Broadcasting Telecasting (Jan-Mar 1962)

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Randall Kaler, program director, WFAS White Plains, N. Y., for past 25 years, elected vp of Westchester Broadcasting Corp. (WFAS-AM-FM ) . Frederick P. Reynolds, chief owner and general manager, KUSN St. Joseph, Mo., assumes active management of newly acquired property, KJAY Topeka, Kan. Warren F. Rhyner, program director, KUSN, and vp, KUSN Corp., appointed station manager of St. Joseph outlet. Lee G. Stevens, formerly with Stevens-Wismer Broadcasting Co., Port Huron, named managing director, WWUP (TV) Sault Ste. Marie, new tv station (ch. 10) of which John E. Fetzer Television Inc. is permittee. Expectant target date is August 1. Herbert J. Mendelsohn, sales manager, WABC-AM-FM New York, named general manager, WKBW Buffalo. Mr. Sherman Max Sherman, vp in charge of local sales, WWDC AM FM Washington, elected vp and general sales manager, succeeding Herman M. Paris, deceased ( Broadcasting, Feb. 12). Stan S. Stoller, who joined WWDC as announcer in 1945, and has served as account executive since 1946, promoted to local sales manager. Mr. Sherman joined WWDC in 1947 as account executive. As general sales manager, he will have direct supervision over all national and local sales activities for station. Bernard Mann, sales manager, WTRY Troy, appointed general manager, WEAV-AM-FM Pittsburgh, both New York. Robert W. Saxvik, sales manager, KBAR Burley, Idaho, promoted to gen Fondren recipient of Tc Lee Fondren (r), station manager and director of sales, KLZ Denver, is shown being congratulated by KLZ-AM-TV president and general manager, Hugh B. Terry, after being presented the Indianapolis Advertising Club's annual "Torch of Truth" award. The award is given by the club each year to the person voted by its members as being the most outstanding in promoting truth in advertising throughout the nation. As president of the Advertising Assn. of the West, Mr. Fondren has :h of Truth' award delivered his address, "Advertising — 1980" to over 60 audiences ranging from advertising clubs and journalism classes, to chambers of commerce and vertical trade groups in more than 30 cities across the country. Mr. Fondren's "Advertising — 1980" manuscript is now being used as classroom material in advertising, marketing and journalism classes at U. of Missouri, U. of Houston, U. of Denver, U. of Colorado and Oakland U. eral manager, succeeding Charles T. Brownlow, and elected vp and director of Mini-Cassia Broadcasting Inc. (KBAR). Cleo K. Cheney appointed KBAR's sales manager succeeding Mr. Saxvik. Dan and Mike McKinnon, upon purchase of KSON San Diego last month, assume duties as general manager and operations manager, respectively. Bill Grey and Don Beck join station as program director and sales manager. Dwight L. Case, former general sales manager, KKHI-AM-FM (formerly KQBY) San Francisco, named station manager, KSDO San Diego. Mr. Case will supervise all sales activities for KSDO and KBUZ-AM-FM Mesa, Ariz., which are both owned by Gordon Broadcasting Co. C. Dale Spangler, farm director, KXGI Fort Madison, Iowa, promoted to assistant manager. Gerald S. Blum, general sales manager, WLEE Richmond, Va., joins WQXI Atlanta, Ga., in similar capacity. George D. Lilly, local sales manager, WGAN-TV Portland, Me., promoted to national sales manager. William Murray, eastern tv sales manager, Crosley Broadcasting Corp., named sales development manager for Crosley's eastern division. P. Scott McLean, general sales manager, WLW Cincinnati, succeeds Mr. Murray as eastern tv sales manager. James J. Crane, sales manager, WLWT (TV) Cincinnati, to general sales manager, WLW, succeeding Mr. McLean. Tony Kraemer appointed CBC's sales research and analysis manager. Ted Kluszewski, former Cincinnati Reds baseball player, joins Crosley Broadcasting Corp. as on-theair sports personality. Crosley Stations are: WLW and WLWT (TV) Cincinnati, WLWD (TV) Dayton and WLWC (TV) Columbus, all Ohio; WLWA (TV) Atlanta, Ga., and WLWI (TV) Indianapolis. Douglas Campbell, account executive, KABC-AM-FM Los Angeles, promoted to national sales manager. Mr. Campbell has served as sales executive with various ABC owned and operated stations since 1950. Robert J. Horen, radio account executive, Daren F. McGavren Co., Chicago, joins radio sales staff of Advertising Time Sales Inc., that city. R. M. Hetherington, account executive, KWK St. Louis, appointed manager of ATS St. Louis office. Bert Files, general sales manager, WCHS Charleston, W. Va., named general manager, succeeding Robert M. Sinclair who resigned to enter restaurant business. 88 (FATES & FORTUNES) BROADCASTING, March 5, 1962