Broadcasting Telecasting (Jan-Mar 1962)

BROADCAST ADVERTISING Helen A. Kennedy, president, Kennedy-Hannaford Inc., Oakland (Calif.) advertising agency, elected chairman ot board. Peter D. Hannaford, vp, who along with Mrs. Kennedy founded agency in 1957, elected president. Robert C. Dolman, formerly with McCann-Erickson, San Francisco, joins K-H as vp and creative director. G. Dean Smith, free lance designer, appointed to serve as consultant to K-H's creative department and plans board. Mrs. Kennedy becomes firm's first board chairman. E. Williams Burke, vp and executive art director, and Ken R. Oelschlager, vp and creative director, CampbellMithun Inc., Minneapolis, elected to board of directors. Mr. Burke joined agency as artist in 1951. He was promoted to executive art director in 1957. Mr. Oelschlager, who joined C-M as copywriter in 1949, was promoted to creative director in 1960. Norton J. Cotterill, with N. W. Ayer & Son, Philadelphia since 1947, elected vp. Joseph Stone, creative group head, Kenyon & Eckhardt, New York, elected vp. He joined agency Jan. 1, 1962. Mr. Stone formerly served with McCann-Erickson, that city, as vp and associate creative director, and earlier with J. Walter Thompson for 14 years as vp and copy group head. Barrett Brady, senior vp, Kenyon & Eckhardt, joins Compton Adv., New York, as vp and creative director. William G. McMackin, pr manager, Elgin National Watch Co., Elgin, 111., joins Klau-Van Pietersom-Dunlap Inc., Milwaukee advertising agency, as vp in charge of pr services. George J. Hoag, merchandising director, Compton Adv., Chicago, elected vp and marketing director, Clay Stephensen Assoc., Houston. Julius Barnathan, president, ABC Owned & Operated Tv Stations, named to board of directors, Television Bureau of Advertising, New York, replacing Stephen C. Riddleberger who was recently elected president of ABC Owned & Operated Radio Stations. Daniel G. Evans resigns as board chairman, Swigart & Evans Inc., New Orleans advertising agency. No future plans have been announced. William L. Sibert, advertising manager, Whitehall Labs Div., American Home Products Corp., named assistant to president, American Home Products Corp., New York. 72 FATES & FORTUNES Mr. Wedeck Mr. Maffei Rudolph Maffei and David Wedeck elected vps, Benton & Bowles Inc., New York. Mr. Maffei has been member of media department since 1955 and Mr. Wedeck has been in same department since 1954. Martin L. Gregory, operations group manager, General Foods Corp., White Plains, N. Y., appointed general manager, GF's Post Div., Battle Creek, Mich. Les Mullins, director of advertising and sales promotion, Burgermeister Brewing Corp., division of Joseph Schlitz Brewing Co., appointed general manager, Post & Morr Inc., San Francisco, Chicago based advertising agency. Dr. Valentine Appel, survey research manager, Ford Motor Co., joins Benton & Bowles Inc., New York, as associate research director. Joseph Daffner named marketing and sales manager, Landers, Frary & Clark, New York, subsidiary of J. B. Williams Co. Mr. Daffner is former executive vp, Blair Labs Inc.; former merchandising and advertising director, Lanolin Plus Inc., and former executive vp of Norex Labs Div., Schenley Inc. Charles J. Cole and Dawson Adams, account executives, Adams & Keyes, New York, join J. M. Mathes Inc., that city, in same capacity, handling Scandi Alter to direct RTP Robert H Mr. Alter Alter, manager, sales administration, Radio Advertising Bur e a u , New York, appointed director, Radio Test Plan, special RAB unit that will try to boost radio's national billings by $30 million within 18 months (Broadcasting, Dec. 25, 1961). As director of key account sales, newly created post, Mr. Alter will assume full responsibility of RTP efforts to seek commitments of $1 million or more annually from major advertisers. navian Airlines System account. Joining agency as member of creative group serving same account is Duncan J. Angier, also formerly of Adams & Keyes. Harold Thorkilsen, manager, research coordination, Colgate's Dental Cream, Flouride Toothpaste, and toothbrushes, named senior product manager. T. Craig Ward, account executive, Young & Rubicam, New York, joins Papert, Koenig, Lois Inc., that city, as account executive on Pharmacraft Labs' Fresh and Ting. Norman A. Church, vp for advertising, Gaynor & Ducas Adv., Beverly Hills, joins Hal Stebbins Inc., Los Angeles advertising and pr agency, as account executive. Don Caswell, newsman and financial editor, Los Angeles Examiner, to Stebbins' pr staff. Ran Jensen, formerly with WOCAM-FM-TV Davenport, Iowa, joins Bawden Brothers Inc., advertising agency, that city, as account executive. Philip F. Donoghue, tv producer, Transfilm-Caravel, New York, joins tv commercial production department, Lennen & Newell Inc., that city. Charlotte J. Garner, copywriter, S. Fabian Co., Cincinnati, joins creative staff, Ted Menderson Co., that city. Robert G. Kembel, art director and acting advertising manager, EBSCO Industries Inc., Birmingham, Ala., appointed art director, Leslie Adv., Greenville, S. C. Joseph C. Gusky, senior vp, director of quality control, and head of consumer division, Lando Advertising Agency, Pittsburgh, resigns to establish own consulting firm, Joseph C. Gusky Assoc., 1915 Union Bank Bldg., Pittsburgh 22. George H. Gribbin, president, Young & Rubicam Inc., New York, named public information chairman for 1962 Greater New York Red Cross campaign. William H. Hodges joins Tobias & Co., Charleston, S. C, advertising and pr firm, as account executive. Patricia M. Spick, executive secretary in media department, Waldie & Briggs, Chicago, promoted to media buyer. Rhoda Schachne, formerly with WINS New York, joins Powell, Schoenbrod & Hall, that city, as radio-tv writer. Philip C. Cohan, formerly with CBS press information, has opened public relations firm under his name at 616 W. 54th St., New York. BROADCASTING, February 12, 1962