Broadcasting Telecasting (Jan-Mar 1962)

turning to his post (Broadcasting, Jan. 22). Mr. Rich will now be roving correspondent for NBC News, based in London. Larry Butler, formerly with WRJN Racine, and Bob Knutzen, formerly with WMTV (TV) Madison, both Wisconsin, join WTMJ-AM-FM-TV Milwaukee announcing staff. Bob Leonard, station manager, WKNB New Britain, Conn., to WNJR Newark, N. J., as operations manager. Kelvin Keech, radio announcer since 1929, retires from ABC Radio. Mr. Keech, who began at NBC, joined ABC in early '40's. While at ABC he also served as night program manager and executive producer in both radio and tv. Ed Kemp, program director, KCPXAM-FM Salt Lake City, Utah, joins WOOD-AM-FM Grand Rapids, Mich., as air personality. Perry Marshall, d.j., WEEP Pittsburgh, and earlier, program manager, WEDO McKeesport, Pa., joins WIND Chicago as d.j., succeeding Joel Sebastian who moves to WXYZ Detroit. Edward F. Ryan, general manager, WTOP News, Washington, D. C, named chairman, national wire-study committee, Associate Press Radio-Television Assn. Lionel Van Deerlin, news director, XETV Tijuana, Mexico, resigns to seek Democratic nomination for Congress in California's 37th District. Chuck Cell, formerly with KAUS Austin, Minn., joins KQAQ, that city, as d.j. and production manager. Pat Geraghty and Jim Nagle appointed sales director and operations director, respectively. Cecil Webb, account executive, KRON-TV San Francisco, awarded Golden Pick given by station management to account executive at KRONTV or with Peters, Griffin, Woodward, station's national rep, for performance "above and beyond the call of duty" in creating new business. Mr. Webb is first KRON-TV man to win golden pick, all previous awards having gone to PGW executives. Chet Casselman, news director, KSFO San Francisco, expands responsibilities to director of news and public affairs. Jack Fascinato named musical director of new ABC-TV Tennessee Ernie Ford Show. Charles E. Cofield, former radio-tv personality, and Samuel R. Shepard, journalist, establish pr firm of Cofield & Shepard Assoc. in Portage Hotel, Akron, Ohio, specializing in Negro market. 86 Gayer vice chairman John H. Gayer, U. S. consulting engineer before joining International Frequency Registration Board, Geneva, in 1953, elected vice chairman of 1FRB for 1962. Under normal procedure, Mr. Gayer will become chairman in 1963. This will mark Mr. Gayer's second term as chairman. He was top executive of IFRB in 1956. Mr. Gayer is also honorary chairman of Second International Television Symposium scheduled to be held at Montreux, Switzerland, April 30-May 4. Nikolai I. Krasnosselski, Soviet member of IFRB, elected chairman for 1962. PROGRAMMING Joseph Schackner, Television Affiliates Corp., New York, appointed assistant to vp. He will also act as program consultant to TAC subscriber stations. Prior to joining TAC in August 1961, Mr. Schackner was assistant time buyer with Grey Adv. Ken Rowswell, Ziv-United Artists, joins Flamingo Telefilm Sales Inc., New York, as national sales manager. C. P. Jaeger, executive vp, Flamingo Films, appointed director of national programming for Allied Artists Television Corp. and director of eastern syndication sales. Mr. Jaeger formerly was eastern sales manager of MGMTV and executive vp of Trans American Broadcasting Co. Tony Ford, formerly with Music Corp. of America and Television Artists Corp., appointed director of talent, television division. General Artists Corp., New York. Dick Colbert, Joseph (Red) Moscato, Stanley Florsheim and Hal Winther join sales staff of Ziv-United Artists. Mr. Colbert, formerly with Screen Gems and Universal Pictures, will handle San Francisco-Sacramento area. Mr. Moscato, formerly with WIKK Erie, Pa., and Westinghouse Broadcasting Co., will handle Pittsburgh territory. Messrs. Winther and Florsheim, who are rejoining Ziv-UA sales force, will serve in Minneapolis and as account executiveat-large, respectively. In addition, six salesmen have been reassigned to new territories: Buddy Brooks (spot salesman in southeastern division); Ray Watson (San Antonio and West Texas); Bill Glenn (St. Louis-Kansas City); Ed Davis (Atlanta); Jerry Thompson (Carolina's); and Andy Jaeger (Boston). James Holt, d.j., KLAC Los Angeles, forms Preview Productions Inc., 1741 Ivar Ave., Hollywood. Firm is currently producing short radio feature entitled "Find a Star." Armand Cardea, assistant director of advertising, publicity and promotion, Paramount International Films, promoted to director, succeeding Charles Juroe, resigned. Mr. Cardea will be located at PIF headquarters in New York. Daniel J. Kornfield, formerly with WNEW-TV New York, named director of production. Television Affiliates Corp., New York. Beth Hollinger Ferro, associate producer, daytime version, The Price Is Right (NBC-TV, 11-11:30 a.m. EST), named producer. Bob Stewart, producer of show, named executive producer. Edythe Chan and Don Scott named co-associate producers. Julian Ludwig and Alan Landsburg join Wolper Productions' "Biography" documentary tv series as associate producers. Nick Noxon named as series' research director. Lyn Murray has been signed by MGM-TV to compose and conduct musical score for initial episode of new half-hour series, Hercule Poirot. Louise Allbritton, stage, screen and tv actress, replaces Betsy Palmer on board of governors of New York chapter of Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Miss Palmer resigned because of "conflicting professional commitments." ALLIED FIELDS Richard M. Allerton, director, research activities, National Assn. of Broadcasters, Washington, until his retirement in October 196 1 (Week's Headliners, Nov. 6, 1961), announces his availability as consultant for management, sales and research at 20 Arkendale Rd., Alexandria, Va. Telephone: South 8-4949. He joined "NAB in February 1952. Mr. Allerton was previously with William Esty & Co. and Abbott Kimball & Co., in advertising field, and with Crossley Inc. and Free & Peters in broadcasting side of research. He spent 14 years on Wall Street as research statistician, economic and financial researcher and bond salesman. Janet Kern resigns, Jan. 31, as radiotv editor of Chicago American to devote full time to writing and lecturing. She will be succeeded by Bill Irvin, who previously served for 18 years as radio-tv editor of Chicago Sun-Times. BROADCASTING, January 29, 1962 Mr. Allerton