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www.americanradiohistory.com EDITOR'S NOTE IT'S A WEIRD LIFE Good tidings to you, happy holidays, and welcome to GAVIN's 2001 kiss -off. Just like you, we're glad to see it end. We're also pleased as vin plum fairies (hey, this is San FEATURES Francisco) that December brings a badly needed break. If they haven't already, right about now music desktop to deliver your most notable quotage directors are going through the basement throwing 2001 TOUGH YEAR. September 11 over- over the past 12 months. 6 shadowed the year like a specter, but there was boxes around looking for those holiday albums to TRACY JOHNSON STRIKES AGAIN. get on the air. Program directors are scheduling so much more: the economy tanking, the dot - 27 corns busting (complete with Napster's "demis- Two years ago Star 100.7 -San Diego \'P/GM/PD eager swing jocks for all the least desirable shifts ing"); the tightest presidential election in histo- Tracy Johnson published Morning Radio: A "Sandy, we're gonna need you 6 -noon on the 25th, ry... and radio consolidation marching on and Guide To Developing On -Air Superstars, with OK?"-while they lovingly caress their e -ticket to successful consultant Alan Burns. The book on toward towering, streamlined, monolithic mom's house. And the station personnel who drew received rave reviews and endorsements from oneness. Here, GAVIN editors have collected the short straw are planning the downsized year- thoughts on 2001 radio, music, and culture, high -profile programmers and morning talent end party at Bennigan's, a bowling alley that owes along with some great one-liners (if ya don't such as WPLJ-New York's Scott Shannon, laugh ya cry, right?). WBMX-Boston's Greg Strassell, and new Q101 in trade, or the local Chi -Chi's (Margaritaville, (WKQX)-Chicago PD Tim Richards. This month baby!!). Johnson brings us the sequel, Morning Radio II: Yes, everything is as it should. COUNTRY'S ANNUAL BEST & WORST. Turning the Science Into Art, and GAVIN A/C 8i- And as such, it only makes sense to dedicate the 13 They say opinions are like...well the point Is Hot A/C Editor Annette M. Lai has some early pages of GAVIN's Year-End issue between remem- everyone's got one. For our 2001 Year-End excerpts. bering the year gone by, and musing on the new Country special Country Editor Jamie Matteson one way... asked radio and record friends what music 30 URBAN'S FAVORITE CHRISTMAS on the worked, what didn't, and what we need to be SONGS: ARE YOU SPINNING THE Of course, 2001 will always be remembered, just talking about in 2002. BEST OF THE BEST? After such a crazy as 1941 was most remembered, for its single day year the holidays take on a special significance. of infamy. How could it not be? But in this issue so GAVIN Urban & Urban A/C Editor Kevin we take a moment to cut through the fog of our WISE GUY: MR. ZAPOLEON, ON THE Fleming went looking for the best of the best shock to recall what transpired in our professional 20 MONSTER WE'VE CREATED. As 2001- Urban holiday music, by asking you for your music, with all of its perils and pit- picks. lives-the incredible the continued consol- falls-winds to a blessed close, idation, and painful contraction. We remember the Top 40 & Rhythm Crossover A YEAR OF GREAT CHANGE IN births, the deaths, and sea changes, the dot -corn Editor Kevin Carter figured it 35 TRIPLE A. There's a lot that happened in the bust, the noteable quotage-and, in the form of was the perfect time to look to past year, and Editor Dave Einstein and Sr. 2002 GAVIN Award nominees, we recognize the Research Editor Jimmy Leslie offer up a month - a higher power for knowledge past year's best as voted by their peers in the by -month accounting of some of the releases, and guidance-so naturally, he called Guy industry. Zapoleon, programming guru and consistently events, and job changes that shaped 2001 for Beyond the Gavin Year-End Special (which starts astute industry observer. Triple A. on page six), we continue to look at the year gone YOU SAID IT, 2001. Whew. What a year. W W W. 2 0 01 . C O M. From Napster to satellite by in Country's "Annual Best & Worst," 24 2001 was more than a -space odyssey," it was 39 radio; from MusicNet to Grokster; from privacy Alternative's "You Said It," Triple A's "A Year of an adventure. It was a year of competition, con- to piracy; from ad insertion to song recognition: Great Change," and Dot -Corn's "Tech Execs Say GAVIN Business and Media Editor Doug Wyllie solidation, death, war and, of course, the usual the Darndest Things." squabbling about "what is Alternative?" GAVIN takes a look back at the events of 2001's tumul- We address the present with excerpts from Tracy Alternative Editor Richard Sands pores over his tuous twelve. Johnson's new morning show book (p. 27), and "Urban's Favorite Christmas Songs: Are You CONTENTS Spinning the Best of the Best?" (p. 30). UP FRONT And we contemplate the future with both Paige Year-End Special 6 Gone Too Soon: Industry Obits 10 Nienaber's inside advice on making an impact on Dave Rothstein Remembered 11 A/C & HOT A/C New Year's Eve (p. 12), and consultant Guy Radio@Large by Paige Nienaber 12 Tracy Johnson Strikes Again 27 2002 GAVIN Award Nominees/2001 Top 50 Songs 28, 29 Zapoleon's analysis (p. 20) of radio's current busi- FORMAT SECTIONS URBAN & URBAN A/C ness climate and how he thinks things should SPECIAL ISSUE: COUNTRY Urban's Favorite Christmas Songs 30 shake out in 2002. Award Nominees 32 Country's Annual Best & Worst 13 2002 GAvIN Enjoy the holiday break, but before you catch Country's Top 50 Most Spun Songs of 2001 19 Top 50 Most Spun Songs of 2001 33 Country Holiday Greeting Card by Jamie Matteson 19 Mic Patrol by The Poetess 34 that cab to the airport, don't forget the Kentucky Fried leg for the station hamster. she TOP 40 & RHYTHM CROSSOVER TRIPLE A Chicken 35 Wise Guy: Mr. Zapoleon, On the Monster We've Created 20 2001: A Year of Great Change deserves to have Christmas too. After all, she's a To Neil Sullivan, An Absent Companion 21 2002 GAvIN Award Nominees 37 38 hamster. 2002 GAvIN Award Nominees 22 Top 50 Most Spun Songs/Albums of 2001 good Top 50 Most Spun Songs of 2001 23 GAVIN.COM: MUSIC ON THE NET ALTERNATIVE Tech Execs Say the Darndest Things 39 40 You Said It, 2001 24 The Year That Was: Tech's Tumultuous Twelve Alternative Music Corner 25 42 2002 GAVIN Award Nominees 26 BACK PAGE Top 50 Most Spun Songs of 2001 26 Todd Spencer [email protected]

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September 11 overshadowed the year like a specter, but there was so much 2001 more: the economy tanking, the dot -corns busting (complete with Napster's "demising"); Chandra Levy and the tightest presidential election in history; reality TV; the Baltimore Ravens [who?] winning the Super Bowl; losing another of the Beatles, this time to cancer; and radio consolidation marching on and on toward towering, streamlined, monolithic oneness. Tough Below are collected thoughts on 2001 radio, music, and culture, along with some great one-liners (if ya don't laugh ya cry, right?) from some of our friends in the radio and records biz. 2001: we won't miss it, but we won't forget it, either. Year -Todd Spencer tan KMXV-KANSAS CITY/WWWQ-ATLANTA Keith Coes FAVORITE SONG OF THE YEAR: "Ride Wit' Me" by WRIT-NASHVILLE Dana Marshall Nelly

TOP 10 SONGS OF 2001: WXRV THE RIVER -BUSION FAVORITE ALBUM OF THE YEAR: Celebrity by Pete Yorn "Life On a FAVORITE TV SHOW: ySync (achcnturous. fun. etc.) Chain" (Columbia/CRG) 24 (w/Kiefer SONG I WISHED I'D JUMPED ON SOONER: "I'm Like Afro Celt Sound System Sutherland-very a Bird" by Nelly Furtado "When You're Falling" cool "real time" 2001 SONG WE'LL STILL BE HEARING TEN YEARS (zeal world/Virgin) show) FROM NOW: "Hanging By a Moment" by Ben Folds Rockin the MOST MEMORABLE l ifchouse Suburbs" (Epic) NEWS STORY: Cake "Short Skirt, Long Sadly, September Jamie Ilmatt Jacket" (Columbia/CRG) 11th KUCD-HONOLULU Train "Drops of Jupiter" ENTERTAINER OF FAVORITE SONG OF THE YEAR: Staind, "It's Been (Columbia/CRG) THE YEAR: Kevin A\\ hilr'' John Mayer "No Such Spacey-always .,r the brilliant Afro GéltSISund System Thing" (Aware/Columbia/CRG) actor/and blew Incubus Drive.' (Epic) me away at the Jason White "Average Joe" (Virgin) John Lennon tribute show, singing "Mind Games"! Ryan Adams "New York, New York" (Lost BIGGEST MISTAKE (TO DATE): Introducing Boston Mayor Highway/IDJMG) Menino at our Riverfest as Governor Menino!!! (I David Byrne "Like Humans Do" (Virgin) think he should have thanked me!) WORST FILMS OF 2001: Anything with Mariah Carey in it. FAVORITE ARTISTS THIS YEAR: Coldplay, Ryan Adams, FAVORITE TV PROGRAMS Moue7m' Night Football, Cousteau, Catie Curtis, and Pete Yorn. FAVORITE ALBUM OF THE Sunday Night Football, YEAR: Gorillaz by Gorillaz Nightline, and The Howard Scott Jarwesop SHOULD HAVE BEEN A BIGGER HIT THAT IT WAS: Stern Show. WRZX-INDIANAVUIiS "Clint Eastwood by Gorillaz MEMORABLE NEWS STORY: FAVE CD OF 2001: Stereo MCs Deep Doum and Dirty SONG I WISHED I'D JUMPED ON SOONER: "Get Ur September 11 twin Freak On," by Missy Elliott tower/pentagon disaster. SONG TITLE THAT BEST DESCRIBES MY LOVE LIFE:. ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR: "131-0\Nn Eyes" by Destiny's Child lay -7, THE ALBUM CUT THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN A TOP FIVE ARTISTS OF THE SINGLE: Nelly, "Luven Me" YEAR: Train, Pete Yom, Sting, 2001 SONG WE'LL STILL BE HEARING TEN YEARS John Hiatt, U2 FROM NOW: `Fallin " by Alicia Keys MOST OVER -HYPED PERSON/EVENT OF THE YEAR: Michael ONE GOAL I'D LIKE TO ACCOMPLISH NEXT YEAR: Jackson's anniversary show. Get married to the love of my life, Rae Ann FAVORITE WEBSITES OF 2001: drudgereport.com, Chow koam.com, thesmokinggun.com, espn.com. ARTIST MOST LIKELY TO SHOW EVEN MORE IN BEST "GUILTY PLEASURE" WEBSITE: mulletsgalore.com 2002: itritnel. Spears and canteltoe.org FAVE SONG OF 2001: Nickelback `How You Remind ARTIST I WOULDN'T MIND A ONE-NIGHT STAND WITH: MY BIGGEST MISTAKE OF 2001: Quitting the accordion Beyoncé lessons. 2001 MVP FOR X-103: Anything from Staind or Creed ARTIST MY SIGNIFICANT OTHER WOULDN'T MIND A BEST MOVIE OF 2001: Haven's Magic Touch ONE-NIGHT STAND WITH: Mark McGrath of I'VE NEVER TOLD ANYONE THIS, BUT: I love listening to NPR. 2 ONE PREDICTION FOR 2002 YOU CAN TAKE TO THE BANK: WORST MOVIE OF 2001: Along Came a Spider Sugar Ray Pete Torn will blow up. WATCH OUT FOR IN 2002: Ill Nino ARTIST I'LL MISS THE MOST: Aaliyah

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www.americanradiohistory.com 2001 SoNj Title That Best Jimmy_ Steal Describes M9 Love Life: KPWR-LOS ANGLES BY TOP 40 S RHYTHM CROSSOVER PROS FAVORITE SONG OF "Whenever, Wherever" -Ken Lucek THE YEAR: Ryan "The Space Between" (Since I travel a lot, there's Adams, "New York, definitely too much space between) -Don Parker New York" "Start The Commotion" -Scott Sands FAVORITE ALBUM OF THE YEAR: Ryan Adams, Gold SHOULD HAVE BEEN A BIGGER HIT THAN Lifehouse's (Jason, Rick & IT WAS: Shelby Sergio) (DreamWorks) Lynne's "KIllin' lOP TENSONGS 0F 2OO Kind" ONE GOAL I'D LIKE Coldplay "Trouble"

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NEXT YEAR: 'l , answer fewer silly year-end GAVIN surveys. THE PROMO REP WHO COULD SELL ICE CUBES TO ESKIMOS: Scot Finck. He understands that being a resource to a radio station is the only way to truly promote, so few understand this.

Larri Pareigis Pete Yorn "Life On A Chain"

TOP 5, UH...6 FAVORITE WEBSITES: newsmax.com, busi- U2 "Beautiful Day" nessplanforthebody.coni, jaijarbinksmustdie.com, sony- STP "Days of the Week" "I'm A Slave 4 U... just kidding! "Bad Boy For nashville.com, and whyarewebsitenamessofreakin- Train "Drops of Jupiter" Life"...kidding again! -Erik Bradley long.com. Oh yeah...gavin.com! Nelly "Ride Wit Me" FAVORITE BOOK OF THE YEAR: The Amazing Adventures of U2 "Elevation" Kavalier and Klay Coldplay "Yellow" by Michael Pete Yorn "For Nancy" Chabon Linkin Park "Crawling" FAVORITE ALBUM OF 2001: Klan Adams' Weezer's latest. (Lost iIighwa9/IDJMG recordiH artist) 2001 TOP TEN George Briller

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1. Jay -Z Blueprint "I Just Wanna Love You" -Bruce St. James 2. White Stripes "Hotel Yorba" "Almost Doesn't Count" -Orlando 3. DMX The Great Depression [dead air] -Rob Roberts 4. White Stripes White Blood Cells "It's Been Awhile" -Eric Murphy 5. Bob Dylan Love & Thef I'd love to say "It's Been Awhile," but it's not 6. Ryan Adams Gold true...I'll say "Hero" -Jon Zellner 7. TSOL Disappear "Crazy" Motti Shulman - 8. The Von Bondis The Peel Sessions "7 Days" (yeah, right?) -Mark Reid 9. Meg White No comment -Mark Adams 10. Absolute & Sodas [a band, or a "Jaded" -Andy Shane drink-only Ryan knows for sure-edl "I Like Them Girls" -Margaret Ann Ronayne 1'0e 1 I 1 ./{I1 .,nii 1011\ 11.0141) lIll 1.v\ December 17, 2001 gavin 7

www.americanradiohistory.com Jerrl SWlokirN B Derrick growth Jerr9 Lembo's WHQT-MIAMI LEi`r THREE THINGS YOU'LL NEVER HEAR A RECORD REP SAY: TOP 5 TV SHOWS OF 2001: Boston Public, 24, Soul "I like the other station better than yours." Food, The Weakest Link, and Law & Order TOP TEN SONGS 0F 2001: THE WORST CONCERT OF 2001: Blue Print Lounge TOP ROOKIE ACT OF 2001: Musiq Soulchild (IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER, Inir Ton ti Grati's

TOP 10 SONGS OF 2001: "I Just Wanna Love You" Jay -Z "Get Ur Freak On" Missy

THE BIGGEST RECORD COMPANY "BALLER" IN 2001: The Calling "Wherever You Will Go" Clive Davis Coldplay "Trouble" THE RECORD THAT SHOULD HAVE NEVER BEEN PLAYED IN Elton John "I Want Love" 2001: Mr. C's "Cha Cha Slide" Five For Fighting "Superman (It's Not obert Easy)" Scorpio Lifehouse "Hanging By a Moment" LoneStar "I'm "Fallir" Alicia Keys BEST LIL' OF THE YEAR I "Southern Hospitality" Ludacris Bow Wow and Lil' Already There" "Girls, Girls, Girls" Jay -Z Romeo (tie) Melissa Etheridge 'I "I'm a Thug" Trick Daddy BEST LIL' not A BOY: Li Want to Be In Love' "Danger" Mystikal Kim Mick Jagger THREE THINGS YOUR CON- "Visions of Paradise" SULTANT WILL NEVER SAY: Ryan Adams "New York, New York" 1. Play what you want. Train "Drops of Jupiter" 2. Your station sounds great, no problems. 3. You're paying me way too much, can you cut Michelle Matthews' back my budget. KALC-DENVEk TOP TEN FAVORITE Terri Thomas ALBUMS OF 2001 "INCINNATI ARTICULAR ORDER): BEST HAIR WEAVE OF 2001 Coldplay Janet Jackson Parachutes "You can't Deny It" BIGGEST RECORD COMPANY New Fabolous "BALLER" IN 2001: Russell Order Get "Peaches & Cream" 1 12 Simmons Ready "Who We Be DMX BIGGEST BOOTY OF 2001: Garbage Jennifer Lopez Beautiful Chris Williams RECORD THAT SHOULD Garbage HAVE NEVER BEEN PLAYED IN 2001: Five for FAVE CD OF 2001: Jimmy Eat World Bleed American "Bootylicious" Fighting FAVE SONG OF America 2001: Boy Hits Town Car "I'm a U2 All That Cloud" You Can't 2001 MVP FOR 99X: Leave Tool "Schisme Behind BEST MOVIE OF Enya A 2001: I'm holding Day Without Rain out an answer Crystal Method Tweekend until after Lord of David Gray White Ladder the Rings Stevie Nicks Trouble in Shangri-La WORST MOVIE OF 2001:.4/ Weezer Weezer WATCH OUT FOR IN 2002: Dashboard Confessional

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www.americanradiohistory.com Gary Nolan's To Coles Artist Who Should WLTE-MIANEAPOLI W !M- Break Out Biq in 2002: TOP TEN SONGS OF 2001: FAVORITE MUSICAL i TOP 40 0 RHYTH: Shakira -Dave Reynolds MOMENT OF 2001: "It had to be the Friday after September 11th when we did an hour-long musical tribute. We played a combination of patriot-

LoneStar "I'm Already There" matchbox twenty "If You're Gone" Enya "Only Time" Faith Hill "There You'll Be" S Club 7 "Never Had a Dream Come True" Jim Brickman with Rebecca Lynn Howard "Simple Things" is songs such as Lee Greenwood's `God Bless the U.S.A.' and Whitney Houston's `Star-Spangled Banner,' but we also

Nelly Furtado -Fisher Craig David -Alex Tear Alicia Keys -Jon Zellner Tantric -Ken Lucek Remy and Shakira -Valerie Delong Kylie Minogue -Ed Green Hoobastank Whitney Houston -Mike Easterlin Cher included songs of remembrance, love, and -John Boulos Sarah caring such as Jewel's 'Hands' and Craig David McLachlan's 'I Will Remember You.' It ran -Dylan the emotional gamut and I think Warm You guessed Dido "Thank You" 106.9 made a powerful statement by just it... Shakira Diamond Rio "One More Day" letting the music speak for itself for that -Rob Roberts Enrique Iglesias "Hero" hour. It was one solid hour of the hairs on Coldplay the back of your neck standing straight up. - Don Parker Nelly Furtado There wasn't a dry eye in the station." -Margaret Ann Ronayne Ckarese Frigé's Pink KMHB-L S -Stan Priest Ryan Adams BEST CONCERT OF 2001: -Wayne Coy King Konga -Scott Sands Fabolous -Bruce St. James Benzin -Eric Powers The Strokes -Eric Murphy Nikka Costa -JJ Rice Christina Milian and Track 10 -Mark Reid Craig David and A Simple Plan -Andy Shane

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Alicia Keys will win Grammys for sure, and I must men- "Melissa Etheridge live in the Mix tion my boys, V 13 on MCA Records-watch out for 'em Underground Lounge at 'Bite of Las Vegas' in `02!" -Erik Bradley in October. It was one of the highlights of "Who knows? And isn't that truly one of the cool aspects my career; not only was she a great inter- Tamara Walker "Didn't We of contemporary radio?" -Cat Collins Love" view, but she rocked on stage for 15,000 people-just she and her guitar."

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www.americanradiohistory.com GONE TOO SOON GAVIN takes a moment to remember all the talent and friends we lost this past year.

