Broadcasting (Apr - June 1960)

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CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS (Payable in advance. Checks and money orders only.) (FINAL DEADLINE — Monday preceding publication date.) • SITUATIONS WANTED 204 per word — $2.00 minimum • HELP WANTED 254 per word — $2.00 minimum. • DISPLAY ads $20.00 per inch — STATIONS FOR SALE advertising require display space. • All other classifications 30 4 per word — $4.00 minimum. • No charge for blind box number. Send replies to Broadcasting, 1735 DeSales St., N.W., Washington 6, D.C. Applicants: If transcriptions or bulk packages submitted, $1.00 charge for mailing (Forward remittance separately, please). All transcriptions, photos, etc., sent to box numbers are sent at owner’s risk. Broadcasting expressly repudiates any liability or responsibility for their custody or return. RADIO Help Wanted — Management Experienced sales manager who seeks solid future in radio-tv chain. Opening now in Atlantic coast radio station. Submit resume and photo. Box 570A, BROADCASTING. Wanted — Radio station general managersales oriented. Major eastern market, great opportunity for right young man. Must have management experience but be salesman first. Good salary plus override with tremendous opportunity at the end of one year. Write Box 678A, BROADCASTING giving full particulars. Opportunity for assistant manager in southeast station. Must be able to sell, program, handle staff, relief announce. $100 week, opportunity to advance to management. Send qualifications to Box 691A, BROADCASTING. Opening for manager in New York state. Require aggressive family man. Box 694A, BROADCASTING. We have a number one rated radio property in Charlotte, N.C., a member of a dynamic and growing 6 station operation in the south. We need a top flight sales manager to take over the local sales department. Excellent opportunity for right man with strong, local sales background who is capable of managing one of our stations. Good pay, plus incentive plan. Send immediately photo and resume to H. Thoms, 75 Scenic Highway, Asheville, N.C. Sales $100 -$150 weekly guarantee plus commission and bonus plan for aggressive selfstarter salesman. Top station Washington, D.C. market. Box 867P, BROADCASTING. You do very well financially in radio sales and have been selling fulltime for at least 3 years. You want to move to Florida and really live 12 months out of the year. This is your chance. Your potential in this south Florida coastal metropolitan market is excellent with opportunity to advance to sales manager or general manager of one of the 3 stations in the chain. Give references and tell all in the first letter. Box 283S, BROADCASTING. One of New England’s best 250 watters (1 kw just granted) in a highly competitive city, needs go-getting, local sales manager. Salary, commission and car allowance. Box 462A BROADCASTING. Sales manager — 5 kw — network — east. AM also fm. Must sell on local, regional, national level. Supervise salesmen. Management potential desirable. Send data to Box 614A, BROADCASTING. University town in Wisconsin, 125,000 population Christian fm station. Prefer experienced man. Salary and commission, all fringe benefits. Good insurance man also considered. Box 648A BROADCASTING. Florida station in major market will add top producer to sales staff. You will be selling long established station with top ratings and market image. A weekly guarantee plus bonus plan. Hospitalization and insurance. Housing plentiful and reasonable. Give references and tell all in first letter. Box 666A, BROADCASTING. South Florida. Live in “tropical paradise” and earn top income. “Pulse” proven number one station now accepting applications for experienced, aggressive, and imaginative account executives. Don’t apply unless you have had a minimum of three years sales experience in radio or tv. Send resume and photo to Box 539, Hollywood, Florida. Salesman — Enjoy life in cool, colorful Colorado. Salary-commission. Ellis Atteberry, KCOL, Fort Collins. Help Wanted — (Cont’d) Announcers Modern number one format station in one of ten largest markets auditioning fastpaced, live-wire announcers. Key station leading chain offers big pay, big opportunity. Send tape to Box 864P, BROADCASTING. South Florida. Metro market. Need fast paced, lively swinging dj. Rush tape, resume. Box 284S, BROADCASTING. Solid air salesman with first phone for aggressive, smooth sounding station in beautiful California medium size city. Ideal climate. Our business: To serve, to service, to sell. Complete market and employment information in response to your resume, reference and 7'/2 rpm tape. Box 409A, BROADCASTING. Station in top 20 market wants top-rated morning man. Strong personality, good voice. Send resume, tape and photo. Box 