ELMO WILLIAMS, Academy Award winner for ed- A WEEKLY REPORT OF FATES AND FORTUNES iting of "High Noon." signed as director and PEOPLE supervising film editor for Bryna Productions' tv series based on Viking themes and legends. Mr. Williams will share directing GEORGE WILLIAM BOBETSKY, former art director at Ken- with ADVERTISERS & AGENCIES -- M. CAHAN, who will also produce 39 half- hours. yon & Eckhardt, joins Wunderman, Ricotta & Series is geared for airing next fall. JOHN M. WEILER, advertising Kline Inc., both New York. director, Manhattan Shirt DANN CAHN promoted to editorial consultant of Co., N. Y., elected to v.p. in GORDON HOFF, formerly with Leo Burnett Co., Desilu Productions, Hollywood. BILL HEATH, ed- charge of Manhattan's new appointed art director at John W. Shaw Adv., itorial manager for Desllu, elevated to super- advertising division; ROBERT both Chicago. vising film editor. TED RICH named Mr. Heath's assistant. L. LEEDS JR., marketing direc- JAMES YOUNG, tv producer formerly with Hal tor, to v.p. of marketing. Seeger Productions, and SYLVESTER CLEARY, ac- Both are board members. count executive, Sullivan, Stauffer. Colwell & magremensumegussummuan Manhattan, new to network Bayles, join Reach, McClinton, N. Y., in similar NETWORKS tV [ADVERTISERS & AGEN- capacities. CHARLES EARLE, formerly with WSAZ -TV Hunt- CIES, Sept. 15] retains two DON LEA, previously with Charles Bowes Adv., ington, W. Va., and WHN (now WMGM) New agencies, Doner & Peck Adv. York, most recently with Paramount Pictures MR. WEILER Charles Adv. to Compton Adv. as account supervisor in Los and Daniel & Angeles Corp., to ABC press information as assistant mag- office. azine editor. EDWARD A. OCHS, general Hazel Bishop PONY COSTANZO, formerly with Grant Advertis- sales manager, ing, N. Y., to Fuller & Smith & Ross, N. Y., as Y., to v.p. of cos- Inc., N. public relations executive. STATIONS Ansmanvenzawavaastmatesixos metics firm. account JOSEPH M. BARNETT JR., formerly with Fletcher D. R. J. DIAMANT, formerly Mtelevision Social Research Inc. (motivation research) from syndication sales man- agency consultant, to Institute for Motivational at WBTV (TV) Charlotte, development director, new ager of Screen Gems Inc., N. C. JOHN P. SHOLAR, pre- Research as research New York, to director of viously sales manager of position. syndication sales, filling va- WNOK -TV Columbia, S. C., appointed local and regional FRANK SHARPE, administrative supervisor of cancy created when JERRY sales director for WSPA -TV. MR. BELL Reach, McClinton's New York office, assumes HYAMS was elected v.p. in in additional post of manager of tv traffic depart- charge of syndication SAM W. SLOAN appointed station manager of ment. JAMES W. GALE, formerly with William Esty, July. Mr. Seidelman joined WOHO Toledo, Ohio. GEORGE D. STEARNS, for- and SYLVAN BLAKE added to department. SG in January 1957 as syn- merly of WMIC Monroe, Mich., named chief dication sales manager fol- engineer of WOHO, succeeding EDWIN J. POW - DANIEL E. CHARNAS, assistant media director at lowing company's absorption ELL, who joins Collins Radio Co. Lennen & Newell, advertising agency for P. of Hygo Television Films Lorillard Co., has moved to client as media and Unity Television Corp., CHARLES H. CRUTCHFIELD, executive v.p. and gen- WBT honored on director. which he had served as v.p. MR. SEIDELMAN eral manager, Charlotte, N.C., and sales manager. his 25th anniversary with Jefferson Standard ERNIE SCHULTZ JR. joins James B. Rogers Associ- Broadcasting Co. (WBT, WBTV [TV] Charlotte, ates Inc., Baltimore advertising agency, as copy EDWIN .1. SMITH appointed di- WBTW [TV] Florence, S.C.). chief and radio -tv director. rector of international oper- ations of ABC Films Inc. an- HERMAN PARIS, v.p., WWDC MRS. LELA BINGHAM, formerly continuity director Washington, D. C., adds du- broadcaster at WJBK Detroit, joins nounced presided George T. ties of national sales manager and special Mr. LaGrave & Reynolds Adv., Des Moines, Shupert. Smith will op- for WMBR Jacksonville, Truppe, from company's New as copy supervisor. erate Fla., in cooperation with York office. He previously CBS Spot Sales. Mr. Paris GERALD MILLER and RUTH MSCARTHY, members of was v.p. and general man- joined WWDC as account ex- copy staff at Erwin Wasey, Ruthrauff & Ryan, ager of Allied Artists Inter- ecutive in 1944. became gen- N. Y., promoted to copy supervisors. national Co. and Interstate eral sales manager two years Television, headquartering in later and was named v.p. in MRS. SELMA BARON, account supervisor and radio - 1956. tv time buyer for Amundson Bolstein Adv. of MR. SMITH London. BILL PARKER, formerly WOC Iowa, appointed radio -tv director of Watten- ROBERT L. MILLER, formerly MR. PARIS maker Adv., Cleveland. Davenport, Iowa, local and print expediter for Unity Television Corp., N. regional sales manager, to PAYNE WILLIAMS joins Comstock & Co., Buffalo, Y., and other film distributors, appointed to KSTT Davenport as sales manager. TOM ELKINS, as creative writer- director on its tv-radio staff. newly- created post of traffic supervisor for KSTT air personality, adds duties of publicity Telestar Films Inc., N. Y. director. ALVIN E. JADURLUND, previously with Coffee Prod- ucts Corp. as plant and office manager, and PAUL HARRISON signed by Anso- Desilu Produc- JEROME K. McCAULEY, assistant account executive before that with Fuller & Smith & Ross Inc., to tions, Hollywood, to direct series of Ann Soth- with WMGM New York for past four years, pro- Cohen & Aleshire Inc., as Office manager. em shows, alternating with SIDNEY MILLER. moted to assistant station sales manager. Page 134 October 13, 1958 BROADCASTING