Broadcasting Telecasting (Jan-Mar 1960)

Mr. Winton • Ed Winton, general manager and executive assistant to president of Connie B. Gay Enterprises, appointed vp and member of board of WQMR (formerly WGAY; see story page 77) Silver Spring, Md. Connie B. Gay Enterprises operates WTCR Ashland, Ky., WFTC Kinston, N.C., KITE San Antonio, WYFE New Orleans and WGAY (FM) Silver Spring, Md. Mr. Winton continues his responsibilities with Gay Enterprises in addition to new post. • C. Tom Garten appointed vp, general manager and member of board of directors of WSAZ-AM-FMTV Huntington, W. Va., succeeding Lawrence H. Rogers, named executive vp of Taft Broadcasting Corp. (Week's Headliners Jan. 11). Pioneers elect Lee Broza, formerly with WCAU and the old WPTZ (TV), both Philadelphia, elected president of reactivated Broadcast Pioneers of Delaware Valley (formerly known as Radio Pioneers Club of Philadelphia). Others elected: Col. Edward A. Da vies, consultant to WVCH Chester, Pa., first vp; William J. Bailey, formerly with WCAU and WPEN Philadelphia, secietary and William A. Banks, president of WHAT-AM-FM Philadelphia, treasurer. Mr. Cady Mr. Garten • Warren R. (Gus) Johnson, formerly senior account executive with KOMO Seattle, to KQTY Everett, both Washington, as general manager. • Ed Davis, manager of KYOR Blythe, Calif., to WJSO Johnson City, Term., in similar capacity. • Donald J. Quinn, general sales manager of WNTA-TV Newark, promoted to vp in charge of NTA Spot Sales, a division of NTA Television Broadcasting Corp., which also owns WNTA-TV. • Bob Michael, formerly with WENY Elmira, N.Y., appointed general manager of WATS Sayre, Pa. Ted Street, formerly with WGGG Gainesville, Fla., named program director. Russ Sanders joins WATS as air personality. • Richard K. Burch, program director of KBTO El Dorado, Kan., appointed station manager. • Charles S. Cady, formerly assistant manager and national sales manager of WCSC-TV Charleston, S.C., appointed manager of west coast sales office of Triangle Stations which include: WFILAM-TV Philadelphia; WNBF-AM-FMTV Binghamton, N.Y.; WLVH-TV Lebanon-Lancaster, Pa., WFBG-AMTV Altoona-Johnstown, Pa., WNHCAM-FM-TV Hartford-New Haven, Conn, and KFRE-AM-TV and KRFM (FM) Fresno, Calif. • James E. Goldsmith, sales manager of KPLR (TV) St. Louis, appointed vp and director of sales. Charles E. Burge, formerly account executive with CBS Radio Spot Sales, Chicago, succeeds Mr. Mr. Goldsmith Goldsmith. • Bernard F. Gurewich, formerly en Mr. Quinn • William Anderson, formerly news and sports director of KPUG Bellingham, Wash., appointed station manager of new KOHI St. Helens, Ore., which has tentative air date of March 1 . • Charles E. Tamm, formerly assistant chief engineer with WHYN-AM-FMTV Springfield, Mass., to WENH (TV) Durham, N.H., as chief engineer. • William Whitsett, formerly general counsel for Don Lee Network and its affiliated stations, appointed administrative vp for Broadcasting Div. of NAFI Corp., which owns KPTV (TV) Port, Ore., KCOP (TV) Los Angeles KOBY San Francisco. Mr. Whitsett land and NO, THIS IS "KNOE-LAND" (embracing industrial, progressive Arkansas, West Mississippi) JUST LOOK AT THIS MARKET DATA North Louisiana, South Population 1,520,100 Households 423,600 Consumer Spendable Income $1,761,169,000 Food Sales $ 300,486,000 Drug Sales $ 40,355,000 Automotive Sales $ 299,539,000 General Merchandise $ 148,789,000 Total Retail Sales $1,286,255,000 KNOE-TV AVERAGES 78.5% SHARE OF AUDIENCE According to April 1959 ARB we average 78.5% share of audience from Sign On to Sign Off 7 day* a week. During 361 weekly quarter hours it runs 80% to 100%, and for 278 weekly quarter hours 92% to 100%. KNOE-TV Channel 8 Monroe, Louisiana CBS • ABC A James A. Noe Station Represented by H-R Television, Ine. Photo: The Union Oil Mill, Inc., West Monroe, Louisiana, processors of cottonseed and soybeans. ; BROADCASTING, February 8, 1960 87