Broadcasting Telecasting (Jan-Mar 1962)

INTERNATIONAL Bruce Emonson, vp, TelePrompTer of Canada Ltd., Toronto, elected president. Mr. Emonson is also president of AudioVisual Equipment Co. Ltd., that city. Mr. Emonson J. R. Peters, general manager, CHAN-TV Vancouver, B. C, since last April, appointed managing director, Vantel Broadcasting Co. Ltd., corporate owners of CHAN-TV. Ross Watts, sales representative, CHVC Niagara Falls, Ont., appointed assistant sales manager. J. Robert Myers, NBC International's managing consultant to Radio-Television Caracas, Venezuela, named managing director, Federal Nigerian Television Service. NBC International is managing agent for newly formed Nigerian operation. Arthur W. Scott Jr., former national sales manager, WOLF Syracuse, N. Y., named director of sales development for Young Canadian Ltd. He will be headquartered in New York, where his prime responsibility will be creation and development of new business in U. S. for Young Canadian stations. Ev Smith, program director, CKVRTV Barrie, Ont., named regional director of broadcasting for western Ontario, United Church of Canada. Don McLean, formerly of Vickers & Benson Ltd., Toronto, appointed radio-tv director, Needham, Louis & Brorby of Canada, that city. George Alsop named radio-tv director, Tandy-Richards Adv., Toronto. Tom Gould, former news editor, CHWK Chilliwack, B. C, and recently Parliamentary correspondent at Ottawa for Winnipeg Free Press, appointed correspondent at United Nations, New York, for Canadian Broadcasting Corp., succeeding Stanley Burke, who moves to Paris, France, for CBC. Charles Houdret, director, Montreal Symphony Orchestra, appointed musical director, CKVL-FM Verdun, Que. Giveon Cornfield to executive program director, CKVL-FM. J. Stuart MacKay, president, AllCanada Radio & Television Ltd., and John R. Malloy, sales director, Canadian Broadcasting Corp., both Toronto, to 1962 award jury of Assn. of Canadian Advertisers for judging winner of ACA gold medal to be presented at ACA annual meeting on May 2 at Toronto. AMPP re-elects officers Eric Johnston re-elected president of Assn. of Motion Picture Producers. Other officers reelected: Frank Freeman, board chairman; Charles S. Boren, executive vp; Steve Broidy and E. L. dePatie, vps; Alfred P. Chamie, secretary-treasurer. Elected directors for 1962: Mr. Broidy, Allied Artists; Gordon Stulberg, Columbia; Bonar Dyer, Walt Disney; Saul Rittenberg, MGM; Mr. Freeman, Paramount; Fred Metzler, 20th Century-Fox; Morris Weiner, Universal Pictures, and Mr. dePatie, Warner Brothers. EQUIPMENT & ENGINEERING Thomas D. Meola, with RCA for 38 years, elected vp for operations, RCA Communications Inc., New York. He formerly served company at policy level in Europe, North Africa and Middle East, and represented RCA Communications at several International Telecommunications Conferences held at Geneva, Switzerland. Ralph R. Gayner named assistant to vp in charge of marketing, Motorola Inc., Franklin Park, 111. He joined organization in July 1952 as assistant manager of marketing research department, and most recently served in company's distributor field operations. William F. Tait, marketing manager, government services division, RCA Service Co., elected divisional vp for marketing. William C. Chambliss, director, corporate communication. Space Technology Labs, appointed board member and director of planning, California Computer Products, Downey, Calif. Mr. Chambliss is spearheading drive for licensing of advertising executives by state (See Monday Memo, Sept. 18, 1961). Edward J. Baum, industrial and public relations director, Northronics Div., Northrop Corp., Hawthorne, Calif., appointed west coast office manager, Electronic Industries Assn. in Hollywood. He succeeds Joseph J. Peterson who resigned to become president of General Data Corp., Orange, Calif. Robert N. Vendeland, market research manager, Jerrold Electronics Corp., Philadelphia, appointed product manager, Conrac Div., Giannini Controls Corp., Glendora, Calif., producers of video monitors for broadcast and closed circuit tv. Sumner J. Glimcher, former vp, Louis Weintraub & Assoc., New York, Mr. Kremer named director of government liaison for Trak Electronics Inc., Wilton, Conn. In 1958 Mr. Glimcher founded International Transmissions Inc., forerunner of Radio Press International, voiced news service for radio stations. Merle W. Kremer, divisional vp, Sylvania Electric Products Inc., New York, elected senior vp with responsibility for company's electronic tubes and parts division. He is located at headquarters of electronic tubes division, Emporium, Pa. Mr. Kremer joined Sylvania in 1955 and has served as vp of parts division since 1960. He formerly held executive posts with Allied Products Corp., Detroit, and with General Electric Co.'s lamp department in Cleveland. DEATHS Donald Manson, 75, special consultant, Canadian Broadcasting Corp., since his retirement as corporation's general manager in 1952, died Feb. 3 at his home in Ottawa, Canada. Born in Wick, Scotland, Mr. Manson came to Canada in 1907 to work with Marconi Co. in establishing commercial radio communications between Canada and Ireland. He was appointed chief executive assistant and secretary of CBC board of governors in 1936; assistant general manager in 1944, and general manager in 1950. Donald J. Lasser, president, Eastern Connecticut Broadcasting Co. (WICH Norwich), died Feb. 6 after long illness. Herman M. Paris, 59, vp in charge of sales, WWDC-AMFM Washington, died of cancer Feb. 8 in Washington Hospital Center, where he had been since Jan. 8. Mr. Paris joined WWDC in 1944 as account executive. He was promoted to general sales manager in 1946, and elected vp in charge of sales in 1956. Stuart B. Smith, 57, executive, Willis Adv. Ltd., Toronto, died Feb. 2 at his home. Mr. Smith moved to Canada to join Cockfield Brown & Co., Toronto advertising agency. Later he established Canadian office for Young & Rubicam Inc. at Toronto, then moved to Canadian office of Music Corp. of America. Mr. Manson Mr. Paris BROADCASTING, February 12, 1962 75