eral manager and station manager, re- tract with network. Terms call for Mr. leans, as AP broadcast news editor for spectively, of Capital Cities' WPAT -AM- Martin's QM Productions to produce Louisiana and Mississippi. FM Paterson, N. J. at least one series per year for ABC - Warren Olney, correspondent for San William Pipher, general sales man- TV. Francisco and Sacramento, Calif., news ager, WDHO -TV Toledo, Ohio, named Donald E. Adams, controller of Gen- bureaus of xxxT(TV) Los Angeles, ap- general manager. eral Switch Co., Brooklyn, N. Y., named pointed bureau manager -correspondent controller Association Films Inc., Donald W. Meyers, sales manager of of of CBS Owned Television Stations WAKY Louisville, Ky., appointed general New York. Washington news bureau, succeeding manager, replacing Joel Thrope, who Seymour Horowitz, program director George Reading, who moves to news staff of WBBM -TV Chicago. KNXT becomes senior VP in charge of all for KGO -TV San Francisco, appointed di- and broadcast properties of parent LIN rector of program services for ABC WBBM -TV are CBS-owned stations. Broadcasting Corp. (group owner). Owned Television Stations. Sidney Lazard, for- merly with ABC News Red Jones, formerly with WQXI and Jesse R. (Buddy) Ragan, program di- in Paris WPLO, both Atlanta, appointed general rector of KTAL -TV Texarkana, Tex. - Rome, and manager of WSNE Cumming, Ga. Shreveport, La., joins Maxwell Elec- New York, appointed tronics Corp. (which has CP for KMEC- NBC News corre- K. James Yager, VP TV Dallas) as program director. spondent in New and director of Cos- York. mos Broadcasting Bill Wardlaw, operations director for Corp., Columbia, S.C., Knox Dallas, appointed program direc- Irwin Krakowsky, assistant director named general man- tor for KBBQ Burbank, Calif. of Mr. Lazard news and public af- ager of Cosmos Cable - Ken MacClelland, formerly art di- vision Corp., that city. fairs for wcss New York, named ex- rector for CBS and NBC, appointed ecutive news editor for CBS News, ra- Larry Wakefield, scenic art director for KTTV(TV) Los dio. He succeeds Marvin Friedman, production manager Angeles. who moves to WCBS as executive news and sports director of Shelley Andrews, formerly with Alan director. Peter Wells, writer -producer KATI Casper, Wyo., named station di- Burke and Barry Gray shows, both for special reports and documentaries rector of xewY(FM), that city. from New York, joins Westinghouse for CBS Radio, New York, appointed Karl Sippel, with WKBW -AM -Tv Buf- Broadcasting Co. in Philadelphia as executive producer for CBS News, ra- falo, N.Y., named business manager talent coordinator for The Mike Doug- dio, succeeding Dick Reeves, who be- for WPRI -TV Providence, R. I. las Show. comes director of special broadcasts for WCBS. PROGRAMING Robert Norvet, gen- eral manager of film Lee McNew, with WXYZ -TV Detroit, Ruth Elliott, executive secretary for operations for CBS -TV appointed director of news and special both program development and current Hollywood, named events for WJBK- AM -FM, that city. programing departments, ABC -TV West VP. He will continue Bud Carter, news director of KWHHK Coast, named to newly created post of to be responsible for Hutchinson, Kan., appointed news di- administrative assistant to VP in charge operation of CBS rector of wxs Kansas City, Mo. of programs, ABC -TV West Coast. Don Studio Center, Holly- Charles Cremer, formerly with wTHI- Kraatz, with ABC -TV programing de- wood. Thomas W. AM-FM-TV wrtEx-Tv partment, West Coast, assigned responsi- Mr. Norvet Terre Haute, Ind., Downer, Jr., with Rockford, Ill., and noncommercial bility for all phases of ABC -TV pro- Campbell -Ewald, Los Angeles, appoint- gram administration, both daytime and WILL- AM -FM -TV Urbana, Ill., appointed ed director of program practices, CBS - news director of noncommercial wsur weekend program schedules, Holly- TV, Hollywood. He replaces Charles wood. Iowa City. C. Pettijohn, named to new position of David Victor, VP for Filmways TV executive editor, program practices, Miguel Bomar, former director of Productions Inc., named producer of Hollywood. Latin American affairs at Radio New new CBS -TV series, Dundee and the York Worldwide, and TV producer at of Cuihane. He replaces Sam Rolfe, cre- Bill Jenkins, producer of "Books United Nations, both New York, named iGES Los An- ator- producer of series, who leaves to the Bible," records, joins newsman and commentator in Wash- write screenplay for Filmways. geles as production manager. ington for three TV stations in Argen- Don Meinert, with xcHA Charles City, tina, Uruguay and Paraguay (channels Frank Konigsburg, director of talent 9, 4 and 9, respectively). and program administration for NBC, Iowa, joins KGLO -AM -TV Mason City, New York, joins Artists Agency Corp., Iowa, as farm director. John M. Day, VP and director of news and public affairs, wtmx Boston, Los Angeles, as VP in charge of busi- Vinnie Bell, animator, joins art de- ness affairs. elected board member of AP Radio and partment of Coastal Film Service, New Television Association, representing ra- Jim veteran York. Jordan, TV director, dio outlets of 5 kw and over, eastern named director of new 90- minute district. Other board members elected: Woody Woodbury Show, starting NEWS this Eddie Barker, news director, KRLD-TV fall in syndication. Lemmy Pinna rejoins UPI and will Dallas, (at large) representing stations Hardie Frieberg named president of take over UPI bureau in Karachi, Pak- in southern district; Thad Sandstrom, Spectrum Ltd., newly formed subsidiary istan, in late August, replacing Max VP and general manager, winw -Tv of Spectrum Productions Inc., New Vanzi, who joins Tokyo staff. Max Jen- Topeka, Kan., representing TV stations, York. Spectrum Ltd. is to begin pro- nings, bureau manager in Cheyenne, central district; Gene Shumate, VP and duction of Joe Franklin Show, TV in- Wyo., takes over as manager in Caracas, news director, xOxx Rexburg, Idaho, terview program for syndication. Venezuela, in late August, replacing representing radio outlets under 5 kw, Fawcett, resigned. Quinn Martin, who currently pro- Dennis western district. duces The FBI and The Invaders on John W. Hall, with AP bureau in D'Etta Barnhardt, with wGHP -TV ABC -TV, signed to new five -year con - Jackson, Miss., transfers to New Or- High Point- Greensboro-Winston-Salem,

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