Newsilne... CHARLES BANTA Is out As Group VP of Greater Media's Radio FIRST, an ENGINEER Division
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Radio Stern's `Funeral' Has Grave Consequences; WYKL Memphis A Little Too Close To Target newsilne... CHARLES BANTA is out as group VP of Greater Media's Radio FIRST, AN ENGINEER Division. Station at WMMS for $130 million and one to Emmis PD at WNOE/KGTR New Orleans .. GMs and corporate radio staff will now Cleveland report to COO Tom Milewski. Banta was arrested for sabotaging Broadcasting for $68 million. The soon - WWKY Louisville, Ky., part -timer Joe will not be replaced. a live broadcast of syndicated morning to-be-Granum stations include KHVN/ Arnold is upped to OM following last man Howard Stern on crosstown KJMZ Dallas (where Granum already month's exit of Chuck Tyler for KXL- WALTER BARTLETT, chairman/CEO of Multimedia Inc., is retiring. The com- WNCX. Then the real fun began, as owns KMRT /KOAI); WAOK/WVEE FM Portland, Ore. pany has nominated senior VP Donald Sbarra to replace him. GMs on both sides issued a flurry of Atlanta; and WCAO/WXYV Balti- Bob Edwards takes over as OM at press releases pointing fingers at one more. Emmis picks up WRKS New WZZU Raleigh, N.C., a new position at JACK CLEMENTS, president of Mutual Broadcasting, retires Friday (24). His another. York, where it operates crosstown the station. Edwards arrives from position will not be filled, and his duties will be divided between Bill Hogan, Police charged WMMS employee WQHT (Hot 97). KKLZ Las Vegas, where he was PD. president of Westwood One Networks, and Greg Batusic, president of WW1 William Alford with breaking and KKLZ station manager Terry Entertainment. entering, disruption of a public service, PROGRAMMING: MARDIT EXITS W4 McRight is accepting T &Rs to fill the and possession of criminal tools after KMLE Phoenix PD Alan Sledge programming position. INFINITY BROADCASTING has increased its acquisition credit line by $150 mil- he allegedly cut a main feeder cable be- moves to WWWW Detroit for the same Regent Communications taps con- lion. The company plans to use the money to buy additional ing used for Stern's national broadcast radio stations. sultant Mike McVay to handle its cor- Under the amended agreement with Chase Manhattan and other banks, Infin- from Cleveland, according to the Cle- porate PD position. Meanwhile, McVay ity will be permitted to purchase up to $50 million of its own common stock. veland Plain Dealer. Stern was in town is accepting T &Rs for the PD position for the "funeral" he traditionally holds at client station WGRD -FM Grand RALPH SHERMAN JR. is upped from GSM to VP/GM for the competition following at WNUA Chicago, re- a ratings Rapids, Mich. Former WGRD PD placing John Gehron, now with victory. American Radio Systems. Also, WNUA PD John Harrison exits for a group MD Lee Hansen is upped to the new OM position. WMMS executive VP /GM Dean position, although he has not yet an- Thacker quickly issued a statement nounced which group. BOB BURCH has been upped from OM to VP /GM KFNS/KEZK noting that WMMS "did not at St. Louis, and does KASY Albuquerque, N.M., APD/ replacing .Joe Cariffe. not authorize, encourage, or condone MD Coyote McGee is upped to PD/ the interruption of another radio sta- MD, replacing Bruce Agler, who exits STEVE KEENEY has been named VP/GM of KINK -AM-FM Portland, tion's broadcast" and "will not tolerate Ore., re- for PD/MD duties at crosstown KRST. placing Paul Clithero. Keeney previously was VP /GM at KNOW Denver. such conduct from any of its employ- by Phyllis Stark KSKG Salina, Kan., MD and morn- ees." with reporting by Eric Boehlert ing personality Kevin "Crash" Davis DANIEL DILORETO is upped from VP /GM to president/GM at WXTB Tampa, Thacker also took a moment to sug- and Brett Atwood joins KYQQ Wichita, Kan., for PD and Fla. gest that the incident may have been a morning duties, replacing Robert publicity stunt engineered by WNCX. duties July 1, replacing the exiting Gonzales, who exits ... WRTN White KATHY STONE has been upped from promotion and marketing director at WNCX VP /GM Walt Tiburski then Barry Mardit, who can be reached at Plains, N.Y., flips from adult standards WHP/WRVV/WKBO Harrisburg, Pa., to the newly created station manager issued his own release noting that the 313- 548 -5361. KMLE promotion direc- to ABC /Satellite Music Networks' job at N/T WKBO, which also adds more business news to the programming. FCC had already sent two inspectors tor Shaun Holly moves up to PD du- R &B adult "The Touch" format Mon- from Detroit to investigate the inci- ties at the station. day (20). The station will keep its bro- STATION SALES: WJPC -AM -FM Chicago from Johnson Publishing to Broad- dent. Former WQHT (Hot 97) New York kered programming in overnights and casting Partners, owner of