ä DINO BARBIS, former label promotion executive, VAN STEPHENSON, BlackHawk co-founding member LEE GILLETTE, former programmer, voiceover talent, brother of DreamWorks' Johnny Barbis, December 16, and songwriter. April 8 August 13 2000 HONDO (AKA MIKE WALKER), KDDJ & KEDJ-Phoenix RAYMOND E. JOHNSON radio host hosted Inner ROB BUCK, lead guitarist for 10,000 Maniacs, nighttinu''r, week of April 9 Sancnun, August 15 December 19, 2000 JOEY RAMONE, punk rock icon/pioneer/lead singer of BETTY EVERETT, singer, "Shoop Shoop Song (It's In KIRSTY MacCOLL, singer/songwriter and daughter of The Ramones, April 15 His Kiss)," August 19 folk singer Ewan MacColl, December 19, 2000 KEVIN "OCEAN" EVANS, WLVW & WLBW-Ocean City, AALIYAH, Blackground/Virgin recording artist, August ROEBUCK "POPS" STAPLES, patriarch of the Staple morning host and market veteran, April 18 25 Singers, December 19, 2000 J. PAUL EMERSON, veteran broadcaster, April 19 DOUGLAS KRATZ, Virgin Records' Director of Video. VICTOR BORGE, comic piano virtuoso and musical FRED JORDAN. MTV Director/Music & Talent August 25 humorist, December 23, 2000 Programming, April 19 GINA SMITH, Blackground Records' staffer, August 25 RUDI GASSNER, heir apparent to become CHUCK HOLLOWAY (CHARLES RAYMOND HOLLAND), for- KEITH WALLACE, Blackground Records' staffer, August President/CEO of BMG's music division, December 23, mer PD of WKZL-Greensboro, April 20 25 2000 MABEL SKEIE, mother of GAVIN alum Sandy Skeie, DALE VAN HORN, longtime Raleigh -Durham radio per- NICK MASSI, bass vocalist/vocal arranger for the Four April 21 sonality and songwriter. Wrote songs for Charley Pride. Seasons, December 24, 2000 RICK SQUILLANTE. former Virgin Records Head of Lee Greenwood, Ronnie Milsap, August 30 CHARLIE LOURIE, music exec, co-founded jazz -reissue Dance Promotion. v,'L'Lend of April 21-22 HANK NASIFF, JR.. aka "Hank the Angry Drunken label Mosaic Records, December 31 DAVE VINCENT (AKA VINCE SPIELMAN, "SPACEY DAVE" Dwarf' from Howard Stern Show, September 4 GENE TAYLOR, writer & executive producer of Dick AND "COUNTRY DAVE"), longtime Portland, Ore. radio JOHN R. McADAM, retired broadcaster, September 5 Purtan's morning show on WOMC-Detroit, early personality in the 70s and '80s, end of April DANNY LEE, Backstreet Boys' set carpenter, casualty of January BOOZOO CHAVIS, accordionist/singer/bandleader and WTC tragedy, September 11 LOUIL SILAS, JR.,West Coast VP, LaFace Records/owner patriarch of the Zydeco sound, May 5 ROBERT SPEISMAN, former sales rep for Polygram and founder of MCA subsidiary Silas Records, January MICHAEL HAZLEWOOD, songwriter who wrote "The Air Distribution, casualty of Pentagon tragedy, September 6 That I Breathe" for the Hollies and "It Never Rains In 11 THOM O'HAIR, San Francisco radio legend, January 6 Southern California" for Albert Hammond, May 6 CHARLES GIDDENS, longtime broker and station JAMES CARR blues/R&B singer who had a hit with STAN MONTIERO, former Columbia VP, Promotion, owner, September 12 "At the Dark End of the Street," January 7 reported on May 7 NEIL SULLIVAN, WMEK/WLAM-Portland OM, MICHAEL CUCCIONE, '.Jason `QT' McKnight" of MTV's PERRY COMO, pop crooner, May 12 September 13 mock boy band 2GETHER, January 13 JASON "DJ THREAT" CAMPBELL, of Hot 97 (WQHT)- MICHAEL S. LIBRETTI, Nassau Broadcasting Partners, BOBBY DALE, legendary DJ...KFWB-Los Angeles, New York fame. May 12 L.P. Exec. VP of Operations and CFO, September 17 KSAN & KSFO-San Francisco, KEWB-Redding, January LYNNE MURRAY. WBBM/AM-Chicago account execu- DAVE HICKS, former NAB Radio Board Chairman and tive, formerly APD/MD/air talent at crosstown WPNT, owner of WRBR-South Bend, Ind., September 18 EMMA KELLY. Lady of 6,000 Songs" made famous in May 15 JACK LUNDY (AKA MICHAEL HEMMER), KFXS-Rapid City book/film Midnight In the Garden of Good and Evil, TOUFIE KASSAB, account executive for Kindred PD; KOUT-Rapid City morning host/PD, Sept. 22 January 17 Communications, killed with wife Linda in a car acci- MICHAEL CONWAY, promotion veteran worked for Epic RON REDMAN, former WCNN/AM-Atlanta producer, dent, May 16 and Capitol, September 24 Master Control operator at WSB/TV, January 18 WILLIE FOSTER blues harmonica player, May 20 AL HAM, founder of "Music Of Your Life" format, JOEL PERLMUTTER, former WBNW/AM-Boston PD and ANDREW HOWARD, co -host of the Karel and Andrew October 4 later, voice of Boston Bruins hockey, January 20 show on KFI-Los Angeles, May 21 JAY STONE, former Cox Radio/KGMZ-Honolulu DEIRDRE O'DONOGHUE, Southern California air person- JUDD OTIS, veteran radio personality worked at Station Mgr./PD/morning man, October 15 ality-KMET, KCRW, KNX/FM, MARS/FM, KLSX, etc., WUSA-Tampa, May 21 JEDAN (AKA JEROME DANIELS), WEMX-Baton Rouge January 21 JACK "THE SWINGER" SPRINGER, jazz DJ worked at morning show member, November 3 ANDY MOES, WRKO/AM morning show host, January WCHB/AM and WCHD-Detroit and KJAZ-San LARRY GROVES, former KROQ-Los Angeles MD. 26 Francisco. He also produced jazz shows for November 4 BOB FORWARD, L.A. broadcaster was a PD at KMPC WXYZ/AM-Detroit, May 30 DAVID FERRARO, president & CEO of Micropower and GM at KLAC, KRLA, January 30 JOHN HARTFORD, banjo/fiddle master and songwriter Corp., makers of Powergold Music Scheduling DICK WHITTINGHILL, '50s & '60s morning host at "Gentle On My Mind," June 4 Software, November 4 KMPC/AM, end of January KEVIN COX, SR. Media Services Group founder, June 5 GLENN "DONOVAN" WILKS, part-time jock at KAMX- BOB ELLIOTT, executive with Federated Media, JOHN LEE HOOKER, legendary bluesman, June 21 Austin, November 10 February 2 PAXTON MILLS. veteran Denver radio personality, STANLEY MOUSE, former Cox Broadcasting president, DALE EVANS, singer/actress wife of Roy Rogers, worked most recently at KXKL [Kool 1051, but also November 18 February 7 worked at KIMN, KOSI, and KMJI, late June DONNELL BOYD, senior account executive for GEORGE SIMON jazz critic/author/former executive JOE HENDERSON, four -time winning tenor saxophonist, KFWB/AM-Los Angeles, November 21 director of NARAS, February 13 recorded on Verve, June 30 O.C. SMITH, Grammy Award -winning artist; "Little RONNIE HILTON, 1950s crooner "No Other Love" and CHET ATKINS, "Mr. Guitar" and credited with creating Green Apples," November 23 "A Windmill in Old Amsterdam," February 21 the Nashville sound, award -winning guitarist, June 30 MELANIE THORNTON, lead singer of LaBouche, in ANN COLBERT. musicians' manager, February 25 ROY NICHOLS, legendary guitarist, known for his work plane crash, November 24 GLENN HUGHES, leather clad -biker in the original with Merle Haggard, July 3 FRANK LEFFEL, veteran promotion executive for Village People, March 5 JOHNNY RUSSELL, Grand Ole Opry great, songwriting Mercury Records, November 28 PORTIA NELSON, singer/songwriter/actress, March 6 credits include The Beatles' "Act Naturally," July 3 GEORGE HARRISON, Fab Four guitarist/songwriter. SCOTT YATES, former Cox Radio production director ERNIE K -DOE, R&B legend, #1 hit with "Mother -in - November 29 and longtime Tulsa, Okla. radio personality, March 6 Law,'. July 5 STEVE FARGNOLI, artist manager/producer; discovered WILLIAM HAMMERSTEIN, director & producer, son of JOHN WEBER, former President/GM of WLYV-Ft. Prince Oscar Hammerstein II, March 9 Wayne, Ind., July 8 STAN KAPLAN, radio management legend, early BENNY MARTIN, country fiddler, inventor of the eight - D.C. JAMES, WAOA-Melbourne acct. executive, July 16 December string fiddle, March 13 VINCE FARACI, former Senior VP, Promotion at Atlantic SCOTT SHIVELY, former WKRQ-Cincinnati morning BERT McARTHUR, Citadel -Little Rock account execu- Records, July 20 co -host, mid -December tive. March 16 DON EVANS AKA "DEACON EVANS," morning show host NEIL SULLIVAN, program director at WLAM-Portland JOHN PHILLIPS, of the Mamas and the Papas, March 18 for KPBC/AM-Dallas/Ft. Worth, July 20 who also once programmed WKDD-Akron (see P. 21). FRANCIS GRASSO, pioneering club disc jockey, March 23 LEON WILKESON, original member/bass player of mid -September GENE "BY GOLLY" BARRY (real name: SELWYN Lynyrd Skynyrd, July 27 DAVID ROTHSTEIN, former Capitol promotion eser ATCHISON), Dayton, Ohio radio legend...was on the air DAVE NUTTALL, Northwest LPM for Elektra and GAVIN alum (see next page), December 6 there 45 years, April 2 Entertainment, August 2 SANDRA BRYANT NOONAN, former Motown promotion CHARLES PETTIGREW, one half of Capitol Records duo RON TOWNSON, founder of the Fifth Dimension, executive and wife of former Columbia and Motown Charles & Eddie, April 6 August 2 VP Tom Noonan, December 10

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yu.'.': N 'rl .1 www.americanradiohistory.com -; IN MEMORIAM: DAVE ROTHSTEIN; MUSICIAN, RIENDS OF RADIO INDUSTRY VET, GAVINITE, PERPETUAL JOKER i

Back in the day, circa 1985, Dave Rothstein on promo tour with Ashford & Simpson. (L -r:) Dave Rothstein, Valerie Simpson, then-KYUU-San Francisco p.m. driver Jeff McNeal, Nick Ashford, and then-KYUU MD Annette M. Lai. The last time I spoke with Dave, it was the day before Thanksgiving and he was thanking me for being a good friend...because when all is said and done, this business really is all ßY ANNETTE M. LAI about the relationships-the friendships. David Rothstein left us Thursday, December 6th, succumbing to cancer. He was 55 and is survived by his much-cherished daughter Shay of Gunnison, Colorado, as well as his mother, brother, and sister, who still reside in New York. A native New Yorker, Rothstein made his way into the music business when he was hired Trevor Jones as the first Denver local for Wamer/Elektra/Atlantic (yes, all three labels!) in the early '70s. He joined Capitol Records in 1975, and he spent the bulk of his career there, working with COMPOSER artists like Tina Turner, Heart, and Bob Seger. Among the posts he held at the label during his tenure were Denver local, West Coast Album -Rock promotion director, and Northern Hometown: London California local. He left the label in 1993 and in later years, served as GAVIN'S Manager of Recent/upcoming credits: Jones, a Golden Globe and Radio Services, until last year when he returned to Colorado and moved to Gunnison, to be Emmy nominee, has scored more than 6o motion pictures. closer to his daughter. His most recent film score is From Hell, which starred "Dave was also a fine guitar player," former Capitol co-hort Stan Foreman said. "He played Johnny Depp and Heather Graham. Up next will be the in bands in the late '60s and early '70s before moving to Denver. He was truly a unique indi- vidual, always quick with a joke or a one-liner-not always politically correct-but always Britney Spears' feature film Crossroads. He's also working funny. I will miss him." Another former colleague, Kevin Knee, who worked with Rothstein on the ABC project, Dinotopia, and the HBO show A Lonely in promo guys in both Denver and San Francisco added, "Dave was the guitar player our War, which will star Vanessa Redgrave. band...we may have destroyed everything we tried to play, but we sure had fun." What radio stations did you grow up listening to? SABC Good friend and former boss, GAVIN'S Lou Galliani, remembers Rothstein: "The great thing Radio Caroline. about Dave was that he treated everyone the same, whether you were a prince or a pauper (South African Broadcasting), the BBC, and (just ask Donny Osmond)... you got the same handshake, smile, and sarcasm from him. You What stations do you listen to now? BBC Radio 3 could never accuse him of being a fake friend. And in the world of the music business...there (Classical), Classic FM (Classical), Jazz FM, and Capital incident between Dave Rothstein and Donny Osmond was no funnier story than the [when Radio. Osmond's comeback hit "Soldier of Love" was released in 1989). If you don't know that story, Since you've done both, do you prefer scoring feature you missed classic Rothstein." Entertainer Donny Osmond, a great friend of Rothstein's said, "Dave Rothstein touched so films or TV shows? I love scoring both films and TV. I relish many lives, including mine. Hey, I can barely still live in Utah because of the jokes he told feature films as they offer a bigger sound canvas. The me!" M.I.S. Senior VP/Director of Sales John Fagot, who served as Dave's Senior VP, challenge of TV is to engage the viewers so much that Promotion at Capitol says, "I fired Dave when we worked together at Capitol Records, but commercial breaks, the family, telephone calls, etc. do not we managed to maintain respect for each other and eventually got back to liking each other. distract them from the show. Recently, I called him to express my sorrow and regret for having done something negative to him in his life; of course, Dave had to tell a joke. What was your favorite scene to score in Britney Spears' "He said: 'The doctor tells a man that he only has eight hours to live. He immediately goes upcoming film, Crossroads? The scene called "Telling home and tells his wife to dress up. They go to his favorite restaurant, order all his favorite Secrets"-where the three girls [in the film] exchange food and he tastes some of each-the champagne and drinks are constant. He takes his wife poignant revelations-great acting. home and they make love three or four times. His wife says, "Well honey, you only have one What film and/or TV show would you have liked to score? more hour, what do you want to do?" He says, "Let's make love one last time." She says, "That's just like you. I have to get up in the morning...you don't."' I'm glad I had the chance Citizen Kane. I would have loved to have worked with to know him." Orson Wells. This business is filled with all sorts of colorful characters and Dave Rothstein was certain- Who is someone you'd still like to work with? The Coen ly one of them. If there is a rock & roll heaven, we know that's where he's hanging out now. brothers; I think they're geniuses. Godspeed "Dangerous Dave." ANNETFE M. LAI Future ambitions: To write the perfect score.

THE FAMILY REQUESTS THAT MEMORIAL DONATIONS BE SENT IN DAVE'S NAME TO HOSPICE OF THE #359 GUNNISON VALLEY, 1500 W. TOMICHI AVENUE, GUNNISON, COLORADO 81230.

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www.americanradiohistory.com Radio @ Large Founded by Bill Gavin in 1958 155 ".i i. "3 2 .1. CMP 3 United Business Media By Paige Nienaber or ten, because, b.) they'll help 140 Second Street improve our on -air sound. They San Francisco, CA 94105 should enhance the party atmos- Phone: (415) 495-1990 Sorne people see the glass as phere that needs to pour from the PAIGE NIENABER Fax: (415) 495-2580 http://www.gavin.com half full. Others see it as half speakers. But, sadly, most club [email protected] email: [email protected] empty. I'm more of 5/8 full broadcasts, whether in May or on Chief Executive Officer PAUL GALLO kind of guy. But no matter New Year's Eve, suck. They're dis- Executive Director Sales & Mktg. VANESSA THOMAS what the topic or challenge is, torted live spots for clients. WHYT EDITORIAL/ART everyone always brings a different in Detroit used to go down and do 'and they're having a hot tub party Managing Editor TODD SPENCER Business and Media Editor DOUG WYLLIE perspective to the table. Rarely is a series of pre -broadcast mic checks and cooking ribs. Then back to Art Director GABRIELLA NEAL that more evident than in radio, at their New Year's venues to ensure another club and then to music. Graphic Designer BEN LEON where sales and programming can that they sounded great. They didn't I did this when I was marketing Top 40, Rhythm Crossover have two completely different director at Wild in San Francisco. KEVIN CARTER (Editor) takes on such a seemingly obvi- We had something like eight clubs A/C. Hot A/C ous subject as, say, the 4th of July. (like everyone else in town), but ANNETTE M. LAI (Editor) Sales usually believes that our unlike the competition, we urban listeners are all out buying cars weren't ignoring that massive seg- KEVIN FLEMING (Editor) and shopping for shoes. ment that had no interest in going Country Consequently, that's where they to a crowded club, but were JAMIE MATTESON (Editor/Nashville Bureau Chief) think we should be. Programming instead having 10, 20, 100 of their Triple A thinks the audience is at pools, best friends over for food and DAVE EINSTEIN (Editor) parks, festivals, fireworks, and drink. We solicited faxes from lis- Alternative and these places are where we teners inviting us to come by and RICHARD SANDS (Editor) should concentrate our efforts. raid their fridges, and mapped out Senior Music Research Editors Ditto for New Year's Eve, though a plan that would have us never JIMMY LESLIE there is some overlap of opinion. more then 15 minutes away from MARCUS ROWE There is a certain mind -set that the next hit. And let me tell you, Music Research Editors every single breathing human I've never eaten so well in my life. DELPHINE HWANG KATHLEEN RICHARDS organism out there is going to be Every party I hit seemed to have a at a club on New Year's Eve. That different theme and the people SALES a MARKETING "The ing . home felt people liste partying at A3, A/C, Alternatity Marketing- RICK GALLIANI prevailing theory is played out in like they were +ht in the middle r1 I irl were jazzed that we'd stopped by. freakin' hash." (415) 495-1990 ext. 637. Fax: (415) 485-1799 our promotional attack; rare is it Probably the most fun New Year's Top 40/Rhythm Crossover Marketing- STEVE RESNIK to find a radio station that is not just mic the DJ booth-they mic-ed I've ever had. (818) 951-6700. Fax (818) 951-6800 present at a minimum of one club all the various corners and nooks of But there's even more than house Urban Marketing- KEVIN FLEMING 258-9377, Fax on the 31st. Which is fine. That's the club so the people listening and parties and clubs. There are com- (323) (323) 258-9758 Country Marketing- PAULA ERICKSON part of the whole New Year's vibe. partying at home felt like they were munity events. There are family (615) 255-5010, Fax (615) 255-5020 But to lock yourself into the club right in the middle of a big freakin' events. To touch on each of these Director, Gavin Radio Services LOU GALLIANI scene is to cover only a small por- bash. Would you rather have that or elements in your on -air presentation (805) 542-9999 Fax (805) 542-9997, tion of one of the busiest promo- "Hi, this is [static and loud music] will complete your sound. FINANCE A ADMINI ION tional nights of the year. and we're at [overpowering bass in New Year's has often been one of Business Manager JENNIFER HILL I'll throw out a figure that is based the background] until 3 a.m. and those throw-away nights. Stick a Office Manager on pure conjecture and gut instinct: there are [static] drink specials all part-timer on the air, run some syn- ANNIE MELTZER maybe 10-15 percent of your listen- night"? dicated countdown, and give out Circulation/Information Services Manager ers are going to be at clubs on the I've always tried to have a bal- some shirts at a club. Seems kind of ANNALISA WILLIAMS 31st. So, to focus entirely on clubs is anced attack on the 31st. In addition a weak way to wind up a year and Office Asst./Mailing Services ALISON DAHOUT to commit yourself to some very, to the clubs, where else are people kick off the new one, doesn't it? very focused niche marketing. going to be? Surprisingly (or not) it's Like running the New York INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY/ONLINE SERVICES Not only is New Year's a vibe, it's a huge night for movie -going. 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Jamie®gavin.com itterfiA,%lilter Compiled by Jamie Matteson, Marcus Rowe, and Barbara Behler

They say opinions are like... \\ ell the point is everyone's got one. For our 2001 yea! end Country special we asked our radio and record friends for their opinions on what music worked, what didn't, and what we need to he talking about in 2002! For this very un -scientific survey, we tabulated the top answers to each question to form Top 5 lists, and we threw in a few notable quotes for fun! Enjoy! -Jamie Matteson

THE NEW ARTIST TIHE 2001 SONG THAT FAVORITE SONG OF TIIE YEAR: WHO SHOULD BREAK SHOULD HAVE BEEN A 1."Where Were You (When The World Stopped OUT BIG IN 2002: HIT, BUT WASN'T: Turning)" Alan Jackson 1. `I Am a Man of 2. "Angry All the Time" Tim McGraw Constant Sorrow" The Bottom 3. "Austin" Blake Shelton Soggy Boys 4. "One More Day" Diamond Rio 5. "I Wanna Talk About Me" Toby Keith

"Nickel Creek's 'When You Come Back Down' 1. Blake Shelton

was a huge song for us! I think of my daughter 2. Kevin Denney 3. Cyndi Thomson every time I hear it." -Mark Grantin, PD, 4. Carolyn Dawn Johnson WWQM-Madison, Wis. 5. Steve Holy

"I vote for Alan Jackson's 'Where I Come From' because you've got to like any coun- "How 'bout a guy, like try song that refers to transvestites." -Keith Thompson, APD, WXCY-Wilmington, Del. Kevin Denney, Tommy Shane Steiner, or "What I Did Right" Sons Shannon Lawson?" of the Desert "My fave is Diamond Rio's 'One More Day.' We played a special version of the song -Gregg Swedberg, OM, 3. `Sideways" Darryl with news clips right after Dale Earnhardt died in February. Plus, with what happened KEEY-Minneapolis Worley September 11th, you have to be thankful for what you have now." -Patrick Clark, 4. "Thunder & Roses" Pam MD, KGNC-Amarillo "I would love to see Phil Tillis Vassar or Mark McGuinn 5. "Tell Me How" Chad break out. I'm a big fan Brock of both." -John Paul, PD, WYRK-Buffalo "Alabama's 'Will You LEAST FAVORITE SONG OF THE YEAR: Marry Me' is Randy & the "Carolyn Dawn Johnson. boys doing what they do 1. "She's My Girl" Billy Gilman She's a fantastic song- best. We got a tremen- 2. "Oklahoma" Billy Gilman ilk writer/storyteller! Her dous response from our 3. "When We Touch The Heart" Don Sepulveda vocal performances are listeners. Country radio 4. "When Martina God-Fearin' Women Get The Blues" McBride passionate and relatable really missed the boat on 5. "The Most Beautiful Girl" South 65 to everyone in our audi- 116 this one." -Keith ence." -Mark Grantin, Thompson, APD, WXCY- "I love Dwight Yoakam, but him covering a Cheap Trick song rl Want You to Want PD, WWQM-Madison, Wilmington, Del. Mel made me want to pull out my toenails with a garbage truck." -J.B. Cloud, M[ Wis. KBCY-Abilene, Tex. "For us locally, Sons of "Cyndi Thomson. I'm -the Desert's 'What I Did hoping for a 2002 "K. T. Oslin's 'Live Close By, Visit Often.' Reason? Any artist who's made a career in Right' was a huge song. calendar from Cyndi." the Country format, then states in a trade that she's never considered herself a coun- It researched tremen- -Keith Thompson, APD, dously for us. I'm sur- .. I I got try singer (' no, I'm not country-never tried to be, never sad was, just sort of Del. WXCY-Wilmington, prised it was not a bigger accepted there, and it always kind of dumbfounded me.') wins my vote in this cate- national hit." -Mark gory hands down!"-Larry Daniels, Consultant, DCRR "Isn't it time for one of Grantin, PD, WWQM- Tim & Faith's kids to Madison, Wis. "John Anderson's 'The Big Revival'-what the hell was that all about?" -Brian have a record deal?" Jennings, PD, KZKX-Lincoln, Nebr. -Buzz Jackson, PD,

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www.americanradiohistory.com THE 200I SONG I WISH I HAD JUMPED ON EARLIER THE SONG FROM 2001 THAT WE'LL (BECAUSE IT TURNED OUT TO BE A HIT): LIKELY NEVER PLAY AGAIN:

1. "I Am A Man of Constant Sorrow" The Soggy Bottom Boys 1. «ww.memory" Alan Jackson 2. "What I Really Meant To Say" Cyndi Thomson 2. "I Am A Man Of Constant Sorrow" The 3. "Angels In Waiting" Tammy Cochran Soggy Bottom Boys 4. "Mrs. Steven Rudy" Mark McGuinn 3. "She's My Girl" Billy Gilman 5. "Right Where I Need To Be" Gary Allan 4. "Mrs. Steven Rudy" Mark McGuinn 5. "Oklahoma" Billy Gilman "We're normally pretty early on music, but we didn't get on Blake Shelton's 'Austin' right away. We didn't make the same mistake with his next single." -Mark Grantin, PD, WWQM-Madison, Wis. "Dixie Chicks' 'Heartbreak Town.' This was the biggest mistake single release of the

"I hate to say this, but I don't think I have an answer for this category because between myself and year." -Keith Thompson, MD/APD, WXCY- my MD Sammy Cruise, we've consulted Cleo the TV Psychic and always picked out hits." Wilmington, Del. -Tommy Carrera, PD, KBQI-Albuquerque

THE COUNTRY SONG THAT BEST DESCRIBES YOUR LOVE LIFE: THE BEST PROMOTION LINE I BEARD FROM A LABEL REP THIS YEAR: "Diddley" -John Landrum, APD, WESC-Greenville "Jones doesn't need Garth to sell records, play 'Beer Run' "'Just Another Day In Paradise'-kids in the bed and all!" over 'Wrapped Up in You'!" -Chris O'Kelley, PD, WYYD- -Gwen Foster, APD, KNIX-Phoenix Roanoke, Va. "Wrapped Around" -Gregg Swedberg, OM, KEEY- Minneapolis "If you don't add it, I'll give the artist your home phone number." -Kelly Edwards, former MD, After MidNite "Cold One Comin' On" -Mike Kennedy, PD, KBEQ- Kansas City "It's almost in Up & Coming." -Paul Hurt, PD/MD, KNOT - Prescott, Ariz.

"`Complicated'-enough said, I hope she doesn't see this!" -Chris O'Kelley, PD, WYYD-Roanoke, Va. "This is the sound country needs." -Tommy Carrera, PD, KBQI-Albuquerque "'All Over Me'-I'm so against public displays of affection that my girlfriend goes nuts. That song is us." -John Paul, PD, WYRK-Buffalo "Have you heard about CDX?" -Bill Young, PD, WVVR- Clarksville, Tenn. "The 'dozen roses and a pickup truck' song by Rodney Carrington. OK, maybe not

true to life, but I know where I can get roses cheap, and I do have a pickup truck." "You're right, this song does suck, I'm just doing my -Tommy Carrera, PD, KBQI-Albuquerque job...don't tell anyone I admitted that!" -Jimmy Lehn, PD, WTCY-Norwich, Conn.

TI1E WORST PROMOTION LINE I HEAR!) "If you don't add this one you can't get the commemorative FROM A RECORD REP TIIIS YEAR: t-shirt." -Brian Jennings, PD, KZKX-Lincoln, Nebr.

