Weekly television digest (Jan-Dec 1963)

Record Details:

Title:
Weekly television digest
Date:
Jan-Dec 1963
Publisher:
Washington D.C. : Television Digest, Inc.
Volume:
Weekly television digest (Jan-Dec 1963)
Leaf #:
000556
Language:
English
Subjects:
Television -- Periodicals, Television broadcasting -- United States -- Periodicals.
Collection:
Broadcasting & Recorded Sound
Format:
Periodicals
Contributor:
University of Maryland, College Park
Sponsor:
LYRASIS Members and Sloan Foundation
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
A weekly digest of brief reports tracking recent developments in the U.S. television marketplace. Published out of Washington, D.C. with much more focus on the retail of TV sets than the other D.C.-based trade paper, BROADCASTING. -- Eric Hoyt, 2015
Date Added:
March 28, 2024
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6-TELEVISION DIGEST Personals NOVEMBER 11, 1963 Jesse Zousmer, ex-CBS News editor & co-producer of "Person to Person," named ABC News TV news dir. AB-PT Pres. Leonard Goldenson to receive IRTS 1964 Gold Medal March 4. . . Charles H. Crutchfield, Jefferson Standard Bcstg. pres. , celebrates 30 years with company. Thomas J. McDermott, N.W. Ayer radio-TV vp, elected pres. , International Radio & TV Foundation, succeeding William K. McDaniel, NBC Radio exec. vp. Cyril Wagner promoted from mgr. to dir. , NBC Central Sales, Chicago. . . Jack Delaney promoted to news dir. , WTEV Providence -New Bedford. Everett N. Case, Alfred P. Sloan Foundation pres. , elected 1964 NET chmn. . . H. Meade Alcorn Jr. , exRepublican national chmn. , rejoins CBS News Election Unit as political consultant. Warren A. Kraetzer, NET development vp & secy. , appointed exec, vp & gen. mgr. , ETVs WHYY-TV Wilmington, WUHY-TV-FM Philadelphia, succeeding Richard S. Burdick, who becomes gen. mgr. , Boston Bcstrs., commercial Ch. 5 applicant. Dr. Ron R. Browne appointed asst, broadcasting professor, Boston U. ; Walter P. Sheppard named asst, broadcasting professor & WBUR-FM faculty program dir. Gerald Flesher, ex-WCBS-TV N. Y. , appointed sales promotion mgr. , ABC-TV Spot Sales. . . Donald C. Bowen, ex-ABC-TV Spot Sales, N. Y. , named sales dir. , WBKB Chicago. Robert J. Klzer, Avery-Knodel TV sales vp, elected senior vp; John S. Stewart, radio sales dir. , elected vp; F. Robert Kalthoff, midwest TV sales mgr. , named vp. C.C. (Bud) Bowlin, ex-national sales rep, WCSH-TV Portland, appointed Boston mgr. , Katz Agency. . . John T. King appointed Boston mgr. , Metro Radio Sales. Obituary George T. (Ted) Baker, 62, former chmn. of National Airlines, died of heart attack in Vienna, Austria, Nov. 4. Tough airline pioneer, he was one of few remaining principals of famed Miami Ch. 10 "influence" case. National won Ch. 10 in hearing, later lost it on grovmds former FCC Comr. Richard Mack had been "reached" with offthe-record persuasion. Since the original Ch. 10 hearing, following other principals of applicants died: L. B. Wilson (whose firm now holds Ch. 10); A. Frank Katzentine, WKAT; Walter Compton, North Dade Video; attorney Thurman Whiteside. Baker's survivors are widow & daughter. Television Digest PUBLISHED BY TELEVISION DIGEST, INC. HEADQUARTERS; 2025 Eye Sf., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20006 Phone: 965-1985. TWX: 202-965-0979 EDITORIAL ALBERT WARREN, Editor & Publisher JONAH GITLITZ, Managing Editor, Television Digest PAUL STONE, Editoiial Director, Television Factbook BUSINESS EDWARD M. KELLY, General Manager RUDOLPH SAPPER, Circulation Manager NEW YORK OFFICE 580 Fifth Ave. New York 36, N. Y. Circle 6-2215 TWX: 212-640-6938 DAVID LACHENBRUCH, Editorial Director PHILADELPHIA OFFICE 1 1 1 Beverly Rd. Overbrook Hills Philadelphia 51, Pa. Midway 2-641 1 HAROLD RUSTEN, Associate Editor BPA convention agenda, at San Francisco's Jack Tar Hotel: Nov. 18— Management Looks at Promotion, Agency Presentations, Merchandising That Clicked, Promoting Specials & Sports Programs, Graphic Arts in Promotion. Nov. 19— Humor in Broadcasting, Humor in Radio, Humor in TV, Publicity Problems of Radio Stations, Promoting Movies for TV, cocktail party sponsored by trade press, banquet. Nov. 20— Role of the Spot Representative, Which Way Up? Ten uhf ETV etatlona are sou^t by Ky. State Board of Education, which filed applications for 8 last week: Bowling Green Ch. 17, Covington 54, Hazard 33, Lexington 46, Madisonville 26, Morehead 36, Murray 33, Somerset 29. B: will file soon for Ashland 78, Pikeville 14. ETV plans for Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, Alaska discussed at Nov. 8 Conference conducted by Washington State ETV Commission, addressed by John J. Hurley deputy asst, to HEW Under Secretary for ETV. ABC International TV is named sales rep & program purchasing agent for Syrian Arabic TV, with Damascus flagship station plus 3 repeaters. Syria has about 30,000 sets. Sale of WDEF-TV (Ch. 12) Chattanooga, to Roy H. Park Bcstg. of Tenn Inc. for $2, 780,080 has been negotiated. Stockholders have 60 days from Oct. 29 to approve. Park owns WNCT (TV) Greenville, N. C. Govt, "must be wary of any measure that would impair the interaction of the broadcaster's freedom of expression and the public's freedom of choice, or would undermine the medium's economic viability," NBC Chmn. Sarnoff said in accepting honorary doctor of literature degree and 1963 Joseph E. Connor Memorial Award for excellence in commimications, from Boston's Emerson College. NBC Radio presented Library of Congress with 13 tapes of series "Toscanini— the Man Behind the Legend." Presentation was made by Walter Toscanini, son of the late maestro. Metromedia Increases outdoor holdings with $13. 5 million cash purchase of General Outdoor' s N. Y. & Chicago plants. It owns big Foster & Kleiser on West Coast. First live colorcast on ABC-TV will be New Year's Day pickup from WFIL-TV of Philadelphia's annual Mummers Parade. To alert public to its offerings, ETV WNDT N. Y. will let critics preview fUm & tape programs on request. Advertising Time Sales moves Feb. 1 to 777 Tlurd Ave., N. Y.