Broadcasting (Apr - June 1960)

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Help Wanted — (Cont’d) Announcers Immediate opening for experienced morning man. Combo operation using latest equipment. Adult music, news station. Top pay for top performance. Send background and tape to Manager, WRTA, Altoona, Pennsylvania. Announcers losing jobs? Lack that professional sound? Audition tape not a polished . . . showcase? New York School of Announcing, 160 West 73rd Street, NYC, SU 7-6938. Announcers. Many immediate job openings for good announcers throughout the S.E. Free registration. Confidential, Professional Placement, 458 Peachtree Arcade, Atlanta, Ga. California calling. If you are a versatile announcer with first phone who wants to work in stable operation in a lovely town of 45,000 that features network and local news plus good listenable music, then let’s exchange information. You tell us all about yourself with complete resume of experience, references and send tape cut at IVs rpm with commercials, short news, music intro and ad lib. We will answer promptly with information on the most beautiful area of California, plus our salary, fringe benefits and major medical plan, send to Foy Willing, P.O. Box 1651, Salinas, California. Technical Experienced engineer — East coast (southeast) station. 5 kw daytimer remote control. 15 to 20 hours announcing; will train. Good salary. Box 686S, BROADCASTING. Enterprising independent station in Virginia needs engineer-announcer. First class ticket essential, announcing secondary. Short hours, salary commensurate with experience. Reply Box 344A, BROADCASTING. Chief engineer for eastern Pennsylvania, 5 kw radio station. Directional experience necessary. Reply to Box 362A, BROADCASTING. Have opening for first-class engineer-announcer in Pacific northwest. Personal interview necessary. Send tape and particulars to Box 542A, BROADCASTING. Do you want to live in No. Calif. — So. Oregon and work in radio and or tv? If you do, write Don Telford, KIEM-TV, Box 1021, Eureka, Calif. Openings for first fone tech, production and sales. Wanted one engineer with 1st phone, no announcing, transmitter shift. Contact H.T. Wiley, KSYD, Box 2130, Wichita Falls, Texas. Chief engineer-announcer — strong on maintenance and announcing for 500-watt remote operation. Good pay — life and hospitalization insurance. Send tape, photo and resume first letter to KTIB, Thibodaux, Louisiana. First phone; no announcing. Beginner acceptable. Warren, WHLT, Huntington, Indiana. Engineer with first class ticket. Transmitter duties plus some studio work in Monroe, Michigan. Contact Irv Laing, WQTE, 1260 Library Place, Detroit 26, Michigan, Woodward 2-0900. Immediate need for chief engineer for 5 kw operation. Write Paul A. Husebo, P.O. Box 1231, Leesburg, Florida. Production-Programming, Others Programming-operations manager. Expanding new midwest fm multi-major market group. Excellent opportunity for growth, incentive participation, and possible stock ownership for thinking, experienced person who can build music programs and write appropriately. Send photo, resume Box 548A, BROADCASTING. Immediate opening for program director or news director. Must be experienced in one or the other to qualify for this group station. Rush tape, resume and snap. Box 571A, BROADCASTING. Help Wanted — (Cont’d) Production-Programming, Others Situations Wanted — (Cont’d) Management Major market good music chain is looking for men interested in long term careers with good pay, good future, security, stock purchase plan and hospitalization coverage. If interested send resume and audition tape immediately. Include snapshot, three references and salary requirements. We have immediate openings for experienced, creative commercial production director and future openings for staff announcers. Reply in confidence to Box 596A, BROADCASTING. One of America’s top radio stations, in one of the three biggest markets, is looking for newsmen. Send replies to Box 600A, BROADCASTING. Top sales and production personnel. KASE, Austin, Texas. News supervisor to assist director of Ohio’s biggest radio news department. Send tape, resume and photo to News Director, WCOL, Columbus 15, Ohio. WNXT, Portsmouth, Ohio needs experienced spot copywriter. Apply Manager. Wanted: Newsman to write, edit and report local news, for NBC affiliate. Experienced. Send tape, photo and resume to Ed Huot, WTRC, Elkhart, Indiana. RADIO Situations Wanted — Management Veteran broadcaster, recently sold station, seeks management of small market station. Excellent record. Might invest. Box 459A, BROADCASTING. Wanted to manage small or medium station in warm climate with chance to buy in. Presently midwest manager with no future. Box 468A, BROADCASTING. Small market manager sincerely tired of increasing profits for someone else. Desire profit sharing management or leasing opportunity. Box 533A, BROADCASTING. National sales manager eastern top 60 market inde. Seeking