Broadcasting Telecasting (Jan-Mar 1962)

advertising firm in Tampa. John J. McSweeney, sales manager, WMCA New York, resigns, effective Feb. 1. John Croft appointed local sales manager, WFBM-TV Indianapolis, effective Feb. 1 . He has been member of local sales staff since joining station in 1955. Thomas J. Tilson, account executive, TvAR, New York, named midwest tv sales manager, Metropolitan Broadcasting's National Sales office, Chicago. William Allyn, director and program consultant, WMBR-TV Jacksonville, Fla., and Joe Caldwell, reporter, Jacksonville Journal, join executive sales staff and news department, WFGA-TV, that city, respectively. H. William Smutzer and Ken Nelson join WJJD Chicago as sales development manager and account executive, respectively. Mr. Smutzer was midwest sales manager with Bernard Howard & Co. Mr. Nelson was formerly associated with WMAQ Chicago programming and sales for 19 years. Mike Tully, KSON San Diego, joins sales staff, KOGO, that city. Bernard W. Schnapp, assistant auditor and assistant business manager, WJZ-TV Baltimore, to WIND Chicago as business manager, succeeding Charles Woodward, resigned. Mr. Foote Mr. Lundy Richard L. Foote, executive vp and general manager, Blair Television Assoc., New York, since 1956, has resigned to devote full time to marine and motor boat distributorship business in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., area. David Goodfellow BCW elects Goodfellow Joseph Goodfellow, vp and general manager, WRC-AMFM-TV Washington, elected president, B roadcasters Club of Washington, succeeding Ben Strouse, president and general manager, WWDC-AMFM Washington. Other officers elected: Howard Head, A. D. Ring & Co., vp; Arthur Scharfeld, Washington attorney, board chairman, succeeding Robert K. Richards, public relations; Joseph Sitrick, Blackburn & Co., secretary; Richard Stakes, WMALAM-FM-TV Washington, treasurer, and Larry Richardson, WTOP-AM-FM-TV Washington, assistant secretary. Others elected to board, in addition to Messrs. Sitrick and Richardson: Frank Boucher, TV Guide; Harry Plotkin, Washington attorney; Al Beckman, vp, ABC; Leon Brooks, resident counsel, CBS, and Joseph McDonald, Washington attorney, who fills unexpired term of Edmund C. Bunker, formerly with CBS, resigned. Elected to board representing non-resident members: Robert J. Burton, vp, Broadcast Music Inc., New York; Roger Clipp, vp and general manager, radio-tv division, Triangle Publications Inc., Philadelphia, and G. Richard Shafto, executive vp, WIS-AMTV Columbia, S. C. Lundy, manager, Blair Television companies in Los Angeles will succeed Mr. Foote. Robert Klein, with Blair-Tv ■ BROADCASTING THE BUSINESSWEEKLY OF TELEVISION AND RADIO 1735 DeSales St., N. W. Washington 6. D. C. 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Vandivert joins WABCAM-FM New York as director of marketing and sales development. He had been with Coronet magazine for past four years. John J. McCrory, account executive, CBS-TV Stations National Sales, New York, joins KMOX-TV St. Louis as assistant sales manager. Robert M. Storer, research director, KGBS Los Angeles, named sales promotion manager. He will continue his research activities in addition to his new promotion duties. William J. Wheatley, program manager, KGBS Los Angeles, moves to WIBG Philadelphia, in similar capacity, succeeding Roy M. Schwartz (Broadcasting, Jan. 22). Both are Storer Broadcasting Co. stations. Mr. Wheatley joined Storer in Los Angeles in 1959. Previously he was program manager for WKY Oklahoma City. Paul Girard, timebuyer and assistant radio-tv director for seven years, TracyLocke Co., Dallas advertising agency, appointed commercial manager, KVIL Dallas. Previously, Mr. Girard was executive producer for Associated Press in New York, and earlier served as general program manager for Hearst radio properties. Mr. Girard is co-founder and first president of Assn. of Broadcast Executives of Texas. Larry Knight, announcer-copy chief, WTWN St. Johnsbury, to WIKE Newport, both Vermont, as assistant manager-program director. Len Schlosser, director of public affairs, CBS-owned WBBM Chicago, named program director, effective Feb. 1, succeeding Art Thorsen, resigned. Before joining station in 1953, Mr. Mr. Girard BROADCASTING, January 29, 1962