Broadcasting Telecasting (Jan-Mar 1960)

• Buddy Faber, in booking department of United Artists Assoc., N.Y., named account executive in company's eastern division. • Ted Cooley, formerly with KIMATV Yakima, to KTVW (TV) Tacoma, both Washington, as producer-director. • Donald Fraser, formerly news director of WICO Salisbury, Md., to WKNB West Hartford, Conn., as news editor. • Vernon Heeren, formerly with NBC Spot Sales, Chicago, joins tv sales staff of H-R Television Inc., that city. • Robert E. Bowman, formerly with KHJ-TV Hollywood as national sales account executive, joins Hawaiian Broadcasting System Ltd., as national sales account executive for KGMBAM-TV Honolulu. • Mary Ellyn Dufek, on news staff of KPIX (TV) San Francisco, appointed production assistant for all public affairs programming. • Ed Fleming, formerly newscaster at KNXT (TV) Los Angeles, to KABCTV, that city, in similar capacity. • Don Hinson, formerly air personality with KSO Des Moines, Iowa, to KENO Las Vegas, Nev., in similar capacity. • Jocko Henderson, formerly with WDAF Philadelphia, to WADO New York, as air personality. Programming • Mildred Gusse, associate casting director of Screen Gems, Hollywood, appointed head of talent and casting department, succeeding Ira Uhr, who resigned. • Lee Blair, Film-Tv Graphics appointed president of Film Producers Assn. of New York, succeeding Nathan Zucker of Dynamic Films. Other officers elected: William Van Praag, Grand old man • George H. Moore (left), described by his station, WCKY Cincinnati, as the oldest "active" radio salesman in the U.S., cuts a cake in honor of his 76th birthday. With Mr. Moore is C.H. Topmiller, president and general manager of WCKY. Mr. Moore, who joined the station when it was founded in 1929, estimates he has sold more than $5 million in local time. Van Praag Productions, executive vp; Robert Lawrence, Robert Lawrence Productions, 1st vp; Robert Crane, Color Service Co., vp; Albert Hecht, Bill Sturm Studios, secretary, and Edward Lamm, Pathescope Co. of America, treasurer. • Harry Lange, formerly tv commercials producer at McCann-Erickson and previously executive vp and general manager of Kling Film Enterprises, both Chicago, to Fred A. Niles Productions, that city, as executive producer. • Harold Sobolov and Frederick Cambria named supervisor of unit managers and supervisor of associate America's Leading Business Brokers Interested in buying or selling Radio and TV Properties? When your business is transacted through the David Jaret Corp., you are assured of reliability and expert service backed by our 37 years of reputable brokerage. D A V I D 1 50 MONTAGUE STREET BROOKLYN 1 , N. Y. Ulster 2-5600 JARET CORP. 90 (FATES AND FORTUNES) directors and stage managers, respectively, at CBS-TV, N.Y. Neal Wilder Jr., Peter Brysac and Glen Twombly all appointed to unit manager staff. • Gerald Rowe has resigned as advertising manager of Paramount Pictures. Future plans have not been announced. • Joseph Csida, formerly president of own recording, talent developing and management firms, appointed vp of eastern operations for Capitol Records. • Michael Reddy appointed art director of Pictafilm, N.Y. (film producer). • Robert L. Greenwall, assistant art director, tv sales planning, named art director at NBC-TV, N.Y. • Irving Paley, formerly director of advertising and publicity for Paramount Gulf Theatres, New Orleans, becomes director of advertising and promotion for ABC Films, N.Y. • Buck Houghton honored by Screen Producers' Guild for best produced tv film series of 1959, Twilight Zone. • Bernard Girard has completed pilot of Mr. Garland, first of tv series he will produce for Paramount Pictures, operating as Girard Productions. He has been released from co-production agreement with California Studios. • Robert Pell, formerly sales manager of Precision Film Laboratories, named account executive in N.Y. office of Music Makers Inc., radio-tv musical commercial producers. • Dick Donovan, former newspaper reporter, joins Vortex Productions, Hollywood, as story editor and script supervisor. • John F. Meyers, manager of network film programs for NBC Hollywood, joins CBS Films Inc.. that city, in similar capacity. Equipment & Eng'ring • Frank J. Rogers, formerly general manager of Admiral Corp.'s commercial electronics division, Newark, N.J., elected vp. Division handles installation of tv-radio receivers, special communications, wired radio sound systems and closed circuit tv systems in hotels, motels and restaurants. • J. Albert Bertolacci appointed treasurer of Cornell-Dubilier Electric Corp., South Plainfield, N.Y. He has been with firm since 1944. • Russell W. Sloan, manager of commercial development department of Pennsalt Chemical Co., Philadelphia, appointed manager of newly-created marketing planning department. BROADCASTING, February 8, 1960