506A, BROADCASTING. Expanding staff. Immediate opening for experienced staff announcer in one of the largest markets in southwest. Bright sound, but no top 40. Also opening for good production man. Send tape, photo, and complete resume (including versatility and references), to Box 576A, BROADCASTING. Experienced announcer wanted by Illinois kilowatt independent. Adult music station for dj work plus news gathering and writing. Excellent starting salary, many extra benefits for mature man with proved ability. Personal interview necessary. List age, education, family status, detailed experience. Box 580A, BROADCASTING. Need one more good announcer for chain station in western Pennsylvania. Minimum IV2 years recent air experience. No top 40, no r&r, just solid commercial radio with top-rated station in fine market. Good salary with regular raises, good working conditions. Excellent opportunity for advancement. Send tape and resume immediately. Box 585A, BROADCASTING. Personality dj. Evening (til midnight) shift. First phone, no maintenance. Modified r&r; ideas and commercial delivery important. Regional, #1 in eastern Pennsylvania market. Send tape, picture, salary required. Box 604A, BROADCASTING. Chief announcer — 5 kw network — east. Some experience in all types of announcing and public service. Must cooperate with and coordinate work of program, sales and traffic department. Management ability will be developed. Mail necessary information to Box 613A, BROADCASTING. Pleasant midwest community — 2 station market needs one combination engineer-announcer, two announcer-salesman. 3 years experience necessary. Send resume, references, photo and tape to Box 623A, BROADCASTING. Swingin’ dj ready to move up to pd number 1 format station, midwest. Chance for tv too. Send short, expendable tape and picture. Box 665A, BROADCASTING. Immediate opening for experienced announcer. Starting salary $70.00 for fortyfour hours. Good opportunity for advancement. Small south-eastern town. Also opening for engineer announcer. $80.00 for fortyfour hours. Group operation with opportunity for good men. Write Box 690A, BROADCASTING. Stay there! Earn extra cash. Write for details. Send audition tape. Box 10513, Tampa, Florida. KBUD, Athens, Texas seeking experienced staff announcer. Help Wanted — (Cont’d) Announcers Florida. Number one station in south Florida: area has immediate opening with top income for experienced, versatile dj to handle “top fifty” morning show. Must be conscientious, cheerful and outstanding in the creation . . . production of tape commercials. Rush tape, photo and resume: Suite 216, 1776 E. Sunrise Blvd., Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Announcer-copywriter. $400 per month. KBRZ, Freeport, Texas. Announcer, first phone, no maintenance, 6-10 p.m. shift. All benefits. KHMO, Hannibal, Missouri, Mr. Jae. Have immediate opening for announcer with 1st phone. Maintenance with some engineering, board shift. Send resume, photo, audition tape, salary requirements to KLIN, Lincoln, Nebraska. Texas station wants experienced announcer. Extra earnings in sales, if interested. Vacation plan. Good hours. KNET, Palestine, Texas. Wanted, combination announcer-salesman for single station market located in heart of vacation wonderland. Good salary. Commission plan. Send complete resume of experience, tape, with commercial, short news, music entro and photo to Jack Hinman, KPRK, Livingston, Montana. Announcer for record shows and staff work. Must have commercial experience. Excellent working conditions on long established 5000 watt station. Write or phone Program Director, WATR, Waterbury, Conn. Immediate opening for good morning man. Some news experience necessary. Fast paced, modern sound, well-known station. Send tape, resume, photo, references and salary reauirements to Clair L. Meekins, Program Director, WFIN, Findlay, Ohio. Attention young announcer with ambition and excellent voice. We will train. We have the opening you’re looking for. Personal interview necessary. Contact David W. Martin, General Manager, WGNS Radio, Murfreesboro, Tennessee. WHRT — Hartselle. Alabama needs combination announcer — 1st class engineer. Please write Gene Newman, WHRT — Hartselle, Ala. Number one station in Wheeling-Steubenville area seeking fast paced modern disc jockey. Get on the first team with Chuck Dougherty and company. Send tape, photograph arid resume to Chuck Dougherty, Asst. Manager, WKWK, Wheeling, W. Va. Tapes cannot be returned. New station — Needs smooth announcer; salesmen. No tapes returned. WPAC, Patchogue, New York. Country and gospel dj wanted. $75 — 48 hours per week. Send tape and resume to Manager, WRIC, Richlands, Virginia. 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 7’, 2 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. 84 BROADCASTING, May 30, 1960