Broadcasting Telecasting (Jan-Mar 1962)
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relations capacities and has been based in Washington for past year. In new assignment, she will perform liaison services with Congress and federal departments for all Metropolitan stations and will act as liaison for Metropolitan with Washington news corps.
Edwin W. Pfeiffer,
station manager and national sales manager, WGR-TV Buffalo, N. Y., appointed
B station manager, WFAA TV Dallas^r""" Fort Worth. Richard
E. Drummy Jr., Mr. Pfeiffer WFAA-TV's assistant station manager and general sales manager, joins Metropolitan Broadcasting Co.'s National Sales in Los Angeles as sales manager. Mr. Pfeiffer began his tv sales career with WDEL-TV Wilmington in 1951. Following service with Edward Petry & Co. in New York as account executive, and with KOTV (TV) Tulsa as commercial manager, he joined WGR as sales manager in 1960. Mr. Pfeiffer was appointed WGR-TV's station manager in 1961.
John T. Lentz, project engineer, CBS-TV, New York, joins Educational Television for the Metropolitan Area Inc., that city, as manager of technical operations.
G. Edward Hamilton, director, engineering operations, ABC, New York, joins Educational Television for the Metropolitan Area Inc., that city, as director of engineering. Richard Zimbert, business manager, Leo Burnett Co., joins ETMA as director of business affairs.
Frank Smith, formerly with WIP Philadelphia, joins engineering department, WXUR-AM-FM Media, Pa.
Dick Drury, program director, KQVAM-FM Pittsburgh, joins WIL-AM-FM St. Louis in similar capacity. He succeeds John Borders who resigned to become station manager, KBGO Waco, Tex.
Ken MacBride, production staff, WVIP Mt. Kisco, N. Y., named program director.
David Linden, project director, Bennet-Chaikin Inc., New York market research firm, joins WABC New York as director of research.
Thomas S. Buchanan, formerly with Everett-McKinney Inc., New York, as eastern sales manager and more recently as midwest manager in Chicago, joins H-R Television Inc., New York, as senior account executive.
Gerald P. Noonan, national sales representative, WCAU-TV Philadelphia, appointed account executive. Prior to
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joining station in August 1961, Mr. Noonan was media buyer with Benton & Bowles, New York.
R. K. Hamlin, former manager, KOKL Okmulgee, Okla., joins KOMA Oklahoma City as account executive.
Gene Rubin, account executive, WNTA New York, joins WABC, that city, in similar capacity.
Frank Slingland, director. Meet the Press and David Brinkley segments of H untley-Brinkley Report, assumes additional duties as director of David Brinkley' s Journal (all NBC-TV programs).
Don Parcher, news director, WKSTTV Youngstown, Ohio, appointed to newly created position of director of news and special events.
Paul Shields, assistant news director, WBAL-AM-FM-TV Baltimore, joins WFIL AM FM TV Philadelphia as newscaster.
Larry Butler and Bob Knutzen join announcing staff, WTMJ-AM-FM TV Milwaukee.
Lome Brown, air personality, WCVS Springfield, 111., joins WICS (TV), that city, as announcer.
Robert Potter, formerly with KMSPTV Minneaoolis-St. Paul, joins WCCOTV, that city, as announcer.
Bob Emery, continuity director, d.j. and operations and production assistant. WAVI-AM-FM Davton, Ohio, joins WLWD (TV), that city, as announcer.
Bob Schulze, formerly with WNAM Neenah and WOMT Manitowoc, joins WLUK-TV Green Bay, all Wisconsin, as snorts director.
Hal Scott, sDortscaster, WTAE (TV) Pittsburgh, since 1958, ioins WCCOTV Minneapolis-St. Paul, in similar
capacity.
Al Lohman Jr., air personality, WABC New York, to KLAC Los Angeles, in similar capacity.
John Anton, news reporter, WFTLAM-FM-TV Philadelphia, appointed publicity director.
Jack Sanders, Greg Mason and Gene Snvder ioin WAKY Louisville, Kv., as air personalities.
Gene Edwards, air personality, WCBM-AM-FM Baltimore, apoointed promotion director. Tom Cole succeeds Mr. Edwards as air personality.
Ron Toller, formerly with WHIZAM-FM-TV Zanesville, Ohio, joins WFFG Marathon, Fla.
Jim Parker, d.i., KAGO Klamath Falls, Ore., joins KBIG Santa Catalina, Calif., as air personality.
Mike Gaber joins WETZ New Martinsville, W. Va., as announcer-d.j.
Jay Gilbert, formerly with WAMS Wilmington, Del., joins WPTR Albany, N. Y., as air personality.
Red Mcllvaine joins KLAC Los Angeles as d.j.
Bernie Allen, d.j., WIND Chicago, joins WJJD, that city, in similar capacity, succeeding Jim Lounsbury, resigned. Ernie Simon assigned to early morning d.j. slot, succeeding Mike Holliday, resigned. Jerry Healey joins WJJD as program director and midmorning personality.
Jack La Marca, director of operations, KITO San Bernardino, joins KIEV Glendale, both California, to assist in developing station's new Radio Americana format.
Robert C. Anderson, executive vp, Auburn U., Auburn, Ala., elected 1962 chairman of Joint Council on Educational Broadcasting, Washington. Mr. Anderson is American Council on Education's representative on JCEB, which provides leadership on educational tv matters relating to Congress and federal agencies.
Jay Gould, farm service director. WOWO Ft. Wayne, Ind., awarded Hoosier Farm Broadcaster Award by Cooperatives of Indiana at Purdue U. in West Lafayette Feb. 5.
PROGRAMMING
Edward E. Hewitt named western division manager, CBS Films Inc., and William Perkinson appointed manager, St. Louis office. Mr. Hewitt has been manager of San Francisco office since 1957 and will continue with headquarters in that city. Mr. Perkinson has been with CBS Films since 1952 in various managerial capacities. L. Boyd Mullins will represent company in western states under Mr. Hewitt's supervision.
Barney Broiles, former southwestern sales manager for NBC Films Inc. and Ziv-UA, appointed southwestern sales manager for Allied Artists Television Corp., with headquarters in Dallas.
Allen Ash, formerly in charge of midwestern sales for National Telefilm Assoc., joins Official Films, New York, as sales executive in Midwest.
William L. Clark, vp, western operations, Peter M. Roebuck & Co., and former vp and director, western division, ABC Films, joins 20th CenturyFox Television as west coast sales representative.
George Jacobson signed as commercial cinematography consultant in tv by Producing Artists Inc., New York.
BROADCASTING, February 12, 1962