WRTI Executive Staff, 1948 to 1956

WRTI Executive Staff Lists

1948 through Spring 1956

These lists are compiled from old WRTI Program Guides and the weekly WRTI Newsletter, "On Audition." Additional information gathered from old newspaper articles. They were found by Gerry Wilkinson in the Conwellana-Templana Special Collection at the Samuel Paley Library at Temple University. They are part of the John B. Roberts file. If you can help us fill in the blanks, it would be appreciated.

Spring 1948

Title.............................................................................Spring 1948

WRTI-AM


Station Manager......................................................................Stan Isenberg
Program Director..................................................................????????????
Music Director.......................................................................Sylvia Asin
News Director........................................................................Bob Newman
Sports Director.......................................................................Marv Gross
Chief Announcer..............................................................David Hunter/Bill Brown
Publicity Director.................................................................Wilbert Clyman
Promotion Manager................................................................Ed Gessel
Production Director................................................................Al Sher
Traffic & Continuity Director..................................................????????????


Fall 1948/Spring 1949

Title..............................................Fall 1948....................................Spring 1949

WRTI-AM


Station Manager.............................Bill Brown......................................Bill Brown
Program Director...........................Milt Holmes............................Milt Holmes
Music Director................................Bob Barber............................Bob Barber
News Director................................Al Sher.........................................Al Sher
Sports Director..............................George Frick.............................George Frick
Traffic Director................................Herm Gordon.............................Herm Gordon
Continuity Director.................Stan Goldstein/June Waldo.................Stan Goldstein/June Waldo
Assistant Continuity Director............George Kirkpatrick.....................George Kirkpatrick
Chief Announcer..................Norman Feld/Robert Feldman...........Norman Feld/Robert Feldman
Chief Engineer....................................Ellis Shook.................................Ellis Shook


Fall 1949/Spring 1950

Title..............................................Fall 1949....................................Spring 1950

WRTI-AM


Station Manager...........................Milt Holmes.............................Bob Feldman
Assistant Station Manager.............Richard Stouffer..........................Ruth Steinberg
Program Director..........................Karl Scheying............................Karl Scheying
Music Director...............................????????????............................????????????
News Director................................????????????............................????????????
Sports Director..............................????????????.............................????????????
Continuity Director.........................John Drennen...............................John Drennen
Assistant Continuity Director.....Arnold Katinsky/June Waldo..........Arnold Katinsky/June Waldo
Traffic Manager.............................Ruth Steinberg...............................Blanche Gever
Chief Announcer.........................Robert Feldman................................????????????
Chief Engineer.................Jack Ketterer/Jerry Samuelsohn..........Jack Ketterer/Jerry Samuelsohn


Fall 1950/Spring 1951

Title..............................................Fall 1950....................................Spring 1951

WRTI-AM


Station Manager...........................Ruth Steinberg............................Ruth Steinberg
Assistant Station Manager...............Arnold Katinsky.................Arnold Katinsky (2/51-3/51)
.............................................................................................Gordon McIntyre (4/51-6/51)
Program Director..........................Gordon McIntyre............................Gordon McIntyre
Production Supervisor....................Lorin Zissman..............................Lorin Zissman
Musical Director...............................Gene Fishman............................Gene Fishman
News Director................................Tom Gibson............................Tom Gibson
Special Events Supervisor...............Lorin Zissman/Louis Fein........................Louis Fein
Sports Director..............................Art Eisenberg.............................Art Eisenberg
Continuity Director.............................Jim Holmes.............................Jim Holmes
Traffic Manager..............................June Waldo..............................June Waldo
Sales Supervisor..............................Les Kinder..............................Dan Farmer
Chief Engineer..............................Al Eisen..............................Al Eisen
Chief Announcer..............................Ken Mendelsohn.........................Ken Mendelsohn
Night Managers..........Bill Camperson, Ed Estock....................Bill Camperson, Ed Estock
Promotion/Publicity Director...............Muriel Ichelson..............................Muriel Ichelson


Fall 1951/Spring 1952

Title..............................................Fall 1951....................................Spring 1952

WRTI-AM


Station Manager...........................Jim Holmes............................Jim Holmes
Assistant Manager........................Arthur Eisenberg.....................Arthur Eisenberg
Program Director..........................Raymond Buch............................Raymond Buch
Chief Announcer...........................Charles Shaffran..........................Charles Shaffrin
Music Director...............................Joseph Rosenberg.........................Joseph Rosenberg
News Director................................Paul Spindler............................Paul Spindler
News & Sports Supervisor...............Clare Wolfe........................Claire Wolfe
Sports Director..............................Louis Fein.............................Louis Fein
Promotion Director.........................Richard Ekstract.................Dolores Grayboyes
Production Manager.....................James Pollock.......................James Pollock
Traffic Director................Pauline Bersani.............................Pauline Bersani
Continuity Director........................Pearl Masser.......................Pearl Masser
Assistant Continuity Director..........Joan Guerin........................Joan Guerin
Continuity Assistant.....................Elmer O'Day........................Elmer O'Day
Sales Manager...........................Dan Farmer, Walter Meyer........................Walt Meyer
Chief Engineer............................Nicholas Virgilio....................Nicholas Virgilio


Fall 1952/Spring 1953

Title..............................................Fall 1952....................................Spring 1953

