national sales service manager. John R. Evans Jr., joins KIRO-TV as account executive. • Herbert R. Hahn, pr director of American Broadcasting Paramount Theatres, N.Y., elected vp. Mr. Hahn joined company in 1949 and after several promotions was placed in charge of stockholder relations, responsibility he retained until assuming present post in 1957. • Joe H. Baker named local sales man Mr. Hahn SOUTHWEST — 250 watt, fulltime radio station grossing $65 ,000 .00 annually, with good real estate and hiiilriinsr Owner netting approximately $25,000.00 yearly Sale ^ price SOO.OOO.Oo'-with $25,000.00 down and balance paid out over ten years. MIDWEST— 500 watt daytimer operating from combination studio-transmitter buUding-Grossing about S73 000 00 annually-Priced at $95,000 with 29% down —Balance on attractive terms. WFST TEXAS fulltimer semi-major market with lots of growth future. NBC outlet grossing m excess of SIOO.OOO.OO. Price $150,000.00 with 29% down. HAMILTDN-LANDIS & ASSOCIATES, Inc. BROKERS • RADIO AND TELEVISION STATIONS • NEWSPAPERS CHICAGO DALLAS SAN FRANCISCO WASHINGTON, D. C Ray V Hamilton Richard A. Shaheen DeWirt 'Judge' Landis John F. Hardwty 1737 DeSale, St. N.W. 1714 Tribune Tower 1511 Bryan Street 111 Sutter Str-t Executive 3-3456 DEIaware 7-2754 Riverside 8-1175 EXbrook 2-5671 NATIONWIDE • NEGOTIATIONS • FINANCING • APPRAISALS 71