conduct. The man has been harassing Branch since 2003 when he Volume XXXIII • Number 13 • March 30, 2007 began sending her letters and following her around the country. He’s also been caught backstage after lunging at the singer while she was signing autographs. He was under a restraining order until its expiration MAIN STREET in 2004. Presents Dan Mason, 1998 Conclave Learning Conference keynoter, has been TheThe ConclaveConclave named President/CEO of CBS Radio. He will now oversee the 144 stations that make up CBS’s spread, replacing Joel Hollander and AA TT TT LL EE reporting directly to CBS Corp. President/CEO Les Moonves. Mason TT RR is once again the head of facilities he’s run before. From 1995-2002 he was the President of CBS Radio, where he successfully integrated CBS, Publisher: Tom Kay Editor: Kate Kennedy Group W, Infinity Radio, and American Radio Systems radio stations. Cartoons Pilfered by Lenny Bronstein & Jay Philpott He joined Westinghouse as President of Group W Radio in 1993. Mason’s return to radio hasn’t severed any ties with his partner Walter You know how radio makes hits, but do you know what goes into making Sabo in Sabo Mason International Initiatives; his agreement is to radio hits? You will after attending “BMI Presents: The Making of Radio take the President/CEO position at CBS Radio and allows him to keep Hits” at this summer’s Learning Conference: Conclave 007- Radio his international consultancy business. Rumor: Might Dan make a return Under Construction. Special guests for the Thursday (6/28) session to the Learning Conference in June? are noted pop and country songwriting superstars Jeffrey Steele and Bob DiPiero, who’ll share the secrets of creating hit songs for the radio. Garry Meier has been confirmed to be the new late-AM host at CBS Expect a frank, but fun discussion with Jeffrey and Bob as they talk Talk WCKG/Chicago! From 8-11 weekdays, Meier will be at the mic, about the current state of radio from a songwriter’s point of view and helped out by Jim Turano as contributor. Opie & Anthony will move perform songs from their personal repertoire of hits! Jeffrey’s hits have back an hour. A former partner of Steve Dahl, Meier and Dahl broke up been recorded by top artists such as Faith Hill, Tim McGraw, Trisha their act bitterly in 1993, when Meier moved beside Roe Conn for the Yearwood, Randy Travis, Diamond Rio and Pam Tillis – and include next eight years at WLS-AM, resulting in another messy split in 2004. “She’d Give Anything”, “Big Deal”, and “Unbelievable”. Bob DiPiero’s However, Meier did appear with Dahl last summer, sparking rumors hits include “American Made” by the Oak Ridge Boys, Vince Gill’s that the two had buried the hatchet and were considering working “World’s Apart”, Reba McEntire’s “Little Rock” & “Till You Love Me”, together again. The hosts remain separate for the time being, although Shenandoah’s “The Church On Cumberland Road” and George in the same lineup. Strait’s “Blue Clear Sky”. His songs dot the repertoire Diamond Rio, Jo Dee Messina, Marty Stuart, Billy Ray Cyrus, Joe Diffie, Kathy The war is on between popular radio personalities Opie & Anthony Mattea, Martina McBride and Faith Hill. You won’t want to miss this and the controversial Mancow. The pair called Mancow to task on his first-time-ever session at the Learning Conference. Register today! “Foundation for Responsible Radio” campaign, citing a Mancow interview in which he said the pair were “failing miserably.” He went on Who says there’s no competition for the Sirius/XM merger? The to point out that O & A are in “last place in Chicago, and I told Joel companies issued a joint statement this week on the FCC’s decision Hollander to his face that would happen. These are no-talent on its final rules for HD Radio, stating, “The FCC decision underlines individuals, and they cannot survive in a post-Janet Jackson, post-911 that HD Radio on the AM/FM bands provides a real alternative to satellite world.” O & A took umbrage with this attack, and ripped Mr. Mancow a and that the current audio entertainment market is broad, robust, and new one, pointing out the loss of his Chicago and Des Moines affiliates, competitive. The decision will raise competition to a new level by using stunts on guests and staging calls, (including painting O & A stimulating the growth in HD Radio stations, enhancing its offering to sidekick Jim Morton as a child molester) and his jump to calling an consumers and establishing a process for free radio to offer a paid end to “shock jocks.” During the XM portion of their show, O & A tried to