ISSUE NUMBER 791 THE INDUSTRY'S NEWSPAPER JUNE 2, 1989 INSIDE: Logan Lands WNEW- FM Programming Post FCC BUDGET BOOST Legacy confirmed a three - WON'T BREAK month rumor this week by nam- ing former KFOG /San Francis- APPLICATIONS LOGJAM co OM Dave Logan PD of An exodus of engineers WNEW -FM /New York, effec- tive June 19. He succeeds Mark experienced in applications Chernoff, who now programs procedures has drastically slowed crosstown Classic Rock WXRK. the processing of new station Logan's name surfaced as the facilities, and even prospects of a leading candidate for the post $10 million budget increase won't immediately after Chernoff de- parted for WJFK /Washington in help reduce the backlog for the February. "He was the best guy short term. for the job," remarked WNEW Dave Logan Page 6 Station Manager Ted Utz, ex- plaining that the long delay in naming Chernoff's replacement Radio Silence: NAB, RAB was due to the "number of tran- WCBS -FM REUNITES sitions the station has been go- ing through. We just weren't THE LEGENDS Declare It A Smash ready to bring anyone in until New York City has produced dozens of Groups Claim 80% Participation; Actual Number Going now." Asked to describe Logan's air personality hall of famers, and a good Silent Apparently Lower chunk of them will reunite on the city's role, Utz said, "He will run the Weeks of intra- industry sales- department. However, he's not Gold standard, WCBS -FM, for its latest manship and arm -twisting by coming in to put in his systems. "Rock & Roll Radio Greats Weekend." the NAB /RAB Radio Futures Sites & Sounds Of Silence They're already in place. I want Bruce Morrow, Dan Ingram, Ron Lundy, Committee apparently paid big NAB /RAB: 80 % participated in campaign a manager, and he has the best Harry Harrison, and more will bring back dividends on Friday (5/26) management ability anc exper- Unofficial R &R spot check: 50% went silent the memories for New Yorkers. when, according to committee ience of all the guys I've spoken Page 58 estimates, 80% of the country's Small markets were strong silent types to. He's going to have to go commercial radio stations par- Lyman blasts campaign's critics through an education period to ticipated in the debut of the Stations try out `creative' variations learn how we do things here, "Radio: What Would Life Be and I have all the confidence in Without It" promotional cam- the world he'll pick things up CABLE COMES TO YOUR Paign. Public Affairs Walt Wurfel, the message from the GM or lis- and expand upon them in no HOUSE: NEW RADIO "I would call (the campaign's committee's overall 80% partic- tener testimonials, and some time." debut) highly successful," said ipation figure is an estimate had fun with the idea (see Page LOGAN/See Page 26 RIVALS Radio Futures Committee Co- based on advance pledges from 26). Chairman Jerry Lyman. stations to support the event Reporter Survey Not content to battle radio with Warsaw Packed competitive ad rates, the cable "Given the nature of our indus- and reports from individuals in Shows Half Silent try, various markets. Wonder Fans medium is bringing forth new dominated as it is by many Not all the In an informal R&R survey of With very independent operators, participating stations actually musical services to compete with almost 300 outlets, most of them we're very pleased by this kind went silent for 30 seconds, as in- local stations. Two reporting stations in younger - new entries of pulling together. We need tended in the opening spot's de- offer 12 and 16 musical formats skewing active music formats, more of it." sign. Some substituted alterna- 50% said they had participated respectively, joining another service According to NAB Sr. VP/ tive programming, such as a in the event. Most of the stations offering eight, which bowed a that did not take part said they month ago. Check 'em out in the opted out in order to protect Technology Overview section. their morning ratings. Page 18 Solar Sets An Epic Lyman said the committee "pretty much" achieved its pri- mary goal of getting the top - Distribution Deal rated stations in every market ATTRACTING NEW to take part in the promotion. Participation was particularly COUNTRY LISTENERS high, he said, in Los Angeles, If the Country format is to flourish in the New York, Chicago, San Fran- coming decade, it needs to grab hold of cisco, Minneapolis, Milwaukee, new listeners and keep them listening. St. Louis, and Indianapolis. "I give the group operators a Joint Communications' Dave Charles lot of the credit for our success, Stevie Wonder accepted a Soli- offers a number of ideas for particularly in the major mar- darity badge at the Polish labor accomplishing those goals. kets," said Lyman. "They've group's Warsaw offices as he Page 56 been incredibly supportive of launched his two -week "Peace EPIC'S