Variety (November 1963)

33 From The Production Centres Continued. from page 26 “This Wee ” pubaffairs: program is helming now a new. ‘series for |. Ulster-TV ... Roy Thomson, newspaper magnate and. tv: tycoon, ‘set. to appear in the “Celtic Challenge” series, ‘currently: being. coproduced |.” by local independent operators. IN PHILADELPHIA «. Walter H. Annenberg, head: of Triangle Stations, to’ receive an hon orary degree at Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New. York (24) . . . Benedict Gimbel Jr., veepee of Metromedia, appointed to the board of directors of Robin Hood Dell .. . Ed Edwards, former play-. by-play broadcaster: for the. Cleveland Indians and a. frequent. contributor to “Monitor” and. “Flair” features, added to the WCAU staff to relieve the heavy schedule of sports director Tom Brookshier . .H. F. “Ernie” Ernst. joins WRCV-TV as newsreel cameraman. He was a lenser for 13. years. with L. W.. Kellman Productions, local. outfit WFLN veteran Frank Carter resting at home after heart surgery .... Local film man Eugene Gelber has completed. an. eight-minute version: of “Androcles and the Lion” for NBC’s “Exploring” program .. ...Zara €. Bishop, WCAU-TV personnel director; appointed to Governor's’ WRCV-TV.. -OX-: session to add. theatre music ‘to: its: Committee on Employment of the Handicapped .. paitds its “Portraits. in. Music’ classics format. ‘IN BOSTON . Leeal reception to WNAGTV's. film recapture. version: (27) ‘Patziots Buffalo fobtball game, unusually “high. Beacon Sports. ‘producers inked participating spots .and had program on air’ within 17 hours after game . Hodgman, WHNB-TV, and Leenard Stone, tv critic, Hartford’ Courant ‘Ed Bunker, prexy RAB, named guest: speaker for Nov. 19 lunch. of Broadcasting Executives Club at Sheraton Plaza.Paul O’Friel, WBZ radio prezy, will be chairman of the day... . Joan Silva, promo dept. WIEV-TV, New Bedford, doing bangup job. in ‘publicizing mayor ality candidates debate as.part of station’s pubaffairs activities; it’s |: Jack Delaney, WIEV-TV staff newsman, named { first for the: area .. <% news director : .: James-E. Allen, general manager WBZ-TV, elected secretary Mass. Broadcasters’: Assn.;. he was previously ‘on. the board of directors . . .. WJAR-TV, Providence, hosted private showing ‘of’ station-produced. “Train 508,” for R.I.. Senators John O. Pastore. and Claiborne Pell and staffs, E. William Henry, chairman FCC; members: of staff of Senate Commerce Committee Nicholas Zappleand. Gerald. Grinstein; Mrs. Natalie ‘Spingarn, John Newman repping Sen. Ribi-. coff . . . Howard Wry, director promotion,: WHNB-TV,: Channel 30,: reported. response: to beauty: talent. contest. “biggest of | anything: on station,” with second prize winner Diane Bylo, winning cover girl contest Journal American ... WNAC nabbed special award for “Why : Christmas” documentary in: ‘the eategory of single. program. produced: -by local station. in tv. Pubservice programs . from International, Film: Festival of N.Y. : | 1 IN DETROIT Two major. appointments at CKLW-radio with Jim Van Kura: ‘named. broadcast coordinator, and Donald West, formerly on CKSL, London, Ont., taking Van: Buren’s job. as. newscaster . “Ed Allen, national. syndicated exercise expert who makes his home here and is seen locally on WWJ-TV, off to. Washington to “meet with .the President's Council on Physical. Fitness, then on.to Toronto to shoot his. Canadian’ syndie strips . . tions, Inc., Management . . WXYZ-TV’s special production of “King Tut’s Treasures,” filmed here when the -Egyptian exhibit was at. the Detroit Institute of Arts, has been accepted: by the Television Affiliates: Corp. for telecasting throughout the nation . . . WDTM “promo: of :Haiku poetry, in cooperation with Japan. Airlines, ‘garnered plenty. :of entries and ink from. local. dailies when. winners ‘were given