"If you add this record I can afford a new car!" -Scott "What if it had some free DVDs in the box?" -Tim Jones, PD, KEZS-Cape Winston, MD, KVOX-Fargo, N.Dak. Girardeau, Mo.

"Don't make me come down there and hit you!" -Randy " (artist) keeps calling us and asking why your station isn't playing his new sin- Pinksten, PD, WDMS-Greenville, Miss. gle. His feelings are really hurt." (I've met this artist and I'd bet a paycheck that

I they have no freakin' clue who am or where our station is!) -Mike Kennedy, PD, "I know you're not going to play any of these so I won't KBEQ-Kansas City waste your time talking about them." -Keith Thompson, APD, WXCY-Wilmington, Del.

"If you don't add this record I will come up there and give you a 'pants -down open- handed bare -butt spankin'." -John Paul, PD, WYRK-Buffalo "Playing this record will get you laid!" -Cadillac Jack, MD, WYZB-Ft. Walton Beach, Fla.

"You'll cry every time this record plays." (I did, but for other reasons!) -Scott Lindy, "Your playlist is in shambles and I'm here to help!" -John PD, WPOC-Baltimore Landrum, APD, WESC-Greenville

"Garth left all of that instrumental music at the end of his new song so you can talk "I want you to play this record because it will help you, not over it with breaking news, in case more developments about the September 11 me." -Greg Frey, APD, KSON-San Diego attacks come out." -Lance Houston, PD/MD, WYGC-Gainesville, Fla.

"If you give me an add this week, I promise not to send your "Your daughter likes the song; you should like it!"-Larry Daniels, Consultant, daughter a copy of Billy Gilman's CD." (It worked!) -Party DCRR Marty, MD, WTHI-Terre Haute, Ind.

"Who would you rather have at #1...a country rap or George "Your dad likes my record so you should play it!"-Kris Daniels, MD, KUZZ- Strait?" -J.B. Cloud, MD, KBCY-Abilene, Tex. Bakersfield

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www.americanradiohistory.com THE MOST UN'DER-RECOGNIZED PII O1{ 1111 IN COUNTRY RADIO: THE PROMO REP "Rocco Cosco. Actually, WHO COULD SELL he would buy the ice for "Mike Moore at WSIX continues to program great radio with a heritage set of calls ICE TO ESKIMOS: them and convince and everyone nipping at his heels. Everyone in the industry is offering up opinions them they needed it." on how to make his station better, and all he does is win." -Gregg Swedberg, OM, "It's a toss up between -Bruce Logan, OM, KEEY-Minneapolis Tom Baldrica and WSSLPNESC-Greenville Bobby Kraig. Make 'em go into a room at RLG "Duke Hamilton at WUBE has a great attitude and is "Renee Leymon from and figure it out." nice to everyone. If everyone was like him, the world Lyric Street is so sweet - Gregg Swedberg, and with that would be a great place to live!"-Jimmy Lehn, PD, southern OM, KEEY-Minneapolis WCTY-Norwich, Conn. accent, I cannot possi- bly tell her no." -Party "MCA's Kimberly Dunn Marty, MD, WTHI-Terre "Mark Grantin, PD at WWQM in Madison rocks! The because she's too Haute, Ind. staff is great and they're really into the music and sweet to say no to." their community!"-Bill Macky, VP of Promotion, MCA -Cadillac Jack, MD, "Rick Young because Records WYZB-Ft. Walton Beach, Fla. he's the most persistent

human that ever lived. I "Bruce Logan has the best sounding Country radio station in America. That's why mean besides Colonel when I go home to Greenville, I roll tape on WSSL for hours to steal great Sanders." -Ray ideas...Hey Bruce, the check's in the mail, brother!" -Chris O'Kelley, PD, WYYD- Edwards, OM, KDRK- Roanoke, Va. Spokane

"Although I don't know Kevin O'Neal very well, every time I've talked to or e -mailed "Jeff Solima. He can him, I find out how smart he is. He's one of the best in our business. I can't wait to make you see the posi- see him turn it up in Nashville." -John Paul, PD, WYRK-Buffalo tive side and there's no B.S.-just a lot of "Bill Thomas's WCYK in Charlottesville, Va. is a consistent ratings leader and musi- "Diane Richey. Elvis is cussing!" -Kris Daniels, cally competitive in any market. Bill does mornings and weekly appearances, but alive and living in her MD, KUZZ-Bakersfield above all he's a teacher and motivator of his staff in the increasingly stressed out guest house, right?" world of radio. He sees the big picture in a small market." -Scott Lindy, PD, -Paul Hurt, PD/MD, "Mike Borchetta at WPOC-Baltimore KNOT -Prescott, Ariz. Broken Bow. He's a great guy to chat with to "T. Gentry-he's got a great track record, an incredi- "Jack Christopher at hear all the great stories ble passion for the music, and he takes my calls." Columbia. He'd get the of the artists that's he's -Bill Young, PD, WWR-Clarksville, Tenn. eskimos drunk first." worked -Scott Lindy, PD, with like Tim McGraw, the Beach "R. J. Bones of WIHR-Chambersburg-Hagerstown. WPOC-Baltimore Boys, and especially the This is his first PD gig and I predict that his new "Jimmy Rector. If he Ventures." -Keith radio station 1-94, which signed on in June, is going can convince anyone in Thompson, MD, WXCY- to grow handsomely over the next couple years. He Nashville that Georgia Wilmington, Del. has a great owner, our client Dame Media, and a might beat Tennessee, great attitude!" -Jaye Albright, Consultant, McVay he can sell ice to the "Ettinger. No explanation Media eskimos. " -Bill necessary." -Mike Young, PD, WWR- Kennedy, PD, KBEQ- "Lance Houston in Gainesville, Fla. He's the youngest PD in country and he actually Clarksville, Tenn. Kansas City listens to the music." -Brian Jennings, PD, KZKX-Lincoln, Nebr.

"Jimmy Harnen. He "Louie Newman, MCA "KUBB's Stefan Carpenter. If he was in a larger market, his incredible passion would makes me feel guilty Southeast. Love ya, be noticed!" -Marita O'Donnell, Independent Promoter for not adding a Louie!" -Buzz Jackson, record. He also uses PD, KIIM-Tucson "Jay Phillips at WYGY in Cincinnati. Though he's been an award -winning PD in the plain logic to get a past, many people haven't noticed what he's accomplished in just one year in record on. He's hard to "Darlene Starr at Warner Cincinnati against longtime Country leader WUBE." -Larry Daniels, Consultant, say no to." -John Bros., because she's too DCRR Paul, PD, WYRK- Buffalo dang sweet and she lives and breathes "Clay Hunnicutt kicks ass everywhere he goes and you "Pam Newman has an music, period." still hear very little about him. Besides, he's a nice guy!" uncanny understanding -Tommy Carrera, PD, -Mike Kennedy, PD, KBEQ-Kansas City of how radio and KBQI-Albuquerque record promotion "Sky Phillips at WBKR in Owensboro. The station has should work. She "Without a doubt, Joe great numbers book after book. They always seem to works almost as hard Putnam at Mercury. do what's best for the market and in my opinion Sky is for her stations as the He'd have them believ- not only a PD, he's a great coach to his airstaff." PDs and MDs do." ing they need the ice!" -Party Marty, MD, WTHI-Terre Haute, Ind. -Greg Frey, APD/MD, -Ryan McCall, WGLR- KSON-San Diego L_Lancaster, Wis.

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I have KNIX-Phoenix five months to figure ''I used to think satellite radio would "Why are we putting bad records on the air out how to change a De an issue, but I don't think it's a "To destroy all music earlier than good records just because diaper!" -Buzz Dig deal anymore. II we come the consultants-unless I there's a promotion attached." -Bill Jackson, PD, KIIM- become one. " competition. I don'- thick they will Macky, VP of Promotion, MCA Records Tucson make a dent in radio listening for a -Randy Pinksten, PD, WDMS- ong time, if ever. Cur biggest chal - "How to destroy music consultants." Greenville, Miss. "Continue to improve enge now is doing more jobs with -Randy Pinksten, PD, WDMS-Greenville, at what I do and strive ess staff." -John 'au', PD, WYRK- Miss. "Spend more time to be the best that I Buffalo with my wife and can be, return more "How over-consulted 15 -song playlists are daughter." -Gregg phone calls, and find killing this format." -Brian Jennings, PD, "Joint marketing ventures between Swedberg, OM, the right woman who KZKX-Lincoln, Nebr. :he CMA, radio, and record labels." KEEY-Minneapolis can deal with this busi- -Scott Lindy, PD, WPOC-Baltimore ness." -Patrick Clark, "Attend one of MD, KGNC-Amarillo, ''Since the sales department matters Jamie's ass-kickin' Tex. parties." -Party more and more, and jocks matter less Marty, MD, WTHI- and less, what are tie things jocks "Become a house dad Terre Haute, Ind. can do to aid in gereralling revenue?" and take my daughter to school every day." -Party Marty, MD, WTHI-Terre "Actually take my golf -faute, Ind. clubs out of the -Mike Kennedy, PD, garage and onto a KBEQ-Kansas City 'A congressional rrancate forc!ng golf course." -Ray "Enjoy more tequila!" "How I can get my hair zo look like RJ 3rad Paisley ro put his cowboy hat Edwards, OM, KDRK- -Scott Winston, MD, Curtis!" -Ray Edwards. OM, KDRK- Deck on." -JR. Cloud, MD, KPCY- Spokane KVOX-Fargo Spokane 4bilene. Tex. "I'd like to meet Cyndi Thomson, and "Have dinner with "The need for Country radio to focus on 'Everybody played nice at the 'Too give her a "P" to add Mindy McCready" what the listeners in our markets actually 'op, Too Country' session, saying if to her last name, so I want, and not what the consultants and -Jason Walker, MD, cur artists cross over ifs good for can officially claim her others tell us the listeners in our market KMON-Great Falls, our format. If the listener doesn't lis - as my baby sister." want." -Mike Thomas, PD, KFAV- Mont. :en to Country radio, he. or she will -Keith Thompson, Mo. Warrenton, MD, WXCY- lever know that it's a country artist Get Nashville to stop they're listening to. The other for- Wilmington, Del. "How small radio owners and companies giving up on projects mats don't say, 'Th.s is country star just as they start to are not necessarily better than large cor- "I would dearly love -Patrick Clark, gain traction with lis- porations." -Lance Houston, PD, WYGC- to achieve financial MD, KGNC-Amarillo, Tex. teners. They're dis- Gainesville, Fla. security. Any rich old ladies who want to tracted right now by "Time managenen. Wait, i have no larger concerns than a "Country music sales-we need another adopt me?" :ime to finar." the latest new thing by 'Class of '89- -Jason Walker, MD, go to a serr -Bruce -Cadillac Jack, MD, unknown artists and KMON-Great Falls, Mont. _cgan, OM, WSSLWE3C-Greenville WYZB-Ft. Walton Beach, Fla. thus listening less to music radio. This "Breaking artists from the street up. How "Emerging contractual relatiionships "Go three straight means that it's taking can we get the listeners and buyers petween radio group owners and days wearing clothes longer than ever for involved from day one." -Jimmy Harnen, major labels through independent that don't have a logo familiarity to build on Co -National East, DreamWorks Records promoters. This is the format's dirty on them." things. They should ittle secret. Don't t -y to read a -John Landrum, save money by putting "Moving on from the old way of thinking. weekly chart without understanding APD, WESC-Greenville out less second-rate This is a whole new world and technology t." -Jaye Albright, McVay Media material and marketing has changed our lives. Once people realize "See more of my only the greatest songs that the old way will never return, maybe 'Ludgets that are so tight, they're extended family and by truly viable potential they can start brainstorming ways to really kept under wraps, they're kept travel outside the ict superstars." maximize their potential in this industry." US." -Scott Lindy, n shrink wrap.' -Bill "pun*o PD. -Jaye Albright, PD, KBQI-Albuquerque PD, WPOC-Baltimore -Tommy Carrera, .NVVR-Clarksvi:le, enr. McVay Media

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www.americanradiohistory.com © o 0 00 11111 TOP Dear Country Radio & Records Friends, HECO'L/çc Owe Ilil In a year that has seen much tragedy, turmoil, economic uncertainty, and continued mass con- 2001 solidation in our related businesses, we now e turn towards 2002 with a hopeful outlook that tt the new year will bring about some much COUNTRY libneeded good news for the country. Many of our co-workers and colleagues-pas-

RANK ARTIST TITLE LABEL TOTAL' sionate, smart, and committed professionals who care deeply about the continued success of the format-have been personally affected by these 1 DIAMOND RIO One More Day Arista/RLG 146915 e 2 BROOKS & DUNN Ain't Nothing 'Bout You Arista/RLG 145242 consolidations and company restructurings. We 3 JESSICA ANDREWS Who I Am DreamWorks 142550 0 sincerely hope that the new year brings about 4 TRAVIS TRITT Ifs A Great Day To Be Alive Columbia 141229 new opportunities for those who truly love what 5 TOBY KEITH You Shouldn't Kiss Me... DreamWorks 140233 they do. 6 KENNY CHESNEY Don't Happen Twice BNA/RLG 139675 7 KEITH URBAN But For The Grace Of God Capitol 129043 Looking back on the past year, everything we've ...do 8 LONESTAR I'm Already There BNA/RLG 125082 accomplished, seen, felt, or heard pales in corn- 9 MONTGOMERY GENTRY She Couldn't Change Me Columbia 122309 parison to the tragic events of September 11 to TIM MCGRAW Grown Men Don't Cry Curb 119639 when the landscape of our country and our lives 11 TIM MCGRAW My Next Thirty Years Curb 113481 O changed forever. Hopefully, those directly affect- 12 SARA EVANS I Could Not Ask For More RCA/RLG 111961 ed have begun receiving the help and support 13 JAMIE O'NEAL When I Think About Angels Mercury 111035 14 BLAKE S}IELTON Austin Warner Bros. 110166 IIthat people throughout the world rallied to pro - 15 TOBY KEITH I'm Just Talkin' About Tonight DreamWorks 102439 vide. Holidays are a time for family, but because 16 DIXIE CHICKS Without You Monument 100976 of the attacks, over four thousand families will 17 KEITH URBAN Where The Blacktop Ends Capitol 99729 celebrate these holidays missing loved ones.

18 CYNDI THOMSON What I Really Meant To Say Capitol 99291 19 JAMIE O'NEAL There Is No Arizona Mercury 99080 President Bush asked us to go on with our lives, 20 BROOKS & DUNN Only In America Arista/RLG 96942 and we have. Radio stations, who when called 21 PHIL VASSAR Just Another Day In Paradise Arista/RLG 96804 upon, became a catalyst for unity, have now 22 SARA EVANS Born To Fly RCA/RLG 96682 pretty much returned to normal programming,- 23 TRISHA YEARW00D I Would've Loved You Anyway MCA 93616 -- giving their listeners a humorous break in the 24 GARY ALLAN Right Where I Need To Be MCA 92147 mornings, and some great music throughout the 25 DIXIE CHICKS If I Fall You're Going Down ... Monument 92018 26 JO DEE MESSINA Burn Curb 89646 day. The record labels and their artists have pro- 27 FAITH HILL If My Heart Had Wings Warner Bros. 87139 vided this quality music, and from the advances 28 LONESTAR Tell Her BNA/RLG 84974 and buzz we're hearing from our friends at 29 BRAD PAISLEY Two People Fell In Love Arista/RLG 84384 radio, there's a lot more headed our way for 30 ALAN JACKSON When Somebody Loves You Arista/RLG 84292 2002. 31 GEORGE STRAIT If You Can Do Anything Else MCA 83604 32 TIM MCGRAW Angry All The Time Curb 82001 illlik Here at GAVIN, we too have felt the sign of the 33 LEE ANN WOMACK Ashes By Now MCA 81564 times, undergoing a management restructure ear- 34 JO DEE MESSINA Downtime Curb 81349 lier this year, and having to say goodbye to sev- 35 ALAN JACKSON Where I Come From Arista/RLG 80240 . 36 BRAD PAISLEY We Danced Arista/RLG 80112 eral colleagues. On the positive side, we recently 37 TRICK PONY On A Night Like This Warner Bros. 78717 launched our new Promorama fax, which has 0 38 CHRIS CAGLE Laredo Capitol 76364 fbeen receiving very favorable response from 39 RASCAL FLATTS This Everyday Love Lyric Street 76313 promotion & marketing directors of all formats. 40 TRAVIS TRITT Love Of A Woman Columbia 75878 To kick off 2002, our annual GAVIN Seminar will 41 CAROLYN DAWN JOHNSON Complicated Arista/RLG 75416 bring together some of the industry's brightest 42 TIM RUSHLOW She Misses Him Atlantic 75285 and best in the beautiful city of San Francisco. O. 43 TRAVIS TRITT Best Of Intentions Columbia 74988 We hope to see you there! 44 GARTH BROOKS Wild Horses Capitol 74103 45 RASCAL FLATTS While You Loved Me Lyric Street 68975 Until then, it's a time for holiday cheer, getting 46 TAMMY COCHRAN Angels In Waiting Epic 68921 together with family and friends, and taking a 47 KENNY CHESNEY I Lost It BNA/RLG 68232 48 MARK MCGUINN Mrs. Steven Rudy VFR 68126 moment to reflect on the blessings in our lives. 49 J. MICHAEL MONTGOMERY The Little Girl Atlantic 66016 50 LONESTAR What About Now BNA/RLG 64335 IlkA sincere "thank you" to all of you for your support of GAVIN throughout the year. Without you, Most Plays of the Year . 44) we couldn't do what we do! Diamond Rio "One More Day" (Arista) Most Spins By A Label Have a safe and happy holiday! We'll see you Arista (890,347) © next year! Most Spins By A New Act (2001) Blake Shelton (110,166)

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fions as quickly as possible before they were all extremely modest cash flow) for the survival of their gone. They would worry about the operation of investments. This could mean putting money back in them later-they had to make the deal! Big-time radio the 2002 budget for re -hiring people and funding As 2001-with all of its perils and pit- fan President Clinton addressed this at an industry research, marketing, and promotions. falls-winds to a blessed close, I fig- convention in June, and was very sad to see the lack ured it was the perfect time to look of what was promised: radio diversity. Instead he Voice tracking: useful device in the smaller markets? or to a higher power for knowledge sees radio as being less and less compelling. overused tool of Satan? and guidance-so naturally, I called We can all laugh, but the only way to make this We're treating radio as if it's a fire sale and we need Guy Zapoleon, programming gum and consistently work was to deal with the devil himself...in other to cut costs like there is no tomorrow. Voice tracking astute industry observer. Given all of this 3rd and 4th words, Wall Street. When your boss is Wall Street, can improve radio stations in smaller markets imme- Quarter upheaval we're experiencing, I submitted a you have to remember that stockholders have no diately-there are some excellent voice track talents series of topics for Guy to weigh in on. As usual, he soul. All anyone wants from their investment is a available. This may be a good stopgap measure, but completed them on his laptop, on a plane, flying to good rate of return. In the greedy dot-corn boom for now it has to be weekend and non -prime time yet another market visit. Here now, his years, the standard was to make double digit per- talent, and I hate saying that! My prayer is for our thoughts...worth saving. centages each year and double digit cash flow business to get to the place where we have live tal- KEVIN CARTER: We're now past the consolida- growth. This had become the norm ent even on the weekends in order to re-create entry tion phase and have entered this uneasy new until recently. When revenues start level positions for programming and talent. I shudder "contraction phase;' with mass layoffs on both sliding, the only way to make the cash to think where half of the people who run our busi- the radio and label side. Will this trend contin- flow numbers is to cut costs. The trend ness would be if they hadn't been able to find a door ue, and does this threaten the viability of this has forced cuts that were inconceiv- in as a promotion assistant, research department min- industry? able a few years ago-cuts that are ion, or weekend on -air talent running American Top GUY ZAPOLEON: Yes! Unfortunately this begins taking a patient already in critical off of 40. It's like that Twilight Zone episode about the time the year where all the mistakes we've made life-support. machine, where you go back and change one little as an industry really come home to roost. It's And the cuts come from the most thing and the entire world changes. I shudder to e there s always been a secret about how to precious resource any company has: think about what's to become of our industry with- make a lot of money with radio, but no one wanted it's people. Sadly, the most talented people with big out a next generation. to use it because it's the proverbial "killing the goose price tags are the first to go. It's an age-old game- that lays the golden egg." hire experts first to start your company: market man- According to your famous cycle of music theory, what That "dirty little secret"? Run the station with a agers, veteran programmers and outside trainers, cycle are we in now? Where are we headed next? How

skeleton crew, put the same playlist on all similarly then replace them with young, lower priced PDs and did the events if 9/1 I affect these cycles, if at all? formatted stations, spend nothing on marketing, and managers. The recession, the September 11th tragedy, and the sell airtime at the lowest rates in the market to grab My take on all this: fewer people, fewer ideas, less subsequent war has moved us into a very musically the lion's share of the revenue. This kills radio in good radio! conservative era-this is the doldrums part of the favor of short-term gain-but a few desperate over - music cycle. We are now finishing the fifth music leveraged radio company leaders decided to go for The big loser is the public who listens to radio: no cyde, and for an idea of what to expect, look at 1991 broke. How can any smaller company compete with research = poorly targeted programming unable to which was very similar to today. Teen Pop like New that? please the local market, less programming staff and Kids on the Block and Tiffany was fading, just like The answer is they can't. They can't sell time for fewer outside ideas = less programming creativity, Teen Pop by `NSync and Britney Spears is fading now. what it's worth when the ratings leader is low -balling. fewer local air staff = generic programming that has Rhythmic Pop by Paula Abdul and Pebbles was Ad agencies get their cost-per -point quotas at the no emotional bond with the local audience, less local replacing it, just like Rhythmic Pop by Pink, Jennifer cheapest price possible to satisfy their clients. When contesting money = fewer the big guys set those standards, the rest take the rev- fun and entertaining con- When your boss is Wall Street, you have to enue leftovers. tests, and less marketing It's really hard to blame anybody. This all hap- = money less top -of-mind remember that stockholders have no soul. pened when lobbyists for the big radio companies awareness for radio in gen- got a radio ownership addendum added onto the eral. 1996 Telecom bill at the last minute. It allowed virtu- Next year there will be a downgrading of expecta- Lopez, and Destiny's Child is replacing it now. The ally unlimited station ownership and huge percent- tions for revenue growth in radio, but I see this as a extremes of Rock were getting even more extreme in ages of a market's stations to be gobbled up by one silver lining because it gets Wall Street to accept a 1991-Megadeth replacing Guns-N-Roses, just like company. You can't blame smart business owners more realistic projection of cash flow from radio. edgier bands Creed, Three Doors Down, and who went after radio stations like it was the California Hopefully, radio can then convince Wall Street that it Nickelback are replacing matchbox twenty and Third Gold Rush! The game became about buying up sta - needs to go into a rebuilding phase (with an Eye Blind. Urban stayed more extreme in 1991 with

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rap artists MC Hammer, Public Enemy, and Bel Biv Devoe, just as Jay-Z, Ja Rule, and Missy Elliott con- o An Absent Companion: tinue to be the hottest music in our culture now. There's no doubt that the listeners are telling emembering us to be more conservative. I'm only seeing 12- 14 legitimate titles per week testing at any one time since September 11 (and beginning even PD months before this). You'll see a lot fewer hits for the next two years. eil Sulliv Satellite radio is literally hanging over our heads- how do foresee its impact? Should terrestrial radio, in its current state of flux, be nervous?

