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W.H. West KMOX Operations Head
Columbia Broadcasting System Takes Over Program Department of Local Station
Nelson R. Darragh, executive head of KMOX, has announced important changes in the management of KMOX, which has become a key station of the Columbia Broadcasting System.
Under the new management, according to the announcement, William H. West is made operations manager in charge of all departments and the Columbia program department assumes an active part in the selection of talent for KMOX broadcasts.
No changes in the executive personnel of the station are announced, although about 18 members of the operating staff are affected by the new policy.
The purpose of the changes, according to Darragh, is to bring to KMOX the advantages of Columbia program planning and to increase efficiency of the station.
Although West has been acting operations director since January 1, he did not assume management of the station officially until last week. He has been connected with KMOX almost since its inception, having joined the organization as an engineer. He is 28 years old and one of the youngest station executives in radio.
West is a native Missourian and was educated at Drury College, Springfield, where he was affiliated with a local broadcasting station. He came to St. Louis to become associated with Colin B. Kennedy, a radio manufacturer, whose activities later were transferred to South Bend, Indiana.
The set-up at KMOX brings to St. Louis certain broadcasting advantages and improvements which the city has not previously enjoyed, according to Darragh. As a Columbia network station, the programs of KMOX will be comparable to those of radio stations in Chicago and New York.
(Unsigned article, Radio & Entertainment 6/18/32)
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