Broadcasting Telecasting (Oct-Dec 1962)
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Steve Arvin, newscaster at KGBS Los Angeles, promoted to director of news operations. Alan Lisser, formerly with KBIG Avalon, Calif., joins KGBS's news staff.
Rear Admiral A. W. McKechnie
(USN Ret.) joins KOGO-AM-TV San Diego, Calif., as special news consultant during Cuban situation. Admiral McKechnie was added in order to provide broader news coverage for San Diego area and particularly for large number of military families in area.
Dave Perry, member of news department of WESC-AM-FM Greenville, S. C, promoted to news director, succeeding K. C. (Casey) Jones, who resigned to join Greater Greenville Chamber of Commerce.
Charles E. Haddix,
former president of California Spot Sales Ltd., San Francisco, and general manager of west coast operations of Forjoe Tv Inc., appointed station manager of KAIL (TV) Fresno, Calif.
Mr. Haddix
Forrest McBride, formerly with WBIR Knoxville, Tenn., joins WSLXTV Nashville, Tenn., as staff announcer.
Joe Phillips, former news director of WJRL Rockford, 111., joins WISN-AMFM Milwaukee as announcer.
Bernard Morris, former news director of WCAR Detroit, joins news department of WJBK-AM-FM, that city.
Nathan Rutstein, former news editor with WNEW-TV New York, joins WJRZ-AM-FM Newark as director of news. Richard J. Jennings, director of news and special events, named director of special events, and Harold (Hal) Gold, community relations director, has also been assigned supervision of public affairs programming.
Robert F. Ferrante.
news assignment ed» tor of WNAC-AM TV Boston, promote to news director o WNAC-TV. Williar Whalen will contimu to direct WNAC an Yankee Networl News Service opera tions. Mr. Ferrante joined WNAC-TA in June 1957 and in 1959 was appoini ed to his present post. He will continut to produce, write and direct station doc umentaries and special programs.
Elmer 0. Wayne, former ABC vt and KGO-AM-FM San Francisco ger eral manager, joins Texas Star Broad
Mr. Ferrante
Mr. McGannon
WBC's McGannon lauded
Donald H. McGannon,
president of Westinghouse Broadcasting Co., New York, will be recipient of the third CARTA Award, given by Catholic Apostolate of Radio, Television & Advertising, New York. Award will be made at 15th annual CARTA communion breakfast at New York's WaldorfAstoria Hotel on Sunday, Nov. 11. Award is given for "significant achievement in elevating the standards of good taste, moral values and ethical practices in the industry." Ben Duffy received 1960 award and Danny Thomas received it in 1961.
casting Co. (operators of KENS San Antonio) as executive vp and general manager. Broadcasting, Oct. 29 issue erroneously reported that KENS-TV was operated by Texas Star Broadcasting Co., whereas the tv outlet continues under ownership and operation of Express Publishing Co., San Antonio, Tex.
John F. McCarthy,
formerly with Commercial Recording Corp., Dallas, joins WROW-AM-FM Albany Schenectady Troy, N. Y., as local sales manager. Julian Brown stein joins WROW as account
Mr. McCarthy
executive.
John Gary joins WDSU-TV New Orleans as air personality.
Erv Williams, for past three years with WRNL-AM-FM Richmond, Va., joins WSEN Baldwinsville, N. Y., as air personality.
Pat Wilson, formerly with WYAK (FM) Sarasota and WTRL Bradenton, both Florida, joins WTVT (TV) Tampa-St. Petersburg as announcer.
Ray Kinnamon and Buzz Walker,
former air personalities at WTJH East Point, Ga., join WYZE Atlanta in similar capacity. Mr. Kinnamon will also serve as program director.
Richard K. Helledy, account executive at Blair Television Assoc., Chicago, joins Chicago office of Storer Television Sales in similar capacity. Before joining Blair, Mr. Helledy was with Chicago office of George P. Hollinbery Co.
Robert C. King, WJBK Detroit newsman, promoted to director radio news. Before joining WJBK in 1959, Mr. King was newsman at CKEY Toronto, WTAC Flint, WKMH Dearborn and WWJ-TV Detroit.
Steve Shannon, since March 1961 assistant to Frank Fogarty, executive vp of Meredith Broadcasting Co., in Omaha, Neb., named director of pr for Meredith Syracuse Radio Corp. and Meredith Syracuse Tv Corp., operators of WHEN-AM-TV Syracuse, N. Y. Mr. Shannon has been with Meredith seven years.
EQUIPMENT & ENGINEERING
Frank X. Banko, advertising coordination manager of RCA Electron Tube Div., Harrison, N. J., named manager for distributor advertising and sales promotion. Harvey M. Slovik, manager of publications and editorial services in same division, appointed manager for equipment advertising and sales promotion.
Charles H. Donahue appointed to newly created post of magnetic tape sales director for Burgess Battery Co., Chicago.
Dr. Brian Dale, former manager of theoretical and device research for Transitron Electronic Corp., joins semiconductor division of Sylvania Electric Products, Woburn, Mass., as manager of advanced device research.
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