crosstown WVAZ, for $8 million; KSFO San Alford was released on $10,000 bond, PD Joel Salkowitz has been named di- on weekends. Francisco from First Broadcasting to KGO Radio for an undisclosed price the Plain Dealer reports. He has been rector of national pop and crossover KWIN Stockton, Calif., PD Bob (KGO begins programming KSFO under a local marketing agreement Sept. suspended from WMMS pending fur- promotion at New York -based Pendu- Lewis assumes programming duties 1); WBZT/WIRK West Palm Beach, Fla., from Price Communications to ther investigation of the charges. lum Records ... WHTZ (Z100) New for all four Silverado Stockton stations: American Radio Systems for an undisclosed price; WIVY Jacksonville, Fla., In other news, retail chain Target York director of operations and pro- KWIN, KCVR, KWG, and KEXX. from JJ Taylor Companies to Prism Radio Partners, owner of crosstown Stores has asked Memphis station gramming Steve Kingston has signed After stunting for several days by WOKV/WPDQ/WKQL, for an undisclosed price; WTLB/WRCK Utica, N.Y., WYKL to refrain from using the han- a new multiyear deal with the station. playing Billy Idol's "Rebel Yell" con- from H &D Media LP. to the Radio Corp., headed by Ed Levine, dle "Target 98" and a bull's -eye logo, Look Frank Toce, for AC KLIT Los Angeles to tinuously, album rock KTUX Shreve- and Robert Raide, for $1 million. according to The (Memphis) Commer- flip to album alternative July 1 under port, La., went more current -intensive cial Appeal. The station picked up the consultant Dennis Constantine ... with the new handle "99X, The Rebel SALE CLOSINGS: WIBC/WKLR Indianapolis from "Target" handle about a month Sconnix Broadcasting to ago Tom Parker is upped from director of Rocker." OM Ken Shepherd is out, Emmis Broadcasting for $26 million. when it switched to a '70s -based oldies promotion and marketing for WGY/ and has been replaced by former format. WRVE Albany, N.Y., to OM at WGY. WLAV -FM Grand Rapids, Mich., PD A spokesperson for the Minneapolis - He replaces Kelly Carls, now at Mark Steven. based retail chain told the paper the WLAC Nashville. Havlat. He also will handle middays. Dunn exit for that shift at company has gotten crosstown "negative calls KLTY Dallas VP /programming Jon NETWORK NEWS Former crosstown KTCL MD Sam KIOZ (Rock 102). from our guests" who think the station Rivers, who was planning to exit for a Peter Stromquiste has been Ferara joins KBCO for overnights. Rick Marino moves from the pro- is aligned with the chain. gig at Morningstar Radio Networks, named CEO for the Hong Kong-based Pete de Graaff has been upped from duction department to the afternoon No legal papers have been filed, and has decided to stay put ... KTNO (Te- ABC Radio Partners International. He morning show producer to the newly shift at KNCI Sacramento, Calif. He the chain is hoping to avoid that step. jano 1540) Dallas flips back to a Span- previously was VP /GM of United Press created APD position at WXXL replaces Shane Benway, However, David who exited Gingold, president of ish- language religious format. International for Europe, the Middle (XL106.7) Orlando, Fla.... WAPE ... Following the station's parent the sale of the station to company, Barnsta- WMRV Long Island, N.Y., is now in East, and Africa ... Sam Benrubi, Jacksonville, Fla., midday jock Tony Emmis Broadcasting, controversial ble Broadcasting, told the paper "we a local marketing agreement with GSM at WYSP Philadelphia, segues to Mann adds APD stripes, and research WIBC Indianapolis evening talk host hope we can resolve their concerns in crosstown WRHD/WRCN and Westwood One Entertainment as exec- director Damon Cox is upped to MD. Stan Solomon was ousted and imme- a non -litigious manner, but we don't changes format from adult standards utive VP /director of sales. PD Jeff McCartney had been handling diately picked up by crosstown country see any reason to change." and news to oldies-based AC. Dick Marsh, founder of Marsh all of those duties. station WGGR. Jeff Katz, formerly of Summit Communications has agreed Four Paxson Broadcasting stations Broadcasting Company and former WPLY (Y100) Philadelphia night WCKY Cincinnati, is handling nights to sell off its seven radio stations; six in Florida have signed with the new AP COO at Children's Radio Group, joins jock Jim Kelly exits to move to Nash- at WIBC for now. of them to Granum Communications All News Radio network. The four sta- the Morningstar Radio Network as di- ville. PD Garett Michaels is seeking a Walton & Johnson, the morning tions are WINZ Miami, WHNZ rector of network syndication. Also, replacement and wants T&Rs ... All- team for six years at WEZB (B97) Tampa, WWNZ Orlando, and WZNZ Michael Miller joins Morningstar as sports WGMP Philadelphia inks Ea- New Orleans, is splintering and creat- Jacksonville.