And Freedom" tour of Eastern NEW SOLAR ORBIT - Pictured sealing the deal are (1 -r) E/P /A us." President Dave Glew, E/P/A Sr. VP/Black Music Hank Caldwell, CBS The "Radio" campaign is a Europe with a Saturday (5/27) West Coast Sr. VP /GM Myron show at a 100,000-seat stadi- Roth, CBS Exec. VP Mel Ilberman, Solar six-month effort to boost lis- Chairman Dick Griffey, and CBS Records President Tommy Mottola. um there. He was scheduled to tener and advertiser awareness meet Polish Premier Miezysaw KPLZ SOLVES KUBE PUZZLE After several months of for manufacturing, distribution, of the medium's role in daily Rakowski as well as Solidarity browsing for a record company promotion, and marketing of re- IN SEATTLE life. To draw attention to the leaders during his stay. Wonder deal, Solar Records announced cordings which will be released For the first time, CHR KPLZ topped its campaign's Friday debut, the will also perform at stadiums in Tuesday (5/29) that it was affil- under the Solar /Epic label. The Futures Committee asked sta- Czechoslovakia and Hungary, longtime Seattle rival KUBE in the iating with Epic Records in a label's most recent distribution tions to air a special introduc- and royalties from a Polish Arbitron. KPLZ PD Casey Keating is pressing joint distribution and publishing deal had been with Capitol, fol- tory spot at 7:42am. The 90- of his "Characters" al- ecstatic but cautious (Birch showed agreement. lowing earlier arrangements second message featured actor bum - the first Motown album distributed by an Eastern KUBE still ahead), while KUBE with RCA (beginning with its James Earl Jones and included Bloc counterpart Tom Hutyler, who Founded by Dick Griffey in 1975 formation as Soul Train label - will benefit the Polish just took 30 seconds of dead air designed Foundation For The 1977, Solar - an acronym for Records), E /A, and MCA (for .Handi- on the position, has plans to regain the to show what life would be like capped. throne. "Sounds Of Los Angeles Rec- its Constellation subsidiary). without radio. ords" will depend upon Epic Photo Reuters Bettmann Newsphotos Page 44 - SOLAR /See Page 26 RADIO SILENCE /See Page 26 Newsstand Price $5.00 Saluting Black Music Month Page 52 L www.americanradiohistory.com "BATDANCE" PRINCE The Debut Single From The BATMAN Motion Picture Soundtrack Produced, Arranged, Composed and Performed by PRINCE. TM and ;c 1964 DCCgMICS,INC, www.americanradiohistory.com Reeves Upped To WB/ -r! Nashville VP /GM JUNE 2, 1989 Eddie Reeves, who has served as Warner Bros. /Nashville GM since joining the company in 1984, has Panama Tops R &R Chart been promoted to VP /GM. WB /Nashville President Jim Ed It's not a flashback to 1984, when Van Norman commented, "Eddie's Helen's song of that name was a Top 10 business acumen, organizational item. But the Panamanian electoral process facility, and his point of view have all been essential parts of the War- was the top item of discussion this month in Harry .finger ner /Reprise success story. His our Top Ten National Talk Topics chart, leadership capacity makes him a Anger Now edging those fast -rising Chinese student valuable asset not only to Warner/ demonstrators. Reprise, but to the entire music Entire wide -ranging list inside. community and Nashville com- PolyGram Page 13 munity at large." Eddie Reeves Reeves's 25 -year music industry Reeves include "Rings" by Tom - Exec. career has included stints as a pall & The Glaser Brothers, Cym- VP songwriter, music publisher, and arron, and Lobo; and "All I Ever FEATURES personal manager. Need Is You," performed by both West Coast Songs written or co-written by Sonny & Cher and Kenny Rogers & Twenty-year industry veteran RADIO BUSINESS: Budget boost for FCC? 6 Dottie West. Harry Anger has been named Ex- OVERVIEW: Reeves was previously personal ec. VP GM, West Coast for Poly - MANAGEMENT: Memo, interview advice 13 manager for Kim Carnes and Jules Gram Records, where he will over- Lane Becomes 15 Shear. He also served as West see its Burbank office. He replaces MEDIA: Latest music books SBK Singles Coast head of Chappell Music and Jeff Sydney, who left PolyGram LIFESTYLES: Elvis: fragrant exploitation 16 United Artists Music before form- for another opportunity within the TECHNOLOG Y: New radio rivals on cable 18 Director ing his own Quixotic Music, co-pub- industry. Peter Takiff will succeed PEOPLE 20 lisher of Kenny Rogers's "Gideon" Anger as Exec. VP /Administra- NEWSBREAKERS 22 album. tion. TIMELINE 26 PolyGram President /CEO Rich- STREET TALK: WNUA rumors roll on 28 ard Asher noted, "Harry has en- RATINGS: Birch demographic Top 1 Os 35 joyed a long career in the industry, AIR PERSONALITIES: Canadian Or Dead & other characterized by creativity, superb WXDJ greatest bits 36 Taps management skills, and a thorough MUSIC knowledge of the business.