ride down ' town’ Ss: main drag in Jin-rik-{-shas. ot IN WASHIN GTON . Stanley Barclay, former. advertising ‘and sales promotion. manager for WOL radio; signs ‘on as’ account exec at: WMAL. radio. Also joining. WMAL as account exec is William Roberts, former v.p. of Kal, Ehrlich & Merrick ad agency .. . WTOP. radio is breaking out with. new programs. The first is “Symposium,” which will preem Sunday :(10) and e 4 run from 8-to 10:30 p.m. sans interruption for news, time or weather: | have. Chris. Schenkel-and local resident Mickey: Mantle as commenta‘tors . ‘news via. phone, whére. listeners: get late international and.local head Show will include. music, singing, and conversation. Host will be Roy. Meachum and its. Committee Consultants. includes August ‘Heckscher, Rev. Gilbert. Hartke and almost. every other local cultural biggie ..:, Second new. WTOP program is..“‘At Your. Service” which. preemed Monday (4). It runs two hours with old muSical standards and news and information features .. . “Sex Education in’ High School” a subject being batted around in the local press was topic on WWDC:teen talk show “Our Two Cents,” Saturday (2) . WTOP-TV’s. “City. Side” is going liberal and conservative. Last week’s: q & a was with Joseph wh Jr. former vice-chairman of liberal Americans for Democratic] Action. Next week’s guest will be Admiral Ben Moreell:(ret.), chairman of the Board of conservative Americans for Constitutional Action. ° | -on Dec. 15:: -Chairman for the: organization . |as. coordinator for’ its “Operation Snow Wateh,” the program. that. ‘alerts .students ‘to. school: closings due’ to inclement weather. .Station. ‘sez 300°.area schools will participate’ this: year ee ' 10 NBA. basketball. games, starting Jan. 2 [IN SAN: FRANCISCO. . specializing in tv.documentaries, commercials ‘and ‘industrial films... |. KPTV television in. ‘Portland (Ore.)”: (Channel 7) daytime: movie’ show, is. ‘emcee: ‘for five nights of the current Frisco. International Film. Festival .. .. | ood producer Marty. Pasette flew. south for ‘Mad, Mad”. premiere ... °:: | Mary Anne Nyburg,.former writer for Oakland. ‘Tribune, has_ joined | bubrelations staff-of KTVU: ... .“Firé Fighter,” . half-hour color show featuring. work: of S.F. Fire. Department (one. of ‘nation’s:: best; act fireladdies themselves . -. . Andy Williams interviewed..on closed circuit by Joyee | £° promoting .:Police.. “athitetic ‘League youth sports program. . . |°cage ‘meet. drew a tv audience rated at-.67% of all viewers . . | scored:.a coup .by grabbing Lee Vogel away from. Storz station WDGY. ‘| Vogel has: been. moderating WDGY’s “Nightbeat” show on which dialers. | phone. in: . Richard M. Thomas, treasurer of The. Goodwill: Sta|" elected : prexy of the Institute of Broadcasting ‘Financial |: ‘second capsule review.~. show to: originate. here Jan. 23 at State Fair Music Hall . -570.introduced a new: Series: of. in-depth ‘proadeasts—the “30-minute. j special reports hitting the air whenever a local issue arises of interest ‘KMOXx-rV production manager Moe “Woolsey. will handle. three. top flight ‘football assignments for’the CBS Network. ‘Woolsey willproduce -| and direct network feeds ‘for. the. Nov: 16 Missouri-Oklahoma game,. ‘the ‘Cardinal-Philadelphia. tilt-on Dec..8 and thé Cardinal-Dallas_ game. . Patty Duke. in. town for a: round of p.a.’s. in behalf of | the ‘Muscular ‘Distrophy.. ‘Association. Miss’ Duke is” National Youth . KMOX radio has assigned Rex Davis . KPLR-TV. will air KTVU (Channel. 