Broadcasting Telecasting (Jan-Mar 1960)

copy supervisor at Reach McClinton, N.Y., becomes copy group head. Miss Pauker, formerly director of radio-tv in San Francisco office of Fletcher Richards, Calkins & Holden, joins agency as copy writer. • Jack Lipson promoted from advertising manager to advertising director of Helene Curtis Industries Inc. (cosmetics), Chicago. • Edmund Jackson, sales promotion manager with Shulton Inc. (toiletries), N.Y., appointed advertising manager. • Vincent T. Deluca, formerly chief timebuyer for Erwin Wasey, Ruthrauff & Ryan N.Y., to radio sales staff of The Katz Agency. • Carl Behr, formerly with Needham, Louis & Brorby and Leo Burnett Co., Chicago, to Foote, Cone & Belding that city, as account executive. • Bill Dixon, formerly on sales staff of WSAI Cincinnati, joins Doherty, Clifford, Steers & Shenfield, N.Y. as local media representative. • William H. Buckman, previously in sales promotion department of Toni Co., to Lilianfeld & Co., Chicago, as account executive. • Douglas A. Cornwell, formerly with Compton Adv., N.Y., to Doherty, Clifford, Steers & Shenfield, there, as account executive on Wiedemann Brewing. Bob Martineau, formerly merchandising-field representative with Cunningham & Walsh, N.Y., to DCS&S in merchandising department. • Winston S. McLean named sales promotion manager of Renault Inc. (automobile manufacturer). • Don Cole, formerly account supervisor with Grant Adv., N.Y., to Kenyon & Eckhardt, that city, as executive in sales development division. • John Joachims, formerly with KOL and KAYO, both Seattle, Wash., appointed account executive with West Pacific Adv. Agency, that city. Mrs. Virginia Buterbaugh joins WPAA as copywriter. The Media • Richard Carroll named general manager of WFRL Freeport, 111., succeeding Dave Taylor. La Verne Bawinkel appointed chief engineer. • Joe Thompson, formerly general manager of WHEY and KINT, both El Paso, Tex., to KHAT Phoenix, Ariz., as station manager. • Robert H. Acker, formerly general manager of WLYN Lynn, Mass., to WWOK Charlotte, N.C., in similar capacity. New director named • Jack McGrew, (left) station manager of KPRC-AM-TV Houston, has been named a director of The Houston Post Company. Here he shares the limelight with Mrs. Oveta Culp Hobby, president and editor of The Houston Post and formerly Secretary of Health, Education & Welfare, and Jack Harris, vice president of The Houston Post Company and vp and general manager of KPRC-AM-TV. Mr. McGrew has been with KPRC since 1936. Mr. Bray • Robert W. Bray, acting general manager of WNBC (TV) New Britain, Conn., appointed general manager and assistant secretary of Connecticut Tv Inc.. which owns WNBC. Harvey H. Olson named director of news and special events of WNBC. • Louis W. Shapiro, manager of WSTV Steubenville, Ohio, named vp of WSTV Inc., which operates WSTV-AM-TV. • Leslie H. Peard Jr., last week named general manager of KFRE Fresno, Calif., resumes additional duties as general manager of KFRE-TV and KRFM (FM). • Ken Quortin named sales manager of WWIN Baltimore. • Edward G. O'Berst, formerly with CBS Spot Sales as director of radio research department, joins Blair-TV as operations head of tv research. • George Bunn, communications lawyer with Washington law firm of Arnold, Fortas & Porter, made member of firm. • Cloid Wade Jr., formerly producerdirector of WUNC-TV Chapel Hill, to WFSC Franklin, both North Carolina, as assistant manager. Mr. Schweitzer • Edwin H. Schweitzer, commercial manager of WNLC New London, Conn., appointed vp. Previously he was vp and commercial manager of WEIL New Haven, Conn., where he served for 15 years. • Richard L. Chalmers, formerly director of sales development of WNHCTV New Haven, Conn., appointed general manager of WNHC-AM, succeeding Alan Henry who accepts new broadcasting post in Florida. • Morton Cantor, with WIRL Peoria, 111., since 1955, promoted to director of sales. • Lindsay Renfrew appointed chief engineer of KBAY-FM San Francisco which goes on air today (Feb. 1). Other appointments: Jim Allen, program director; Tom Baxter and Bruce Wendell, both as announcers. • Maurice Rashbaum Jr., sales executive with Harrington, Righter & Parsons Inc., New York, station rep, appointed vp in charge of research and promotion. He has been MR. KASHBAUM rmon r with HR&P for nine years. 86 (FATES & FORTUNES) BROADCASTING, February 1, 1960