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ISSUE NUMBER 657 THE INDUSTRY'S WEEKLY NEWSPAPER OCTOBER 17, 1986 I N S I D E: Lippincott Back To FREEZE ON FAIRNESS Chicago As WYTZ PD Congress freezes the Fairness Doctrine KYUU /San Francisco Man- for one year and orders an FCC study. ager of Programming Ric Lip- Page 14 pincott has resigned from the NBC O&O AC to become PD at RADIOACTIVITY Cap Cities /ABC CHR WYTZ (Z95) (formerly WLS- FM) /Chi- George Duncan acquires Oppenheimer cago. He replaces Jan Jeffries group for $38 million, while the Viacom who left three weeks ago to board rebuffs a management buyout. More become GM & VP /Program- about these and other industry happenings t ming at WXLK /Roanoke- in Radio Business. Lynchburg, VA. The move Page 10 marks a return to the station for RADIO Lippincott, as he programmed AC: OFF THE BEATEN TRACKS & RECORDS WLS-AM & FM from 1981 -83. Ric Lippincott WLS & WYTZ President/GM very successfully. Naturally, The queât for good material is leading AC Jeff Tramper told R&R, "When I'm very excited to have him beyond the designated hits to B -sides (OM) John Gehron was GM, back, as he's done a great job and album tracks. in Hurricane Heeran Ric programmed both stations San Francisco, and has learned discusses the phenomenon with four ELLIS BECOMES MD a lot between his experience in programmers. L.A. at KHTZ (later KBZT, now Page 60 KLSX) and KYUU. LIPPINCOTT,See Page 6 IN THE NEWS THIS WEEK Salkowitz Slated To Jeff Kelly PD, Al Lewis Sales Bennett Manager at WDMT Program Paul Harvey re -signs with ABC WQHT VP /AOR Sean Lynch upped to KKRZ PD Joel Salkowitz has been experienced. I was born in Dave selected New Reinhart OM /PD at WLW as Program Director York and for Emmis Broadcasting's worked here five At MCA Ed Chandler KBUC PD years before moving to L.A. It's Urban -slanted hybrid WQHT Gary Fisher VP /GSM at WHIZ great to be home again, and I (Hot 103) /New York (formerly Tom Parker WGFM PD hope to make the Hot 103 team WAPP). Previous WAPP PD Stan Main PD at WCMF as good as the one at Power Steve Ellis Fred assumes the Music 106." Gregory GSM at WBYR Director's chair. Dave Salkowitz worked at ABC Gariano Harris VP /Programming GM Stuart Layne remarked, Radio Enterprises and ABC Rip Pelley Allied Artists "Joel has been instrumental in Watermark for three years be- VP /Marketing the development of our.new -Ur- fore joining Ennis. He 1DB sets remote record ban/CHR hybrid stations. became KPWR's Research Director Page 3, 4, There are very few people last 6, 8 in the January. Regarding country who have as Ellis, good a Salkowitz continued, "Steve AOR = ALL OLD RECORDS? grasp of the format as he does, Joel Salkowitz was PD before the format Bill Bennett Although format defenders and I'm glad to give him this op- nothing but the best things to disagree, switch, and has worked hard Bill Bennett has joined others including portunity" say about Emmis. I've worked MCA - record companies - familiarizing us with the sta- Records as VP /Album Promo- are questioning Salkowitz, who helped put co- for two other companies in my AOR's ability and desire tion's systems. He's been in tion, responsible for AOR owned KPWR (Power 106) /Los career, and by far this is to break new artists. Steve Feinstein the New York a long time and has a airplay for all the label's artists Angeles on the air, said, "I have best working situation I've ever talks to label executives about their great knowledge of this market, on a national basis. Bennett viewpoints. SUMMER '86 ARBITRON as well as good relationships comes to MCA after 13 years Page 54 with the record promotion peo- with CBS, the last three as VP/ ple. I think he'll be a great addi- National Album Promotion for tion to the staff." THE GOLD RUSH CIRCA 1986 WHTZ,WPLJ Tie; KITS E /P /A. BENNETT /See Page 4 More new Gold stations are hitting the CHR ENDS WGCL CALLS scene without benefit of much lead time. In First, KPWR Gains Sean Ross shows how KFSOIFresno New York Los Angeles Gorman WNCX made the switch in less than VP, 30 days. Spnng '86 Su '66 Spring '86 Su '86 Page 38 WHIZ (CHR) 6.9 5.5 KITS-AM & FM (CHR) 6.3 7.1 WPLJ (CHR) 5.9 5.5 KABC (Talk) 7.0 6.7 Sanders PD REPACKAGING THE FUTURE WOR (Talk) 4.5 5.3 KPWR (B/U) 6.0 6.6 WRKS (B/U) 6.2 Adam White reports on label and retailer 5.1 KJOI (B/EZ) 5.2 4.4 WELS (B/U) 4.3 4.9 KOST (AC) reactions to 4 X 12 cassette packaging, 4.2 4.1 WINS (News) 4.6 4.9 KRTH-FM (Gold) 3.5 4.0 and surveys CHR PDs on the single's WPAT-FM (B/EZ) 4.3 KBIG (B/EZ) future. 