2) sent news: director PAL Helms. and lensman Low Calderon: to cover -Operation. Big Lift troop exchange—only. tv news men from this area: (Examiner reporter Rich. Jordan also’ covering ..,. Ed Hart is: new newscaster for. KRON-TV (Channel 4); comes from . Rolfe. Peterson: of KGO-TV "Channel -7’s executive cording: to insurance underwriters), was paid’ for by funds from the KSFO™ -got a Police ‘Officers’. Assn: award. David. M.. Sacks, ABC-veep and. general. manager of KGO-TY, wit ‘Serve on Press .Club’s ‘board: of trustees for ‘proféssional awards. as Ed. Smith is 7's new art director, Ed Washburn: iis. assistant. . \IN’ MINNEAPOLIS With-a VHF receiver, power. supply. and: Muirhead facsimile Tecorder. on order for. early ’64 ‘delivery, KSTP-TV, local NBC affiliate, claims itll be “the. first station in the nation” to adapt. “satellite meteorology”. ‘to. commercial tv. Innovation. will. allow. KSTP. to. “add realism to its: ‘weather. reporting, thereby increasing ‘viewer appreciation: and understanding ‘of weather as a: whole.’ Stan Hubbard stations KOB-AM-TV. ‘in. Albuquerque and W-GTO in, Cypress. Gardens, Fiorida,. are also Slated. ‘to ‘get the ‘new. weather. service but. after “first-in-space”” KSTP, it’s assumed ....:.-WCCO-TV documentary, tomorrow (6). will spotlight. ‘use of. music in. rehabilitating the ‘handicapped: Half-hour special. was written ‘and produced by. pubaffairs director Jim Deeley «. . Time | Life’s WICN-TV; lone Twin Cities. indie, will. televise. Minnesota state high school basketball tournament for seventh consee year in. March : ag well as high school hockey: tourney: in. February. Finals of last year’s. . KSTP . Los. Angelés radio exec. John’ Poole ‘purchased a half. in ‘terest. in’ “Western Broadcasting Corp. and its: suburban radio station. “KEVE. Price was -reported to be $200,000. David L: Wolperdocumentary, “The Yanks Are Coming,” Nov.. Il, _He‘ing. it in with Veterans Day. IN: CINCINNATI -McAlpin Co., "ar. leading ‘Cincy: departmént: ‘store. time buyer, is in-+} : WITCN-TV..will carry a creasing. its. ‘budget for the -Davil L. .Wolper. series: of six one-hour specials ‘in prime ‘Sunday: time on WLW-T starting with “The Yanks: Are. Coming” World. War I film. document . . WCPO-Radio has added five. deejays. for Iaunching of..a modern ‘music format ‘after: trial runs with hootenanny and folk tunes: and. dropping of CBS: daytime. linking. ‘2 “ ‘The | Cotton. Bowl Parade, ‘due: ‘on. CBS-TV. from. here Jan. i; will . KRLD ‘News installed Fononews, a direct. dialing. system :for. lines, -stock market and’ weather reports, -plus sports news, in’ a -35 embracing both waxed folk and ‘gospel mtisic, and live performances ‘by local folk talent~.., . Joan Crawferd; Jimmy Durante, Bob Newhart and Peter Nero skedded-to guest on the Perry Como :NBC-TV. special. . WFAA |-to the community. First ‘special covered: “Dallas. Policé Dilemma,” and IN CLE VELAND . “Program PM” undergoing drastic change. with’ ‘all ‘Segments: being! removed for 85-minutes of. audience phone-to-guest-experts starting at} 10:05. p.m. Harv .Morgan remains as: emcee and Dave Babbitt ‘is pro-. ducer for KYW. Program also being renamed “‘Contact: Harv Morgan” . Upheaveal follows similar switches in Boston and New. York ; Jack Hanrahan, exWestinghouse, . doing morning trick: on WIRD... a Earl Keyes, WEWS § programming. y Lakewood Little Theatre's. “Advise and wa producer for WERE’s “Apartment 13” teaching in Fenn’ College : James. Flanagan assigned to radio-tv beat at the Plain Dealer... Nera Palmer, ex-WJW, and Bill Levy, ex-WSRS, ‘collaborating on golf ook based on Palmer’s experiences as proto President Eisenhower. . Diskers Jim Stagg and Jim Runyon took kiddies collecting ‘while Specs Howard and Marry Martin occupied haunted house for UNICEF: in ‘over-all KYW promotional spiel. Other pitching hard for UNICEF include Fred Griffith, WDOK: Betty Ott, WGAR: Bruce MacDenald, ‘WIW: “Captain Penny” WEWS; Bob Neal and Bill Gordon, WERE . . . Louise Tkacs, Westinghouse News, finished term on jury .duty .. rota oll U students helped. KYW Tadio and tv cover suburban election returns. IN PITTSBURGH . Adam Lynch returns to Pitt on n Fri, (8) to. take over. the. weekend