Broadcasting Telecasting (Jan-Mar 1960)

• Martin J. Welch, formerly sales manager of KTYL and KBUZ. both Phoenix, to KEOS Flagstaff, all Arizona, as general manager. • Robert B. Hardenbergh, formerly with Chicago office of The Boiling Co., station rep, to WCOG Greensboro, N.C., as assistant station manager. • Bernie Kay, formerly salesman at KOYL Storm Lake, Iowa, to KCSR Chadron, Neb., as sales manager. Larry O'Toole, formerly air personality at KLIL Estherville, Iowa, joins KCSR as program director. • Curt White, program director and air personality at WDMV Pocomoke City, Md., named general manager. • Ed McMullen and Gale Blocki named regional sales coordinators of WINS New York. Mr. McMullen was on sales staff of WINS and Mr. Blocki was account executive with The Boiling Co. Mr. McMullen will operate from New York; Mr. Blocki headquarters in WINS newly-opened Chicago office (333 N. Michigan Ave. Telephone: STate 2-1775). • Tom Paro, formerly with NBC-TV Spot Sales, N.Y., appointed director of sales for WRC-TV Washington, succeeding Wil\ J i , liam E. Coyle who resigned. Mr. Paro ~ ~^ began his broadcast Mr. Paro , jng career in sales promotion department of Mutual Broadcasting System, Chicago, in 1948. • Stan Cohen, director of sales promotion and merchandising for WDSU-TV New Orleans, promoted to director of program planning and promotion. • William G. Mulvey, program director of WFBG-TV Altoona, Pa., named assistant general sales manager of WNHC-TV New Haven, Conn. Both are Triangle stations. • A. Richard Robinson, account executive and director of sales promotion and merchandising at KRON-TV San Francisco, promoted to manager of promotion and merchandising department. • Jack Gillis, formerly engineer with KRKD Los Angeles, to KBIG Catalina, Calif., as studio transmitter engineer. • M.L. Mostyn and Don Rice promoted to studio engineering supervisor and production supervisor, respectively, at WWDC Washington. Both formerly were members of engineering staff. • Robert H. Van Roo, formerly pro BROADCASTING, February 29, 1960 motion director of WTCN-AM-TV Minneapolis, joins WCBS-TV New York as director of promotion and advertising. • Loren R. Hollembaek, formerly with Adam Young, Inc., Chicago, becomes manager of sales presentations of CBS Radio Network Sales department, that city. • James M. Cox, Jr., president of Miami Valley Broadcasting Corp., vp of Biscayne Television Corp.. and board chairman of Carolina Broadcasting Co.. appointed national chairman of Wittenberg U.'s 10-year $20,000,000 development program. • Bill Johnson, executive vp of Yankton Broadcasting Co. and manager of KYNT Yankton, S.D., announces candidacy for South Dakota State House of Representatives. • Earl G. Thomas. formerly with ABC New York, to John Blair & Co., that city, as marketing specialist. Mr. Thomas previously was with McCann-Erickson, Hicks & Greist, and Grey Adv. Since 1955 he participated in business development for ABC New York. • Gerald Blum, national sales representative with Commercial Recording Co., Dallas, to regional sales manager of WLEE Richmond, Va. • William J. Faath, formerly with budget department of CBS-TV, N.Y., to WCAU-TV Philadelphia as business manager. • Ralph Hodges, formerly with KTLA (TV) Los Angeles in various production capacities, named producer-director with KTVI (TV) St. Louis. • Bob Lawrenson, formerly with Mr. Thomas United Broadcasting Co., appointed time salesman at WOL Washington. • Charles H. Park Jr., news and community affairs director of WBRB Mt. Clemens, Mich., appointed program director. • Mike Western appointed program director of KISN Portland, Ore. Bill Jackson, formerly air personality, promoted to music director . • Don Dillon, formerly associate tv producer at WBKB (TV) Chicago and previously productions operations manager of WBBM-TV, that city, rejoins WBBM as assistant program directorproduction. • Edward P. Dittlof promoted from director to community affairs director at WITI-TV Milwaukee. • Al Nelowet and Scott McKeown appointed account executives for WAVY Norfolk-Portsmouth-Newport News, Va., William Eure, account executive with WAVY, to WAVY-TV in similar capacity. Other WAVY-TV appointments: Jorges Torres named chief photographer; Jack Moser, production manager; Bob Born, floor manager and Dana Greenberg, traffic director. • Leonard I. Linberg, formerly salesman with Katz Agency Los Angeles office, joins Hollywood headquarters of KBIG Catalina, Calif., as account executive. » Robert C. Smith, manager of presentations for CBS Radio Network Sales, Chicago, named account executive. • Robert W. Brokaw, formerly eastern sales manager of Sponsor magazine, joins sales staff of Robert E. Eastman, New York, rep firm. His territory includes New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington and Boston. • Bob Young, formerly with CBS public affairs department N.Y., named TV NEWS from M&A ALEXANDER! Watch For . . . THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE LATEST AND FINEST TOP FEATURE PACKAGE! ► Call, Write or wire . . . M & A ALEXANDER PRODUCTIONS, INC: Hollywood: 6040 Sunset Boulevard, Hollywood 4-3414 New York City: Larry Stern, 141 East 55th Street, PLaza 5-5266