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PAUL YOUNG RICKY VAN SHELTON Oh Girl (Columbia) Feels Good (Wing/PolyGram) Oh Girl (Columbia) I Meant Every Word He Said (Columbia) RECORD TO WATCH RECORD TO WATCH RECORD TO WATCH RECORD TO WATCH BELL BIV DeVOE POOR RIGHTEOUS TEACHERS DON DIXON RODNEY CROWELL Do Me (MCA) Rock Dis Funky Joint (Profile) Gimme Little Sign (Enigma) My Past Is Present (Columbia) BRUCE HORNSBY THE TIME ANITA BAKER TANYA TUCKER & T. AND THE RANGE Jerk -Out Talk To Me GRAHAM BROWN Across The River (Paisley Park/ (Elektra) Don't Go Out (Capitol) (RCA) Reprise) JAZZ ADULT ALTERNATIVE ALBUM ALTERNATI1f i MOST ADDED MOST ADDED MOST ADDED MOST ADDED MICHAEL FRANKS PETER WHITE ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND DAVID J "I'll Be Your Chauffeur" Blue Pacific (Reprise) Reveillez-vous "Good Clean Fun" (Epic) (Beggars Banquet/RCA) BAREFOOT (Chase Music Group) POISON BILLY BRAGG The Internationale (Global Pacific) BAREFOOT "Unskinny Bop" (Capitol/Enigma) (Utility/Elektra) LENI STERN (Global Pacific) STEVE EARLE AZTEC CAMERA Closer To The Light (Enja) RICHARD ELLIOT "The Other Kind" (MCA) "The Crying Scene" What's Inside (Intima) (Sire/Reprise) RECORD TO WATCH RECORD TO WATCH RECORD TO WATCH RECORD TO WATCH MICHAEL FRANKS PETER WHITE POISON DAVID J Blue Pacific (Reprise) Reveillez-vous (Chase Music Group) "Unskinny Bop" (Capitol/Enigma) "I'll Be Your Chauffeur' (Beggars Banquet/RCA) WYNTON MARSALIS MICHAEL FRANKS ; GARY MOORE SONIC YOUTH ...The Resolution Of Blue Pacific "Oh Pretty Woman" Goo (DGC) Romance (Columbia) (Reprise) (Charisma) June 29, 1990/the GAVIN REPORT 1 the GAVIN REPORT HAPPY JULY 4th! REMINDER: EXERCISE FREE Gavin offices closed July 4. SPEECH! L2S Said Szulinski, "I look forward SZULINSKI to working with David as part of WUNSCH UPPED TO the phenomenal Mercury team, MERCURY'S which I am confident will expe- PRESIDENT, CBS RECORDS/ rience a great deal of success in NASHVILLE POP DIRECTOR the months ahead." "It is with great pleasure that I -O announce Roy Wunsch's promo- RADI -RAMA tion to President of CBS Records, is Energy 96.5 (KNRJ)-Houston Nashville, a position and title to really going Alternative? GM reflect the stature Roy has already Clancy Woods says yes, but he gained in the eyes of the music also said that Kurt Kelly (ex- industry," said CBS Records KODJ-Los Angeles PD) is com- President Tommy Mottola. "His ing in as PD and Midday person- leadership has greatly increased ality, and Kurt hasn't exactly the Nashville operation's profile been hanging with the Alterna- in the past two and a half years tive crowd. Well-stranger since he has been senior execu- things have happened, but we tive." reserve the right to be The CBS Country music divi- skeptical...Yes, it's true, Fritz's sion has been doing big business daughter Eleanor Mondale will with classic artists such as Willie Mercury Records' Andy be joining John Hines in the Nelson and Vern Gosdin, consis- Szulinski has been upped to morning on WLOL-Minneapo- As part of the CBS/Epic Nash- tent sellers such as Rodney National Director Pop Promotion lis... Gavin friend and all-time ville reorganization, Roy Crowell and Rosanne Cash, and for the label. good guy, former KSJO-San Jose, Wunsch has been named Presi- relative newcomers such as Mary - Szulinski has been with Poly - CA Program Director Bob in dent, CBS Records Nashville. Chapin Carpenter. Gram for five years. He joined Harlow is joining the folks 1985 Rep for Effective August 1, both Co- "The contributions of CBS Rec- as Local Promotion moving to Portland, OR (is this a lumbia and Epic Nashville will ords' Nashville Division to the the label's Washington /Baltimore trend?). He'll be PD at oldies have separate A&R and Promo- overall success of CBS Records office and most recently was Di- station KKSN...Here come the tion staffs. The move signals the has never been stronger," said rector, Promotion for secondary kids: Nineteen -year -old Scott beginning of a new CBS Country Mottola. "On the heels of CBS markets. Pippen's summer job is doing music label. Nashville's most sensational year "Mr. Szulinski is certainly de- Mornings at WIFX-Jenkins, KY. Wunsch