subscription service for the first time.” CEO of Sirius, Mel Karmazin get Mancow on the show to have a show-down, although the bit ended has cited HD and its subscription services as viable competition between up falling through. Anthony posed as a caller on the Mancow show as terrestrial and satellite radio at the Senate’s anti-trust panels. “Tony from New York,” stating he was interested in the Britain-Iran crisis). He made it onto the air, but was cut off before he could get any shots in. Michelle Branch, half of country group The Wreckers, is safe today He then called back as “Steve from Denver,” but was outed by the because the man accused of stalking her has been arrested. While screener. Anthony then challenged Mancow to talk on the air, and the onstage Monday night, Branch asked security during her concert in call was aborted. When Opie called later in a more civilized manner, Sheboygan to have the man thrown out. Dominick Giordano was the Mancow screener informed him that he’d made the last half-hour of arrested by police outside the venue and charged with disorderly his life “a living hell,” and hung up. Anthony then labeled Mancow as a “brave guy in print,” while Opie called him a “pussyboy.” The Learning Conference presents Conclave 007 RADIO featuring UNDER Thinking of You WMMM 30x CONSTRUCTION WRLT 30x KTCZ 27x Marriott City Center/Minneapolis WXRV 27x June 28-July 30 • Tuition $199/$99 student • Group rates available NOW! Erica Farber! Presentation: 2007 Conclave Conclave Learning Conference You Know I’m No Good Rockwell Arbitron Award Awards Added Luncheon Friday WMMM June 29 WCOO WTTS Jim Labarbara hosted his last show this week at Cumulus Oldies The results of the NAB board elections was announced this week! From WGRR/Cincinnati. The radio vet has been a staple of listeners for 38 the Midwest, Bruce Goldsen, W. Russell Wither, Jr., Bob Bundgaard, years, but was told on Wednesday that his contract will not be renewed. and Matthew Mnich were elected to two-year terms on the board, His replacement is Keith Mitchell, who’s been PD at WGRR since beginning their tour of duty in June. Cumulus acquired the station in November. Labarbara said, “I’m just shell-shocked now, trying to figure out what I’ll do next. They said it Emmis/Chicago has raised some eyebrows by hiring a PR firm! Emmis had nothing to do with me, or my ratings, or my age. They said corporate RVP Marv Nyren reasons, “We know it’s different for radio stations to wanted to make a change.” He’s spent 14 years on WGRR, and has go out and hire PR experts. But because what we’re doing is so different, also been in the market on WLW-AM, WCKY-AM and WSAI-AM. Jim it really qualified as newsworthy. We’re taking singularly unique was inducted into the Ohio Radio/Television Broadcasters Hall of approaches in both our programming and marketing, and we are Fame in 2000. prepared to talk about it.” Emmis has asked MWW Group to create new communications initiatives for the Chicago station. They’ll begin As part of the reconstituted CONCLAVE 007: RADIO UNDER with an executive branding campaign, raising awareness and recognition CONSTRUCTION, you’re invited to grab your OWN work crew (co- of the stations’ executives, touting them as innovative thinkers of the worker) and get into the industries’ premier learning conference at VERY industry, especially in areas like fully-integrated and implemented 360- special group “construction” tuition rates: 1) Register two crew members degree marketing, as well as the latest in PPM radio technology. for one low price: $350. 2) Register three crewmembers for $450. 3) Register five crewmembers for the unbelievable rate of $700! Entrance The new VP/Market Manager of Entercom’s Madison cluster is Amy for one is still only $199 until May 1, 2007. Register by calling 952-927- Griesheimer. Griesheimer’s stations include Oldies WOLX, AAA WMMM 4487 or via www.theconclave.com to get in at these very special rates. and Adult Hits WCHY. She takes over for Ron Raybourne, and was Put on your hard-hats, and join us this summer for RADIO UNDER previously with Entercom as GM of Active Rock KISW and Alternative CONSTRUCTION in Minneapolis, right after your all-important spring KNDD in Seattle. She began her radio career with the company in book! Denver as VP/Sales. The calls at Midwest Communications in Kalamazoo have moved to The Kansas City T-Bones, the city’s independent minor league team, sister Sports WQSN-AM, as Adult Hits WQLR/Kalamazoo flips to AC. has a done deal with Entercom Classical KXTR-AM/Kansas City to air They now call themselves WVFM.