Yes! Radio should be very nervous about all the I first met Neil Sullivan when he programmed new entertainment sources coming on the scene. WKDD-Akron. We hit it off immediately; mostly All the consolidation and subsequent cuts in pro- because we were both from Massachusetts, knew gramming essentials are hitting at the worst pos- a lot of the same radio people, and were both sible time. There are more entertainment sources long-suffering Red Sox fans. No one was more available now than ever. shocked and saddened than I was when Neil XM is launching with formats offering more passed away, all too quickly, in September. In the variety than radio can offer, with no or few com- spirit of remembrance, I'm proud to share this fol- mercials. I don't think anyone realizes the impact lowing tribute, written by one of that XM is going to have on radio. All of us think Neil'scolleagues, Tim Moore. -Kevin Carter that the primary audience for XM will be audio- philes who are not being satisfied by radio's tight playlists. Not true. There are many people who y Tim Moore live in remote areas who cannot get radio. People who travel by car or truck will listen to n the summer of 2000 Neil Sullivan dependable radio brands on satellite. joined one of my client stations, Top 40 The big record labels are creating their own WLAM-Portland, Maine. Neil was a versions of Napster to download music. What lis- bright, consistent strategist who defined tener will continue to choose over-commercial- himself through his work; and his record stage lung cancer. He ended up with four ized and less -compelling radio as their means for .oke to those qualities. He'd spent time with weeks. getting music? Unfortunately, it's a reality we all veral regional and national groups, and the All of us in Neil's circle played the game have to deal with, and a snowball effect. Owners station was getting just the blue-chip program "how and why?" How does life's randomne need to be taking steps right now to create com- director it needed at a crucial time. reward some and seemingly cheat others? Wh. pelling and well -targeted radio stations or they I came to know Neil as he waded into a turn- a terrible break for one of radio's good pe will Find that radio will become forgotten much around challenge and a new format; each of us This simply wasn't right. like the great AM music stations where 30 years looking ahead to the spring sweep-his first real As improbable as this sounds, Neil set up ago when FM came on the scene. book for the station-which Neil regarded as a command center in his hospital quarters. His si ...keykey benchmark. Program directors come in gle interest apart from his mother and sister wh What does all this mean for Top 40? styles and Neil's was that of a measured, remained on constant watch, was his radio st What I don't want to see is a mass exodus from ring yet intense staff patriarch. I came to Lion. Over a series of calls as Neil moved in an the format like in the early '90s where a full 45 mire his iron -steady hand, which called for a out of the effects of medication, we talked abo percent of all Top 40s changed format, leaving lance of velvet -hammer toughness and gen- keeping promos consistent, keeping our mus" many markets without a Top 40 for several ine regard for his staff and peers. I had a feel - ads carefully filtered, and a dozen other thing;: years. Remember-not just radio, but every .4.; that Neil Sullivan would help the station a He insisted, as would a captain of a founderi product has a lifecycle, which includes highs _t. vessel, to stay on the bridge. I remember thin and lows. Even during the doldrums, every mar- Neil called me with good news when the ing that bravery comes in many forms. That ket can support one good Mainstream Top 40. `dvances were released in August. It was a solid can never really know the heart of a warrior, It's better to take out "insurance" on your breakout. Neil's turn -around project-by now an even what one looks like from the outside. I' property by supporting the station now with tal- extension of Neil himself-was a success. The always remember Neil's resolve, his sense ented people, research, and marketing than to excitement of advances never gets routine when purpose, and his devotion to his call letters an, change format. It's better to own a station that you consult, as we do; but we were all especial- his organization. In the remaining days of grac - you have to prop up for a while than to re- ly pleased for Neil. Neil's caring colleagues from his Portland st. launch with a secondary niche format and invest Almost lost in the excitement of that call was [ions showed him all of the kindness and co millions in building and creating awareness. 1eil's closing reference to his fatigue, and like a sideration he could have imagined. He passe Sooner or later that niche will go through its own nner near the end of a marathon, he men- quietly in the haze of mid -September. low. Top 40 is a dependable format that the med the need to take a few days off and He was a fine guy. Join me in a toast to aí public always comes back to, and when it's on ayhe get a physical." absent companion. its high cycle, is a ratings and revenue monster! Late August was a blur. I'll always remember e call friends in from Neil's Portland who told l'I:\t iNb c)RF I' NIA\.\ciING PARTNER FOR THE PRO e that Neil had admitted himself to a Boston \II\lì :\NI) RESEARCH PlR:\I AUDIENCE. DEVELO MR. 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TOP 10 MARKET Medium Market (#51-100) TOP 10 MARKET Medium Market (#51-100) (Arbitron Markets #1-10) ,Arbitron Markets #1-10) STATION YEAR STATION OF THE YEAR OF THE STATION OF THE YEAR KDGS-Wichita STATION OF THE YEAR KBFM-McAllen-Brownsville hQKQ-Omaha KPWR-Los Angeles KISV-Bakersfield HKS-Dallas KRQQ-Tacson KYLD-San Francisco KPRR-EI Paso HIS -FM -Los Angeles WAPE-Jacksonville WBBM/FM-Chicago KOCH -Omaha IRBE-Houston WPXY-Rochester WKTU-New York WBHJ-Birmingham WHIZ -New York WZEE-Madison WPGC-Washington WHZT-Greenville, SC W10(1 -Philadelphia WXKS-Boston WOHT-New York OM/PD OM/PD bnmy 3o Dean, WZEE-Madison John Candelaria, KPRR-El Paso Stone KQKQ-Omaha) OM/PD OM/PD Wayne !oy/Darrin (formerly Fisher, WHZT-Greenville, SC Mike Dangger, WPXY-Rochester Frankie Blue, WKTU-New York Erian Bridgman, WIOQ-Philly Erik Johnson, KOCH -Omaha Mark Medina, KRQO/KOHT-Tucson Todd Cavanah, WBBM/FM-Chicago .john Ivey, WXKS-Boston/KIIS-LA Mickey Johnson, WBHJ-Birmingham Eilly Santiago, KBFM-McAllen-Brownsville Tracy Cloherty, WQHT-New York bm Poleman, WHIZ -New York Bob Lewis, KISV-Bakersfield Cat Thomas, WAPE-Jacksonville Michael Martin, KYLD-San Francisco bdd Shannon, KHKS-Dallas Greg Williams, KDGS-Wichita Dom Theodore, KRBE-Houston Jimmy Steal, KPWR-Los Angeles ASST. PD/MUSIC DIRECTOR Jeff Wyatt, WIHT-Washington, DC Jay Stevens, WPGC-Washington Jeff "Hitman" DeWitt KBFM-McAllen-Brownsville ASST. PD/MUSIC DIRECTOR fbo-m On The Barstool, WPXY-Rochester Jojo Collins, KDGS-Wichita ASST. PD/MUSIC DIRECTOR boy Mann WAPE-Jacksonville ASST. PD/MUSIC DIRECTOR Murph Dawg, WHZT-Greenville Paul "Cubby' Bryant, WHIZ -New York F -Dub, CRQQ/KOHT-Tucson Jazzy Jim Archer, KYLD/KMEL-San Francisco Gina Lee Fuentez, KPRR-EI Paso David Carey, MKS -Boston .bnathan Reed, WZEE-Madison Damion Young/E-Man, KPWR-Los Angeles Mary K, WBHJ-Birmingham Dave Morales, KHKS-Dallas Erik Bradley, WBBM/FM-Chicago Picazzo, KISV-Bakersfield Marion Newsome, WIOQ-Philly MARKETING/PROMOTIONS DIRECTOR Thea Mitchem, (formerly) WPGC-Washington Michael Steele, KITS -Los Angeles hate Burns, KRQQ-Tucson Geronimo, WKTU-New York MARKETING/PROMOTIONS DIRECTOR ,.ulia Esparza, KBFM-McAllen-Brownsville Larkin Cavanaugh, KOCH -Omaha Orest Hrynak, WPXY-Rochester DIRECTOR MARKETING/PROMOTIONS DIRECTOR Maria Ciski, KDGS-Wichita MARKETING/PROMOTIONS bowie Oleson, WZEE-Madison Michael Biemolt, WBBM/FM -Chicago lisa Acchione, WIOQ-Philly Angie P1nto, WAPE-Jacksonville Chris Lucy, KPRR-EI Paso Von Freeman, KIIS-Los Angeles Katie Eyerly, KMEL-San Francisco 8 -Money, WBHJ-Birmingham Don Macleod, York Julie Garcia, KHKS-Dallas Small Market (#101 -plus) WKTU-New Tracy Peoples, KISV-Bakersfield Joe Mazzei, WXKS-Boston Rocco Macri, WQHT-New York Dianna KPWR-Los Mike Paterson, KRBE-Houston STATION OF THE YEAR Obermeyer, Angeles Small Market (#101 -plus) Sammy Simpson, WHIZ -New York WHTS-Quad Cities Carlos Pedraza, KYLD-San Francisco WI DG -Saginaw STATION OF THE YEAR Major Market (#11-25) WM:CI-New Haven Major Market (#11-25) KHTN-Merced/Modesto WPST-Tenton KWIN-Stockton WSTO-Evansville, Ind. STATION OF THE YEAR STATION OF THE YEAR KWNZ-Reno WZYP-huntsville k.DWB-Minneapolis KKFR-Phoenix WJFX-Ft. Wayne KHTS-San Diego KOKS -Denver WOCQ-Salisbury-Ocean City OM/PD WXIS-Johnson City WBLI-Long Island Mark Anderson, WIOG-Saginaw KUBE-Seattle WFLZ-Tampa Dave MbKay, WPST-Trenton KXJM-Portland WHYI-Miami Dr Dave. Michaels WSTO-Evansville, Ind. WLLD-Tampa OM/PD WSTR-Atlanta Danny Ocean, WKCI-New Haven WPOW-Miami Phil Baker, WJFX-Ft. Wayne boy Waitekus, WHTS-QuadCities John Christian, KWIN-Stockton OM/PD bill West, WZYP-Huntsville OM/PD Blade Michaels, WXIS-Johnson City Rene Roberts, KHTN-Merced/Modesto Dan Bowen, WSTR-Atlanta Mark Adams, !MN -Portland ASST- PD/MUSIC DIRECTOR Bill Schulz, KWNZ-Reno Jeff Kapugi, WFLZ-Tampa Cat Collins, KOKS -Denver Diana Laird, KHTS-San Diego Ally, WZY Huntsville Wookie, WOCO-Salisbury-Ocean City Brandon Edwards WIOG-Saginaw Kid Curry, WPOW-Miami Rob Morris, KDWB-Minneapolis Chris Puorra, WPS`T-Trenton Shellie Hart/Eric Powers, KUBE-Seattle Rice, ASST. PD/MUSIC DIRECTOR JJ WBLI-Long Island Mark Reid KOKY-Keamey, Neb. Orlando, WLLD-Tampa Todd Ambrose, -Johnson City Rob Roberts, WHYI-Miami Nevin Walker, WHTS-Quad Cities Bruce St. James, KKFR-Phoenix MIS Big Bear, KCAQ-Oxnard Deelite, WOCQ- Salisbury-Ocean City ASST. PD/MUSIC DIRECTOR ... PD/MUSIC ASST. DIRECTOR Diane Foxx, KWIN-Stockton ,;ammons, WSTR-Atlanta MAJOR LABEL OF THE YEAR Beata, WLLD-Tampa Scott Hecathorn, WJFX-Ft. Wayne Tony Banks, WHYI-Miami Arita Pretty Boy Dontay, KXJM-Portland AI Levine, WBLI-Long Island Atlantic: Charlie Huero, KKFR-Phoenix Derek Moran, KDWB-Minneapolis Coumbia John E. Kage, KOKS -Denver LABEL OF THE YEAR Stan Priest, WFLZ-Tampa Julie Pilat, KUBE-Seattle Interscope Arista Rick Vaughn/Hitman Haze, KHTS-San Diego Tony The Tiger/Eddie Mix, WPOW-Miami J Bacons Columbia Jive Epic MARKETING/PROMOTIONS DIRECTOR Universal MARKETING/PROMOTIONS DIRECTOR Interscope Nancy Cambino, WBLI-Long Island Aldo, KOKS -Denver Island Def Jam Man Hennes, WSTR-Atlanta INDEPENDENT LABEL Kenny Bernstein, WPOW-Miami Jive Camie Dunbar, WHYI-Miami Curb Drew Fleming, WILD -Tampa MCA Claudine Lewis, KHTS-San Diego DreamWorks Woody Justik, KUBE-Seattle John O'Connell, KDWB-Minneapolis Edel America Monchai Pungaew, KKFR-Phoenix Shannon Wray, WFLZ-Tampa Ho lywcod SR. PROMO EXEC Wind-up Rene Rank, KXJM-Portland Nino Cuccinello, Interscope Valerie Delong, Universal/Motown Marge Market (#26-50) IXEC/9L VP/PROMOTION, MAJOR LABEL Large Market (#26-501 Lisa Ellis, Columbia Eteve Bartels, Arista Torn Maffei, Priority STATION OF THE YEAR Charlie Foster, Universal STATION OF THE YEAR John McMann, Atlantic ILMXV-Kansas City Andrea 3anis, Atlantic KBBT-San Antonio Liz Pokora, Epic Records WKSE-Buffalo Craig Lambert, MCA KLUC-Las Vegas Marthe Reynolds, Island Def Jam WNCI-Columbus ken Lane, Island Def Jam KQBT-Austin Cary Vance, Virgin WNKS-Charlotte F'ichard Palmase, J Rekords KSFM-Sacramento WRVW-Nashville .roe Ricritelli, Jive WJHM-Orlando NATIONAL PROMO EXEC WXSS-Milwaukee E renda Romano, Interscope Charlie Walk, Columbia WZMX-Hartford Lucy Barragan, Elektra Danny Comglio, Priority OM/PD OF THE YEAR Andrea Foreman, Columbia VP/PROMOTION, MAJOR LABEL OM/PD OF THE YEAR Bich Davis, WRVW-Nashville Mike Lieberman, Epic Jet( Bardin, Elektra JD Gonzalez, KBBT-San Antonio Brian Kelly, WXSS-Milwaukee Gary Marella, Universal/Motown Mike Easterlin Island Def Jam Byron Kennedy, KSFM-Sacramento John Reynolds, WNKS-Charlotte lee Leipsner, Columbia Enrique Ongtin, Virgin Jerry McKenna, WWKX-Providence Jimmy Steele, WNCI-Columbus Chris Lapes, Interscope Rick Sackheim, Arista Bave Universal, WKSE-Buffalo David Nathan, Universal VictoStarr, WZMX-Hartford Motti Shulman, Island Def Jam Jon Zellner, KMXV-Kansas City Felicia Swerling, WameBros. ScooteB. Stevens, KQBT-Austin Cat Thomas, KLUC-Las Vegas INDEPENDENT LABEL ASST. PD/MUSIC DIRECTOR VP/NATIONAL PROMO EXEC Artemis Ilylan, KMXV-Kansas City (now WWWQ-Atlanta) Greg Marella, MCA ASST. PD/MUSIC DIRECTOR DreamWorks Jason McFadden, Virgin oe Kelly, WNCI-Columbus Danny B/Romeo, KBBT-San Antonio Edel America Mark Nailer Interscope oJo Martinez, WXSS-Milwaukee J.B. King, KLUC-Las Vegas Robbins Dave Reynolds Universal Jay Love, WJHM-Orlando asan McCormick, WNKS-Charlotte Margaret Ann ftonayne, Arista Strictly Rhythm am Peace, WRVW-Nashville Mark McCray, (formerly) KQBT-Austin Tommy Boy Bradley Ryan, WWKX-Providence TVT VP/PROMOTION, INDEPENDENT LABEL MARKETING/PROMOTIONS DIRECTOR bad Anoerson, Wind-up Diana Ades, WNKS-Charlotte Bob Catania, Curb MARKETING/PROMOTIONS DIRECTOR PROMO EXEC, INDEPENDENT LABEL Sabrina Ary, WNCI-Columbus Scot Finck, Hollywood Tim Black, KSFM-Sacramento Phil Mataragas, TVT Sachael Frydman, WXSS-Milwaukee Vicki Leben, DreamWorks Tristano Korlou, WZMX-Hartford Bari G., Strictly Rhythm Leith Kaufman, WRVW-Nashville Frank Murray, Robbins Keith Memoly, WJHM-Orlando Frank Murray, Robbins Entertainment Barry Pinlac, Chad Mantoath, KMXV-Kansas City Barry Pinlac, Edel America Jill Strada, WPYO-Orlando Edel America Stephanie Ringer, WKSE-Buffalo Vanessa Thill, KLUC-Las Vegas Hazel Zoleta, Tommy Boy

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TOP 40 RHT ROSSOVER -_ -- RANK ARTIST TITLE LABEL TOTAL PLAYS RANK ARTIST TITLE

1 LIFEHOUSE Hanging By A Moment DreamWorks 220,794 1 JA RULE Put It On Me Island Def Jam 84,937 2 LENNY KRAVITZ Again Virgin 181,569 2 112 Peaches and Cream Bad Boy/Arista 80,369 3 SHAGGY Angel MCA 175,719 3 NELLY Ride Wit Me Universal 77,097 4 UNCLE KRACKER Follow Me Lava/Atlantic 169,889 4 EVE/GWEN Let Me Blow Ya Mind Interscope 74,557 5 NELLY Ride Wit Me Universal 168,344 5 JENNIFER LOPEZ I'm Real Epic 73,010 6 JANET All For You Virgin 154,364 6 MISSY ELLIOTT Get Ur Freak On Elektra 68258 7 CHRISTINA/LIL' KIM/MYA/PINK Lady Marmalade lnterscope 153,714 7 JAGGED EDGE/NELLY Where The Party At? Columbia 66,980 8 CRAZY TOWN Butterfly Columbia 147,794 8 JOE Stutter Jive 66,949 9 TRAIN Drops Of Jupiter Columbia 147,002 9 OUTKAST Ms. Jackson LaFace/Arista 61,178 10 EVE/GWEN Let Me Blow Ya Mind Interscope 137,474 10 K -CI & JOJO Crazy MCA 59,086 11 DIDO Thank You Arista 136,272 11 ALICIA KEYS Fallin' J Records 58,617 12 JENNIFER LOPEZ Love Don't Cost A Thing Epic 135,203 12 SHAGGY Angel MCA 56,221 13 BLU CANTRELL Hit 'Em Up Style )Oops!) Arista 134,579 13 USHER U Remind Me Arista 54,913 14 DREAM He Loves U Not Bad Boy/Arista 131,833 14 CITY HIGH What Would You Do? Interscope 51,887 15 K -CI & JOJO Crazy MCA 128,136 15 MARY J. BLIGE Family Affair MCA 51,352 16 JENNIFER LOPEZ I'm Real Epic 127,638 16 MYSTIKAL Danger (Been So Long) Jive 50826

17 DESTINY'S CHILD Independent Women Columbia 126,096 17 JAY -Z I Just Wanna Love U Roc-A-Fella/IDJMG 49,568 18 0 -TOWN All Or Nothing J Records 124,740 18 LUDACRIS What's Your Fantasy Island Def Jam 47,756 19 NELLY FURTADO I'm Like A Bird DreamWorks 122,070 19 JAGGED EDGE Promise So So Def/Columbia 47,006 20 STAIND It's Been Awhile Flip/Elektra 121,323 20 LUDACRIS Southern Hospitality Island Def Jam 46,154 21 MATCHBOX TWENTY If You're Gone Lava/Atlantic 120,102 21 MISSY ELLIOTT One Minute Man Elektra 44,954 22 SHAGGY It Wasn't Me MCA 119,682 22 SHAGGY It Wasn't Me MCA 44,639 23 JANET Someone To Call My Lover Virgin 114,772 23 BLU CANTRELL Hit 'Em Up Style (Oops!) Arista 43,036 24 ALICIA KEYS Fallin' J Records 111,510 24 DESTINY'S CHILD Survivor Columbia 42,752 25 MYA Case Of the Ex Interscope 111,405 25 OB'S FINEST Oochie Wally Columbia 42,356 26 CITY HIGH What Would You Dol Interscope 111,148 26 JANET All For You Virgin 41,979 27 MADONNA Don't Tell Me Maverick 110,711 27 GINUWINE Differences Epic 41,241 28 CREED With Arms Wide Open Wind-up 106,072 28 LIL' MO Superwoman Elektra 40,902 29 AEROSMITH Jaded Columbia 105,229 29 CHRISTINA/LIL KIM/MYA/PINK Lady Marmalade Interscope 40,153 30 JESSICA SIMPSON Irresistible Columbia 104,446 30 JAY-Z Izzo (H.O.V.A.) Roc-A-Fella/IDJMG 39,145 31 DESTINY'S CHILD Survivor Columbia 102,510 31 JENNIFER LOPEZ Love Don't Cost A Thing Epic 38,612 32 INCUBUS Drive Immortal/Epic 100,488 32 DESTINY'S CHILD Independent Women Columbia 38,436 33 3 DOORS DOWN Kryptonite Republic/Universal 94,342 33 R. KELLY Fiesta Jive 38,011 34 SUGAR RAY When It's Over Lava/Atlantic 93,773 34 FABOLOUS/NATE DOGG Can't Deny It Elektra 37,443 35 JENNIFER LOPEZ Play Epic 93,727 35 OUTKAST So Fresh, So Clean LaFace/Arista 37,272 36 S CLUB 7 Never Had A Dream Come True Interscope 87,886 36 JA RULE Between Me & You Island Def Jam 37,031

37 PINK Most Girls LaFace/Arista 83,861 37 TOYA I Do Arista 35,779 38 USHER U Remind Me Arista 79,688 38 TRICK DADDY I'm A Thug Slip-N-Slide/Atlantic 33,760 39 JOE Stutter Jive 78,489 39 NELLY E.I. Universal 33,618 40 MOBY/GWEN South Side V2 77,808 40 JA RULE Livin' It Up IDJMG 32,782 41 DESTINY'S CHILD Bootylicious Columbia 75,597 41 SNOOP DOGG Lay Low No Limit 32,585 42 NELLY FURTADO Turn Off The Light DreamWorks 75,347 42 3LW No More (Baby l'ma Do Right) Epic 31,572 43 MADONNA Music Maverick/Warner Bros. 74,518 43 LUDACRIS Area Codes Island Def Jam 29,736

44 SOULDECISION Faded MCA 74,270 44 TYRESE I Like Them Girls RCA 29,414 45 EVAN & JARON Crazy For This Girl Columbia 73,671 45 DR.DRE The Next Episode Aftermath/Interscope 28,376 46 CRAIG DAVID Fill Me In WildStar/Atlantic 73,003 46 D12 Purple Hills Uni/Interscope 28,346 47 SAMANTHA MUMBA Gotta Tell You Interscope 70,490 47 BUBBA SPARXXX Ugly Interscope 27,926 48 OUTKAST Ms. Jackson LaFace/Arista 69,656 48 MYA Case Of the Ex Interscope 27,886 49 LEO Every Other Time J Records 67,443 49 TRICK DADDY Take It To Da House Slip-N-Slide/Atlantic 27,533 50 ATC Around The World Republic/Universal 66,747 50 CRAIG DAVID Fill Me In WildStar/Atlantic 27,498

