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Editor & Publisher to several hundred advertising and He said it was interesting to note Toronto and Montreal spec ific proposal for RICHARD G. LEWIS agency people in that "no other last week. ultimate extension of service has been In a highly professional, stream- accepted by the government." Assistant Publisher lined presentation, A.A. (Al) Bruner, IAN M. GRANT president of NTV Communications, More information to more Canadians traced his company's development Bruner stated that the need for a deliver more Advertising Manager over the 16 months, since October distribution system to 1966, when Kenneth D. Soble repre- and more images and information to J. DOUGLAS BLUE senting Niagara Television Limited, more and more Canadians will not operators of CHCH-TV Toronto -Hamil- lessen but will be increasingly urgent. Traffic & Circulation Manager ton, and backed by the Power Corpo- "We believe that Canada's commu- by JOAN EMBURY ration of Canada Limited, appeared nications needs cannot be met before the Board of Broadcast Gover- fragmented efforts or by piece meal nors with a proposal for a Canadian extension of service at the dictates Secretary synchronous satellite system to serve of local economic situations. LYSE PARADIS all of Canada's communications needs "We believe that under the pro- and a new private national television posed new Broadcast Act, Canada has and the opportunity to Editori al network, in English and French. the flexibility They proposed that Canada's open new vistas and truly join this GORDON H. BEERWORTH Domestic Satellite System be owned new world of global communications," JACQUELINE HILL and developed by a consortium of he said. interested Canadian companies in Supporting these convictions, Bruner steps taken. Art & Production concert with the Canadian Government pointed to the subsequent and the people of Canada. Late last summer, they filed tech- PAUL MORRIS V. Bruner said that after 16 months nical briefs for Canada's first major JEAN ZOLNIEROWICZ and a great deal of discussion they (continued on page 6) JOHN WEBER INDEX Published monthly by twice FEATURES R.G. LEWIS & CO. LTD. 17 Queen St. E., Room 128 brainwashing children 8 Toronto 1, Ont. Tel. 363-6111 Advertising CBC Research 12 Lithographed by Northern Miner The Creative Director 15 Press Ltd. Provinces proceed with ETV 25 Circulation audited by EEG 50C per copy DEPARTMENTS Directory Issues $2.00 $7.00 per year SIGHT & SOUND 4 $14.00 for three years EDITORIAL 7 Authorized as second class PEOPLE 10 mail by the Post Office Department OVER THE DESK 28 Ottawa and for payment of postage in cash. CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING 29 February i.. 8, 1968 3 by SIGHT S. SOUND Ian Grant N U IT'S NOW OFFICIAL that the 1968 for two and a half years, Bridge was it's against the law." convention of the Atlantic Association formerly with the promotion department Originally commissioned for the of Broadcasters will be held in the of The Montreal Star, in charge of CBC, Warrendale is now shown in Bahamas. The place: Lucayan Beach creative services, and Nelson was movie theatres across the country. It Hotel, in Freeport. The dates: Novem- previously chief accountant for Cam- deals with emotionally-disturbed chil- ber 4-5-6. Ruth Hancock, CAB -BES brian. dren in a Toronto treatment centre by executive secretary, confirmed these In his new post, Nelson will also that name. dates with the Broadcaster and also act as secretary -treasurer for Ash - announced the finalization of dates mount Holding Co. Ltd. and Journal for the BES-TvB Television Commer- Printing Company. cials Festival and the BES-RSB Radio ELECTED TO THE BOARD of the Commercials Festival. The TV event Broadcasters Promotion Association, has been advanced one week, so as to fill two one-year terms, are Dean not to conflict with the WAB conven- CHANGES AT CFTO-TV Toronto Linger, Corinthian Broadcasting Corpo- tion in Banff, and the Rose Bowl and see E.J. Delaney named vice-president, ration of New York, and Don Fischer, RATEC event is now set for Monday, sales and programming; Jack Ruffle, WLBW-TV Miami, Florida. Their appoint- May 27. The radio festival will be held program and promotion manager; Ian ments were effective January 1, said Thursday, November 14. Both events Hall, general sales manager; Bill Cox, Tom Daley, BPA president, creative will be at the Inn on the Park, Toronto, national sales manager; Jerry Rochon, services manager, CFPL-TV London, as usual. executive producer; and Lorne Freed, Ont., and first Canadian ever to head producer of special programming. the international group. The two appointments fill vacancies created by the resignations of George III II EVEN ETV has been caught up in Vickery, WTVJ Miami, and Carl the brain drain to the south. David ROBERT SCHREIBER, director of Haglund, WRVA Richmond, Va., both Burgess, studio engineer at CKNX-AM- Time corporate research, New York, of whom are leaving the broadcast TV Wingham, Ont. for the past 10 will be the guest speaker at a dinner field, Vickery to establish his own years, has resigned to accept the post of the Association of Certified Adver- publicity agency in Miami, and Hag- of supervisor of studio engineering at tising Agency Practitioners, February lund to handle public relations for a WENH-TV Durham, New Hampshire, 13 at the Badminton & Racquet Club, bank. headquarters for the state educational Toronto. Linger, who is director of adver- TV system, operated from the Univer- The subject of his talk will be, tising, promotion and public relations sity of New Hampshire. The Computer's Role in Media and for the Corinthian Broadcasting Corp., Burgess, a native of Mitchell, Ont., Advertising Research. was previously director of advertising and a veteran of the Royal Canadian and promotion for the ABC Television Navy, has been active in the Wingham Network, and was in charge of adver- area with amateur radio organizations. tising, sales promotion and publicity He is a past president of the Kinsmen HEADING AN EDUCATION PRO- for KNXT Los Angeles. Club, and has been president of the GRAM to publicize the activities of Fischer is currently director of local Credit Union for three years, the Food & Drug Directorate of the promotion and advertising for WLBW- which he helped to establish. Federal Health Department is veteran TV Miami, the city where the BPA will broadcaster Margaret Pope of Toronto hold its 1968 convention, November and Montreal. 17-20. Mrs. Pope, who will assume the am ALSO HEADING SOUTH is Doug title of Chief of the Consumer Divi- Johnson, news director at CFTO-TV sion, and inform the public about what Toronto for the past four years. Doug it can expect from the federal agency, BROADCAST RIGHTS for the exclu- has resigned to become host of a is well qualified for her job. She was sive radio coverage of all home and major newscast on WKBS in Phi ladel- a regular panelist on the CBC Trans- away games of the Toronto Argonauts phia, Pa., a Kaiser Broadcasting Canada Matinée quiz program, from in the Canadian Football League have Corporation outlet. 1956-1966. Previously she had been been bought by CFRB Toronto. He has been with CFTO for seven the familiar voice on the CBC's daily Jack Dawson, vice-president and and a half years, beginning as a re- morning program For Consumers, from station manager, said CFRB had picked porter and eventually taking over the 1960-'66. up its option, paying the football club top slot. He leaves February 16. A 1943 graduate in Home Economics $46,750 for the rights for all games. at CFTO-TV be from the His successor will University of Toronto, she is Again this year, Bi l l Stephenson Ken Cavanaugh, who has been host of the mother of two grown children.