Broadcasting Telecasting (Jan-Mar 1963)

Mr. Henderson Hornback will serve on state-level education committee. Jim Lewis joins announcing staff of WCOP-AM-FM Boston. J. J. Valley, program director of KSEM Moses Lake, Wash., resigns to join staff of KJR Seattle. Lloyd A. Johnson, part-time employe of KING-TV Seattle, joins KGW-TV Portland, Ore., as floor director. Tom Dickson, formerly with KDKATV Pittsburgh, joins WCAU-AM-FM Philadelphia as director of publicity. Bill Nash, formerly with WDOD AM-FM Chattanooga, Tenn., joins announcing staff of WRGP-TV, that city. PROGRAMMING John Henderson 3rd, for many years sales and production head of Sarra Inc., New York production firm, joins Audio Productions, that city, as director of tv sales. Mr. Henderson, who was with Sarra for 16 years, had previously been associated with Handy Organization and directed film programs for American Cyanamid. Bill Ashworth, former sales director of Eastern Sound Studios, joins Dolphin Productions, New York, as director of sales. Mr. Ashworth has also served in sales department of United Artists Assoc. and as sales manager of Toledo, Ohio, office of Storer Broadcasting Co. Frederick F. (Ted) Sack, assistant general manager, promoted to general manager of Reela Films Inc., Miami, wholly owned subsidiary of Wometco Enterprises. Prior to joining Reela in January 1962, Mr. Sack was associate producer with Movius Films, Lima, Peru, where he produced series of 26 pictures for Peruvian Ministry of Education. David Bader, executive vp of Eldorado Films Inc., New York, appointed eastern sales agent for Hollywood Television Service Inc., Hollywood. Mr. Bader will retain his post with Eldorado while selling for HTS, tv distributor of Republic Features' films. Michael Laurence resigns as executive vp of Robert Lawrence Productions, New York. Mr. Laurence joined Lawrence Productions last August following three years as pr director of WMCA New York. His future plans have not been announced as yet. Noel Blanc, just released from U. S. Army Signal Corps where he directed and produced training films, joins his father's commercial production com m %, m Mr. Flint FCC's new division chief Delbert H. Flint, former deputy chief of personnel division of Army Chemical Corps, appointed chief of FCC's new Manpower Utilization & Survey Division. Filling of new post, located in office of executive director, was announced by commission Jan. 4. Mr. Flint, whose responsibility will be FCC personnel management, had been training specialist with Army's chemical service since World War II, first in military capacity and later as civilian. He holds Chemical Corps reserve commission as lieutenant colonel. pany, Mel Blanc Assoc., Hollywood, as general manager. William Thomas, former national sales manager of Rozz-Danzig Productions, named sales manager of Wiljon Corp., sales subsidiary of Bill Burrud Enterprises. Budd Grossman, veteran script writer, has been signed to long-term contract by Screen Gems to create, write and produce new comedy series. Mr. Grossman has written many scripts for Screen Gems' Dennis the Menace series and created and wrote pilot for Rockabye the Infantry, now being produced at studio. Robert Butler has been signed to direct pilot of Desilu's projected series, The Greatest Show on Earth, hour-long show which will be broadcast in color on ABC-TV next season. Ted Shimizu named assistant news editor in Tokyo bureau of United Press International. Mr. Shimizu joined UPI's Tokyo staff in 1957. Henry Fonda, stage, screen and radiotv personality, has been signed as host and narrator of new half-hour tv series, The Passing Years, which Wolper Productions is producing in association with United Artists Television for 196364 season. Jack V. Fox, roving correspondent for United Press International, named features editor, succeeding William C. Sexton, who resigned to take post with American Press Institute of Columbia U., New York. Paul Frees, announcer and voice specialist who has worked for Disney, Jay Ward and other animation companies, joins Charles H. Stern Agency, Hollywood, for exclusive representation in field of radio and tv commercials. Hugh Douglas has been set by Charles H. Stern Agency to narrate documentary film for Hughes Aircraft, marking 10th anniversary of announcer's association with Hughes. INTERNATIONAL David Tasker, personnel and administrative services manager of Canadian Broadcasting Corp., Toronto, appointed to newly created position of employe and talent services director. Mr. Tasker will be in charge of contract negotiations with all writers and performers who work for CBC as well as continuing to direct personnel, industrial and talent relations policies. John Holden named advertising manager of CHCH-TV Hamilton, Ont. Joseph Budd, sales manager of CKRM Regina, Sask., joins CKSO-TV Sudbury, Ont., in similar capacity. Donald Mackintosh, news director of CKSO-AM-TV, appointed sales man Mr. Tasker United Press International k Facsimile Newspictures and United Press Movietone Newsfilm Build Ratings BROADCASTING, January 14, 1963 83