Sponsor (1964)

SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT John F. Tobin named manager, national sales for WNBC-TV New York. He had been with ABC Films since 1961. Richard Sargent named production manager at WGHP-TV High Point, N.C. He comes to the station from WIS-TV Columbia, S.C., where he was a director for five years. Ted Work and Rolland Smith named sports director and staff announcer at WANE-TV Fort Wayne. Work began in broadcasting with WEAM Arlington, Va., and has been associated with WINX and WWDC Washington, D.C., and CBS Radio. Smith was formerly employed at WNYS-TV Syracuse. Carl Tubbs rejoined WBKB Chicago as producer-director. He returns to the station after a short period with Playboy Enterprises. Richard Connelly named manager of press relations for Group W. He was formerly a staff writer and assistant trade press editor for NBC"s press department. Lee Polk joined the staff of WNEW-TV as executive producer of children's programs. He was formerly executive producer of children's and teenage programs for WNDT New York. Art Berla named to sales staff of WPIX-TV New York, after having served as chief timebuyer in BBDO's New York office. Len Johnson named to the new post of assistant art director for Metromedia. Inc., New York. He had been art director at WABCIV. John M. Davenport appointed documentary producer for WRCTV Washington, D. C. He was news bureau manager of the Martin Co., (ape Kennedy, Florida. He had been public affairs and assistant news director for WFAATV Dallas and aerospace writer for the Dallas Morning News. 60 James Oliver Duane Bock James B. Oliver, Jr. joined news staff of WTAR-AM-FM-TV Norfolk. Duane Bock, winner of the Outstanding Inland Empire Tv Newsman award in Spokane last fall, named news director at KPTV-TV Portland. Roy F. Meyer, a graduate of Northwestern University with an M.S. in journalism, joined the news staff of WITI-TV Milwaukee. George Ray named sports director at KOMO-TV Seattle. He comes to the station from KCHU-TV San Bernadino, Calif., where he was news director. He has also held sports and news positions at WREX-TV Rockford, III., and WTVH-TV Peoria, 111. RADIO MEDIA Ray Barnett rejoins KNX-AMFM Los Angeles as an account executive after three years in the agency business. He left stations in 1961 to open the Garland Agency office in Los Angeles. Herb Shnider named account executive at WING Dayton, Ohio. Robert Schiebel and Charles Farmer named account executives and Dolores Williams named merchandising manager at WAAF Chicago. Schiebel joined the station from SAM magazine, and Farmer was formerly with W.I .ID and WBF.F Chicago. " Lyle Hansen appointed regional sales representative for WNAX Yankton, S. D. During past five years, he has been WNAX farm advisor. Robert Baal Harry Parks Robert G. Baal named director sales, NBC radio. He was general manager of Broadcast Development Corp. and consultant to National Television Sales, Inc. since 1962. Harry D. Parks named an account executive of CKLW-AM I FM Detroit-Windsor. Previously, he was with Flint's WTRX. John O. Downey, CBS vice president and general manager of WCAU AM FM Philadelphia, elected president of the Broadcast Pioneers, Delaware Valley Chapter, for the 1964-65 term. Other officers elected to the 110-mcmber chapter: first vice president, Frank Knight of World Broadcasting System; secretary, Sara M. Burns of American Cancer Society; treasurer, Patrick J. Stanton, president of WJMJ. Gene King, RKO General Broadcasting's program executive for radio, appointed visiting professor by Ohio State University. King's students, candidates for M.A. degrees in broadcast journalism, will intern in news departments of several New York stations. M. E. Weide appointed sales development manager of KIRO Seattle. Previously he served as program manager for KOMO Seattle. Vincent J. Genson, Jr., named assistant programs manager and Raymond Klempin named radio traffic supervisor at WMAL Washington. D.C. Mitch I ilinan named to new post of director of publieitv and sales service. WWDC-AM-FM Washington. He has been publicity director since 1963. assuming additional duties now in merchandising, station and sales promotion. SPONSOR