Broadcasting Telecasting (Oct-Dec 1961)

Record Details:

Title:
Broadcasting Telecasting
Date:
Oct-Dec 1961
Publisher:
Washington, D.C. : Broadcasting Publications Inc.
Volume:
Broadcasting
Leaf #:
000745
Language:
English
Subjects:
radio and television periodical, Broadcasting -- United States -- Periodicals
Collection:
Broadcasting & Recorded Sound
Format:
Periodicals
Contributor:
Library of Congress, MBRS, Recorded Sound Section
Sponsor:
Library of Congress, Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Date Added:
November 03, 2022
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account executive at Nides & Cini Adv., Los Angeles. Mr. Klein will be detailed exclusively to production and development of new business. Howard Colwell, copy coordinator, The Kudner Agency, New York, appointed copy chief. Dan MacMillan and A. S. White named copy group heads for Henderson Adv., Greenville, S. C. Mr. White served earlier with J. Walter Thompson in similar capacity. Mr. MacMillan was formerly with George H. Hartman Adv., Chicago. Robert C. Furman joins broadcast department of Wade Adv., Los Angeles. He had been director of west coast commercial production for Sullivan, Stauffer, Colwell & Bayles; production supervisor for BBDO and commercial production supervisor at Desilu Studios. THE MEDIA R. A. Dunlea Jr., WMFD Wilmington, elected president of North Carolina Assn. of Broadcasters succeeding Floyd Fletcher, WTVD Durham. Other officers elected: Jack Starnes, WBAG Burlington, vp for radio; Fred Fletcher, WRAL-TV Raleigh, vp for tv; Doris Brown, WKBC North Wilkesboro, secretary-treasurer. Elected to board: Garrett Allen, WSIC Statesville; Ray Stanfield, WIST Charlotte; George Walston, WRRZ Clinton and Wally Jorgenson, WBTV Charlotte, (see page 54). John R. Hallstrom, commercial manager, WIZZ Streator, 111., named general manager. Jim Mudd, WVMC Mt. Carmel, 111., to WIZZ as assistant manager. Bellinger-Townsend-Kemper Stations (WIZZ, WVMC and WRAM Monmouth, 111.) Pierce H. Foster, radio-tv time salesman, WGN Inc., New York, joins tv sales staff, Edward Petry & Co., that city, effective Nov. 15. Earlier Mr. Foster was radio time salesman for Adam Young Inc., rep firm, and radiotv timebuyer on Liggett & Myers, Procter & Gamble and Carter products accounts for Dancer-Fitzgerald-Sample, both New York. Douglas D. Shull, publicity and promotion director, WANE-AM-TV Fort Wayne, Ind., joins WO WO, that city, as promotion and advertising manager succeeding Paul Lindsay, who joins WIND Chicago, in similar capacity. Alan J. Hartnick, assistant general counsel and assistant secretary, Metromedia Inc., New York, resigns to enter private law practice with Gallop, Climenko & Gould, that city. Ralph L. Cunnyngham, assistant secretary-treasurer, Skelly Oil Co., Tulsa, to KCMO Kansas City, Mo., as business manager. Mr. McClymonds Mr. Edney Grady Edney, national program director for radio, and Clyde C. McCly monds, manager of special services, elected vps of Storer Broadcasting Co. Mr. Edney joined Storer in 1957 as program manager of then newly acquired WIBG Philadelphia, and in 1959 was appointed company's national radio program director. Mr. McClymonds came to company as engineer in 1940 when Storer (then Fort Industry Co.) owned WHIZ Zanesville, Ohio. He served as assistant to vp for engineering and was appointed manager of special services in 1953. Storer Stations are: WGBS-AM-FM Miami: WJBK-AMFM-TV Detroit; WSPD-AM-FM-TV Toledo; WAGA-TV Atlanta; WJW-AMFM-TV Cleveland; KGBS Los Angeles; WWVA-AM-FM Wheeling; WIBGAM-FM Philadelphia and WITI-TV Milwaukee. Virgil Wolff, formerly with KYW-TV Cleveland, named general manager, WRDW-TV Augusta, Ga. George M. Claffey, comptroller, WVET-AM-TV Rochester, N. Y., and treasurer, KTVE (TV) El Dorado, Ark., elected vp of Veterans Broadcasting Co. (WVET-AM-TV and KTVE (TV)). Bob Underwood named general manager, WTHR Panama City Beach, Fla. He formerly was air personality, WAGATV, and account executive, WQXI, both Atlanta, Ga. Walter Lowe, formerly with KSUB Cedar City, Utah, joins KDJI Holbrook, Ariz., as general manager and sales executive. Harry Kersey and Dave Shane appointed program and news director and air personality, respectively. F. J. Rawlinson named assistant to president, WTHE Spartanburg, S. C. Tim Parker and Bob Townsend appointed production supervisor and music director, and assistant news director and supervisor in charge of special events, respectively. Tim Sullivan, air personality, appointed assistant station manager, KGMC Englewood, Colo., and Gladys Stanley named office manager. Dick Peabody, Dan Tyler and Gil Verba join station as music director, programming and production director and news director, respectively. B. H. Moore joins WAKE Atlanta as program director. BIGGER than SACRAMENTO STOCKTON One Buy Delivers IDAHO MONTANA plus 1 1 counties in Wyoming at lower cost per thousand SKYLINE TV NETWORK delivers 10,100 more TV homes than the highest rated station in Sacramento-Stockton at nearly 1 8% less cost per 1 ,000. SKYLINE delivers 92,300* nighttime homes every quarterhour Sunday through Saturday. Non-competitive coverage. One contract — one billing — one clearance. Over 254,480 unduplicated sets in 5 key markets. Interconnected with CBS-TV and ABC-TV. IDAHO KID-TV Idaho Falls KLIX-TV Twin Falls MONTANA KXLF-TV Butte KFBB-TV Great Falls KOOK-TV Billings TV NETWORK P.O. Box 2191 Idaho Falls, Idaho •ARB average March. 1961 Call Mel Wright, phone JAckson 3-4567 TWX No. I F 1 65 or your nearest Hollingbery office or Art Moore in the Northwest BROADCASTING, November 13, 1961 85