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McCARTIE WMZQ PD INSIDE: McNeill Viacom's NAB MAY CONCEDE VP /Programming FAIRNESS FIGHT While NAB congratulated itself on a legislative record of 15 wins, one loss, and eight no- decisions in lobbying issues this year, President Eddie Fritts had no position on the just -passed drug bill and admitted NAB may give up the fight against the Fairness Doctrine next year. RADIO & RECORDS Bob McNeill Gary McCartie Page 6 WMZQ /Washington PD Bob McNeil said, "I've finally McNeill has been promoted to found a way to utilize the ex- SALES VS. PROGRAMMING: VP /Programming for parent perience of working in seven JORGENSON RETIRING Viacom, a post which has been different formats in nib dif- NEW TRUCE IN OLD STRUGGLE vacant since Bill Figenshu was ferent cities. Seriously, this is Sales and programming will continue to elevated to President /Radio. something I've been working Replacing McNeill as WMZQ toward for a long time. The op- line up on different sides of certain Babb Set To Head PD is KOY /Phoenix PD Gary portunity to work with Ameri- issues, but peaceful coexistence is a McCartie, who will be in place ca's best radio stations, the plausible alternative. Chris Beck offers Jefferson -Pilot November 1. McNeill will re- finest management people in ways to resolve the differences, while Broadcast conglomerate Jef- main in Washington to "aid in the radio business, and Viacom three AC executives discuss how to ferson-Pilot Communications the transition" prior to relo- at the corporate level is a real close the misunderstanding gap. has elected Jim Babb to suc- cating to Viacom's New York honor and awesome responsibil- Page 14, 54 ceed Wallace Jorgenson as its headquarters in six months or ity." McNEILL/See Page 35 new chief executive effective so. November 1. Jorgenson is retir- Figenshu told R &R, "In addi- ing after 11 years as the com- tion to WMZQ. Bob has worked THE R &R INTERVIEW: pany's President, but doesn't at Viacom's KIKK /Houston and Case JAY COOK plan to leave broadcasting and was instrumental in ourKBSG/ is beginning his second term as Seattle startup. That, along Programs From Stephenville, TX DJ to Chairman of the Joint Board of with his past AC experience, Gannett Radio President, Jay the NAB. positions him well for this job. Cook has been á devoted booster Jorgenson began his career Tim Babb We're also very pleased to pro- KZZP of the radio medium. He talks about with Jefferson - Pilot in 1948, company, and other associated mote from within, as we have his favored formats, his financial when it was known as Jefferson divisions. done in the past." and personnel policies, and his Standard Broadcasting, in the share -the -glory management style. sales department of WBT/ Page 32 Charlotte. He handled a variety of duties at its radio and TV pro- Kelly Becomes WYNY perties until he was named Ex- ec. VP in 1968. He became IT'S MONEY THAT MATTERS: President in '78. Station Manager NATIONAL SALARY AVERAGES Babb joined Jefferson-Pilot in Former WNBC /New York Major market professionals make much 1956 as a publicity supervisor VP /GM Peg Kelly has been Bob Case and has since held a variety of named more money, and the NAB - commissioned Station Manager at Bob Case, PD /afternoon sales and managerial positions Country- formatted crosstown survey that's the following figures' driver at WZGC (Z93) /Atlanta in several of the company's di- WYNY, which was recently source was a bit wobbly in returns, but for the past two years, has re- visions. He became Exec. VP in taken over by Westwood One. signed to become PD Nation- here's what the average GM, PD, and air 1978. Babb is currently Chair- at "We are delighted to have wide Communications' personality earns: man of the Television Bureau of KZZP/ Peg join the Westwood One Phoenix. He replaces GM: $60,000 Advertising and is a past Chair- Group PD team," said WWI Chairman/ Guy Zapoleon, who gives PD: $28,000 man of the CBS Television Net- up CEO Norm Pattiz. "Her leader- day -to-day programming duties 9 DJ: $20,000 work Affiliates Advisory Board. ship, experience, and manage- at the market- dominant CIi ii to More Jefferson -Pilot owns WBT & ment will facts and figures on job salaries expertise be invalua- concentrate on his group pro- WBCY /Charlotte, WQXI -AM & ble assets in making WYNY Peg Kelly and station revenues inside. an gramming duties for Nation- FM /Atlanta, KIMN & KYGO/ was an AE at CBS FM National Page 6 even more successful station." wide. Denver, WBIG /Greensboro, Kelly also held the GSM and Sales. Zapoleon told R&R, "We in- WNWS & WLYF /Miami, and ISM posts at WNBC, after join- Both WNBC and WYNY had terviewed a lot of great can- KSON -AM & FM /San Diego. It ing the station as an AE. She been owned by NBC until their THE SEATTLE SKY LINE didates - people I consider the also has two TV stations, a previously held sales positions takeover earlier this year by Longtime AOR luminary Sky Daniels stars or future stars in pro- broadcast computer services at WCBS -FM /New York, and KELLY /See Page 36 recently got his first shot at a gramming - and Bob Case is programming gig, with KISWISeattle. He our choice. He's a spectacular Duran Does Big Tower Thing programmer. speaks frankly about the state of AOR, He has all the n- gredients to improve on KZZP his programming goals, and why it took and take it to even higher him so long to become a PD. heights. The combination of Page 48 Bob Case and (newly-named GM) Dale Weber will blow away the competition. As far as JOE SMITH GOES I'm concerned, in Phoenix it's OFF THE RECORD `Roadrunner time. "' Case, who will begin his new Capitol -EMI chief Joe Smith 's long - duties November 7 and previ- planned "oral history of popular music," ously programmed Z93 sister "Off The Record," is finally out - and station KUBE /Seattle, remark- the extensive collection of candid ed, "What can I say except that interviews looks like a big winner. going to work at KZZP gives me Page 17 the chance to work one In advance of their small-venue US tour supporting the new "Big Thing" LP, Duran Duran put on a spon- at of the finest broadcast taneous show in the Capitol Records parking lot. Approximately 5000 fans showed up for the hourlong companies that Newsstand Price $5.00 concert in the shadow of the Tower. exist? Working with someone CASE /See Page 35 www.americanradiohistory.com %. - smooth criminal a i h!-14 he New Single and Video rom the 6X Platinum Album "BAD" oE406o0 Frank :II f.Wki.i Ifnnurrement P.'7rdt.l: ed by 'Nino ' .Trn7l: r,F. j Co-Prr)r,'i,ir'r'(1 ht www.americanradiohistory.com Emmis Tacks VP Stripes -J fJ,77 On WLOL GM Hammer Emmis Broadcasting has upped OCTOBER 28, 1988 WLOL /Minneapolis GM Tac Ham- mer to VP. A station staffer since 1981, Hammer has also been PD, PORTLAND IN A STORM OM, and Station Manager. Portland, OR has been heating Emmis Exec. VP/Operations up as a CHR Doyle Rose commented, "Tac is a battleground, with KKRZ threatened by 20-year veteran of the Twin Cities KXYQ. Programmers Sean Lynch and Jim radio market and no one knows the Beth Fast Ryan analyze the rivalry between Urban - lay of the land better. He's pro- grammed WLOL and now man- Fast PD leaning KKRZ and rock-oriented KXYQ. ages it. He's done an excellent job Page 44 and has earned his stripes." At WMGK Hammer previously was MD at Tac Hammer Greater Media 's WMGK /Phila- crosstown KDWB, and has also (now KJJO). He told R&R, "I've delphia has appointed former KQRS and KRSI programmed been with this organization since WMYX /Milwaukee programmer Emmis took over the station, and I Beth Fast PD. She replaces long- can't imagine a better broadcast time WMGK PD Bob Craig, who group for which to work in the en- resigned several weeks ago. Hotten OM is inspiring and en- Fast told R&R, "Magic is a her- tire country. It WASHINGTON REPORT: NAB report card 6 couraging to be awarded VP itage AC station that kind of set the RADIO BUSINESS: Latest transactions 8 At KJOI stripes with Emmis." style for the format. We have to fig- ure out the next growth step for the OVERVIEW: station and move it there. Magic is MANAGEMENT: Maximizing your phone time ... 12 still a straight -ahead AC station; SALES STRATEGY: Sales vs. programming 14 It's not as soft as a `Format 41' MEDIA: Joe Smith's oral history 17 Grossman station and not an aggressive CHR- LIFESTYLES: Family food in fast lane 18 leaning station, either. It needs to PEOPLE 20 WSHE's PD grow and be updated. NEWSBREAKERS 22 "The market is phenomenal, STREET TALK: Fun with billboards 27 with good- sounding competitive R INTERVIEW: 32 stations," she added. "Operations &R Gannett's Jay Cook Director Dean Tyler, GM Larry RATINGS: ARBs, Birches from top markets 38 Wexler, and I have discussed MUSIC DATEBOOK 40 FAST/See Page 36 MUSIC: Five new rock hall of famers 41 CALENDAR: No call for the jobless 49 __ NETWORK FEATURE FILE 43 Allan Hotlen MARKETPLACE 57 Former KKSA /Sacramento VP/ Shedd VP At OPPORTUNITIES 59 GM Allan Hotlen has been named OM at Easy Listening KJOI /Los Angeles.