4.4 4.3 3.9 WLTW (AC) 4.2 3.6 KLOS (AOR) 3.4 3.7 Page 44 WCBS (News) 3.3 3.5 KROO (AOR) 3.8 3.6 WNEW-FM (AOR) 3.9 3.5 KNX (News) 3.1 3.5 HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO US WCBS-FM (Gold) 3.6 3.3 KMPC (BBnd) 3.0 3.3 WXRK (AOR) This month R &R begins its 14th 3.1 3.3 KFWB (News) 3.7 3.3 year WNEW (BBnd) of publication. 2.7 3.0 KINO (Span) 2.7 3.2 WHN (Ctry) 3.0 2.8 KIOO (AC) 2.9 2.9 John Gorman WABC (Talk) 2.6 2.7 KLVE (Span) 3.4 2.2 Denny Sanders WNSR (AC) 1.9 2.3 KMET (AOR) 2.2 2.0 WGCL /Cleveland has chang- cations to Metropolis Broad- WOXR-AM & FM (Clas)1.7 2.0 KJLH (B/U) 1.4 1.8 ed hands from GCC Communi- casting, owner of WDTX /De- WPIX (AC) 2.0 1.9 KZLA (Ctry) 2.5 1.6 troit, and will switch call letters WADO (Span) 1.8 1.8 KUTE (A/A) 1.2 1.5 Camelot Chain later this month to WNCX. Cur- WYNY (AC) 2.0 1.8 KDAY (B/U) 1.1 1.5 Curtails rent PD Phil LoCascio will exit, 14 WNBC (AC) 2.0 1.5 KBZT (AC) 1.2 1.5 as former WMMS PD (now WPAT (B/EZ) Gorman Media President) John NEXT WEEK IN R &R 1.6 1.5 KNAC (AOR) 1.2 1.4 Store Reports WNCN (Clas) 1.2 1.4 KNX-FM (AOR) 1.8 1.4 Gorman has signed a multiyear Dan O'Day kicks off a two -part interview WONT* (B/U) .1.6 1.4 KLAC (Ctry) 1.2 1.4 Concerned over the mounting deal to become VP/OM. At the pressure with Gary Owens. WSKO (Span) 1.0 1.4 KWKW (Span) 1.7 1.3 for store reports used same time, former WMMS As- WLIR-FM (AOR) .8 1.2 KRLA (Gold) 1.2 1.3 in compiling national trade sistant PD and 15-year air WKDM (Span) 1.1 1.0 KKGO (Jazz) 1.3 1.3 charts, the Camelot Music talent Denny Sanders has join- WLIB (B/U) .6 1.0 KFI (AC) 1.6 1.2 chain has instructed its local ed the station as PD and air managers Newsstand Price $5.00 KFAC-FM (Clas) 1.1 1.1 to stop giving out talent. A GM has not yet been such information. named. 'Formerly WAPP (CHR) KACE (B /U) 1.2 1.0 Instead, MORE RATINGS/See Page 30, 32 CAMELOT /See Page 6 GORMAN /See Page 4 ¡VI C. A DEBUT ALBum PRootcm IY \NDREw poELL MANGEMENT: BuDD cARR lilt- CARR ComrAm LEWIS NEW PAGE THREE A Lucky Night In Nashville SALES MANAGER OCTOBER 17, 1986 Kelly Returns To SUMMER RATINGS BENEFITS Program Rip Ridgeway tells why the WDMT Arbitron summer book is worth studying. Page 26 Radio Business 10 Any superstition surrounding October 13 didn't stop Reba McEntire (above), who walked away with Washington Report 14 both the Enter- tainer Of The Year and Female Vocalist Of The Year honors at the 20th annual Country Music Association Awards Street Talk 19 show Monday night at the Grand Ole Opry house in Nashville. The many recognized talents included George What's New 25 Strait as Male Vocalist Of The Year, the Judds (Vocal Group), Marie Osmond/Dan Seals (Duo), and Randy Travis Ratings Research: Rip Ridgeway 26 & (Horizon Award, given to the top up- and-coming artist). Dan Seals's "Bop" triumphed as Single Of The Year; "On The Ratings Results 30 Jeff Kelly Other Hand" by Paul Overstreet and Don Schlitz won as Song Of The Year; and Ronnie Milsap's "Lost In The Fifties Networks: Reed Bunzel 33 Tonight" earned the Album Of The Year award. Many artists performed during the ceremony, including such highlights Sales 36 Jeff Kelly has returned as PD to as Alabama and Lionel Richie, Ricky Skaggs and Amy Grant, and the trio of Linda Ronstadt, Emmylou Harris, and Dolly Parton (above). Image & Marketing: Beasley Black /Urban station The late comedian Whitey Ford and publisher Wesley Rose were inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. Hosting Harvey Mednick 37 WDMT /Cleveland, replacing the the star -studded, black -tie event were Kris Kristofferson and Willie Nelson.