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RICHARD SANDS

[email protected] You Said It, 2001

Compiled by Richard Sands true philosophies, the building, and the direction of can't hate Arbitron's methodology when you look the format are long gone. Back in the day, sharing had and then praise it when you look good." records with Active Rock was the number -one -Chris Williams, 99X-Atlanta Whew. What a year. It was more than crime for our format." -Jerry Rubino, Sirius a "space odyssey," it was an adven- Satellite Radio "Today we have a stronger musical generation gap ture. It was a year of competition, since any time since rock's first flowering in the consolidation, death, war and, of "WEDJ was totally consumed by our radio station. 1950s and 1960s. If you want your station to have course, the usual squabbling about "what is I know that sounds like we're full of ourselves, but any appeal to most people over Alternative?" Let's take one last long look back by it really was true. I've never encountered a station the age of 25, you are compelled remembering some of your most notable quotage: whose prime focus was more to try and mimic to shy away from most hip -hop "I was shitting pickles last week during my first what we were doing, rather than focusing on their flavored material. This, of course, shift. But I didn't stumble, knock own product and trying to make it better. They just makes your station even more the station off the air, or blow any- were constantly taking their eye off the ball and irrelevant to today's hip -hop gen- thing up, so it worked out pretty missing some obvious opportunities. When the eration," -Jayne Charneski, well." -Duane Doherty, KDGE- attack `tactics' didn't work and the ratings never got Edison Media Research Dallas, after returning to the air- out of the ones, it went downhill relatively fast from waves. there." -Scott Jameson, WRZX-Indianapolis "The format has become more and more modal, with a younger and younger audience. We're going "Big hits that are exclusive to the format will cure "I saw the band at least ten times over the years. to take the 25-34 position, and our research shows everything. I'm looking for records that frighten One of the things I'll remember that, to them, Alternative means variety and a diver- other formats. Give me the about Joey Ramone was that the sity of sounds-they're not content with the same- `Nookie's,' and 'Last Resort's' any last time I saw them on the final ness that you hear on the radio today. Did I miss the day. When stations like KIIS and leg of the farewell tour-he was memo that says you couldn't play female artists? And Star start looking at our playlist still excited and passionate about why does radio have to play the same six bands and seeing what they can steal, music. That show was just as great over and over. We're not just competing against that's when I get worried." as the other nine or ten times I'd seen them-a other radio stations-listeners have a lot of places to -Kevin Weatherly, KROQ-Los whole lot of 1-2-3-4's and a glorious wall of pas- go now." -Bill Gamble, WZZN-Chicago. Angeles sion." -Jim McGuinn, WPLY-Philadelphia. "Let's face it, when there are major new devel- "We paid very close attention to call -out, and it "I'm not interested in `Mallternative' which is essen- opments (of the war on terrorism), television showed we had more room for stuff like Moby and tially what you hear on the radio today. I'm look- news and radio stations that Coldplay. There is an appetite in this market for ing for the undiscovered million sellers-those specialize in news are going to more than just hard rock-I think the kids are a lot bands with a huge following that aren't getting have a short-term advantage. smarter than the format gives them credit for." massive radio exposure-someone like Ani Nevertheless, music stations are I I -Melody Lee, KROX-Austin DiFranco and Fugazi. Once upon a time no one at going to have to come up with radio knew about a Blink 182 or even U2 and The more of a news and information "Based on the stations that I listen Ramones, but they sold boatloads of records and presence to avoid a need for to online, the format really seems toured constantly-I'll be on the lookout for those tune -out during the more routine days. Our to be at a creative high. I think kind of acts." -Mike Halloran, KFSD-San Diego. leaders are saying that this is a war unlike any that's based on the fact that radio we've ever waged and that it won't be quick is back to the competitive spirit- "Many times we tend to forget about the impor- and easy, so this isn't a need that's going away lots of choices out there, so you tance of the college or specialty show. We write in six months, sadly." -Dave Beasing, Jacobs need to be louder. We (Alternative them off as just another way of filling up non- Media radio) probably got a bit complacent when there essential time periods. But if not for the college or was no sharing of the music, and we had our own specialty shows over the years, many bands that "If you're going to mn news outside of mornings private beach front." -Tom Calderone, MTV have become important in our format would not on a music station, it better be more important to have been heard." -Danny Villalobos, WAVF- the audience than their favorite songs. "Instinct at Alternative is gone, diversity is gone, Charleston Furthermore, I feel Alternative stations need to be and sharing so many records and bands with able to put the news in their own `language' so that Active and Mainstream Rock is at an all-time "Leslie [Frain] and I feel we are a strong 5.0+ radio it resonates with the audience. Running CNN prob- pathetic high. Many in radio will claim that what station 12 -plus, and we'll continue to strive to ably doesn't get it done." -Steve Rivers, POWER they are playing is Alternative, but in reality, the achieve that mark or higher each book. Hey, you Media.

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www.americanradiohistory.com and take matters into our own hands. We were ENTERING THE SPOTLIGHT forced to learn how to do that and that's just the the SONGS TO PICK UP BEFORE THEY TAKE OFF way we've worked for so long, and now that we actually have a label that's involved and doing a Bad Religion Business great job, we can't turn the switch off and not worry about things. We have to stay involved, to of Jimmy know what's going on. And I think that it's better. Some bands don't like to deal with it, and that's fine, but for us, we really wanna know what's Eat World going on and to know what we're being told makes sense. And in order to do that you have to By Kathleen Richards be involved in the business side of the band.

Before the release of the album, was there a This year, Jimmy Eat World succeeded on several difference between where you guys were fronts: being a model for indie SINGLE: "Sorrow" bands trying to mentally and where you are now? make good, putting the word "emo" on the main- LABEL: Epitaph We're still very involved in what goes on with stream map, and surviving being dropped by a STATS: Their 12th album in almost 20 years, The everything regarding this band. The fact that the major label and emerging bigger and better on the Process Of Belief marks a homecoming of sorts record's had a success, we're happy about that, but other end, all without intention. Chock it up to for these LA -punk veterans. Original members ultimately, so much of this is really out of our their DIY tactics, their conviction, or luck. Or Greg Graffin and Brett Gurewitz reunite after six hands. So we're just encouraged that we're work- rather more accurately, because years apart and return to the label Gurewitz Jimmy Eat World has a solid under- founded after a disappointing stint with a major standing of the symbiotic relationship label. between the business and artistic side CLAIM TO FAME: Being one of the most vital and of their music, seemingly without important bands from the '80s LA punk scene having to compromise either side. isn't had for starters. With their new single, the infectious EARLY BELIEVERS: KNDD, WBTZ, KMBY, KPKX, "The Middle," and a similarly enticing \VROX video to accompany it, Jimmy Eat CONTACT: Christina Whitetrash, (213) 413-7353 World are finding themselves better off than ever, as their self-proclaimed businessman, drummer Zach Lind Unwritten Law recently disclosed:

How closely do you guys follow your sales figures and adds at ing vv nI I people who know what they're doing and radio? I think that's the main thing. That's the biggest dif- We're pretty involved. When you're out on the ference from the experience of this record as road and you're working really hard, you wanna opposed to the other records-we actually have see if it's working. And sales and radio is a result confidence in our label and management compa- of your hard work, and it's good to keep up on ny. how well you're doing in different markets. Then you're informed as far as where you wanna go Do you think that actually helps your music? SINGLE: "Seein' Red" play. LABEL: Interscope It doesn't have anything to do with it. As far as just STATS: Five from San operating as a band, it helps, because you know guys Diego who've got Where are you most popular? that when you do things that they're for a reason their own spin on good-time California -tinged We've always been most popular in New York, LA, and that it's not just political, it's not just to go out punk -pop -rock. Their fourth album, Elva, is the and Phoenix. Those are three markets that we've there and make money. It's about making good follow-up to their self-titled release which fea- done really well in. And since the success of this decisions as far as your career. This music industry tured the successful single, "Cailin." new single, it's spreading out all over. You can is all just a big game and sometimes it's fun to play CLAIM TO FAME: Having romped around the SoCal look at a SoundScan sheet and see some small it and sometimes it's not. But really, the music is scene since the early '90s, the band has rubbed town that we've never even played at and we've just us and our practice space and coming up with shoulders with other high-profilin' San Diego sold like 200 copies of our record there. That is songs, and whether we were on a small indie label bands like Blink 182 and Sprung Monkey. Dicl I pretty surprising. or a big record label, it really doesn't affect it. mention their single was added at KROQ? EARLY BELIEVERS: KROQ, WBER How do you negotiate between the business So you're able to separate the two. CONTACT: Robbie Lloyd, (310) 865-1000 side of the industry and the artistic side and Yeah, definitely. There's a huge wall in between still be considered an "indie" band? the two because if you don't have that, I think it's TO GET YOUR SONG IN THE "SPOTLIGHT," SEND NEW We've never been indie rock. We've been on a really bad. We just do what we wanna do cre- RELEASES TO KATHLEEN RICHARDS, GAVIN, 140 SECOND major label for most of our career, but by being atively and however it falls into place, that's fine STREET, 5TH FLOOR, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94105. neglected by the major label, we've had to adjust with us.

www.americanradiohistory.com 2002 GAVIN SEMINAR AWARDS TOP NOMINEES RECO - /2 2001

Congratulations to all of our GAVIN Seminar 2002 Award Nominees. Winners will be announced at our Seminar in San Francisco, February 20-24, 2002. Hope to see you there!

DOUBLE PLATINUM VP/Programming/Program Director ALTERNATIVE Leslie Fram, WNNX-Atlanta Label of the Year Steve Kingston, WXRK-New York TITLE LABEL IIM EpicIDJMG Phil Manning, KNDD-Seattle Jim McGuinn, WPLY-Philadelphia 1. INCUBUS Drive (Epic) 85,023 Interscope Oedipus, WBCN-Boston RCA Kevin Weatherly, KROQ-Los Angeles 2. STAIND It's Been Awhile (Elektra/EEG) 76,006 Universal 3. LIFEHOUSE Hanging By A Moment (DreamWorks) 67,261 Warner Bros. APD/Music Director Aaron Axelsen, KITS -San Francisco 4. FUEL Hemorrhage (In My Hands) (Epic) 64,768 Executive of the Year Alan Ayo, KDGE-Dallas 5. LINKIN PARK One Step Closer (Warner Bros.) 61,454 Stu Bergen, IDJMG Pat Ferrise, WHFS-Washington Tom Biery, Warner Bros. Mike Peer, WXRK-New York 6. TOOL Schism (Volcano) 59,651 Phil Costello, Reprise Chris Williams, WNNX-Atlanta 7. WEEZER Hash Pipe (Interscope) 59,094 Andrea Ganis, Atlantic Lisa Worden, KROQ-Los Angeles Steve Leeds, Universal 8. LINKIN PARK Crawling (Warner Bros.) 58,632 Brenda Romano, Interscope Markets 16-50 9. MOBY South Side (V2) 58,066

Promotion Person of the Year Station of the Year 10. SUM 41 Fat Lip (Island/IDJMG) 55,436 Bob Divney, Reprise KXTE-Las Vegas 11. CRAZY TOWN Butterfly (Columbia/CRG) 55,367 Rob Goldklang, Warner Bros. WXDX-Pittsburgh Howard Leon, Universal KNRK-Portland 12. ALIEN ANT FARM Smooth Criminal (DreamWorks) 54,093 Robbie Lloyd, Interscope KPNT-St. Louis 13. NICKELBACK How You Remind Me (Roadrunner/IDJMG) 53,108 Jacqueline Saturn, Epic KXRK-Salt Lake City Gary Spivack, Capitol XTRA-San Diego 14. AARON LEWIS & F. DURST Outside (Interscope) 47,284 15. GODSMACK Awake (Republic/Universal) 47,275 PLATINUM PD Mark Hamilton, KNRK-Portland 16. TANTRIC Breakdown (Maverick) 47,085 Label of the Year Scott Jameson, WRZX-Indianapolis 17. LIMP BIZKIT My Way (Flip/Interscope) 46,327 Arista Kim Monroe, WXTM-Cleveland DreamWorks John Moschitta, WXDX-Pittsburgh 18. BLINK 182 The Rock Show (MCA) 46,088 Maverick Tim Schiavelli, WBRU-Providence 19. PUDDLE OF MUDD Control (Interscope) 44,448 Roadrunner Bryan Schock, XTRA-San Diego Virgin 20. COLDPLAY Yellow (Nettwerk/Capitol) 43,407 Wind-up MD 21. SALIVA Your Disease (Island/IDJMG) 42,893 Jack DeVoss, WWCD-Columbus

Promotion Person of the Year Chris Muckley, XTRA-San Diego 22. INCUBUS I Wish You Were Here (Epic) 42,682 Shanna Fischer, Wind-up Todd Noker, KXRK-SLC 23. PAPA ROACH Last Resort (DreamWorks) 42,500 Geordie Gillespie, Virgin Chris Ripley, KXTE-Las Vegas Dave Loncao, Roadrunner Toby Ryan, KROX-Austin 24. RAGE AGAINSTTHE MACHINE Renegades Of Funk (Epic) 42,161 Gaby Skolnek, Maverick Bobby Smith, WOCL-Orlando 25. AMERICAN HI-FI Flavor Of The Weak (Island/IDJMG) 40,826 Matt Smith, DreamWorks Jeff Sodikoff, Arista Markets 51+ 26. 3 DOORS DOWN Loser (Republic/Universal) 40,639

27. DISTURBED Down With The Sickness (Reprise) 39,381 GOLD Station of the Year WRAX-Birmingham 28. LINKIN PARK In The End (Warner Bros.) 38,110 Label of the Year WAVF-Charleston Duck And Run (Republic/Universal) 37,467 Astralwerks KJEE-Santa Barbara 29. 3 DOORS DOWN Epitaph KFMA-Tucson 30. GORILLAZ Clint Eastwood (Virgin) 36,276 Nettwerk KMYZ-Tulsa 31. DISTURBED Stupify (Reprise) 34,706 TVT WPBZ-West Palm Beach Volcano 32. STAIND Fade (Elektra/EEG) 34,041 V2 PD Alive 33,354 Nikki Basque, KPOI-Honolulu 33. P.O.D. (Atlantic) Promotion Person of the Year Mimi Griswold, WKRL-Syracuse 34. INCUBUS Pardon Me (Epic) 33,254 Eric Baker, Extasy Susan Groves, WHRL-Albany LIMP BIZKIT Rollin' (Interscope) 32,262 Bill Carroll, Vagrant John Michael, KFMA-Tucson 35. Lorraine Caruso, Jive/Volcano John O'Connell, WPBZ-West Palm 36. U2 Beautiful Day (Interscope) 31,434 Gary Jay, TVT Beach GREEN DAY Warning (Reprise) 30,377 Jenni Sperandeo, Astralwerks Scott Petibone, WPLA-Jacksonville 37. Christina Whitetrash, Epitaph 38. TRAIN Drops Of Jupiter (Columbia/CRG) 29,576 MD 3 Kryptonite (Republic/Universal) 29,280 Indie of the Year Tim Bronson, WGRD-Grand Rapids 39. DOORS DOWN Scott Burton, JMA Chumley, WPLA-Jacksonville 40. FUEL Innocent (Epic) 29,074 Mark Fischer, McGathy Peter Gunn, KLEC-Little Rock 28,811 Michael Idlis, Idlis Communications Amy Hudson, WMAD-Madison 41. DAVE MATTHEWS BAND The Space Between (RCA) Mark Kordelos, UNCLE Picard, WTBZ-Burlington 42. A PERFECT CIRCLE Judith (Virgin) 28,664 Jack Springer, Technikolor Danny Villalobos, WAVF-Charleston 43. DISTURBED Voices (Reprise) 28,353 Del Williams, ARMS Promotion/Marketing Director 44. CAKE Short Skirt/Long Jacket (Columbia/CRG) 28,223 Market 1 to 15 (all markets) Station of the Year Donna Jean, WHFS-Washington 45. SYSTEM OF A DOWN Chop Suey! (Columbia/CRG) 28,026 W N NX-Atlanta Voula Kolios, KNDD-Seattle 46. STAIND Outside (Elektra/EEG) 26,771 WBCN-Boston Michael Kranias, WWDC-Washington (Immortal/Epic) 26,748 KTBZ-Houston Jennifer Nech, WNNX-Atlanta 47. INCUBUS Stellar KROQ-Los Angeles Robin Rockwell, KITS -San Francisco 48. 311 You Wouldn't Believe (Volcano) 26,325 WXRK-New York Amy Stevens, KROQ-Los Angeles KNDD-Seattle 49. ADEMA Giving In (Arista) 26,103

50. DAVE MATTHEWS BAND I Did It (RCA) 25,210

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an [email protected] Johnson Strikes Again And offers a great gift idea for that morning man on your Christmas list

simply, and logically (and repeat- you use, it's important to per- By Annette M. Lai edly). He asks the questions with sonalize it. Make it uniquely enthusiasm, drama, clarity, and yours rather than a regurgi- Two years ago Star consistency. tation of last night's ET. 100.7 -San Diego Furthermore, Regis cheers for Of course, there are VP/GM/PD Tracy the contestants. You get the feel- many ways to identify Johnson published ing that Regis really wants the with movies and pop cul- Morning Radio: A contestant to win $1 million. He ture. One station I know Guide 1b Developing On -Air never puts them down, no matter sends listeners to the new Superstars, with successful consult- how poorly they perform. Regis movies that open every ant Alan Burns. The book received has mastered the art of shining Friday. The listeners call raves and endorsements from pro- the spotlight on his subjects! In back on Monday morning and grammers and morning talent such doing so, he receives all the credit review the new stuff. It works as WPLJ-New York's Scott Shannon, for being a star! because you can pick people in WBMX-Boston's Greg Strassell, and Watching Who Wants To Be a your demo, and have them tailor new Q101 (WKQX)-Chicago PD Millionaire, you wonder why Regis the review to our audience-like your community. I've heard Tim Richards. makes so much money doing it. adding a parents' guide to sex, dozens (hundreds?) of shows sim- Now, at the end of this month His job is simple. Anyone could do violence, and the like... ply "give up" and avoid address- Johnson brings us the sequel, it. But therein lies the secret. It's From the "Miscellaneous" ing the very topic that literally Morning Radio II: Turning the his simplicity, his character, his section... everyone in town is talking about. Science Into Art. consistency, his delivery, and his Capturing The Moment/Dealing While it's true that most shows While the first book focused on professionalism in not upstaging With Tragedy are not equipped to cover major understanding the audience and his contestants. Regis is sincere. ...One of the most important events as well as television and what it takes to manage a person- Regis is so likable: everybody things a morning show can do is news radio, shows that don't deal ality or to make your morning loves him; from college girls to 70 - to find a way to become the show with these emergencies are not show great, this latest book picks year -old women. It's not because to tune to when something major only letting their listeners down, up where the first left off, going in- of his big voice (and his accent is happens. Weather emergencies, they're missing an opportunity. depth on how to apply the princi- annoying!) He's friendly, doesn't local tragedies, and city-wide cele- ...Great shows and shows that ples and concepts detailed in the try to be something he's not, and brations create opportunities for become great are so in touch with first book on air. doesn't take himself too seriously. your show to increase your value the lives of their listener that it's Subjects in Morning Radio II He's down-to-earth, never coming to your audience. almost a natural response to do include stunts, features, ideas for off as being overly cool or above The ability to "capture the "the right thing" in difficult times promoting the show...and much, the audience! moment" can he the difference and connect with an audience. much more. From "features..." between success and failure. If you You don't have to be an authority By the way, for those of you Hollywood Gossip are able to identify those moments on the topic in order to deal with procrastinating on your Christmas ...Most every show talks about when they occur, react quickly and it-you just have to be alert and shopping, Johnson reports that the entertainment news in some fash- tap into your audience's reaction to understand your audience well book will be ready to ship by ion. The most common way is in with an emotional sincerity, you enough to connect... December 20th. a standardized feature at the same can make giant strides in attaining The following are a few excerpts time each morning. The most local celebrity status. from Morning Radio II: Turning effective way is to use a character, Whether it's a natural event (a JOHNSON'S MORNING RADIO II: the Science Into Art: even if it's just a listener that you disaster) or an event you create, TURNING THE SCIENCE INTO ART From the "Contests" section... set up with your information, and your ability to turn a topic into an SELLS FOR $49.95 AND WILL BE Learning From Millionaire position them as a Hollywood experience for your audience can READY BY DECEMBER 20TH. YOU ...Regis Philbin understands the insider. It's also effective to have raise your profile to the next level. CAN LEARN MORE AND/OR ORDER appeal of the game, and realizes one of your lesser -used role play- One of the most difficult shows YOUR COPY TODAY BY VISTING his role in making the show a suc- ers on the morning show present you will ever perform is the day WWW.TJOHNSONMEDIA.COM OR BY cess. He explains the rules clearly, the material. 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Congratulations to this year's GAVIN Award Nominees. Winners will be announced Hot A/C at our Seminar in San Francisco, February 20-24, 2002. See you there! Hot A/C Label of the Year Hot A/C Large Market Operations Atlantic Records Manager/Program Director of the Year RANK LUST TIRE LABEL TOTAL MAYS Columbia Records Tony Florentino, WMTX-Tampa 1 matchbox twenty If You're Gone (Lava/Atlantic) 123,437 DreamWorks Records Ron Harrell, KIMN-Denver 2 LIFEHOUSE Hanging By A Moment (DreamWorks) 121,204 Interscope/Geffen/A&M Records Brian Kelly, WMYX-Milwaukee 3 TRAIN Drops of Jupiter ((Columbia/CRG) 118,166 RCA Records Duncan Payton, KMXB-Las Vegas 4 DIDO Thank You (Arista) 117,833 Reprise Records John Roberts, WOMX-Orlando 5 LENNY KRAVITZ Again (Virgin) 110,041 Jim Robinson, KAMX-Austin 6 UNCLE KRACKER Follow Me (Lava/Atlantic) 102,849 Hot A/C Label Promotion Executive Hot A/C Large Market Assistant Program 7 CREED__. With Arms Wide Open (Wind -Up) 86,688 of the Year Director/Music Director of the Year 8 INCUBUS Drive (Immortal/Epic) 83,304 Mary Conroy, Atlantic Records 9 NELLY FURTADO I'm Like A Bird (DreamWorks) 79,256 Alex Coronfly, Reprise Records Charese Fruge, KMXB-Las Vegas 10 SUGAR RAY When It's Over (Lava/Atlantic) 78,400 Pete Cosenza, Columbia Records Jeannine Jersey, WTIC/FM-Hartford 11 U2 Beautiful Day (Interscope) 75,923 Scott Emerson, Interscope/Geffen/A&M Kozman, KALC-Denver 12 D. MATTHEWS BAND The Space Between (RCA) 73,837 Cheryl Khaner, RCA Records Michelle Matthews, KALC-Denver 13 EVAN & JARON Crazy For This Girl (Columbia/CRG) 72,779 Mark Rizzo, Capitol Rebecca Wilde, WQAL-Cleveland 14 BARENAKED LADIES Pinch Me (Reprise) 70,102 Hot A/C Label Promotion Person of the Year Hot A/C Medium Market (#51-100) Station of 15 MADONNA Don't Tell Me (Maverick/Warner Bros. ) 68,392 Anne Marie Foley, Reprise Records the Year 16 MOBY w/ G. STEFANI South Side 66,982 Dara Kravitz, MCA Records KLLY-Bakersfield 17 FIVE FOR FIGHTING (It's Not Easy) Superman (Columbia/CRG) 60,180 Adrian Moreira, RCA Records KOSO-Modesto/Stockton 18 3 DOORS DOWN Kryptonite (Republic/Universal) 59,789 Patty Morris, Island Def Jam Music Group KPEK-Albuquerque 19 THE CORRS Breathless (143/Lava/Atlantic) 58,406 David Nathan, Universal Records KSTZ-Des Moines 20 matchbox twenty Bent (Lava/Atlantic) 55,545 Marc Ratner, DreamWorks KVUU-Colorado Springs 21 EVE 6 Here's To The Night (RCA) 55,057 'NC & Hot NC Independent Promotion Hot A/C Medium Market Operations 22 AEROSMITH Jaded (Columbia/CRG) 54,520 Company Manager/Program Director of the Year 23 VERTICAL HORIZON Best I Ever Had... (RCA) 53,489 Donna Brake Promotions Tisi Baldwin, WMXB-Richmond, Va. 24 VERTICAL HORIZON Everything You Want (RCA) 52,348 Kevin Callahan, KVUU-Colorado Springs 25 STAIND It's Been Awhile (Elektra/EEG) 51,452 Jerry Lembo Entertainment J. Davis, WCPT-Albany 26 SMASH MOUTH I'm A Believer (Interscope) 49,977 Sandi Lifson Entertainment Max Miller, KOSO-Modesto/Stockton 27 EVERCLEAR Wonderful (Capitol) 48,513 Jeff McClusky & Associates Mike Skot, KCDU-Monterey 28 matchbox twenty Mad Season (Lava/Atlantic) 47,867 R.J. Promotions E.J. Tyler, KLLY-Bakersfield 29 3 DOORS DOWN Be Like That (Republic/Universal) 47,425 Tri-State Promotions 30 ENYA Only Time (Reprise) 47,054 Hot A/C Major Market (#1-20) Station of Hot A/C Medium Market Assistant Program 31 SANTANA Smooth (w/ Rob Thomas) (Arista) 46,291 the Year Director/Music Director of the Year

