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NORTHWEST TELEPRODUCTIONS ANNOUNCES PROMOTIONS IN GOVERNMENT SERVICES GROUP: BILL GARDNER NAMED CREATIVE DIRECTOR FOR THE ARMED FORCES RADIO & TELEVISION ACCOUNT;
JOHN EMPSON APPOINTED EXECUTIVE PRODUCER GOVERNMENT SERVICES CONTRACTS
MINNEAPOLIS, MN., -- January 22, 1997 -- Northwest Teleproductions, Inc., (NWTL) announced today that it has named Bill Gardner as Creative Director for NWTL's Government Services Group on the Armed Forces Radio and Television (AFRTS) account.
John Empson has been appointed Executive Producer of Government Services Contracts.
Gardner will supervise all creative groups working on the AFRTS account. He has produced hundreds of radio and television spot announcements for the account, winning numerous national awards, since joining NWRL in 1985. His previous positions were with Campbell Mithun and Grey Advertising where he was Director of Broadcast Production for three years. Empson's new position will include developing production services for various levels of government. A highly experienced producer of commercials, on-air promotions, spot announcements, and infomercials, Empson has won a number of national awards and been a member of the NWTL staff since 1986. According to Dave Johnson, NWTL Government Services Group Manager, "These latest promotions are another step in our program to upgrade services to our clients. Gardner and Empson will help take us to the next level,"
Meeting the communications needs of advertising, the entertainment industry, government, corporations, and education, Northwest Teleproductions is a full-service videotape, film, and creative services company with a Government Services Group, a Productions Group, and Producers Services Group. Based in the Twin Cities with a number of facilities, it has subsidiary companies in Chicago and Dallas. It is a publicly traded company at NWTL on the NASDAQ Exchange. For more information, please contact Martin Keller at (612) 729-8585, or Dave Johnson at 835-6450.