NELSON OLMSTED, announcer of WBAP. Fort Worth, on Sept. 23 will join NBC in Chicago to present a net- work series. World's Greatest Short Stories. Olmsted has produced the same series on WRAP since 1939. AL JENNINGS, formerly of WBHP, Rae Huntsville. Ala.. has joined the an- nouncing staff of WSIX, Nashville. He nceee(ls Ed Mùllinax, who joined WHMA, Anniston, Ala., as program Ij director. ntermountain DOROTHY HAYDEN, for eight years in New Zealand radio, has joined the NBC Hollywood music rights depart- ment. JOHN WHITAKER, sports editor of the Hammond Times. will handle a 30- Market week schedule of sports broadcasts on WJOB (formerly WWAE), Ham- mond. Ind. WJOB during the fall and winter will carry 30 consecutive weeks of play -by -play sports coverage. includ- ing football and basketball. Whitaker will handle all the broadcasts. as well consistently as conduct a thrice- weekly sports roundup on the station. CHEERS of his WIBW confreres lighted the way for Edmund Den- MRS. FRANCES FARMER WILD- ney, blind tenor of the Topeka sta- ER, CBS Pacific Coast educational di- he Los Ange- rector, will instruct a class in radio tion, as embarked for les to appear Sept. 6 as guest on larger audiences management and technique at the U of Southern California extension divi- the Al Pearce CBS program. Be- sion. Clinton Jones, of the network's hind him is Mrs. Denney, with news bureau. will again conduct a Maudie Shreffier, WIBW music di- course in radio script writing. rector (below) holding an armful CECIL WOODLAWN. formerly a free of presents. Denney has been at the naturally follow station since 1935. Besides singing lance writer. has joined the continuity staff of WTRY, Troy, N. Y. he plays the piano, guitar, writes legibly and typewrites. Letters SHIRLEY LAUTER, assistant pub- from his fans persuaded Pearce to licity director of Don Lee Broadcast - ing System, Los Angeles, and David put Denney on the program. the lively Horton, beverage company executive, were married Sept. 7 in Glendale, Cal. JOSE RODRIGUEZ, KFI-KECA, Hackett Appoints Trio Los Angeles. is editor of the newly - published 500 -page book, Music d To Sales Staff of WINS Dance in California. CONTINUING the reorganization of WINS, New York, begun last HARRY BRIGHT. continuity chief month by Cecil Hackett following and sportscaster of WGBR, Goldsboro, his appointment as managing direc- SHOWMANSHIP N. C., also has been named chief an- tor of the station and the New York nouncer of the station, succeeding Jan King. Broadcasting System [BROADCAST- ING, Sept. 1], three additions have JIMMY WALLINGTON. Hollywood been made to the station's sales m. C. of the CBS Texaco Summer The- staff: M. who rejoins atre. leaves the West Coast for New John Sayre, York Sept. 27 following the final WINS after an interval during broadcast. which he joined the sales staff of WNEW, New York, and served as o RUTH LYONS, conductor of the sales director of WTNJ, Trenton; 1Voman's Hour on WKRC, Cincinnati, Stanley G. Barnett, formerly with has been placed in charge of the sta- Kelly tion's newly created women's depart - Springfield Tire Co. and B. F. ment. Goodrich Rubber Co., and William von Zehle, previously radio direc- CARL HOFF, musical director of the CBS Al Pearce Show, sponsored by R. tor at Consolidated Radio Artists J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., has taken and before that on the radio staff over a similar assignment for the Los of Music Corp. of America, pre- Angeles County Fair Sept. 13 -29. ceded by varied station experience at WNEW and WHN, New York, BOB PERRY. formerly in the produc- and WHAM, Rochester. tion department, has been named pro - gram director of KDB, Santa Bar- Albert A. Grobe has been named bara, Cal. manager of the New York Broad- casting System, in which capacity he will serve as an executive as- sistant to Mr. Hackett as well as Names Cast continuing in his present post of Cantor traffic manager of WINS. CAST for the new Eddie Cantor Bernard Estes, veteran newspa- Show, which starts Oct. 2 under perman whose experience includes sponsorship of Bristol -Myers Co., four years with the Associated New York (Ipana, Sal Hepatica), Press in Europe, service as manag- on 65 NBC -Red stations, Wednes- ing editor of the Easton (Pa.) days, 9-9:30 p. m. (EST), has been Morning Free Press, and more re- The completed. Besides Cantor, person- cently editorial director of the Cas - nel will include Ray and Davis, ion Publication Service, has been comediennes recruited from the appointed news editor and publicity Broadway show, "Strawhat Revue "; director of the station. Estes also POPULAR Station Dinah Shore, formerly vocalist with writes and conducts the weekly Ben Bernie; Tommy Mack, co- Copy Desk broadcasts on WINS. Salt Lake City median. Bobby Sherwood will have the orchestra. The glee club will be KTSM Now a Regional directed by Edgar Fairchild. Vick SHIFTING from local to regional Knight is to produce the series, with status, KTSM, El Paso, Tex., is now Harry Von Zell handling commer- operating with 500 watts on 1350 he. cial announcements. First 13 pro- The station. managed by Karl O. Representative: grams will originate from New Wyler, has installed a new RCA 1 -E National transmitter and a 315 -foot Truscon York and then shift to Hollywood vertical radiator at its new site on the JOHN BLAIR & CO. while Cantor works in another outskirts of El Paso. Heretofore the M -G -M musical film. Agency is station, an NBC outlet, has operated Young & Rubicam, New York. on 1310 kc. with 250 watts.

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