Broadcasting Telecasting (Jan-Mar 1960)
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news director of WNDU-TV South Bend, Ind.
• Conrad Schader, air personality with KICN Denver, named news director.
• Stan Paulsen joins WISH-AM-TV Indianapolis as news writer-editor.
• Don Lloyd, formerly newsman with WTIG Massillon, to WCUE Akron, both Ohio, in similar capacity.
• Wilfred Brown joins news staff of KABC Los Angeles.
• Mel Jass joins KTTV (TV) Los Angeles as newscaster.
• Eli Bregman, formerly pr man and news writer in Los Angeles, joins KNXT (TV) Los Angeles as member of news staff.
• Bill Leonard, personality-moderator with WCBS New York, becomes staff correspondent for CBS News.
• Eric Rhode, formerly newsman with KLYK Spokane, to KOL Seattle, both Washington, in similar capacity.
• Arthur D. Morse, award-winning reporter-director, joins CBS-TV as staff producer on CBS Reports.
• Dick Lane, sportscaster for KTLA (TV) Los Angeles, to be honored March 1 and 2 as he begins 15th consecutive year of broadcasting Olympic wrestling matches, described as longest continuous live program in history of tv.
• Joseph H. Taft, formerly traffic director of KETA-TV and KOKH-TV Oklahoma City, named continuity supervisor-producer of KNME-TV Albuquerque, N.M., succeeding Arlen Asher who joined Ward Hicks Adv., that city. Winifred Kehoe, joins staff as traffic supervisor.
• Joe Piggott, formerly news and sports director of WISH-TV Indianapolis, joins WKRC Cincinnati as announcer-newscaster.
• Gus Chan, formerly air personality with WMAQ Chicago, to WAAP Peoria, 111., in similar capacity.
• Charles R. Fagen, manager of unit managers of CBS-TV, appointed account executive for CBS-TV production sales.
• Art Dawson, formerly advertising manager of Food Enterprises, joins WMCA New York as account executive.
• George Murphy, formerly with KLAC Los Angeles, to KHJ-TV, there, as account executive.
• Robert E. Bovick, formerly with McGraw Hill Publications, joins WFGA-TV Jacksonville, Fla., as account executive.
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Mr. Muncey
• Bill Muncey, disc jockey with KING Seattle, Wash., set a new world's speed record for h y d rop 1 anes over the measured mile course with a
clocking of 192.001 miles per hour. The mark was established on Feb. 16 at Lake Washington. The boat: Miss Thriftway.
• Allen Jeffries, formerly news editor of WISH Indianapolis, to WCOL Columbus, Ohio, as news director.
• Jim Woodell, morning news editor of WSAI Cincinnati, promoted to assistant news director.
• Jim Lange, formerly air personality with KGO-TV San Francisco^ to KSFO, that city, in similar capacity.
• Buzz Benson joins WSIX Nashville Tenn., as air personality. He previously was with WINX Rockville, Md.
• Josephine Steinberg appointed sales traffic manager of KCBS San Francisco.
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Mr. Wolfson
Mr. Kayle
• William M. Wolfson and Milton P. Kayle named vps of Independent Television Corp. (film-producer). Mr. Wolfson will continue his duties as treasurer of Television Programs of America; Mr. Kayle continues as general counsel of ITC
• John Robinson, formerly producerwriter with Four Star Television, resigns to form own corporation, Libra Ltd., Los Angeles. New company will produce television series. Other new members are: Robert Ginter, business manager; Malcolm Stuart, agent and Harry Wainwright, attorney.
• Nicholas D. Newton, salesman at Bill Strum Studios, N.Y., commercial film producers, becomes vp and director of sales.
• Murray Grabhorn, previously with ABC New York, Edward Petry Co., and Radio Press, joins Banner Radio, new division of Banner Films, N.Y. as sales manager.
• Philip A. Melillo, account executive with Paul Hance Productions, N.Y., (producers of closed circuit tv shows and films), named sales director.
• John N. Harris, formerly with Tidewater Oil Company, appointed assistant sales manager of Transfilm-Caravel Inc., N.Y., where he will assist in three areas — live shows for business, industrial films and tv film commercials.
• Ron Walker, music director of The Jingle Mill, N.Y., (producer of tv commercials), promoted to producer.
• Thomas E. Maplesi, formerly with National Telefilm Associates, named account executive in Dallas office of CBS Films.
• Don Weis named director of Dennis O'Keefe Show, just renewed.
Equipment & Eng'ring
• Barry J. Shillito, formerly executive vp of Houston Fearless Co., Los Angeles, becomes president, effective May 1. He succeeds George E. Johnson, named chairman of executive committee. Richard Woike, member of board elected vp finance, and vice chairman of board.
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BROADCASTING, February 29, 1960