Broadcasting Telecasting (Jan-Mar 1962)

Schlosser served as assistant for network operations with CBS in New York. Dave Williams and Jack Manning join KGLA (FM) Los Angeles as program director and publicity director, respectively. Frank Sacks joins KCIN Victorville, Calif., as program director and air personality. Ron Thompson, program director, KFJZ Fort Worth, Tex., joins WCOP Boston, in similar capacity. Norman Spiegel, WNEW-TV New York, named director. Russ Segal, with station's film department, named assistant director in program department. Don Horan and Arthur Spitzer, both formerly with WNTA-TV New York, join station as staff director and assistant director, respectively. Frank D. Slingland, tv director, and Max Schindler, operations director, NBC-owned WRC-TV Washington, join NBC News, that city, as director and associate director, respectively, David Brinkley's Journal. John Johnson, senior film editor; Marcia Siena, film editor, and James Barber, multilith operator, WRC-TV, promoted to operations director, senior film editor, and film editor, respectively. F. L. Slaughter and James Marrow, engineering and building services staffs, respectively. Robert Petrie, supervising producerdirector, WTMJ-TV Milwaukee, promoted to operations director. Budd Reth, director, named production services director. Johnny Wilcox, program consultant and director of operations, KARA Albuquerque, N. M., and CHIQ Hamilton, Ontario, appointed operations manager, WXUR-AM-FM Media, Pa. James Sullivan, announcer, WBRY Waterbury, Conn., to WATR, that city, as program director. Bill Hayes appointed assistant commercial traffic manager, KTLA (TV) Los Angeles. William Geither joins WJW-AM-FM Cleveland as account executive. Joe Kronovich, formerly with KEWB Oakland, Calif., joins KDWB St. Paul, Minn., as account manager. Herb Kramlich, account executive, KIXI Seattle, joins KAYO, that city, in similar capacity. Michael J. Faherty, salesman, WPAC Patchogue, N. Y., joins KYW Cleveland as account executive. Dudley Hagen, former newscaster, WTAR-TV Norfolk, joins WDMS Lynchburg, both Virginia, as account executive and announcer. Aaron L. Osipow, for past four years commercial manager, WPAC Patch WBA re-elects officers Don C. Wirth, vp and general manager, WNAM Neenah, reelected president of Wisconsin Broadcasters Assn. Bruce Wallace, WTMJ-AM-TV Milwaukee, vp; Richard Dudley, WSAU Wausau, treasurer, and Carl Kolata, WTTN Watertown, secretary, were also re-elected to their WBA posts. Elected to board: Berry Smith, WFRV (TV) Green Bay (one-year term), and Howard Dahl, WKBT (TV) La Crosse (two-years). ogue, N. Y., named account executive, WAAT Trenton, N. J. Paul Coughlin, newscaster, WIND Chicago, joins news staff, WVIP Mt. Kisco, N. Y. Nick Gearhart, formerly with KFMB-TV San Diego, and WWL-TV New Orleans, appointed news editor, effective March 1, KHOU-TV HoustonGalveston, Tex., succeeding Dan Rather who joins CBS News. Sam Hamilton, air personality, WWCO Waterbury, Conn., appointed news director. He is succeeded by Jim Greer, formerly with WLIR (FM) Garden City, N. Y. Murray P. Havens appointed art director, WFBC-TV Greenville, S. C. Pete Retzlaff, Philadelphia Eagles football team, joins WIP Philadelphia as sports commentator. Samuel R. Herrick appointed manager, public affairs department, KATU (TV) Portland, Ore. Isabell Hoyt to KATU (TV) as promotion-merchandising manager. John Norman joins WGN Inc., Chicago as presentations supervisor, promotion and research department, succeeding Charles Stroud, resigned. Phil Harrison, editor, LaGrange (Ga.) Daily News appointed pr director, WSB Atlanta. Phyllis Grollman, continuity acceptance editor, KADC Los Angeles, joins WSB's sales department as script writer. 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