WRTI-AM & FM


AM Station Manager...........................Charles Shaffran............................Charles Shaffran
FM Station Manager...........................??????????????...........................Joe Rosenberg
AM Assistant Manager.........................Joe Rosenberg..............................Joe Ransom
AM Program Director..........................Patricia Quigley............................Patricia Quigley
FM Program Director..........................Joe Rosenberg...........................????????????
Music Director...............................Steve Cohen............................Steve Cohen
News Director................................Bob Baron..................................Bob Baron
Sales Manager..............................Gene Rossana............................Dick Tuber
Promotion Director.........................Gene Rossana............................Gene Rossana
Production/Special Events Director...........Ralph DiCocco.....................Ralph DiCocco
Sports Director..............................Carmen LaPorte.............................Carmen LaPorte
Traffic Manager.........................Claire Coleman.............................Claire Coleman
Continuity Director...................Joan Guerin...............................Joan Guerin
Chief Announcer.....................Lawrence Glickman...........................????????????
Chief Engineer........................John Snyder.....................................????????????
Publicity Directors.........Robert Carlson, Richard Ekstract...............Robert Carlson


Fall 1953/Spring 1954

Title..............................................Fall 1953....................................Spring 1954

WRTI-FM


Station Manager...........................Joseph Rosenberg............................Steve Cohen
Assistant Station Manager.............Steve Cohen...............................Steve Yednock
Program Director..........................Jack Snyder............................Jack Snyder
Music Director...............................Gloria Teblum............................Gloria Teblum
Assistant Music Director.................Ivan Shaner..............................Ivan Shaner
News Director................................Dan Wood............................Dan Wood
Assistant News Director.................Ed Marks..............................Ed Marks
Production Manager.......................Bob Baron...........................Bob Baron
Promotion Director.........................Al Shelow................................Al Shelow
Sports Director..............................????????????.............................????????????
Continuity Director................????????????.............................????????????
Public Relations Director............Bob Carlson.....................Bob Carlson
Traffic Manager.......................Ruth Gruber........................Ruth Gruber
Chief Announcer......................Dan Wood............................Dan Wood
Assistant Special Events Director.....Gary Gumpert.........Gary Gumpert

WRTI-AM


Station Manager...........................Charles Shaffran............................Charles Shaffran
Assistant Station Manager............Bob Carlson...............................Bob Carlson
Program Director..........................????????????............................H. Paul Jeffers
Music Director...............................Lowell Fishman............................Lowell Fishman
News Director................................Paul Jeffers............................????????????
Sports Director..............................????????????.............................????????????
Traffic Director.........................Betsy Waldman.............................Mitzi Wallin


Fall 1954/Spring 1955

Title..............................................Fall 1954....................................Spring 1955

WRTI-FM


Station Manager...........................Steve Cohen............................Steve Cohen
Program Director..........................Dan Wood............................Dan Wood
Assistant Program Director.............Gloria Teblum...........................Gloria Teblum
Music Director...............................????????????............................????????????
News Director................................Gloria Teblum............................Gloria Teblum
Production Director.........................Gary Gumpert..............................Ivan Shaner
Chief Announcer.........................Bob Bloss..............................Bob Bloss
Sports Director..............................Ron Hogg.............................Ron Hogg
Continuity Director.........................Bob Kimmelblatt.............................Bob Kimmelblatt
Traffic Manager............................Arnie Finkel...............................Arnie Finkel
Promotion Manager....................Alvin Shelow..............................Alvin Shelow
Special Events Director..............Dick Hammer...........................Dick Hammer

WRTI-AM
Station Manager...............................Robert Carlson.................................Russell Bomberger
Station Supervisor...........................??????????????...........................Robert Carlson
Program Director..........................Bill Dean.................................Bill Dean
Music Director.............................Lowell Fishman.......................Lowell Fishman
Traffic Manager.................................Joan Kernis.................................Barbara Watson
Continuity Director.........................Marv Pekovsky................Marv Pekovsky
(Unknown Title)...............................(N/A)...........................Al Callahan
(Unknown Title)...............................(N/A).............................Steve Yedenock


Fall 1955/Spring 1956

Title..............................................Fall 1955....................................Spring 1956

WRTI-FM


Station Manager...........................Dan Wood............................Dan Wood
Program Director..........................Steve Yedenock............................Steve Yedenock
Music Director...............................Gail Eveland............................Gail Eveland
Program Development Director............Gloria Teblum.......................******************
News Director................................????????????............................Joe Sands
Sports Director..............................????????????.............................????????????
Public Affairs Director.....................Ron Hogg................................Ron Hogg
Continuity Director.........Joan Kernis.............................Joan Kernis
Traffic Director.........Robin Pollock.............................Robin Pollock

WRTI-AM


Station Manager...........................Bill Dean............................Bob Lamb
Program Director..........................Bob Lamb............................Warren Weiner
Assistant Program Director............????????????.........................Gloria Teblum
Operations Manager......................????????????..............................Don Kimberling
Sales & Merchandising Mgr...........????????????.............................Al Callahan
Music Director...............................Irv Margolis............................Annette Levin
News & Special Events Director................................????????????............................Irv Margolis
Sports Director..............................Warren Weiner.............................Dick Hammer
Production Director.........................Ivan Shaner..............................Ivan Shaner
Continuity Director.........Dave Murdock.............................Dave Murdock
Publicity-Public Relations Director...............Marv Pekovsky...............Marv Pekovsky
Special Events/Remotes Director..........................Joel Albert.........................Joel Albert
Chief Engineer.................................John Wartel..............................John Wartel
Traffic Manager..............................Barbara Watson..............................Barbara Watson
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

Executive Staff lists from Fall 1956 to Spring of 1963

Executive Staff lists from Fall 1963 to Spring of 1969

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