WRTI
Executive Staff 1956-1963 |
These lists were compiled by Gerry Wilkinson from old WRTI Program Guides. Some were from the collection of Mike Biel and others Gerry Wilkinson 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 1956 | Spring 1957 | Fall 1957 | Spring 1958 | Fall 1958 | Spring 1959 | Fall 1959 | Spring 1960 | Fall 1960 | Spring 1961 | Fall 1961 | Spring 1962 | Fall 1962 | Spring 1963 |
Station Manager | Robert Lamb | Arnold Finkel | Arnold Finkel | Norman Childs | Norman Childs | Ed Keen | Marty Kreiner | Marty Kreiner | Don Cunningham | Don Cunningham | Herb Smith | Herb Smith | Steve Oxman | Al Zimmerman |
Associate Station Mgr | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Jerry Kaplan | - |
Program Director | Warren Weiner | Warren Weiner | Irv Margolis | Edgar Keen | Russ Greaves | Dick Smith | Joe Schrier | Don Cunningham | Herb Smith | Herb Smith | Judie Steinberg; Assoc. PD: Stan Marinoff | Stan Marinoff; Assoc. PD: Jerry Caplan | - | Jerry Caplan |
Asst. Operations Director | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Chuck Sherman | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Coord. Of Studio Personnel | - | - | - | - | - | Norm Childs | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Business Manager | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Jerry Caplan | - | - |
News Director | Joseph Sands | Joel Albert | Norm Childs | Russell Greaves | Norm Fein | Norm Fein | Don Cunningham | Dan Heilman | Barry Lane | Barry Lane | Jerry Caplan | Don Oakes | - | - |
Assistant News Director | - | - | Norm Fein | Tom Stanwood | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Music Director or Music Librarian | Rosalea Mersky | Rosalea Mersky | Ron Yeakley | Paul Tennesen; Asst:Barry Magarick | Marty Kreiner | Marty Kreiner | Garnett Levin | - | Judie Steinberg | Judie Steinberg | Harold Sacks | Harold Sacks | Pat Shue | Pat Shue |
Pop Music Director | - | - | - | - | - | Ed Goldman | Stan Marinoff | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Sports Director | Dick Hammer | Dick Hammer | - | Donald Kimberling | Chuck Sherman | Tom Cardella | Tom Cardella | - | Barry Rosenberg | Barry Rosenberg | Merrill Reese | Merrill Reese | - | - |
Asst Sports Director | - | - | - | - | Tom Cardella | Tom Cardella | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Special Events Director | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | John Bulack | John Bulack | John Bulack | John Bulack |
Production Director | Arnold Finkel | Stan Saltzman | - | Ronald Yeakley; Asst: Joseph Shrier | Joe Schrier | Tom Stanwood | Ron Robbins | - | - | - | - | Al Zimmerman | - | - |
Promotion /Public Relations Director | Louis Zimmer | Louis Zimmer | - | Barbara Watson & Doris Elvanian | Annette Sandler, Don MArks | Annette Sandler, Don MArks | Judie Steinberg | Judie Steinberg | Barry Magarick | Barry Magarick | Patricia Shue | Fred Bauer | - | - |
Ass't Promotion /PR Director | - | - | - | - | - | Hannah Drossner | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Continuity Director | - | - | - | - | - | - | Stephanie Estreischer | Barbara Nalven | Pat Shue | Pat Shue | Jay Welsh | Richie Cooper | - | - |
Traffic Director | - | - | - | - | - | Joe Schrier | Barbara Nalven | Stephanie Estreischer | Pat Shue | Pat Shue | - | Patricia Shue | - | - |
Technical Director | - | - | - | John Cooper | - | - | - | - | - | - | Al Maslin | - | - | - |
Studio Manager | - | - | - | Ronald Yeakley | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Other | Films Manager: Joel Albert | - | Night Supervisor: Dick Smith | Night Supervisor: Dick Smith | Popular Music Director: Ed Goldman | - | Popular Music Director: Stan Marinoff | - | - | - | - | Tape Librarian: Al Maslin | - | - |
Other | - | - | Publicity Editor: Doris Elvanian | Director of Women's Programs: Annette Shandler | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Chief Announcer | - | - | - | Joseph Sands | - | - | Chuck Sherman | - | Herb Smith | Herb Smith | - | - | - | - |
Chief Engineer | - | - | - | John Cooper | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Dir. of Women's Programs | - | - | Annette Shandler | Annette Shandler | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Election Director | - | - | Al Callahan | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
WRTI-AM | Fall 1956 | Spring 1957 | Fall 1957 | Spring 1958 | Fall 1958 | Spring 1959 | Fall 1959 | Spring 1960 | Fall 1960 | Spring 1961 | Fall 1961 | Spring 1962 | Fall 1962 | Spring 1963 |
Station Manager | - | Arnold Finkel | - | Joel Albert | Ed Keen | Don Cunningham | Norm Fein | Norm Fein | John Bulack | John Bulack | Steve Oxman | Steve Oxman | Jeff Kulliver | Richie Cooper |
Program Director | Irv Margolis | Irv Margolis | - | Chuck Sherman | Dick Smith | Allan Hotlen | Chuck Clerke | Chuck Clerke | Alan Labovitz | Alan Labovitz | - | Jeff Kulliver | Richie Cooper | - |
Coord. Of Studio Personnel | - | - | - | - | - | Norm Childs | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
News Director | Dick Hammer | Dick Hammer | - | - | Dick Smith | - | Barry Lane | Barry Lane | - | - | - | Harold Vogel | - | - |
Music Director | - | - | - | - | Ed Goldman | Barbara Nalven | Elaine Freed | Elaine Freed, John Bulack | - | - | - | Dale Zaris | - | - |
Sports Director | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Roger Keim | - | - |
Public Relations or Promotion Director | Marv Pekovsky | Marv Pekovsky | - | - | Don Cunningham | Chuck Clerke | Hannah Drossner | Hannah Drossner | - | - | - | Ethel Goldberg | - | - |
Continuity Director | - | - | - | - | Don Cunningham | Chuck Clerke | - | - | - | - | - | Judy Epstein | - | - |
Traffic Director | Don Marks | Don Marks | - | - | Don Cunningham | Chuck Clerke | Alan Labovitz | Alan Labovitz | - | - | - | Marv Soloff | - | - |
Chief Announcer | - | - | - | - | - | - | Allan Hotlen | Allan Hotlen | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Technical Director | - | - | - | - | - | - | Harold Sacks | Harold Sacks | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Commercial Manager | Al Callahan | Al Callahan | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |