Broadcasting Telecasting (Jan-Mar 1960)

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Bells are ringing • The Television & Radio Advertising Club of Philadelphia, Jan. 14, honored Bob Elliott and Ray Goulding, stars of CBS Radio's Bob and Ray Show, for their work in radio and advertising with the presentation of miniature Liberty Bells. Left to right: Mr. Goulding; Thomas J. Swafford, general manager and vice president of WCAU Philadelphia, which broadcast the proceedings, Robert N. Pryor, director of promotion and information services for WCAUTV and president of the Philadelphia ad club; Mr. Elliott, and John H. Kline, general sales manager of WCAU. filmed commercials for Robert Lawrence Productions, that city. • Norman Lindquist transfers from midwest regional sales representative to network sales representative in Chicago office of Ziv Television Programs Inc. • Charles W. Carter, field representative for ASCAP, Detroit, transfers to Minneapolis office as district manager. • Norman E. Woodruff, formerly program and news director of KUTY Palmdale, Calif., resigns to start Neweh Productions, spot production and package firm, Hollywood. • George Verschoor, assistant to vp and general manager of commercial service department of Videotape Productions, New York, named account executive. • Ralph Levy, formerly producer-director of The Jack Benny Show, signs to produce new half-hour family comedy series for CBS Films. • J.K. Maitland, vp, sales and merchandising, Capitol Records Inc., elected president, Capitol Records Distributing Corp. Mr. Maitland, also elected to the CRDC board, succeeding Glenn E. Wallichs, CRI president, as president of CRDC. Other CRDC personnel changes: Stephen H. Strohman, national operations manager, re-elected vp and board member, appointed to new post of director of operations planning; Matthew D. Schuster, national phonograph administrator, CRI, elected vp in charge of distribution and board member of CRDC; William B. Tallant Jr., administrator of merchandising and advertising, CRI, vp and board member, appointed to new post of director of merchandising planning. • Ernie Lewis, assistant to American Federation of Musicians' president, Herman Kenin, appointed western states coordinator for union's protest against unidentified foreign recorded music in domestic tv films. • Lee Francis, advertising-promotion manager for ABC Films since 1953, resigns to become free-lancer. Equipment & Eng'ring • Oden F. Jester, formerly vp and general sales manager of Utah Radio & Electronic Corp. and radio sales manager of Stewart-Warner Corp., to sales division of Shure Bros, (electronic components), Evanston, 111., on special assignments. Donald P. Rohrbach named manager of marketing research of Shure Bros. He previously held marketing position with Westinghouse Electric Corp. Tv-Radio Div. • Alfred C. Viebranz, formerly account and merchandising executive with Young & Rubicam, N.Y., appointed vp of marketing services for Sylvania Electronic Products Inc. Justin J. McCarthy, formerly metropolitan district sales manager, named manager of private renewal sales, succeeding Louis A. Wheelock, who retired. George A. Sheehy, sales representative, appointed metropolitan district manager for Sylvania Electronic Tubes, subsidiary of SEP. • Carl L. Kowalski, engineering associate of Washington consulting firm of Silliman, Moffat & Rohrer, has been made full partner. Before joining firm in 1948, Mr. Kowalski was with U.S. Air Force and subsequently with Capital Airlines. • Fred R. Raach, formerly partner in management consultant firm of Robert Heller & Assoc., Cleveland, named staff vp, management engineering of RCA. • H.W. Bracken, Jack L. Hunter and W.S. Lowry all appointed regional merchandising managers for General Electric Co.'s Tv Receiver Dept., with headquarters in Atlanta, Ga., San Francisco and Syracuse, N.Y., respectively. Charles L. Barnette named commercial engineer for GE's Receiving Tube Dept. • Morgan E. McMahon, manager of product engineering of Pacific Semiconductors Inc., Culver City, Calif., appointed manager of engineering department. Elmo E. Maiden, manager of BROADCASTING, January 25, 1960