has been with CBS ever, the nineties present a chal- serving of this promotion," said Scott's already racked up five Records, Nashville for fifteen lenge to maintain our momentum Mercury Senior Vice President, years experience in the radio biz. years. He was ñamed Senior Vice while simultaneously strengthen- David Leach. "He has established He returns to East Tennessee President, General Manager in ing our label framework to better himself as one of the finest young State College in the fall. Does early 1988. serve our artists and their music." promotion executives in the in- dustry." continued on next page NEWS - Beverly Mire TAB LL OF CONTENTS FORMATS COVER STORY FEATURES 8 TOP 40 32 FOUR ARTIST PROFILE 14 P.D. NOTEBOOK by Eric Norberg 16 URBAN 14 MOONLIGHTING by Moon Mullins 20 A/C 15 HEAR & THERE by Sheila Rene 26 COUNTRY 19 URBAN PROFILE by John Martinucci 34 JAll 25 ON RATINGS & RESEARCH by Jhan Hiber 36 ADULT ALTERNATIVE ARTIST PROFILES 31 BIOFEEDBACK by Ron Fell 42 ALBUM AZUADULT MUSI 48 ALTERNATIVE PROFILE by Searle Baruth 44 ALTERNATIVE 51 CLASSIFIEDS by Natalie Duitsman 2 the GAVIN REPORT/June 29,1990 KID PR'sT_ KGGI D-12 HOT KKFR 18-14H0T H0197.7 22-16 FM102 D -18H01 KMEL D-21 HOT Q106 25-21H0T KDON D-25 POWER106 D-28H0T KITY 30-28 KTFM D-28 KPRR ADD @24 WCKZ D-39 KJMZ ON B95 ON .«A llRS°/YLLFI ö.4 klH AM" POWER106 ADD KSTN ADD KRBE ADD KXXR ADD X100 D-29 B95 37-27 H0T97 16-14 WXKS D-34 KMEL 15 FLY92 40-37 WQXA 20-17 KRBE ADD ALSO ON: KUBE, Q1O6, KROY, KKFR WQJX APPROACHING PLATINUM FIR1 The follow-up to the Top 10 single "Ready Or Not" R&R R&B 13* -8* EARLY BELIEVERS: ADDED AT KMEL WPGC KJMZ HOT105 WHTE WMXP WMXD SINGLE SHIPS POP IN 2 WEEKS! /4 the GAVIN REPORT cont. KKEZ-Ft. Dodge, IA, Lindy Kay WJAZ/FM SAYS RADI.O-RAMA has tacked on MD duties...KBLX- ART that make you feel old or Berkeley /SanFrancisco LIGHTS OUT TO JAll what??...New MD at V103 personality Belle Nolan has de- After twelve years Chase is Thomas to three months off. TIE (WVEE)-Atlanta cided take Broadcasting has decided to pull KGOT-Anchor- plans to return to radio as an Bacote...Exiting She the plug on WJAZ/FM-Stamford, MD is J.D. Chandler. reporter...Hicks age, AK as environmental CT's Jazz format and will replace so... Taking his place as APD/MD is Broadcasting Corp. CEO David it with satellite oldies. Akers steps L. Hicks has been elected to a one- Mark Murphy. Bobbi According to former PD Rick term as chairman of the Na- in a ;Music Assistant...Barry year Petrone, the station's call letters Power 101 (KPSI/ Association of Broad- Donovan joins tional will be changed to WQQQ and as Morn- Elected as Vice Chairman FM) -Palm Springs, CA casters. the entire staff has been let go. He was doing ing Personality., was WKIP/AM-WRNQ/FM, Petrone can be reached at 203- at Poughkeepsie, NY President Rich- nights KCHX-Midland/ 629-8270. Odessa, TX...WJDJ-Somerset, KY ard D. Novik. Other news out of has jumped from 3,000 to 50,000 Washington is that the NAB and watts, making it one of the most Denon America have reached an powerful signals in Southeast agreement to manufacture a high Kentucky...Jeff Davis is leaving quality AM / FM radio tuner. Both the MD post at WJAT/FM-Swains- parties promise that this receiver boro, GA. PD Barry Stewart is will produce better sound-espe- combining both positions... KLAZ/ cially on AM-than all existing FM -Hot Springs, AR welcomes tuners...Congratulations to KIIS/ new PD and Morning Driver John AM -FM President and General SIGNIFICANT ACTION! Stewart who comes to the station Manager Lynn Anderson who from A/C J106-Janesville/Madi- was honored by the Southern "The Cry Out song is a son, WI where he did mornings... California chapter of American moving force to stand up for Thom Williams, formerly at Women In Radio And Television. Planet Earth." WBNR-Beacon/Newburgh, NY Anderson's station will celebrate has surfaced as Morning Driver/ the Fourth of July on the Third of Bob Gerhard, PD-KAYN PD at WRWD-Highland, NY... PD July at the Rose Bowl with thou- Bros. Aloha! Dick Ferrante is now VP/ sands of listeners, artists A'me Jeff Gold has joined Warner is out. We VP/Creative Serv- "The Earth crying GM at KQMQ-Honolulu.