32 LEE ANN WOMACK I Hope You Dance (MCA Nash./Universal) 45,949 KFMB-San Diego A.J. Carlisle, KVUU-Colorado Springs 33 CREED Higher (Wind -Up) 45,116 KLLC-San Francisco Leslie Lois, KZPT-Tucson 34 VERTICAL HORIZON You're A God (RCA) 44,080 KYSR-Los Angeles Donna Miller, KOSD-Modesto/Stockton 35 FAITH HILL The Way You Love Me (Warner Bros.) 43,513 WBMX-Boston Becky Rogers, KURB-Little Rock 36 MICHELLE BRANCH Everywhere (Maverick) 42,562 WPLJ-New York City Dave Swan, KSRZ-Omaha 37 NINE DAYS Absolutely... (550 Music/Epic) 41,455 WTMX-Chicago Hot A/C Small Market (100+) Station of the 38 STING Desert Rose (A&M/Interscope) 41,446 Hot A/C Major Market Operations Year 39 DAVID GRAY Babylon_ (RCA/ATO) 40,846 Manager/Program Director of the Year KBBY-OxnardNentura, Calif. 40 COLDPLAY Yellow (Nettwerk/Capitol) 40,027 Barry James, VOMX-Chicago KLCA-Reno, Nev. 41 FUEL Hemorrhage...... (Epic) 38,691 Tracy Johnson, KFMB-San Diego WDAQ-Danbury, Conn. 42 MACY GRAY I Try (Epic) 32,826 Angela Perelli, KYSR-Los Angeles WMXL-Lexington, Ky. 43 SMASH MOUTH All Star (Interscope) 31,329 Scott Shannon, WPLJ-New York City WXLO-Worcester, Mass. 44 THIRD EYE BLIND Never Let You Go (Elektra/EEG) 28,748 Greg Strassell, WBMX-Boston 45 NELLY FURTADO Turn Off The Light (DreamWorks) 27,919 Hot A/C Small Market Operations Manager/Program Director of the Year 46 SMASH MOUTH Then The Morning Comes ( Interscope) 27,811 Hot A/C Assistant Program Director/Music 47 SUGAR RAY Every Morning Lava/Atlantic) 26,845 Director of the Year Carlos Campos, KLCA-Reno, Nev. 48 TRAIN Meet Virginia Columbia/CRG) 25,094 James Baker. KBIG-Los Angeles Mark Elliott, KBBY-OxnardNentura, Calif. 49 BETTER THAN EZRA Extra Ordinary Beyond) 24,747 Mary Ellen Kachinske, WTMX-Chicago Al Haynes, WCGQ-Columbus, Ga. 50 GOO GOO DOLLS Black Balloon Warner Bros.) 24,383 Tony Mascaro, WPLJ-New York City Jill Meyer, WMXL-Lexington, Ky. Mike Mullaney, WBMX-Boston Chase Murphy, WXLO-Worcester, Mass. Julie Nakahara, KLLC-San Francisco Bill Trotta, WDAQ-Danbury, Conn. Chris Patyk, KYSR-Los Angeles Hot NC Small Market Assistant Program Hot A/C Large Market (#21-50) Station Director/Music Director of the Year of the Year Kid Carter, wQSM-Fayetteville, N.C. KAMX-Austin Sharon Kelly, WDAQ-Danbury, Conn. KIMN-Denver Darren McPeake, KBBY-oxnard/Ventura, Calif. KMXB-Las Vegas Ethan Minton, WMGX-Portland, Me. KRBZ-Kansas City Shannon, WXLO-Worcester, Mass. WMTX-Tampa

WOMX-Orlando 'The nominees for A/C & Hat A/C Independent Promotion Company" are the same for both formats.

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2002 GAVIN SEMINAR AWARDS NOMINEES 21/2-LJJ`JJ"r1J _.±V, Congratulations to this year's GAVIN Award Nominees. Winners will be announced at our Seminar in San Francisco, February 20-24, 2002. See you there! MAINSTREAM A/C A/C Label of the Year A/C Large Market Operations ILL Atlantic Records Manager/Program Director of the Year Columbia Records Stan Atkinson, WLTO-Milwaukee 1rrlF LABEL

Jive Records Allan Camp, WRCH-Hartford 1 LEE ANN WOMACK I Hope You Dance (MCA Nash./Universal) 103,453

Reprise Records Tom Holt WWLI-Providence 2 'N SYNC This I Promise You (J ive) 98,472 Universal Records Chuck Knight, WSNY-Columbus matchbox twenty If You're Gone (Lava/Atlantic) 93,929 Warner Bros. Records Scott Miller, WDOK-Cleveland 4 DIDO Thank You (Arista) 77,543 5 FAITH HILL The You Love Bros.) 76,956 A/C Label Promotion Executive of the Year A/C Large Market Assistant Program Way Me (Warner 6 BACKSTREET BOYS Shape Of My Heart (Jive) 76,288 Nick Bedding, Hollywood Records Director/Music Director of the Year 7 LeANN RIMES I Need You (Capitol/Curb/Sparrow) 70,953 Debbie Cerchione, Warner Bros. Records Jeanne Ashley, KSRC-Kansas City 8 ENYA Only Time (Reprise) 70,446 Mary Conroy, Atlantic Records Steve Hamilton, KOSI-Denver 9 HUEY LEWIS w/ G. PALTROW Cruisin' (Hollywood) 69,573 Elaine Locatelli, Columbia Records Joe Hann, WRCH-Hartford 10 BB MAK Back Here (Hollywood) 68,946 Mark Rizzo, Capitol Records Mel McKay, KMZQ-Las Vegas 11 SAVAGE GARDEN I Knew I Loved You (Columbia/CRG) 63,605 Etoile Zisselman, Arista Records Mike Ohling, KBAY-San Jose 12 DON HENLEY Taking You Home (Warner Bros.) 63,077 A/C Label Promotion Person of the Year A/C Medium Market (#51-100) Station of the Year 13 FAITH HILL There You'll Be (Warner Bros./Hollywood) 61,651 Tom Cunningham, Jive Records KMXZ-Tucson 14 FAITH HILL Breathe (Warner Bros.) 59,926 u Cheri Lynn Martin, RCA Label Group WHUD-Westchester 15 LONESTAR Amazed (BNA) 57,340 Scotty Meyers, TeshMedia WJXB-Knoxville 16 MARC ANTHONY You Sang To Me (Columbia/CRG( 53,864 Dave Reynolds, Universal Records WLHT-Grand Rapids 17 LIONEL RICHIE Angel (Island/IDJMG) 53,181 Katie Seidel, Reprise Records WMGN-Madison 18 CELINE DION That's The Way It Is (Epic) 53,130 Linde Thurman, Curb Records WTVR-Richmond, Va. 19 RICKY MARTIN w/ C. AGUILERA Nobody Wants To... (Columbia/CRG) 49,284 A/C & Hot A/C Independent Promotion Company A/C Medium Market Operations 20 MARC ANTHONY My Baby You (Columbia/CRG) 48,630 Donna Brake Promotions Manager/Program Director of the Year 21 PHIL COLLINS You'll Be In My Heart (Walt Disney/Hollywood) 48,081 Jerry Lembo Entertainment Bill Cahill, WTVR-Richmond 22 BRIAN McKNIGHT Back At One (Motown/Universal) 46,948 45,511 Sandi Lifson Entertainment Vance Dillard, WJXB-Knoxville 23 DIAMOND RIO One More Day (Arista/RLG) THE CORRS Breathless 41,367 Jeff McClusky & Associates Bernie Moody, KWAV-Monterey 24 (143/Lava/Atlantic) 25 BACKSTREET BOYS More Than That (Jive) 39,686 R.J. Promotions Mike Morgan, WYJB-Albany 26 BACKSTREET BOYS Show Me The... (Jive) 36,912 Tri-State Promotions Steve Petrone, WHUD-Westchester 27 SANTANA Smooth (w/ Rob. Thomas) (Arista) 36,499 A/C Major Market (#1-20) Station of the Year Bobby Rich, KMXZ-Tucson 28 SARAH McLACHLAN I Will Remember...(Live) (Arista) 35,395 KOST-Los Angeles A/C Medium Market Assistant Program 29 UNCLE KRACKER Follow Me (Lava/Atlantici 35,159 KVIL-Dallas Director/Music Director of the Year 30 BACKSTREET BOYS I Want It That Way (Jive) 33,226 WBEB-Philadelphia Tom Cook, KRBB-Wichita 31 CHER Believe (Warner Bros.) 32,830 WLTE-Minneapolis Kim Fischer, WMGN-Madison 32 SHANIA TWAIN From This Moment On (Mercury/IDJMG) 32,300 WLTW-New York City Tom Furci, WHUD-Westchester 33 CHRISTINA AGUILERA I Turn To You (RCA) 31,475 WMJX-Boston Leslie Lois, KMXZ-Tucson 34 0 -TOWN All Or Nothing (J Records) 27,934 A/C Major Market Operations Mary Turner, WLHT-Grand Rapids 35 PHIL COLLINS True Colors (Atlantic) 27,773

Manager/Program Director of the Year A/C Small Market (100+) Station of the Year 36 EDWIN McCAIN I Could Not Ask. (Lava/Atlanti,a 27,762 Tony Coles, KRWM-Seattle WAHR -Huntsville, Ala. 37 BB MAK Ghost Of You And Me (Hollywood) 27,413

Kurt Johnson, KVIL-Dallas WAJI-Ft. Wayne, Ind. 38 S CLUB 7 Never Had A Dream... (Interscope) 26,962

Jhani Kaye, KOST-Los Angeles WFMK-Lansing, Mich. 39 FAITH HILL This Kiss (Warner Bros i 26,467

Don Kelley, WMJX-Boston WMEZ-Pensacola, Fla. 40 MARC ANTHONY I Need To Know (Columbia/CRG) 26,362 Gary Nolan, WLTE-Minneapolis WSRS-Worcester, Mass. 41 ENRIQUE IGLESIAS Bailamos (Interscope) 21,241

42 ELTON JOHN I Want Love (Rocket/Universal) 19,901 Jim Ryan, WLTW-New York A/C Small Market Operations 43 98° My Everything (Universal) 19,569 A/C Major Market Assistant Program Manager/Program Director of the Year

44 MACY GRAY I Try (Epic) 18,263 Director/Music Director of the Year Steve Peck, WSRS-Worcester, Mass. 45 J. BRICKMAN w/ R. L. HOWARD Simple Things (Windham Hill) 17,692 Haynes Johns, WNND-Chicago Kevin Peterson, WMEZ-Pensacola. Fla. 46 LONESTAR I'm Already There (BNA) 16,628 Mark Laurence, WMJX-Boston Chris Reynolds, WFMK-Lansing, Mich. 47 BON JOVI Thank You For Loving (Island/IDJMG) 15,888 Candy O'Terry, WMJX-Boston Barb Richards, WAJI-Ft. Wayne, Ind. 48 ERIC CLAPTON Believe In Life (Reprise) 15,480 Stella Schwartz, KOST-Los Angeles Matt Williams, WGFB-Rockford, lt. 49 TRAIN Drops Of Jupiter (Columbia/CRG( 15,378 Darla Thomas, KLSY-Seattle Brian Wertz, WQLR-Kalamazoo, Mich. 50 JO DEE MESSINA Burn (Curb) 14,436 A/C Large Market (#21-50) Station of the Year A/C Small Market Assistant Program KOSI-Denver Director/Music Director of the Year WDOK-Cleveland Marlene Aqua, WFPG-Atlantic City, N.J. WRCH-Hartford Jim Barron, WAJI-Ft. Wayne, Ind. WRRM-Cincinnati Jackie Brush, WSRS-Worcester, Mass. WSNY-Columbus Bonny O'Brien, WAHR -Huntsville, Ala. WWLI-Providence Trudy, WLZW-Utica/Rome, N.Y.

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It's the most wonderful time of the year: explanation is needed-it's the Christmas, Kwaanza, and New The Christmas Year's holidays. There's a nip in the air Song! 'Christ- mas Rappin" by Kurtis Blow and good will in our hearts, and after such brought some hip -hop flava to the Luther Vandross made for holiday season, and 'White Christmas?!" a crazy year, these times take on an even Christmas,' the version by Nat -Brian Wallace more special significance. In that spirit we King Cole featuring Natalie Cole. WHHH/WTLC-Indianapolis Enough said!" asked our record and radio family for their -Dwight Bibbs, Warner Bros. "My favorite holiday songs tend to favorite Christmas songs. (For the recorá, be the classics. The Temptations' "The Temptations"'Silent Night' is 'Silent Night,' Nat King Cole's my favorites are "Soul Holidays" by The a classic that will never fade in 'Christmas Song,' and Donnie Sounds of Blackness and everything by popularity! That one song shows Hathaway's 'This Christmas.' These why the Temps were among the classics remind me of my child- Alexander O'NeaL) best vocal groups in history. hood; spending Christmas with my Donny Hathaway's 'This Christ- family back home in Boston. -Kevin Fleming mas' is another timeless song that Christmas Eve my dad would pull puts me in the mood of the sea- out all of his old Christmas albums son every time I hear it. Take 6's and he'd play the classics all night 'God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen' is long. His family would come by King Cole's 'The Christmas Song.' a superior rendition of a song by and we would party 'til the wee Compiled By Kevin Fleming Every year when I hear that song, a group who really brings the hours. The next day we would get I know it's really Christmas!" 'reason for the season' home up early and open gifts and then "My favorite Christmas songs are -Tony Gray through this song! Deniece head to my grandmother's for Donny Hathaway's 'This Gray Communications Williams' 'Do U Hear What I turkey and ravioli. This Christmas Christmas,' Charles Brown's 'Merry Hear' is another 'reason for the will be the first year since I've Christmas Baby,' and any "My favorites are 'This Christmas' season' classic!" been in radio that I will be able to Christmas song from Alexander by Donnie Hathaway because he -Skip Dillard, WBLK-Buffalo spend with my family. I'm looking O'Neal!" is the man! and 'Silent Night' by forward to playing the classics all -Mark Boyd, Virgin Records The Temptations because it "My favorite song is 'Soul Holiday' over again. Happy Holidays!" explains the true meaning of by Sounds of Blackness. I saw -Terri Thomas "I have five favorites starting with Christmas." them perform it at a Christmas WIZF-Cincinnati 'This Christmas' from Donny -Jamillah Muhammad play with my children; a very Hathaway: it's a classic and it WKKV-Milwaukee memorable experience." "My favorite are Charles Brown's puts me in the Christmas spirit. -Steve Harris, XM Satellite 'I'll Be Home For Christmas' 'Silent Night' by The Temptations; "My favorite Christmas songs are because it's sentimental and cap- The Temps are my favorite group 'The Little Drummer Boy,'-you "I have way too many favorites tures the longing for family and from back in the day! 'Happy can't knock the drums and the but if I must pick some they home and 'Let It Snow' by Lena Kwanzaa' by Emage and beat. The kid can play!-'The 12 would be: The Temptations' Home because we live in Florida 'Christmas Rappin" from Kurtis Days of Christmas' is just a fun 'Silent Night,' Kurtis Blow's and it reminds us of what we Blow are classics! and 'Let It song. 'I'll Be Home for Christmas' 'Christmas Rappin',' and The think the holidays are about." Snow' from Boyz II Men." is a sentimental favorite of my Emotions' 'What Do The Lonely -Alan & Lygia Lott -Carla Boatner, WGCI-Chicago family and loved ones. It's all Do At Christmas.' But wait! What Coast II Coast Marketing about coming together for the about Run DMC's 'Christmas In "My favorite Christmas song is Nat holidays. 'The Christmas Song,' no Hollis,' and damn near anything "My favorite? 'Santa Goes Straight

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www.americanradiohistory.com to the Ghetto' by The Dogg bomb and every time I hear it on ing in Sunday School for our "My favorite holiday album is The Pound. It's a classic like my station or any other station. I Christmas Eve Concert. Every time Best of the Temptations Christmas. 'Christmas in Hollis' by Run DMC. just remember me playing that I hear it, I reflect to that concert The songs remind me of spending The new Christmas songs by Toni song over and over back then." and the meaning of the words we Christmas Eve with my family and Braxton and Kelly Price really -Jay Stevens sang. Now more than ever I can staying up all night to bake my sound good too. I'm burned out KEDG-Alexandria relate to that song." famous Chocolate Chip Christmas with the traditional Christmas -Robb Ferguson Cookies!" songs but The Temptations' 'Silent "The Christmas Song' and 'Joy To WERQ-Baltimore -Tobi Davis Night' is still the most requested The World' are two of my favorites. WMMJ-Washington Christmas song at our station." 'The Christmas Song' brings back "My favorite song is The Temp- -Long John, WTLZ-Saginaw memories of my childhood when tations"'Silent Night' because this is "My favorite holiday songs are my family would spend Christmas only time of year promotions quiets 'Santa Baby' from Eartha Kitt "My favorite Christmas song is 'I at my grandmother's house. My down and becomes 'silent.' Every- because it's so unique and so Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus' grandmother would sing the song one is on vacation. Record compa- Eartha! The Drifters"'White by The Jackson 5. The only thing while playing it repeatedly on the nies stop requesting promotions. Christmas' because it's a fun I can really say about this song is hi-fi. I'd sit in the kitchen watching Programming does voice tracks and Christmas song and it puts Bing's that ever since my dad took me my grandmother all day as she sends all announcers on vacation. to shame. Plus Charles Brown's to the record shop in Long baked her famous cakes and pies, The night becomes so wonderfully 'Merry Christmas Baby,' it's ghetto Beach, California and bought me anxiously waiting for the mixing 'silent.' I look forward to this break Christmas and you've got love the Motown Christmas Album, I bowl so I could lick the spoon- every year." that." fell in love with that song by J5 and bowl. 'Joy To The World' was -Bobby Brown -Ken Johnson at the age of eight. It's still the one of the first songs I recall learn- W WDM-Columbia Cumulus Broadcasting

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MAINSTREAM URBAN RADIO Mainstream Urban Radio Record URBAN ADULT CONTEMPORARY RADIO Urban Adult Contemporary Radio MAJOR MARKET 1-25 Executive of the Year MAJOR MARKET 1-25 Record Executive of the Year Mark Boyd Virgin David Lawrence Epic Mainstream Urban Radio Station Howard Geiger Interscope Urban Adult Contemporary Radio Rene Burdine Warner Bros. 4 of the Year Kathi Moore Epic Station of the Year Sandra Sullivan Priority KKBT-Los Angeles Morace Landy Atlantic KMJQ-Houston Michelle Madison Elektra WGCI-Chicago C.C. McClendon Arista WDMK-Detroit Chris Berry DreamWorks WPWX-Chicago WALR-Atlanta WJLB-Detroit Mainstream Urban Radio Affiliated WHUR-Washington Urban Adult Contemporary VVVEE-Atlanta Label of the Year WMMJ-Washington Affiliated Label of the Year WEDR-Miami Aftermath WHAT -Miami Blackground So So Def Hidden Beach Mainstream Urban Radio OM/PD Bad Boy Urban Adult Contemporary Radio Major Hits of the Year Roc -A -Fella OM/PD of the Year So So Def Vinny Brown WBLS-New York Slip -N -Slide Carl Conner KMJQ Bad Boy Robert Scorpio KKBT-Los Angeles Jim Kennedy WALR Elroy Smith WGCI-Chicago Mainstream Urban Independent Hector Hannibal WHUR Urban Adult Contemporary Jay Alan WPWX-Chicago Record Executive of the Year Derrick Brown WHAT Independent Record Executive of Cedric Hollywood WEDR-Miami Joey Bonner Toya Beasley WRKS the Year Greg Johnson Jesus Garber Mainstream Urban Radio APD/MD Alan & Lygia Lott Urban Adult Contemporary Radio Bruce Jones of the Year Ruben Rodriguez APD/MD of the Year Eric Talbert Deneen Womack WBLS-New York Eddie & Belinda Simms Daisy Davis WDAS Doug Wilkins Dorsey Fuller KKBT-Los Angeles David Dickinson WHUR Carla Boatner WGCI-Chicago MAINSTREAM URBAN RADIO Mike Chase WMMJ URBAN ADULT CONTEMPORARY Raphael George WPHI-Philadelphia MAJOR MARKET 26-50 Rudy V KRNB RADIO MAJOR MARKET 26-50 Tosha Love WVEE-Atlanta Karen Vaughn WHAT Mainstream Urban Radio Station Urban Adult Contemporary Radio Mainstream Urban Radio of the Year Urban Adult Contemporary Radio Station of the Year Marketing/Promotion Person WENZ-Cleveland Marketing/Promotion Person of WDIA-Memphis of the Year WIZF-Cincinnati the Year WBAV-Charlotte Tina Nachman WBLS-New York KPRS-Kansas City Tobi Davis WMMJ KJMS-Memphis Leonard McGee KKBT-Los Angeles WKKV-Milwaukee Kathy Daniels WALR WYLD-New Orleans Kymberli Rose WPWX-Chicago WQQK-Nashville Frank lemmiti WRKS WQMQ-Greensboro Simone Jones WUSL-Philadelphia Bobbie Jefferson KMJQ Shelice Smith WVEE-Atlanta Mainstream Urban Radio OM/PD Zeke Zanders WHUR Urban Adult Contemporary Radio of the Year OM/PD of the Year Mainstream Urban Radio Air Terry Foxx WQQK Urban Adult Contemporary Radio Terri Avery WBAV Personality of the Year Jamillah Muhammad WKKV Air Personality of the Year Nate Bell KJMS Steve Harvey KKBT-Los Angeles Lance Panton WENZ Jeffree Charles WALR Angela Watson WYLD Skip Murphy KKDA-Dallas "Hurricane Dave" Smith WIZF John Mason WDMK Bobby O'Day WDIA Frank Ski VVVEE-Atlanta Sam Weaver KPRS John Monds WHUR Brian Wallace WTLC Doug Banks ABC Networks Syndication Tom Joyner ABC Networks Syndication Russ Parr Radio One Syndication Mainstream Urban Radio APD/MD Frankie Ross KJLH URBAN ADULT CONTEMPORARY of the Year RADIO MAJOR MARKET 50 AND Mainstream Urban Radio Artist Myron Fears KPRS Urban Adult Contemporary Radio HIGHER of the Year Doc Love WKKV Artist of the Year Destiny's Child Terri Thomas WIZF Jaheim Urban Adult Contemporary Radio Dr. Dre Nate Quick WPEG Alicia Keys Station of the Year Jay -Z Michael "Heartattack" Mauzon WOW' Maxwell KOKY-Little Rock, Ark. Mary J. Blige Musiq Soulchild WKJS-Richmond, Va. Michael Jackson MAINSTREAM URBAN RADIO Jill Scott WSOL-Jacksonville, Fla. MAJOR MARKET 50 AND HIGHER WKXI-Jackson, Miss. Mainstream Urban Label Urban Adult Contemporary Label KQXL-Baton Rouge, La. of the Year Mainstream Urban Radio Station of the Year Columbia of the Year J Records Urban Adult Contemporary Radio Def Jam/Def Soul WCDX-Richmond, Va. Columbia OM/PD of the Year Elektra WFXA-Augusta, Ga. Warner Bros. Kevin Kofax WKJS, Ark. lnterscope WQHH-Lansing, Mich. DreamWorks Mark Dylan KOKY, Va. Sony WDZZ-Flint, Mich. Elektra Stan Branson WKXI, Fla. WJMI-Jackson, Miss. Aaron Maxwell WSOL, Miss. Mainstream Urban Radio Senior Urban Adult Contemporary Radio Mya Vernon KQXL, La. Record Executive of the Year Mainstream Urban Radio OM/PD Senior Record Executive of the Cynthia Johnson Columbia of the Year Year Richard Nash Elektra Lamonda Williams WCDX Ken Wilson J Records Rodney Shealey Sony Kevin Foxx WFXA Cynthia Johnson Columbia Johnnie Walker Island/Def Jam Brant Johnson WQHH Dwight Bibbs Warner Bros. Ken Wilson J Records Chris Reynolds WDZZ Ronnie Johnson Atlantic Mike Love WWDM Michael Horton Universal

