U. S. Radio (Jan-Dec 1961)

names and faces use AGENCIES Lndrew F. H. Armstrong, formerly w it 1 1 Leo Burnett ihicago has joined Compton New York as v.p. and ere live director. Additions to Compton board oi directors: 'rank Kemp, head ol media department and Lewis Titerton, director ol radio and tv sales programming. Lgency's Los Angeles office appointed William Chalmers .p. and account supervisor; he was formerly with Fletchr Richards, Calkins & Holden, N. Y. Tom Lowey, acount executive, formerly with Hoffman Electronics k)ip., and Burnell Grossman, a radio-tv supervisor, formerly with Filmrite Assoc., also joined Compton in L. A. Noting the Changes Among The People of the Industry Stephen Zimmerman, loiineily with Level Bros., joined Lennen <<: Newell New Yoik as account executive 1 01 liest Foods. Thomas VV. fipson "I l> P Brothei Detroit appointed account executive lot \( '. Sp.uk I'lug. Dave Nathan, directoi ol radio-tv foi Curtis Advertising New York promoted to v.p, Gerald A. Brown, previously with Foote, Cone I Bel ding Los Angeles joined Los Angeles ofhee eil Kenyon & Et khardt .is < i eat i\ e director. William Gebhardt joined llieks 1 Greist New York ai account executive, formerly with Bcaiden Thompson Frankel Atlanta. ;tations )oii Waterman, previously executive v.p. at Bob Dore Vew York moved to WNBC sales department. ames McQuade appointed sales service manager for vVCBS New York. Previously with CBS network operttions. ames W. Grau from WABC New York sales and pronotion to WNEW as promotion and advertising mantger. William B. Decker previously manager of WMAQ Chiago moved to KNBC San Francisco as general manager. Gene D'Angelo promoted from sales manager to station nanager of WTVN Columbus, O. oseph R. Fife, general manager of KYOK Houston, des gnated v.p. of OK group. Lee Gorman of Gotham Broadcasting promoted to genial sales manager of WINS New York, erry Friedman appointed national sales manager for Gordon Broadcasting; Dwight Case named sales manager ->t KOBY San Francisco. Charles A. Black, Gordon's executive v.p., appointed general manager of KOBY. Earl Steil promoted to sales manager of WJJD Chicago. Herb Schorr, formerly general sales manager of WHAT Philadelphia, moved to WD AS as national sales manager. Terry Maloney, previously commercial manager for WTRC Elkhart Ind., promoted to station manager. Theodore C. Streidbert, oreviouslv director of U. S. Information Agencv, ioined Time Inc. as v.p. and general manager of WTCN Minneapolis. Tames F. Simons designated station manager of KFWB Los Angeles, from position of station's eeneral manager. Paul Battisti, previously with KBTS Bakersfield, Calif., appointed general manager, KAFY. REPRESENTATIVES Emmett Heerdt and Terrv Gibson join the New York sales staff of John Blair. Heerdt was formerly with CBS Spot Sales, and Gibson with Robert E. Eastman. Robert Dwyer e>l Blah assigned to the stall ol Blaii Group Plan New York. Timothy John McCanty, formerly with General Outdooi Advertising, Chicago, appointed to Chicago radio division of Edward Peti j . William K. Burton replaces Frank L. Boyle as managei of Detroit office for Robert E. Eastman. Button previously with National Advertising Co. Boyle moves to Eastman's New York office. Daniel Denenholz, v.p. and directoi oi research and pro motion for Katz New York elected secretary of company. Stanley Reulman, manager of San Franc is* o offi< e, elee t ed v.p. Peter P. Theg appointed executive v.p. of Broadcast Time Sales New York. Ronald M. Gilbert, former national sales manager for WW J Detroit, appointed account executive with CBS Radio Spot Sales New York. NETWORKS Roger O'Connor, formerly with Mutual's sales staff New York, joined CBS as an account executive. Joe Charles Friedman, CBS copywriter, promoted to assistant manager of program promotion and merchandising. Jack H. Mann, ABC national director of sales development and program coordination, assigned extra duties of national directoi of research, advertising, promotion. INDUSTRY-WIDE Harry O'Connor appointed national sales rep. for Commercial Recording Corp. Previously, O'Connor managed stations in Sherman and Temple. Texas. Francis C. Gillon. previously with advertising agency in Miami, appointed midwest associate in Cedar Rapids. Ta.. for Paul H. Chapman media brokers. Denenholz Burton D'Angelo U. S. RADIO • January 1961 Gillon Schorr Mann Battisti 55