NBC chimes (Jan 1955-Oct 1956)
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NBC News Roundup . .
Organization Changes
For the Television Network. National Programs. Richard L. Linkroum has been appointed Executive Producer, Participating Programs: Richard B. Jackson was named Manager. Participating Programs: Giraud Chester was appointed General Program Executive: and Alvin Cooperrnan was named Program Supervisor. . . . Reid R. Davis has been appointed Associate Director. TV Technical Operations, and John B. Rogers has been named Manager. T\ Studio-Field Technical Operations. . . . John E. Ghilain has been appointed Coordinator. Television Network Services. . . . Eric Hazelhoff has been named Director. Program Sales, for the Television Network. ... In Television Network Services, John J. Heywood has been named Director. Business Administration, and Edward J. Stegeman has been named Director, Program Services. . . . For the Television Network. National Sales, Robert W. McEadyen was appointed Manager. Sales and Merchandising Plans: Lewis M. Marcy was appointed Director, Sales Development and Presentations: and Morris Rittenberg was appointed Manager. Television Sales Development. . . . William E. Fairbanks has been named Manager, National Sales. Radio Network. . . . For the Television Network. Business Administration. Richard N. McHugh was appointed Manager. Program Plans and Policy Evaluations, and George M. Rogers, Jr. was named Business Manager. Participating Programs. . . . Theodore H. Markovic has been appointed Manager. Film Exchange Services. ... In National Advertising and Promotion. Edwin T. Vane was appointed Manager, National Audience Promotion, and /. Donald Eoley was appointed Manager. National Sales Promotion. . . . For the Pacific Division. Leicis S. Erost has been appointed Manager. Radio Network Programs: William A. Loudon has been named Supervisor. Radio Network Sales: John R. Kennedy waappointed Staff Engineer: Herbert O. Phillips was named Manager. Design and Art Operations; and Robert D. Thompson was appointed Manager. General Services. . . . In TV Participating Program Sales. Ernest Eladell was named Manager. Special Promotions. ... In TV Technical Operations. Thomas Smiley and Houard L. Eitlebach have been named Technical Supervisors. ... At WMAQ. W\BQ. Chicago. Wilfred C. Prather was named Technical Supervisor. ... At WRCA, WRCA-TV, New York. Sherman Hildreth w as appointed Manager. Technical Operations, and James V. Coleman was named Supervisor. Technical Operations. . . . George K. Graham has been appointed Staff Engineer. ... In Controllers, Budgets and Financial Evaluation, Marion Stephenson was named Senior Operations Analyst. . . . For Radio Network Business Affairs. James Gladstone was named Divisional Budget Manager.
Pictured during an employees' get-together with new executives heading WRCV and WRCV-TV, NBC's recently acquired radio and television stations in Philadelphia, are (l-r): Charles R. Denny, Vice President in charge of NBC Owned Stations; Alexander W. Dannenbaum Jr., Assistant to the General Manager; Lloyd E. Yoder, General Manager; and Stan Lee Broza, Program Director for the twin stations. Previously Mr. Yoder was General Manager of NBC's former owned stations in Cleve'and.
Mil Film Division Transferred to Kagran
The operations of the NBC Film Division have been transferred to Kagran Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of NBC, to permit more efficient operation and provide greater flexibility for NBCs expanding film syndication business, which showed a substantial increase last year. Film syndication activities will continue under the direction of Carl M. Stanton, NBC \ ice President, who has also been elected a Vice President of Kagran. Film Division offices are now at 663 Fifth Avenue in New York.
Martin and Lewis. Fisher. Renew Contracts
Comedy stars Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis and singing star Eddie Fisher have signed new contracts with NBC. Martin and Lewis for 5 years and Fisher for 15 years. Both agreements give the network exclusive rights to the performers' services on both radio and television.
Mil To Make Film of Fife in U.S.S.R.
The Soviet Union has agreed "in principle" to a proposal of NBC to make a color film of life inside Russia. Robert D. Graff, appointed producer for the proposed film, is currently in Moscow to conduct exploratory conversations with appropriate Russian officials. NBC's suggestion for such a film was initiated 8 months ago in a telegraphed request to Soviet leader Nikita S. Khrushchev signed by Sylvester L. Weaver, Jr.
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