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www.americanradiohistory.com 1 MISSY ELLIOTT Get Ur Freak On Elektra 50841 1 MUSIO. Love Def Soul 24643 2 MUSIQ Love Def Soul 50724 2 LUTHER VANDROSS Take You Out J Records 23833 3 112 Peaches and Cream Bad Boy/Arista 50264 3 JILL SCOTT A Long Walk Epic 21911 4 GINUWINE Differences Epic 49959 4 JILL SCOTT The Way Epic 19419 5 SUNSHINE ANDERSON Heard It All Before Atlantic 49537 5 ALICIA KEYS Fallin' J Records 18938 6 ALICIA KEYS Fallin' J Records 48014 6 DONNIE McCLURKIN We Fall Down Verity 18421 7 JAGGED EDGE/NELLY Where The Party At? Columbia 47883 7 MAXWELL Lifetime Columbia 17731 8 JA RULE Put It On Me Def Jam 46986 8 DAVE HOLLISTER One Woman Man DreamWorks 17323 9 R. KELLY Fiesta Jive 46809 9 ISLEY BROS. Contagious DreamWorks 16996 10 JAGGED EDGE Promise So So Def 46492 10 TAMIA Stranger In My House Elektra 16635

11 TANK Maybe I Deserve Blackground 44236 11 BRIAN MCKNIGHT Love Of My Life Motown 16171 12 J. LOPEZ/Ja Rule I'm Real Epic 43638 12 CARL THOMAS Emotional Bad Boy 15832 13 MYSTIKAL Danger (Been So Long) Jive 42203 13 AVANT My First Love MCA 15811 14 MARY J. BLIGE Family Affair MCA 41369 14 SUNSHINE ANDERSON Heard It All Before Atlantic 15550 15 USHER U Remind Me Arista 40792 15 CHARLIE WILSON Without You Major Hits 15301 16 R. KELLY Feelin' On Yo Booty Jive 40631 16 YOLANDA ADAMS Open My Heart Elektra 15155 17 ISLEY BROS. Contagious DreamWorks 40307 17 CASE Missing You Def Soul 14534 18 JOE Stutter Jive 39947 18 JAHEIM Just In Case Warner Bros 14438 19 OUTKAST So Fresh, So Clean LaFace 37823 19 GERALD LEVERT Made To Love Ya Elektra 13446 20 LUDACRIS Southern Hospitality Def Jam 37713 20 INDIA.ARIE Video Motown 13397 21 CASE Missing You Def Soul 37549 21 MAXWELL Get To Know Ya Columbia 12489

22 JAY-Z I Just Wanna Love U (Give It. Roc-25 A -Fella 37145 22 KOFFEE BROWN After Party Arista 11883

23 AALIYAH Rock the Boat Blackground 36119 23 TANK Maybe I Deserve Blackground 11865 24 ERICK SERMON Music NYLA 35820 24 ERICK SERMON Music NYLA 11601 25 EVE Let Me Blow Ya Mind Interscope 35687 25 ERYKAH BADU Didn't Cha Know Motown 11356 26 JAY-Z Izzo (H.O.V.A.) Roc-A-Fella/IDJMG 34652 26 GINUWINE Differences Epic 11110 27 LIL' MO Superwoman Elektra 32548 27 MUSIQ Just Friends Def Soul 11011 28 JILL SCOTT A Long Walk Epic 32358 28 BABYFACE What If Arista 10684

29 RAY J Wait A Minute Atlantic 32304 29 SYLEENA JOHNSON I Am Your Woman Jive 10326 30 OUTKAST Ms. Jackson LaFace 32149 30 JANET All For You Virgin 10011 31 TRICK DADDY I'm A Thug Slip-N-Slide/Atlantic 31763 31 INDIA.ARIE Brown Skin Motown 9984 32 MAXWELL Lifetime Columbia 30874 32 DAVE HOLLISTER Take Care Of Home DreamWorks 9616 In 33 JAHEIM Just Case Warner Bros. 30824 33 R. KELLY I Wish Jive 8541 34 USHER U Got It Bad Arista 38105 34 ERIC BENET Love Don't Love Me Warner Bros. 8084 35 KOFFEE BROWN After Party Arista 30103 35 SISQO Incomplete Def Soul 7753 36 AVANT My First Love MCA 29393 36 JAGGED EDGE Promise So So Def 7311 37 JA RULE Livin' It Up Def Jam 28826 37 JILL SCOTT Getting In The Way Epic 7159 38 JUVENILE Set It Off Ca$h Money/Universa 28578 38 TONI BRAXTON Just Be A Man About It LaFace 7152 39 TAMIA Stranger In My House Elektra 28019 39 SADE By Your Side Epic 7094 40 MISSY ELLIOTT One Minute Man Elektra 27907 40 MICHAEL JACKSON You Rock My World Epic 7057 41 INDIA.ARIE Video Motown 27703 41 ERYKAH BADU Bag Lady Motown 6844 42 JILL SCOTT The Way Epic 27354 42 °MAYS Let's Ride MCA 6684

43 FAITH EVANS Can't Believe Bad Boy 27306 43 JIMMY COZIER She's All I Got J Records 6662

44 DESTINY'S CHILD Survivor Columbia 27211 44 JOE I Wanna Know Jive 6649 45 112 It's Over Now Bad Boy 26881 45 MARY MARY Shackles Columbia 6645 46 MUSIQ Just Friends Def Soul 26726 46 JESSE POWELL Something In the Past MCA 6609

47 SHAGGY It Wasn't Me MCA 26716 47 CARL THOMAS I Wish Bad Boy 6570 48 GINUWINE There It Is Epic 25607 48 JAHEIM Could It Be Warner Bros. 6384 49 PETEY PABLO Raise Up Jive 25541 49 LUTHER VANDROSS Can Heaven Wait J Records 6330 50 AALIYAH We Need A Resolution Blackground 25365 50 JOE Stutter Jive 6188

#1 Mainstream Urban Label Top 10 Mainstream Urban Labels #1 Urban Adult Contemporary Label Top Ten Urban Adult Contemporary Labels of the Year of the Year (based on Top 50 songs) of the Year (based on Top 50 songs) Arista & Def Jam 1. Arista/Bad Boy Epic 1. Epic (tie with 8 songs in the Top 50 each) 2. Def Jam/Def Soul 2. Arista/Bad Boy #1 Urban Adult Contemporary Distributor 3. Motown 3. Epic of the Year #1 Mainstream Urban Distributor 4. Def Jam/Def Soul 4. Jive EMS of the Year 5. Atlantic/Soulife/Slip-N-Slide 5. Columbia/So So Def Lrin,.pni! 6. J Records 6. Columbia/So So Def Top 5 Urban Adult Contemporary 7. Jive 7. Elektra Top 5 Mainstream Urban Distributors Distributors of the Year 8. Elektra of the Year 8. MCA BMG 9. MCA 1. Universal 9. Virgin/Blackground 2. Universal 10. Warner Bros. 2. BMG 10. DreamWorks, Intescope, J Reords, 3. Sony Motown, Warner Bros., Universal (tied) 4 WEA 3. Sony 5. EMI 3. WEA 5. EMI

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R. Kelly ROLLIN' WIT SNOOP UFF AYDERS' ROUGH RIDES his lucky rs. The rapper andi11 people in his tourage were involved.a in a road accident while the crew was on their way from New York to Chicago. The driver of their tour bus swerved to avoid hitting a deer, and fortu- nately all escaped serious injury even though the bus flipped over and slid 700 feet on its side and into a water-filled ravine. The group pulled ea other to safety as the vehicle became floode it Jada came out of with an injured hand. Ca METHOD MAN AND REDMAN GET HIGH -ER say the same for Ruff Ryder CEO and found EDUCATION Darrin Dean. He was involved in a sep dent and was critically injured when his cycle reportedly collided with an 18-wh truck. Dean underwent nine hours of surgery and is now listed in stable condition. In bri Ryder news...the first lady of the Ruff Ryder amp is making her acting debut. Eve will along side Ice Cube in a flick called The Ba Shop. The story centers on a day in a Chicag arbershop. Cedric the Entertainer also stars the film, which is produced by Cube. You c find Eve and the entire Ruff Ryder camp pu NAS SPITS ETHER it down on their new album Ryde or ponse to Jay-Z's "T ueprint CD where h JAY-Z AND R. KELLY GET THE BEST OF BOTH Nas and others. Ho WORLDS t track some folks -obar could make a votes are in. Eric B-Syde on 100.3

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version of All Things Must Pass with five previ- By Dave Einstein & Jimmy Leslie March ously unreleased tracks. Widespread Panic WRLT celebrates its eleventh anniversary as signed with Sanctuary for a multi -album deal. Nashville's Triple A outlet. The Chris Isaak Show t was a great many WFUV its include a new year of change on changed lineup to debuts on Showtime. Michele Clark's Sunset fronts, the greatest of which was on morning show, Delphine Blue in the evenings, Sessions rocked the beach in Cancun. David September 11. We all want to give thanks and weekly shows from Vin Scelsa (Idiot's Byrne releases "Like Humans Do." Austin, Texas for our blessings, but this year most people Delight) and Pete Fornatale (Mixed Bag). XM plays host to the annual SXSW for the fifteenth I know want to give thanks that the year is Satillite Radio signed an agreement with Visteon time and local Bob Schneider walked away with about over. Two -thousand -one brought Corporation to design, develop, manufacture, i awards in a record -breaking ten categories, negative changes in our general economy and market, and license XM radios. including Artist of the Year. WLPW hires David restructuring in both the radio and music business Bogdan as MD. Tower Records announces the that left many of us not where we thought we February founding of its own label, 33rd Street Records. would be. As the days shorten, we all look for a Deirdre O'Donoghue, widely know for trans- John Phillips of the Mamas and the Papas dies. brighter day in 2002. forming KCRW into a cutting -edge music station Longtime Warner Bros. vet Nancy Stein with her show Snap, died of unknown causes in promo leaves. Curt Mathies became the new MD at December '00 to January '01 Santa Monica, California. Barry "Doc" Lyons had WRVG. Jeffrey Gaines releases "In Your Eyes" on At the end of 2000 David Gray was at the top of the charts along with Five For Fighting, Artemis. KFOG gets a signal increase along with Coldplay, and Josh Joplin Group. The 2001 a new state of the art transmitter above the Los Grammy nominations came out and included a Altos Hills that clears up signal problems in the lot of Triple A artists such as Steely Dan, who South Bay. Ryan Young leaves WVOD for sunny hadn't had an album out in 20 years. Andy California, Maxx Faulkner leaves WCBE to DiGiovanni left WKZE-Sharon, Conn. for Profit explore other opportunities, and Bob Dylan wins Systems Innovations and Hal Lefferts took over the Academy Award for best song for "Things as PD. Also as we entered the new millennium, Have Changed." U2 begins its Elevation Tour with we lost Kristy MacColl in a motorboat accident a non -glitz approach, to the approval of both crit- in Mexico in mid -December, and Roebuck "Pop" ics and fans, and Lost Highway releases its first Staples died, as did Rob Buck, lead guitarist for a daughter, Barbara. Pam Long, previously with album, Whiskeytown's Pneumonia. 10,000 Maniacs. Warner Chappell's J.B. Brenner dot -corn iCast, joined KRSH as program director. had twins, Nathan and Evan. Lost Highway Napster was slapped with copyright infringe- April Records opens for business. ment and some 50 million users contemplated Rounder and Listen.com partner to create how to continue to get free music if Napster was RounderRadio. Stevie Nicks' "Planets of the January 2001 shut down. Helen Leicht was upped to APD/MD Universe," Blues Traveler's "Girl Inside My Head," "I Did It" by Dave Matthews Band and "Heaven at WXPN and Ali Castellini was brought on Ani DiFranco's "Heartbreak Even," and Buddy Right Here" by Jeb Loy Nichols came out in board to assist with World Café bookings. Jack Guy's "Baby Please Don't Leave Me" come out in January. Jon Peterson returned to WRNR as Barton leaves WYEP, and Chris Griffin takes over the first two weeks of April. WRLT OM David Hall operations manager/afternoon drive personality as interim MD. Crystal Anne Lea leaves KCSN and his station are voted Nashville's "Best DJ" and PD and morning personality Alex Cortright and and joins Michele Clark Promotion. Liz Opoka "Best Station," respectively. Lucinda Williams MD/evening jock Damian Einstein remained in takes over as MD at Music Choice's Progressive releases "Essence" and the Cowboy Junkies come place. Kevin Sutter acquired the promotional Channel, and at the GAVIN Seminar in Miami out with "I'm So Open." David Gray begins a 34 - arm of M3 promotion and started up Tazmoe (Alex Coronfly, Barbara Dacey, Boni Slifkin, city tour, and Frank Black & the Catholics are Music with Mark Radway. Jennifer Polenzani left Katrinka Suydam, and Jody Petersen pictured robbed of $100,000 in gear after playing a gig in Warner Bros. after nine years in the promotion above) Jody Petersen moderates her first Triple eastern Pennsylvannia. Joey Ramone dies of lym- department. Industry legend Tom O'Hare passed A Griddle. "Superman Inside" comes out from phoma on April 15 at age 49. Shelby Lynne's away due to complications from of a stroke. Eric Clapton and the Old 97's released "King of "Killing Kind," Travis's "Sing," Marcia Ball's George Harrison released a digitally remastered All The World." "Count the Days I'm Gone," and Turin Brakes'

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www.americanradiohistory.com "The Optimist" come out. WBOS WRNR has its First Annual Rock `N' John Mellencamp's "Peaceful airplay. WXRT MD James VanOsdol draws 100,000 to their Eighth Blues Festival, and Mr. Guitar Chet World," and Cranberries' "Analyse" leaves the building and resurfaces Annual Earthfest. Atkins dies in Nashville on June 30. all came out, and KFOG surprises at WZZN-The Zone. The elder observers with a full-time add of statesmen of rock held their own at May July local San Francisco rising stars Luce. "The Concert In New York" on KSPN PD Craig Koehn exits and Sean O'Connell returns to Rykodisc October 20, including McCartney, Dave Scholl at sister station KFMU as head of promotion and Suzy September Jagger, Richards, Townshend, and takes over as PD of both stations. Changar exits RCA. Delbert Jody Petersen becomes PD of WNCS Daltry. Brian Corona lands at Jerry Gerard resurfaces at WRVG. McClinton's "Squeeze Me In" and as previous PD Greg Hooker ArtistDirect. William Topley "Back Robert Cray's "Baby's Arms" and Grant Lee Philips' "Spring Released" stepped out of the job for personal To Believing" goes to radio and Radiohead's "I Might Be Wrong" come out, and Elektra's Lisa reasons. Lenny Kravitz's "Dig In," WXRT APD John Farneda takes on came out early in May. On the Michelson-Sonkin gives birth to North Mississippi Allstars' "Snakes in the added duties of MD. Tone-Cool fifth, KBCO staged its 22nd Annual daughter Jessica Leigh. KTAO My Bushes," and Jimmy Vaughan's signs an exclusive deal with Kinetic Sculpture Challenge, draw- announces new MD Michael Dean. "The Deep End" come out early in Artemis, Rounder's Katrinka ing 60,000. WFPK hosts a Non - KFOG goes #1 25-54, and Chris the month. KPIG is sold to Mapleton Suydam moves to the West Coast, Commercial radio weekend on Herrmann is named PD of WBOS. Communication along with its four and Iggy Pop stage dives onto May 11 and 12 in Louisville, and Monterey -based sister stations. The KBXR's Lana Trezise. Kirsty MacCall's "In These Shoes" August date 9/11 becomes a symbol for is released posthumously. Randy The Ninth Annual GAVIN Summit the terrorist attack on the World November Wynne reports a strong turnout for in Boulder (a scene from the Trade Center and the Pentagon, Maura O'Connell's "Don't Ask Why' the 20th Annual WMNF Tropical Griddle is pictured below) was big and marks the beginning of the and William Topley's "Back to Heatwave. Widespread Panic's U.S.'s War on Terrorism. Believing" are released early in the "This Side of Town" and Afro Celt Oysterhead's "Mr. Oysterhead," month. Elektra's Lisa Michelson- Sound System's "When You're elcome to the Voices on the Verge Live In Sonkin returns from maternity leave PD Philadelphia, and Natalie Merchant's and Ken Kesey dies at 66 of liver Falling" are released. Shirley win summit Maldonado exits WBOS, promo- "Just Can't Last" are released. cancer. WNRN PD Gwen Kern turns tion person Rebecca Dodd joins September 21, a telethon for the vic- over her duties to Anne Williams Blind Pig Records, and WXRT tims of the 9/11 featured an extraor- and Atlantic dissolves Division explodes with the Eleventh Annual dinary lineup of musicians and One-Erica Linderhom exits with "'XRT Sky Concert," attracting an actors that would set the tone for the reconstruction. Cracker and estimated 500,000 spectators. `XRT several more benefit concerts. An Robert Bradley's Blackwater also ups James VanOrsdol MD and estimated 60 million tuned in to Surprise release seasonal singles, John Farneda to APD. Dylan cele- fun. I can't say enough about Ulu watch it. Radio reacts to the events GAVIN Triple A Award nominees go brates his 60th birthday and quality of this format and the pride of 9/11 in various ways; beefing up out for final votes, and Louise Shemekia Copeland wins three that I take in working with both its news segments while playlists are Goffin releases "Sometimes a Circle" W.C. Handy Awards to top of radio and music communities. I scrutinized for songs that would not to radio. WTTS shuffles its lineup Alligator Records 30th Anniversary hope it stood out in your mind the be considered appropriate to air. We and brings in market veteran Paul Year. Steve Fornatale, son of same way it has in mine. Buddy try to get back to work. Farm Aid Mendenhall to do mornings. "Life WFUV radio personality Pete Guy's performance at etown 2001 rolled into Verizon Wireless flows on within you and without Fornatale, becomes AMD at `HIV, kicked things off with a lot of pas- Music Center in Indianapolis. Brian you": George Harrison passes away and KFOG's Haley Jones is pro- sion, passion that continued until Corona exited Capitol. on November 30. moted to APD. Lucinda Williams tore the roof off the Fox on Saturday night. Thanks October December June to all the performers and the labels Boston Radio has a 5K walk to raise WBOS announces Michele Williams John Mayer releases "No Such that brought them in. The "One on money for the victims of 9/11 and as the new MD starting in January. Thing," Rachael Lewis decides to One with Danny Goldberg and Ben 22 stations participate, including Previous MD Amy Brooks remains return to school and leaves Coast Fong -Torres" was very special, and both WBOS and WXRV. Paul on air in the middays, and SBR con- to Coast Promotion, and for the all the panels were full of informa- McCartney's "From A Lover To A sults. Citizen Cope's "Citizen Cope" fourth year in a row, WYEP hosts tion for programmers and labels Friend," The Cure's "Cut Here," and and Hank Williams Jr.'s Aimera the World Café at the Andy Warhol alike. Special thanks to John Mick Jagger's "God Gave Me Club go to radio, and you finish Museum in Pittsburgh. Nicole Bradley and Dave Rahn of SBR Everything" come out in early reading this article in GAVIN. Sandler leaves in the wake of lay- Creative, World Cafés David Dye October. Jamie Canfield exits offs at Clear Channel's WorldClass- and Bruce Warren, Cities 97's Righteous Babe and goes to WNCS GEORGE HARRISON Rock.com, Amy Jones becomes the Lauren MacLeash, KINK's Kevin to be production director and to do ALL THINGS MUST PASS new marketing director for WNCW, Welch, and KFOG's Dave Benson the evening shift. KTBG-The Bridge and music business icon Phil & Jude Heller, for sharing what they in Warrensburg/Kansas City Walden starts up Velocette Records do so well with the Triple A com- becomes a GAVIN reporter. WAPS's with Phillip Jr. and daughter munity at large. Thanks to WNCS's Bill Gruber announced that next Amantha. John Hartford loses his Jody Petersen and WXPN's Bruce season they would carry all 142 prolonged battle with cancer, Warnen for the spice they added to baseball games by the Akron Aeros, Melissa Etheridge's "I Want To Be the Griddle. Meanwhile back in the the Double A team for the Loved" and Nanci Griffith's "Where world, Ryan Adams' "New York, Cleveland Indians. Kings of Would I Be" are released, and John New York," Boz Scaggs' "Payday," Convenience's Versus and Shannon Lee Hooker dies in his sleep at 83. Suzanne Vega's "Widow's Walk," McNally's "Down and Dirty" go for

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www.americanradiohistory.com 2002 GAVIN SEMINAR AWARDS NOMINEES

Congratulations to all of our GAVIN Seminar 2002 Award Nominees. Winners will be announced at our Seminar in San Francisco, February 20-24, 2002. Hope to see you there!

