Broadcasting Telecasting (Oct-Dec 1961)

Mr. Colin staff of Macfadden Publications and as production manager of Newsweek. Lowell Cohn, creative supervisor, Cunningham & Walsh, New York, elected vp of agency. Mr. Cohn has been in creative services division of C&W for five years. He presently is creative supervisor on American Home Products and Watchmakers of Switzerland accounts. Earlier, Mr. Cohn was with Erwin Wasey Inc., that city. Howard L. Englander, account executive, Reach, McClinton & Co., New York, joins Lennen & Newell, that city, as account executive on Colgate-Palmolive account. Derrik Van Nimwegen, formerly with Procter & Gamble, joins Sullivan, Stauffer, Colwell & Bayles, New York, as account executive. Ted Neale Jr., director of Western States Advertising Agencies Assn., named secretary-treasurer, succeeding Ralf Spangler, deceased. G. A. Honald, managing director of marketing services for Sales-Crafters, and former advertising manager of Carnation's Pet Food Div., joins Foote, Cone & Belding, Los Angeles, as account executive on Purex drug products account group. Donald M. Ross, head of his own sports company, Donald M. Ross Enterprises, joins McCann-Erickson, Los Angeles, as vice-chairman of plans board. Jerome R. Feniger Jr., vp in charge of radio-tv, Cunningham & Walsh, New York, joins executive sales staff of Look magazine as special assistant to advertising director. Mr. Feniger had been with C&W for past seven years. Earlier, he served for three years with CBS's sales division. Mr. Feniger Harley A. Tarvin, former publications director for British-American Oil Producing Co., joins Jack Wyatt Co., Dallas advertising and pr firm, as account executive. James F. Black and William A. MacDonough, vps, Kudner Agency, New York, elected senior vps. Mr. Black joined Kudner in 1957 as account executive and became vp in 1958. Mr. MacDonough joined Kudner in 1956 and became vp in 1958. Both are members of board of directors and executive committee. Fm radio committee Ben Strouse, president WWDC-FM Washington, named chairman of NAB's 1961-62 fm radio committee. Other committee appointments: Everett L. Dillard, owner and general manager, WASH (FM) Washington; N. L. Bentson, president, WLOL-FM Minneapolis; Merrill Lindsay, executive vp, WSOY-FM Decatur; Fred Rabell, managing director, KITT (FM) San Diego; Henry W. Slavick, general manager, WMC-FM Memphis and Harold I. Tanner, president and general manager, WLDM (FM) Detroit. William A. Okeson, formerly with Clinton E. Frank Adv., Chicago, joins Wade Adv., that city, as copywriter. THE MEDIA Robert A. Lang, vp, CBS News, joins ABC as associate to vp, ABC News. Mr. Lang joined Radio Free Europe in 1949 as its ^S' * first employe and was RFE general superm '^mm^mmi. vjsor untjj 1955. He Lang then joined CBS News as sales director and in 1959 was elected vp for administration of news operation. Earlier, Mr. Lang served as advertising manager of Post Cereals Div. of General Foods. W. S. Hancock named vp and general manager, WCCF Punta Gorda, Fla., succeeding Roy Hickox, resigned. Millie Donute joins WCCF as women's director and continuity director. Percy Dilworth named station's musical director. Ira Glick to WCCF's announcing staff. Rob Payne and Don Thieme resign to join WKKO Cocoa, Fla., and U. S. Armed Forces, respectively. J. C. Willis, KVOM Morrilton, elected president of Arkansas Broadcasters Mr. Wright Assn., succeeding Julian Haas, KAGH Crossett, who becomes vp. W. H. Mayo, KBRI Brinkley, named secretary-treasurer and executive secretary. Dickens J. Wright has resigned as president and director of WPAT Inc. and as vp of Capital Cities Broadcasting Corp., owner of station, but will continue as consultant to Capital Cities. Mr. Wright and associates sold WPAT to Capital Cities last May for $5 million (Broadcasting, May 22). Daniel P. Weinig, assistant to Mr. Wright for past three months, has been named to succeed him at WPAT. Mr. Weinig previously was general manager of WPRO Providence, also owned by Capital Cities. Nicholas A. Bell, program director, WREB Holyoke, Mass., named station manager. He will continue as program director. Les Martin Jr., general manager, WNED-TV Buffalo, elected to board of trustees of Eastern Educational Network for one-year term. Norman P. Bagwell, vp and general manager, WKY-TV Oklahoma City, re-elected president of Oklahoma Television Assn. Peter Mead, formerly with C. R. Casson Ltd., advertising agency, London, England, joins research and promotion department of The Katz Agency, New York. Lon Boutin, account executive, KDAY Santa Monica, Calif., promoted to sales manager. Mr. Boutin previously was vp for sales, Ad Staff, Los Angeles commercial production firm. George H. Williams, national sales manager, WWJ Detroit, to KDKA Pittsburgh as assistant sales manager. Vince Clayton, chief engineer, KSLAM-PrM-TV Salt Lake City (licensed to e titan a decade of (Lonitructiue Service to ^3roadcaiteri and the tl3roadcastinq industry HOWARD E. STARK Brokers — Consultants 50 EAST 58TH STREET NEW YORK, N. Y. FLDORADO 5-0405 BROADCASTING, December 18, 1961 87