Broadcasting Telecasting (Oct-Dec 1961)

Mr. Fleming WTVD (TV) Durham, will be assistant. NCAB President Dick Dunlea Jr., WMFD Wilmington, said the office will serve as state and national spokesman for North Carolina broadcasters. Increased public relations activity is planned along with improved management services and liaison with public agencies. Fleming elected head of radio-tv newsmen Robert H. Fleming, chief of ABC's Washington news bureau, last week was elected president of the Washington Radio Television Correspondents' Assn. for 1962. He succeeds Ann M. Corrick of the Westinghouse Broadcasting Co. William B. Munroe Jr., chief of NBC's Washington news bureau, was elected vice president of the correspondents association, succeeding Mr. Fleming. Wells Church, CBS, was named secretary, and Stephen J. McCormick, Mutual, was elected treasurer. The new members-at-large are Arthur F. Barriault, NBC; John W. Roberts, Time-Life-Fortune Broadcast Inc.; and Leslie W. Higbie, McCaffrey Reports. The new officers, who will serve for one year, will be installed at the association's annual banquet, tentatively scheduled for Feb. 24. They will also serve as officers of the Capitol's radiotv correspondents galleries. Mr. Fleming, a reporter for 30 years for newspapers, news magazines and radio and television, has shared in Peabody and National Education Assn. awards to the ABC news department. He joined ABC in 1956, and became its Washington bureau chief last February. Time-Life demonstrates its radio news muscle Time-Life Broadcast News last week staged a demonstration of its new daily programming service before some 200 agency and station rep executives in New York. Titled "Topic A," the service consists of six different five-minute taped segments daily. The programming is available to stations at a price of approximately $1 a minute for the average top 100 market station. "Topic A" has already been purchased by the seven RKO General stations. It will also be used by TimeLife's own stations (KLZ Denver, WOOD Grand Rapids, WFBM Indianapolis and WTCN Minneapolis). The daily segments feature reports in six news areas by as many different newsmen serving as "editor in charge." The topics and their reporters: "Topic A — At Large," Dick McCutchen; "Sports," James K. McManus; "Business," Ron Cochran; "Hollywood," Pete Miller; "Europe," John Day; and "Washington," Nick Thimmesch. As an additional incentive, subscribing stations will receive free a library of 100 one-minute news background fill-ins to be programmed at the stations' discretion. Called "Capsule," the library will be expanded as the need arises. CBS o&o execs meet with radio network The managers of the seven CBSowned radio stations last Friday began a year's end conference in New York with CBS Radio executives. The meetings, which continue through Tuesday (Dec. 19) embrace an agenda of questions relating to the stations' administration, programming and business. The vice president-general manager of each station is there. They are: Jules Dundes, KCBS San Francisco; Thomas Y. Gorman, WEEI Boston; Robert F. Hyland, KMOX St. Louis; Ernest H. Shomo, WBBM Chicago; Sam J. Salte, WCBS New York; Robert P. Sutton, KNX Los Angeles; and Thomas J. Swafford, WCAU Philadelphia. Attending on behalf of CBS Radio are: Fred Ruegg, vice president, station administration; Maurie Webster, vice president, spot sales, and Richard F. Hess, assistant to vice president, station administration. CBS awards grants, honors women employes Three educational institutions have been awarded 1961 grants by CBS Foundation, under a plan designed to recognize the service of women employes of CBS. The plan provides for unrestricted grants to privately supported colleges from which women employes of CBS have graduated. Grants are made on the completion of 15 years of service by employees, and again at the end of each additional five year period. A supplementary grant was awarded to Columbia U's Teachers College for May M. Dowell, director, special projects, CBS News, who has been with the network since 1935. Grants were also awarded to New York U. for Edith B. Bonneville, supervisor, mail and messengers, CBS-TV Hollywood, and Trinity College for Marion S. Sheppard, assistant music librarian, WBBM Chicago. WEST — Full time radio station with good power providing excellent coverage. Fixed assets of over $145,000.00 include transmitter, land and building. Will gross $105$110,000.00 in 1961 with good cash flow. Priced at $200,000.00 with 29% down and terms to be negotiated. ANOTHER H&L EXCLUSIVE. SOUTH — Medium sized market full time radio station with FM — operating at slightly better than break-even but has been terrific money maker in past years. Now grossing $80,000.00. Total price is $125,000.00 with 29% down and payout over ten years. ANOTHER H&L EXCLUSIVE. AND ASSOCIATES, INC. John F. Hardesty, President Stfmevtett J ^ftx/t-rrrcn err/ is$er//ei NEGOTIATIONS • APPRAISALS WASHINGTON, D. C. CHICAGO FINANCING OF CHOICE PROPERTIES DALLAS SAN FRANCISCO Ray V. Hamilton 1737 DeSales St., N.W. Executive 3-3456 Warren J. Boorom New York Richard A. Shaheen John D. Stebbins Tribune Tower DEIaware 7-2754 Dewitt Landis 1511 Bryan St. Riverside 8-1175 Joe A.Oswald New Orleans John F. Hardesty Don Searle 111 Sutter St. EXbrook 2-567 BROADCASTING, December 18, 1961 57