Major Label Artist and Album Station of the Year of the Year (Non -Commercial) Coldplay KCRW Shelby Lynne WDET John Mayer WFPK U2 WFUV Pete Yorn WXPN

Independent/Subsidiary Label Artist Program Director of the Year and Album of the Year (Markets 1-25) Ryan Adams Scott Arbough - KBCO Afro Celt Sound System Dave Benson - KFOG John Hiatt Lauren MacLeash - KTCZ

Johnny A Chris Mays - KMTT Jeb Loy Nichols Norm Winer - WXRT

Major Label of the Year Program Director of the Year Capitol (Markets 26+) Columbia Dennis Constantine - KINK lnterscope Alex Cortright - WRNR MCA Jody Denberg - KGSR Virgin Ira Gordon - KBAC Laura Hopper - KPIG Independent/Subsidiary Label of the Year Program Director of the Year Artemis (Non -Commercial) Lost Highway Bill Gruber - WAPS Real World Mark Keefe - WNCW

Rounder Dan Reed - WFPK Vanguard Bruce Warren - WXPN Rosemary Welch - WYEP Major Label Promotion Person of the Year Music Director of the Year Alex Coronfly (Markets 1-25) James Evans Amy Brooks - WBOS Ray Gmeiner John Farneda - WXRT Dara Kravitz Haley Jones - KFOG Steve Nice Keefer - KBCO John Rosenfelder Dana Marshall - WXRV

Independent/Subsidiary Label Music Director of the Year Promotion Person of the Year (Markets 26+) Ray DiPietro Susan Castle - KGSR Michael McDonald Keith Coes - WALT Art Phillips Dave Herold - KTHX GAVIN REC .I TO WATCH! Jenni Sperandeo Marie McCallister - WTTS Chris Stacey Kevin Welch - KINK Katrinka Suydam Music Director of the Year Independent Promotion Person (Non -Commercial) of the Year Chris Griffin - WYEP "Visitor Jim's CD is loaded with Michele Clark Nic Harcourt - KCRW Sean Coakley Chuck Horn - WDET excellent music and musicianship. Michael Ehrenberg Rita Houston - WFUV Biff Kennedy Stacy Owen - WFPK It's fresh and innovative. Harry Levy Promotion Director of the Year Open your ears-and doors-to this Radio Station of the Year (Markets 1-25) (Markets 1-25) Jude Heller - KFOG visitor, and you'll be rockin'." KBCO Adam Klein - WBOS KFOG Tom Lisack - WXRT -BEN FONG-TORRES, KMTT Jennifer Orr - KMTT KTCZ Julie Smith - KBCO FORMER SENIOR EDITOR, WXRT Promotion Director of the Year ROLLING STONE Station of the Year (Markets 26+) (Markets 26+) Frank Caprista - KPIG KBAC Heather Claussen - WTTS KGSR Candice Gonzales - KINK KINK Eric Thomas - WNCS WNCS WRNR Promotion Director of the Year "****" (Non -Commercial) Ken Munson - WDET - John Platt - WFUV All Music Guide Paul Rogers - WXPN Mike Triebsch - WFPK iktk

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26 WIDESPREAD PANIC Don't Tell The Band (Sanctuary) 26 DAVE MATTHEWS BAND I Did It (RCA) 27 matchbox twenty mad season (Lava/Atlantic) 27 WALLFLOWERS Letters From The Wasteland (Interscope) 28 DIDO No Angel (Arista) 28 BLACK CROWES Soul Singing (V2) 29 MELISSA ETHERIDGE Skin (Island/IDJMG) 29 BARENAKED LADIES Pinch Me (Reprise) 30 COWBOY JUNKIES Open (Zoe/Rounder) 30 JOHN MELLENCAMP Peaceful World (Columbia) 31 BLACK CROWES Lions (V2) 31 JONATHA BROOKE Linger (Bad Dog) 32 DOUBLE TROUBLE Been A Long Time (Tone Cool) 32 SEMISONIC Chemistry (MCA) 33 INCUBUS Make Yourself (Epic) 33 BETTER THAN EZRA Extra Ordinary (Beyond) 34 JOHN MAYER No Such Thing (Aware/Columbia) 34 BLUES TRAVELER Back In The Day (A&M/Interscope) 35 JOHN HIATT Crossing Muddy Waters (Vanguard) 35 STING Desert Rose (A&M/Interscope) 36 LIFEHOUSE No Name Face (Dream Works) 36 EVERCLEAR Wonderful (Capitol Records) 37 SEMISONIC All About Chemistry (MCA) 37 ERIC CLAPTON Travelin' Light (Reprise) 38 ROBERT CRAY Shoulda Been Home (Rykodisc) 38 WALLFLOWERS Sleepwalker (Interscope) 39 TRAVIS The Invisible Band (Epic) 39 TRAIN Something More (Columbia) 40 BOB SCHNEIDER Lonelyland (Universal) 40 CREED With Arms Wide Open (Wind-up) 41 JOHN MELLENCAMP Cuttin' Heads (Columbia/CRG) 41 JOHN MAYER No Such Thing (Aware/Columbia) 42 PAUL SIMON You're The One (Warner Bros.) 42 ERIC CLAPTON Superman Inside (Reprise) 43 SUZANNE VEGA Songs In Grey And Red (A&M/Interscope) 43 SHAWN COLVIN Whole New You (Columbia) 44 JOAN OSBORNE Righteous Love (Interscope) 44 STONE TEMPLE PILOTS Sour Girl (Atlantic) 45 DEPECHE MODE Exciter (Reprise) 45 CAKE Short Skirt/Long Jacket (Columbia) 46 ANI DiFRANCO Revelling/Reckoning (Righteous Babe) 46 matchbox twenty Bent (Lava/Atlantic) 47 SHAWN MULLINS Beneath The Velvet Sun (Columbia/CRG) 47 RYAN ADAMS New York, New York (Lost Highway) 48 CAKE Comfort Eagle (Columbia/CRG) 48 LUCINDA WILLIAMS Essence (Lost Highway) 49 JIM WHITE No Such Place (Luaka BopNirgin) 49 BARENAKED LADIES Too Little Too Late (Reprise) 50 COLLECTIVE SOUL Blender (Atlantic) 50 DEXTER FREEBISH Leaving Town (Capito)

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EDITOR gvincom DOUG WYLLIE MUSIFON NET [email protected] Tech Execs Say the Darndest Things

BY DOUG WYLLIE response of the copyright owners in litigating message here, we believe, is not that very few Intentionally or not, technology executives, rather than competing. That response has been radio websites are succeeding, but that radio can analysts, and pundits have uttered some of detrimental to themselves, to the recording succeed on the web." the most ridiculous and hilarious things over artists and to otherwise trusted partners such as -Bob Jordan, co-chairman of International the course of the past twelve months. Some Liquid Audio," Demographics, the research firm that pro- people attempting to puff out their chests -Gerald Kearby, president and chief execu- duces The Media Audit made wild predictions of even more wildly tive officer for Liquid Audio Huh? The last time anyone was happy with just successful online ventures, only to follow up In July, Liquid's chief technology officer abrupt- two percent of anything was, uh, never. some months later with pink slips for their ly resigned. Mere months later the company staff. Others simply were just downright began to receive buyout overtures from Steel "The two most critical factors in developing wrong. Still others made sage statements Partners and BCG Strategic Investors. When it the digital music market are the availability of that came to fruition. Here's an oral walk rebuked those acquisition offers, the company significant amounts of top tier content and cre- down memory lane, 2001 style: found itself named as the defendant in two class ating a simple, secure consumer experience. action lawsuits undertaken on behalf of share- -Jim Long, RioPort president and CEO "We're working hard and fast to implement our holders. Thus far, not a single service has realized this new service. Napster, in alliance with lofty goal. Indeed, not only has this task not yet Bertelsmann's eCommerce Group,TVT, edel, and "Yahoo! is pleased to join Sony Music and been achieved, many of the players striving to do many other independent labels and artists, has Universal Music, the world's two largest music so went belly up in the process" been working for months to put in place a new companies, to promote the Duet subscription -Patrick Donnelly, Sirius SVP and general membership -based service that has a solid busi- service to U.S. music fans. We're committed to counsel ness model and secure technology." providing our active and robust consumer base That was in response to the first of what -Napster CEO Hank Barry with fast, easy, and legal access to the music of would be three investor class action suits filed Napster would stop all operations in July their choice." against the satellite broadcaster before year's after Judge Patel declared that Napster's prom- -Jeff Mallett, Yahoo! president and COO end.Those lawsuits allege that the company "and ise to ensure 99.44 percent effectiveness in In June, Duet changed it's name to "pressplay" certain of its officers and directors" violated fed- blacking the illegal transfer of songs wasn't and named Andy Schuon president and CEO. eral securities laws by making statements about enough. Judge Patel unrealistically seems to the company's consumer launch date that "were believe that 100 percent bullet proof is techno- "Users are taking the file -blocking filter in impossibly ambitious." By the time 2001 finished, logically feasible. It isn't. their stride. Millions of consumers continue to the company had upped its monthly subscription use Napster to access huge amounts of free price from $9.95 to $12.95, CEO David "The launch of MusicNet will catalyze an music." Margolese stepped down, and the company con- exciting new era in digital music distribution. -Webnoize Analyst Matt Bailey ceded that its intended 2001 consumer launch MusicNet will offer consumers an easy, simple Napster's demise actually exacerbated the would, in fact, have to wait until February 2002. way to get the highest -quality music while also spread of Internet piracy of copyrighted materi- protecting the intellectual property of record als. According to Webnoize, consumers trans- "We hope to engage in productive discussions companies and artists...We look forward to ferred more than 1.5 billion digital media files with Roxio to review and quickly resolve the working with the entire industry to make music during September using FastTrack, the back -end matter in the best interest of everyone involved. subscription services a reality." technology of Kazaa, MusicCity, and Grokster. In However, our intellectual property is at -Rob Glaser, MusicNet chairman and CEO July, Webnoize forecast that FastTrack would stake...Roxio's breach of contract and unautho- the technology and data infringes on MusicNet officially launched in early December reach I million users by the end of September, rized use of with the release of RealOne from and it appears that they were 100 percent cor- our patents and violates state and federal law." RealNetworks, followed by a Beta service rect. Unfortunately, being right doesn't necessar- -Dave Marglin, Gracenote general counsel launched by AOL. ily mean you'll make it to the end of the year. In Not so fast. Not even a month after this state- early December, the research leader announced ment was issued, Roxio filed a counter suit alleg- "Over the last several months I've been dis- that it would shut down operations for the dura- ing that Gracenote fraudulently obtained its mayed and frustrated...because it is difficult to tion of the winter. '680 patent and its CDDB trademark by failing compete with companies that have seemingly to disclose certain key information to the U.S. unlimited resources combined with disrespect "We think two percent is very respectable at Patent and Trademark Office. Both cases remain for the law. But I'm just as frustrated with the this stage of Internet market development. The unresolved.

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BY DOUG WYLLIE shares of Class A common s k. Napster and the major music labels hold their

Mar I RIM Sends Napster Music List first telephone conference with court -appoint- The events on and after September Mar 14 BMG Looks to Sell Stake in GetMusic ed technical expert Dr. E.J."Nick" Nichols.

1 Ith have snapped our collective con- Mar 15 Music Labels Team with Beatnik Apr 19 Emmis to Hold Off on Streams, For Now sciousness to recall that the health and Mar 19 XM Radio Hurls A Rock Into Orbit Apr 19 MeasureCast Secures Funding welfare of our friends and family is first As the sun set on its Washington D.C. head- e Apr 20 MusicNet Technology Demonstrated and foremost. The tragic terror attacks quarters on Sunday March 18th, XM Satellite Apr 23 Hiwire Adds MP3 Format to Insertion also reminded us that we oughtspend Radio launches its first satellite,"Rock" from a Technology floating launch in Apr RIAA, Webcasters our time on Earth devoting ourselves to platform the middle of the 23 Get Boost From U.S. Pacific Ocean. Copyright Office In a move that Jonathan Potter, goals higher than the next !PO, the Mar 20 New Cell Phone Puts Music In Uproar executive director of the Digital Media next version of software solution XYZ, Mar 20 MP3Board Cleared to Sue RIM Association (DiMA), called a boon for webcast- or to inking a key strategic partnership Mar 21 Live365 Vaults to # 2 in Arbitron Net ers, the U.S. copyright office rules that radio before the end of the Quarter. Ratings broadcasters are not exempt from licensing Not to be misunderstood, it should be Mar 23 3Com Discontinues Kerbango Radio royalties when they stream their signals on the noted that time as it's become-you receiver yanked from production before ever Internet. know, Internet speed, microwave every- hitting retail shelves. Apr 25 Universal Gets GetMusic thing, express lanes, fast food-hasn't Mar 28 Hank Barry Issues Scathing Statement Apr 26 Lawsuit or Not, Professor Withdraws stopped. This 24/7/365 information age Mar 30 GlobalMedia Restructures, Relocates Hacking Report Princeton University Professor hasn't missed a beat. But the events Apr 02 AOL Time Warner, Bertelsmann AG and Edward Felten and his team of scientists (who that occurred on and after September EMI Group Announce M had been commissioned by the Secure Digital.

Apr 03 M . a ntroduces Business-to- Music Initiative [SDMI] to investigate ways in 11th snap our attention to an unshak- Busin - roducts ich digital music encrypt r ie defeated) able reality: a lot can happen in a 5 Listen.com Acquires TuneTo.com wit' . _ .fans to eir findings at an moment. Even with all that's recently Apr 05 EMusic to be Acquired by Universal informatic { rity conference in Pittsburgh. changed, some things remain the sa Apr 05 Yahoo! to Promote and Market Duet Apr 26 XM Satellite Losses Skyrocket in Q -I, 2000 There are still 24 hours in a day." Universal and Sony secures distribution channel Apr 27 Listen.com Lays Off 35 Employees seven days in a week.And still (usually) on Yahoo! for their Duet subscription service. May 01 Liquid Audio Relocates, Restructures, 365 days a year. That's the thing about Apr 09 Bertelsmann to Group Online Ventures Releases Staff time. RN ET I lr> ITEt 11 Y G IN DEXAimster Files Suit Against RIM Here is a look back at the headlines The American Federation of Radio and May 02 Landmark Case Against DMCA Heard in and stories that occurred during the Television Artists force most Los Angeles radio New York A federal appeals court in Manhattan 525,600 minutes filling the year that stations to discontinue streaming due to a little hears oral arguments questioning the constitu- was 2001: known provision of the Recorded Commercials tionality of the Digital Millennium Copyright put in place in Act. issue is a in Feb 22 XM Satellite In Search Of Funds XM Contract October At suit that arose January 2000 Apr 11 More Satellite Radio Holdings offers more than $100 Stations Discontinue Streams when eight major movie studios sued

Apr I I RIAA, DiMA File Royalty Proposals hacker/journalist Eric he a million in convertible notes and five million Corley after posted Apr 16 ABC Kills Streams software program called DeCSS on his website. Apr 16 RIM, Napster Meet with Mediator M.q- u.3 MusicMatch Jukebox Doubles User-base DOT COM JOB CUTS May 07 Streaming Screaming Skyward 12,828 13,419 11,649 9,533 9,216 7,554 Source: Challenger, Gray, and Christmas, Inc Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June

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includin streaming media. Ratings complaint was an ente ng ": e of fiction." atc un 22 Roxio Files Counter-suit Against Gr .ote Oct 10 Report Users of a'ste3 ernatives Service ot-Com Job Cuts at Eight -M. Lo Increased Nearl 00 'e

XM Rolls Onward, Upward XM Satellite Radio Accore lg to a report today from hallen: Oct 16 ' erica aline ch .dio@AOL celebrates the successful launch of"Roll," which Gray & stmas, dot -corn +b cuts fell for NetRadio Closes joins "Rock," already in orbit. second cons- tive mo ct 22 MP3.corn Mitosi bin' hards, in his

1 May 09 Artists File Suit Against MP3.com lowest level sin las o er (8,789). first major move as M m « rman and May 10 Gracenote Files Lawsuit Against Roxio Jun 28 "Roll" Begin. . casting chief executive, splits t m o- Gracenote alleges that Roxio breached con- Jul 03 Napster s''.1 d Napster pulls the plug MP3.com and MP3Tec tract, infringed its patents, violated the Digital on its serviç as the company prepares to Oct 23 Live365: Bad Ne o.; ews On the Millennium Copyright Act, and improperly used launch a new version that will compensate ame day that Live365 'ed ber one in Gracenote trademarks. rights, Iders. rbitron's September webcast ings, the Launch Lays Off 60 Employees, Secures Jul Loudeye Acquires Assets of theDial ine broadcaster con firmed j it laid off a Funding Amidst Shrinking Revenue 2 Judge Patel: 99.4 Percent Pure Still Not Pure .loyees, includin er.., nior level Loudeye Completes Royal Flush Loudeye gh e tives, in an effort . " burn rate of Technologies announces a licensing and services Jul 16 MusicMatch, RIM Reach Settlement ash n hand. agreement with EMI Recorded Music.The de Jul I8 Webcasters Win in Washington Oct McGlade Takes t 'el MusicNet marls the completion of licensing with eac Copyright Arbitration Royalty Pan- (CAR') Oct 2' Napster Lays 0 the big five major record labels. prepares to convene to determine the compul- Oct 29 MeasureCast Se g, Major Sirius Ups Subscription rius sory licensing fees for online music, federal reg- Partners MeasureCast h ed its second Satellite raises its monthly subscription price ulators have handed online -only webcasters a round of funding, secur Ilion from from $9.95 to $12.95 and charges an activation win, allowing several services to stay in nego- new partners in the Ni anies, FBR fee for each subscriber at signup. tions with the record companies, despite law- CoMotion Venture Cap osmos USA, Ma apster Seeks Volunteers to Test suits against them. and NetRatings. scription Service Jul 23 Jupiter: Online Music Sales to Grow Five Fold Oct 30 HP to Wrap Rio' w PCs

May 2 I Vivendi Universal to Acquire MP3.com Jul 24 WebRadio to Shut Down Oct 3 I Judge to AOL: St. ng Version 6.0 May 22 Online -Only Webcasters Dominate Arbitron Jul 24 Napster Names New Captain In a move Nov 06 Liquid Audio Re. Offer, Adds to Top 10 Seven of the top 10 webcasters were that was telegraphed nearly nine months earlier Board online only. when Bertelsmann loaned the company $60M Nov 07 Everstream and t Court Battle May 23 Radio Wave Cuts Staff on October 31 2000, Napster announces that it Everstream has secure. icense agree- May 30 Bertelsmann to Acquire Myplay has appointed Konrad Hilbers to be the compa- ment with Hiwire, endi ially costly May 31 iBEAM Faces Delisting by Nasdaq ny's new chief executive officer. patent litigation disput treaming and

f - ? NetRadio.com Again Number I in Arbitran Jul 3 I BMG to Test Napster-Proof CDs advertising insertion c

Webcast Ratings Aug 03 Court: Radio Must Pay to Stream Nov 08 Sirius now targe a ,;'' vestor Class Jun 04 Hiwire Sheds Staff Seeks Funding Aug 16 Korean P2P Developers in Hot Water Action Suits jun 05 New Digital Music Tracking Service Aug 28 New Report Declares Online Advertising Nov 12 Citadel to Strea ahoo! Launches Will Increase Seven Percent in 2001 Nov 13 XACT Taps Kan man Napster Licenses MusicNet Library Aug 30 Copyright Office to Congress: Clarify DMCA Nov 14 Sirius Announce bruary Launch

The file-sharing giant, embroiled in several law- SEPTEMBER 1 Ith, 2001 Nov 27 Sirius Gets New suits with well -monied behemoths including the Sep 13 XM Delays Launch in Wake of Terror Dec 04 MusicNet Debu e Launch Recording Academy, the RIAA, MP3 Board, and Attacks Dec 04 Court Comes D. Internet Free EMusic, hires an internal attorney for the first Sep 24 Napster, Songwriters, Music Publishers Speech Free speech ad concerned time. Reach Settlement that a pair of court de ew York and Webnoize Report Tracks Evolution of Online Sep 25 XM Hits the Airwaves New Jersey could lay g to deny U.S. Music Sep 26 Loudeye Acquires Activate citizens the same free is on the RIRA, Webcasters Mired in Litigation Oct 03 MP3.com COO Goes Presidential Internet that they enjo sical world. Napster Usage Continues to Slide Oct 04 Webnoize: Pirated Downloads Up 50 Pressplay Burns Up Su ervices Jupiter Media Metrix reports that Napster Percent in September Pressplay has partnere ng CD usage in May fell by 1.4 million unique visitors. Oct 08 Sirius Satellite Radio Dismisses Lawsuit recording software ma o allow con -

Tri 8 Arbitron: Listeners Have Alternatives for Sirius responds to a class action investor law- sumers who subscribe of Pressplay suit filed against it in the United States District to burn CDs of the m Court of Vermont by saying, "These claims are they've downloaded. 8,697 4,899 4,840 2,986 2,901

July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. TOTAL

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PROMORAMA COMING NEXT ISSUE: Y CHESTNUTS FEEL ROASTED. January 11, 2002 _... re ease. a ' mas ' . cm. 4. - commissioned 19 bands to cover Christmas clas- Special: GAVIN Guarantees-The sics," says WNNX-Atlanta PD Chris Williams. Class of 2002 "Atlanta bands always come through with brilliant GAVIN format editors sift through the bios, listen to renditions...this CD achieves several things: I get the advances, weigh the loose talk, and put their rep- credit for supporting local bands, I get exclusive utations on the line to pick the the artists Most Likely

content to play on the air, and I get to participate To Succeed at radio from the new up-and-coming in the holidays with Christmas music in a unique crop of unknowns. The last GAVIN Guarantees, pub- way," says Williams. "No Bing Crosby or Nat King lished in early September, included Ryan Adams, Cole here!" Fabolous, Cyndi Thomson, Carole King, and Bubba Sparxxx,. We should go to Vegas! SECOND PRIZE: SEVEN DAYS, NO IGHTS. ALSO: in the MIA-always sunny...and always 'Hot', of course," says Derrick Brown, PD ALTERNATIVE MUSIC IN THE MAIL. Richard Sands talks to Alternative promo- of WHQT, and nominee for 2002 GAVIN Urban NC tion executives for the skinny on Q1 2002 releases, plus he finds out which ones "got PD of the Year. "Listeners are loving our Hot 105 away" in 2001. Holiday Cash promotion," he says. "They must know the Holiday Cash phrase that pays-if they CONFERRING WITH THE GHOSTS OF A/C & HOT A/C MUSIC do, we hit 'em off with $105 holiday cash. Winners FUTURE. For our first issue of 2002, NC-Hot NC Editor Annette M. Lai visits with label friends to find out what aural delights await us in the new year. Plus, Music are then qualified for the extra `Hot Gift Box,' Research Editor Kathleen Richards profiles red hot Roadrunner/IDJMG rock band packed with the new Microsoft X -Box game sys- Nickelback. tem, a case of Hot CDs, a boomin' mini sound system, a portable DVD player, and a four-day, THE BEGINNING OF THE END FOR URBAN? With the massive downsizing three -night trip to Paris! Folks are going bananas of Urban in the record business, is this the end of the black department as we know it? ver this promo ' a " WILL COFFEY PERK UP COUNTRY IN 2002? Editor Jamie Matteson's first AM I, HANUKAH: "WHAT CHOPPED installment kicks off the year with an artist profile of BNA's new "buzz" girl Kellie Coffey. IVER?" !king Christmas!" says Jeanne Ashle' CHRIS HERRMANN TALKS. Triple A Editor Dave Einstein interviews new WBOS MD of KSRC-Kansas City and 2002 GAVIN Award PD Chris Herrmann. Plus reviews of January releases. nominee. Star 102's annual "Don Bosco Adopt -a - Family" Radio-thon raised more than $52,000, THE DAWNING OF DIGITAL DISTRIBUTION FOR MUSIC. Music subscrip- more than doubling last year's haul. Ashley's per- tion services pressplay and MusicNet officially arrived in the final days of 2001, and will sonal highlight: when the Trans-Siberian Orchestra be a big story in 2002. Issues of portability, ownership, copyright protection, and cus- stopped by (Yes, they do really exist). "We talked tomer acquisition will be asked and answered in the months to come. GAVIN Business about the holidays, their music, our mutual love of and Media Editor Doug Wyllie talks with executives at both companies, as well as sage pizza...and they did a live performance! They were industry analysts who can read between the lines. absolutely the best artist guests (OK, tied with Jim

Brickman) I have ever dealt with! We raised over IMPACT DATES (SUBJECT TO CHANGE) TOP 40, A/C & HOT A/c, RHYTHM CROSSOVER $10,000 in the first half-hour they were there...l'm still waflçin. on air." DECEMBER 17 & 18, 2001 OL-DOWN IS BRINGIN' THE Cash $ Millionaires "Undisputed" (Cash Money/Universal), Crossover EAT. Kevin Ceballo "My First Love" (Universal), Crossover est thing happening at the Beat is our Mandy Moore "Cry" (from A Walk To Remember) (Epic), Top 40 'Holiday Cool -Down," says Robert Scorpio, PD of JANUARY 7 & KKBT-Los Angeles and nominee for GAVIN Urban 8, 2002 PD of the Year. "The show is this Sunday, and fea- Michelle Branch "All You Wanted" (Maverick/Warner Bros.), Hot/Modern tures Jill Scott, Faith Evans, Alicia Keys, and Darren Hayes "Insatiable" (Columbia/CRG), Hot/Modern & Mainstream Ginuwine at the historic Wiltern Theater," Scorpio Jennifer Lopez "Ain't It Funny (remix)" (Epic), Top 4o, Rhythm & Crossover tells GAVIN. "Plus, our 'Beat 12 Days of Christmas' Sense Field "Save Yourself" (Nettwerk), Hot/Modern promotion includes a toy drive, a Christmas Wish, Sugar Ray "Ours" (Lava/Atlantic), Top 4o & Hot/Modern Cool -Down tickets, and more fun and games." Happy Holidays! See you in 2002...

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