similar or rep position in major market. Prefer west or southwest. Box 545A, BROADCASTING. Station manager. Smaller community preferred. Twelve years radio experience, eight years in management and sales. Married, age 38. Experienced in all operations, except engineering. Presently manager in eastern operation. Complete resume on request. Reached peak sales in present market. Need new challenge. Available in one month. No replies to blind box number. Box 549A, BROADCASTING. Manager or sales manager. It’s proverbial that you receive only what you pay for and management manpower is no exception. If your organization can use the degree of improvement and leadership that will justify a $20,000.00 yearly salary with potential to $35,000.00 or more yearly, I’d like the opportunity to discuss your requirements and my qualifications. 18 years of creative thinking, dynamic action and outstanding results in all phases major market radio, television and agency. Young man, happily married. Eleven years with present employer who is my best reference. Box 587A, BROADCASTING. Radio man, 16 years experience. Excellent record. Best references. Built and managed own station, rated No. 1 market 35,000 against two established competitors. Sold station after 5 years. Looking for opportunity in warmer climate. Personal interview only. Val Carter, 65 Cherry Lane, Burlington, Vermont. Manager-pd-announcer. Adult music station only. Personal interview. Business background. Write John Reed, 5923 Chippewa, Toledo, Ohio, or phone Greenwood 4-0014. Sales Radio-tv announcer. Experienced program director. Available June 1. Married, family. Box 538 A, BROADCASTING. Attention New England! Top professional salesman with radio background desires sales position in radio or television. Married, 32, college degree. Resume and references on request. Box 553A, BROADCAST College grad, 26, in No. 1 station, major market. DJ, continuity director, servicing accounts. Want to sell. Experienced all phases. Consider all stations and markets offering opportunity for advancement. Box 560A, BROADCASTING. Sales manager. Top billing salesman in 3 station medium market, ready to step into management. Strong background all phases tv and radio sales. Can handle local, regional and national accounts. Able to supervise and lead people. Prefer California, Texas or southwest. Box 569A, BROADCASTING. Sales manager available. Proven successes. Box 574A, BROADCASTING. Salesman-sales manager. Excellent record. Box 575A, BROADCASTING. Boston University graduate communication arts. Program director WBUR-Boston University. Interested sales, programming, public relations. Some commercial experience. Service completed. Age 23, single. Box 598A, BROADCASTING. Available soon: Manager with production record having few equals. Only interested in general management small-medium market or commercial manager metropolitan market. Most interested with stock ownership or option as portion of compensation. No Houdini but steeped in management experience seldom found in broadcasting. Well known all levels radio-television. Financially and morally sound. Age 40, family. Box 559A, BROADCASTING. Topnotch saleswoman: Can sell time and products, announce, write news and copy. Some air experience. Helen Mayhood, 601 Leavenworth St., Apt. 47, San Francisco, California. Announcers Announcer: Experienced, vet, tight format, board, not a floater, prima donna. Box 350A, BROADCASTING. Manager commercial manager announcer. Age 30, married and sober. Presently managing small daytimer and making money. Ten years experience, all phases. Have been at my present location 4 years. Prefer Texas. Ready by mid-June. Box 561A, BROADCASTING. Wanted — Management opportunity, small to medium market, by well qualified broadcaster. Thirteen years’ experience. Capable. Adaptable. All replies answered. Confidential. Box 568 A, BROADCASTING. Administrative sales team available. Proven successful methods. Box 572A, BROADCASTING. Manager-sales manager available. Box 573A, BROADCASTING. Capable young executive. Now major market pd for leading chain. Seeks challenging station management opportunity. Box 581A, BROADCASTING. Swingin’ dj — 3 years experience. Married, family, veteran. Want lively station in midwest. $105 minimum. Box 457A, BROADCASTING. Announcer, single, two years experience, good tight production. Willing to travel, money secondary but important. Box 510A, BROADCASTING. Sportscaster: hockey, baseball, basketball, football. College graduate, 22. Box 520A, BROADCASTING. Swinging negro deejay. 6 years experience. Salary secondary to opportunity. Hurry. Box 525A, BROADCASTING. Announcer-dj. Good at sales, strong on commercials, news, sports. Box 530A, BROADCASTING. Personality dj wants to break into major market. The finest references. Consistently top rated and will become major talent in your city. Married, reliable, personable. Presently employed. Box 534A, BROADCASTING. BROADCASTING, May 23, 1960 107