news-| | ~esting chores at WIIC, replacing. Alan Boal to accept.a‘ top job with | the ABC radio and. tv. network in. Miami. Lynch. formerly: worked here on various stations and for. the past three years was.a.newsman at’ _WPRO-TV, Providence. Boal was also news director at KQV and was; ‘offered the job because of his fluency ‘in: Spanish that ‘brought him: jobs in network pools. during: the Cuban crises’. ..; Jean: Connelly, women's director 2t WTAE, is. the only Pitt -ty: personality on the. “Mad World’” . WKPA’s “Hootenanny” show is now being picked by. its FM] junket counterpa.i in New ‘Kensington; WYDD . Pitt’s lack of sciencebased industries. was. pointed: out on “Space Age. Success Formula”. as 7 difficulty of. ‘reeruiting new. Fort: Worth, IN PORT LAND, MAINE :| Hel continue’ his ayem stint .°.". aT sonality and. ‘moderator. of a talk. show,. ankles to WSME, Sanford, Me.,. €,| from whence he came... . Lou Celby, former. WJTO. disk jockey ‘takes. : |.over the weather. ‘show. ‘on WCSH-TV from {EV.. : college’ S. radio Station is. weekend -hewsman on WGAN. | "200 John |. | Dvlan Thomas’ Film. : | To: Get BBCTV Airing a CBS:TV has dropped its projected if ning | “Dylan. ‘Thomas,” ‘with Rich-. ard: Burton a8 narrator, made for. | showing on Nov., 8. policemen’ . .. Martin Agronsky, NBC dent, : guested on ‘Bobbie Wyeant’s WBAP-TV, “Dateline” show. : -Waszhington . = ‘eo @ Bud. Sawyer, WGAN. morning ‘man, promoted to program: director.. Fred Nutter, WPOR nighttime per-. Ellis O’Brien who resigned ‘to sell. securities ...... Frank: ‘McCarthy, formerly of WORE, Boston,. named sales: coordinator at WGAN ; ... WMTW-TV, Poland Spring, the. + first: station in Maine to. originate. local color shows:. They’re movies Cliff: Kimberlytapped -as newscaster: for a: 10-minute. local news show to. follow the 11 p.m..CBS net newscasts: Sundays: over WGAN. Charlie Wallace, Bowdoin. ‘College. student’ ‘and. snanager of. the. ~ Hutton Series Nothin’ . Hollywood, . ‘Nov. 5. London. Nov. .5. | series, “Mother ‘Was a Swinger, ” “an. a “unique deal, -BBC-TV has |’ bought and. scheduleéd.a film made to. have starred Betty: Hutton. for TWW, the Welsh commercial. tv station. Film is .the Oscar-win-' Network felt all .the elements together, and deemed it. best ‘to| abandon > the project.. ‘Producer: ‘writer Cy Howard ‘has:: exited .the | venture: “Swinger” was to have {been piloted for the 1964-65. season. -the indie by producer a a ek ‘Howells. Te ; BBC. is ‘giving it a “full network . David Martin, | .Kollmar), ‘WFAA prégram director Pierce Allman | hosting “Hometown Hootenanny” ; -thrice weekly for.an. hour, format and” components. in. the half-hour situation comedy. just: ‘didn’t jell }-.: _ Wednesday, November 6, 1963 | _ ‘the ‘Teason, the: “etty was ‘not getting. space. ‘contracts. ‘The show was! a ‘presented on KDKA-TV at 10 Pm, Thurs. (31) on the station’s yearlong | ij: 4 “Focal: Point’. series «~ Nine NBC-WIICprograms, plus. the NBC{| : peacock,’ ‘were depicted: in 20-foot. floats by. fraternities and sororities fat’ the: University: of Pittsburgh during Homecoming week Nov. 1-2... ~ Radio Revers | NIGHT SCENE. | “with Kaye Ballard, Lawrence Ve. Kelly, Don Safran, Dan_ ‘McGraw. ov Producer: Safran Director: McGraw. : 30 Mins., Sat. 10:30 p:m. HILTON HOTELS KRED, Dallas © This live weekly show enianating . ‘from the Statler-Hilton’s. Empire Room is always interesting for the Saturday. night stay-at-homes: who . ‘want to “help stamp out ‘tv’ and just. listen. This © airing of the..ad. lib. conversation piece, however,.. + Was a:verbal: romp with comedienne . Kaye . Ballard furnishing. laughs | prior ‘to | ‘doing her. nightly. ‘stage : show. The strictly informal session: “to -. listeners was: like eavesdropping in a living room, with Don Ragon’s. band providing a’ light musical background.:Affable' hosts: ‘Don: Safran; show biz columnist of the... Dallas Times Herald and. Dan Mc “Graw, KRLDprogram... . director, kept the verbiage flowing. via ques tions, almost needless in: this out-:"ing:. Guest: Lawrence V..Kelly, Dal-" ‘las. Civic Opera’s. general. manager, j got in plugs for the néw: season, especially “The Coronation ‘of‘Poppea,” starring .Patrice Munsel..He also reminded thatJoan. -Suther-.. ‘land made her U.S: opera debut... | with. the localcompany and_ that... | Maria Callas: skyrocketed : after ~ a. Dallas. appearance. years ago. Kelly | denied that opera ‘singers ‘are. “‘al “ways. temperamental,” saying the | artists..are. often. imposed: upon: by © the. -eommercial ‘world ° and. need . some manner. of defense. Miss Ballard’ took praise for. her personal -suecess..as Mama. Rose in “Gypsy” at; the 1962 Dallas Sum. mer. Musicals, ‘ and ‘kudosed that... org’s “managing © ‘director -Tom © “Hughes for her. top supporting cast...” ‘To McGraw’s: query into the’ dif-.. ficulties, of being a.‘‘good comedi . enne, 99: she. declared: “I. -wouldn’t do .any material in person. that I . | couldn’t. do on tv. And. when women® _ | are really: funny, | they’re every bit as funny as male comics.”. Miss Ballard . praised :the clean. comedic: talents of Beatrice Lillie and -Lu-. -cille Ball, and admitted, “TIL never -| draw. as many. people as -Rusty Warren.” ‘This live . airing,. coordinated by the Statler-Hilton’s entertainment .. director, Bob Ten Eyck, /was a © 7 standout in the 26-week series. _ McGfaw also made easy listening with three soft sales. spiels ‘for. the” local inn and: ‘the ‘Conrad: Hilton, Bar rk. Newcomiers. are Bob Keith and’ Rock Robbins of WFUN, Miami; Mike |:Chicago. ‘| Gavin; from .WKLO, Louisville; Shad O’Shea; via. WIL, St. Louis,and. . Jack: ‘McCay from an eastern station. Jim Dandy, a jock for five years, | Lis: ‘transferring to the sales department, and Bill ‘Burns, a staffer for | |'six months, is: departing the Scripps-Howard station ™. ‘former IBM. sales. rep. in. ie Cincy area, has Joined WCKY as’ an | account . executive... ‘IN ‘DALLAS. . Radio Followup Comment | "Peter Lind Hayes-Mary ‘Healy This Mr. & Mrs. team,. successor’. . to “Dorothy. & Dick’ (Dorothy: Kil-’ ‘gallen. and her husband, -Richard are now hitting their — stride on WOR-Radio in the a:m: © breakfast chitchat ‘and, in. a meas-' ure, perhaps. ‘beyond their own exBectations or ‘that of Bob Leder & ‘tthe RKO General's: manage-" mint brass. . For one. ‘thing, despite their. image as a.romantic pair of: quasijuvenile vintage, Hayes brings a seasonal show biz ..savvy to. the ‘chitchat, interlarded with a new. gimmick of beeperphone conversa|tions, first teed: off by. Jackie Glea|-son, then followed ‘by Bennett Cerf. ‘and presumably others." . Mary. | Healy’s background. ‘in the | “Holly : wood: cinematics gives the: pair: a | built-in glamor without pouring. ‘it. on since the, chitchat’ comes. nat ‘urally. and the recall. of personal— ities, places-and: things endows the .” ‘a.m, salesmanship. “with :a néat. glamor aura. -Yet it eschews the.-: . pitfalls. of namedropping. . -AS Hayes plans . calling his show’ = biz memoir, ‘Child of Grace’ (re-". | ferring to Grace: Hayes, yesteryear . vaudeville . headliner), : he steeped in the vaude’ tradition. vAn especial idol | is ‘Joe. Frisco, ‘a. stut | tering-: comic" of. another. -vintage, | whosememory. is. being. -kept vividly: ‘alive... Withal, ‘Hayes .& . Healy. give the a.m. biddies’ a p.m. ‘polish ‘without (a) sounding old fogey . or. (b) reaching ‘for’ tinsel. It’s’ done with matter-of-fact: recall and with goodtaste. -H&H are. solid listen-" _|ing not. only for the hausfraus. but the. driving-to-the-office males." ; Abel. “Boston * = Jack. Lazare,” former’ WNEW. NL 'Y. disk’ Jockey, -namedprogram ‘director: «of WCOP AM-FM,.. the: Plough . Broadcasting. ‘outlet. |.