WRTI
Executive Staff 1952-56 |
These lists were compiled by Gerry Wilkinson from old WRTI Program Guides and the weekly WRTI newsletter, On-Audition. Additional information was gathered from old newspaper articles. The materials were found in the Conwellana-Templana Special Collection at the Samuel Paley Library at Temple University. If you can help us fill in the blanks, it would be appreciated. Chart created by Jerry Klein.
WRTI-FM | Fall 1952 | Spring 1953 | Fall 1953 | Spring 1954 | Fall 1954 | Spring 1955 | Fall 1955 | Spring 1956 |
Station Manager | - | Joe Rosenberg | Joseph Rosenberg | Steve Cohen | Steve Cohen | Steve Cohen | -Dan Wood | Dan Wood |
Assistant Station Manager | - | - | Steve Cohen | Steve Yednock | - | - | - | - |
Program Director | Joe Rosenberg | - | Jack Snyder | Jack Snyder | Dan Wood | Dan Wood | -Steve Yedenock | Steve Yedenock |
Assistant Program Director | - | - | - | - | Gloria Teblum | Gloria Teblum | - | - |
News Director | Bob Baron | Bob Baron | Dan Wood | Dan Wood | Gloria Teblum | Gloria Teblum | - | Joe Sands |
Assistant News Director | Ed Marks | Ed Marks | - | - | - | - | ||
Music Director | Steve Cohen | Steve Cohen | Gloria Teblum | Gloria Teblum | - | - | Gail Eveland | -Gail Eveland |
Assistant Music Director | - | - | Ivan Shaner | Ivan Shaner | - | - | - | - |
Sports Director | Carmen LaPorte | Carmen LaPorte | - | - | Ron Hogg | Ron Hogg | - | - |
Production Director | Ralph DiCocco | Ralph DiCocco | Bob Baron | Bob Baron | Gary Gumpert | Ivan Shaner | - | - |
Special Events Director | Ralph DiCocco | Ralph DiCocco | - | - | Dick Hammer | Dick Hammer | - | - |
Assistant Special Events Director | - | - | Gary Gumpert | Gary Gumpert | - | - | - | - |
Program Development Director | - | - | - | - | - | - | Gloria Teblum | - |
Public Affairs Director | - | - | - | - | - | - | Ron Hogg | Ron Hogg |
Promotion Director | Gene Rossana | Gene Rossana | Al Shelow | Al Shelow | Alvin Shelow | Alvin Shelow | - | - |
Publicity Director | Robert Carlson, Richard Ekstract | Robert Carlson | Bob Carlson | Bob Carlson | - | - | - | - |
Continuity Director | Joan Guerin | Joan Guerin | - | - | Bob Kimmelblatt | Bob Kimmelblat | Joan Kernis | Joan Kernis |
Traffic Director | Claire Coleman | Claire Coleman | Ruth Gruber | Ruth Gruber | Arnie Finkel | Arnie Finkel | Robin Pollock | Robin Pollock |
Chief Announcer | Lawrence Glickman | - | Dan Wood | Dan Wood | Bob Bloss | Bob Bloss | - | - |
Chief Engineer | John Snyder | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
WRTI-AM | Fall 1952 | Spring 1953 | Fall 1953 | Spring 1954 | Fall 1954 | Spring 1955 | Fall 1955 | Spring 1956 |
Station Manager | Charles Shaffran | Charles Shaffran | Charles Shaffran | Charles Shaffran | Robert Carlson | Russell Bomberger | Bill Dean | Bob Lamb |
Assistant Station Manager | Joe Rosenberg | Joe Ransom | Bob Carlson | Bob Carlson | - | - | - | - |
Station Supervisor | - | - | - | - | - | Robert Carlson | - | - |
Program Director | Patricia Quigley | Patricia Quigley | - | -H. Paul Jeffers | Bill Dean | Bill Dean | Bob Lamb | Warren Weiner |
Assistant Program Director | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Gloria Teblum |
Operations Manager | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Don Kimberling |
News Director | Bob Baron | Bob Baron | Paul Jeffers | - | - | - | - | Irv Margolis |
Music Director | Steve Cohen | Steve Cohen | Lowell Fishman | Lowell Fishman | Lowell Fishman | Lowell Fishman | Irv Margolis | Annette Levin |
Sports Director | Carmen LaPorte | Carmen LaPorte | - | - | - | - | Warren Weiner | Dick Hammer |
Production Director | Ralph DiCocco | Ralph DiCocco | - | - | - | - | Ivan Shaner | Ivan Shaner |
Special Events Director | Ralph DiCocco | Ralph DiCocco | - | - | - | - | - | Irv Margolis |
Promotion Director | Gene Rossana | Gene Rossana | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Publicity Director | Robert Carlson, Richard Ekstract | Robert Carlson | - | - | - | - | Marv Pekovsky | Marv Pekovsky |
Continuity Director | Joan Guerin | Joan Guerin | - | - | Marv Pekovsky | Marv Pekovsky | Dave Murdock | -Dave Murdock |
Traffic Director | Claire Coleman | Claire Coleman | Betsy Waldman | Mitzi Wallin | -Joan Kernis | -Barbara Watson | -Barbara Watson | Barbara Watson |
Chief Announcer | Lawrence Glickman | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Chief Engineer | John Snyder | - | - | - | - | - | John Wartel | John Wartel |
Sales Manager | Gene Rossana | Dick Tuber | - | - | - | - | - | Al Callahan |
Special Events/ Remotes Director | - | - | - | - | - | - | Joel Albert | Joel Albert |
Other (Unknown) | - | - | - | - | - | Al Callahan | - | - |
Other (Unknown) | - | - | - | - | - | Steve Yedenock | - | - |
Music Assistant | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Ron Yeakley |
Sports Assistant | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Lou Zimmer |
Continuity Assistant | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Joe Sands |
Sales & Merchandising Assistant | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Sonny Applebaum |
Transcriptions Manager | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Ed Keen |
Tapes Manager | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Dick Smith |