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ISSUE NUMBER 955 THE INDUSTRY'S NEWSPAPER AUGUST 21, 1992 Tough Times Continue In /NS /DE: Network Radio Business NEW LOOK FOR ABC, Westwood One involved in latest wave NEW ROCK of layoffs; ABC cancels evening talk shows Beginning with this issue, R &R Last week, two major radio In a memo to his staff, ABC heralds New Rock's continued networks relayed signals that Radio Networks President Bob growth by significantly their economic woes are contin- Callahan said the reductions uing, with little hope of immedi- were the culmination of a three - expanding the music and ate recovery. ABC Radio Net- month effort to consolidate its editorial coverage of this exciting works laid off a reported 51 em- operations with those of its Sa- format: ployees last Friday (8/14), tellite Music Network sub- while Westwood One pink -slip- sidiary. Chart now includes four -week ped 15 fulltimers from the NBC/ "These decisions involve the trending, emphasis tracks, and Mutual newsroom. relocation of some employees to Dallas, where SMN is based, individual rotations and the reduction cf some other New & Active and Significant staff whose job duties became Action lists debut Station Trading Blitz Begins duplicative in the melding of these operations," Callahan Shawn Alexander's column Karmazin uses new duopoly rules to pick up cash -flow stations in stated in the memo. appears weekly, featuring tips Cook Inlet $100 million An ABC staff member, who Chicago, Boston, and Atlanta from for asked not to be identified, said on programming, promotion, 100 positions were either elimin- Striking fast to take advant- properties. He also made a sales, and marketing, sample ated, consolidated with other new ownership point of mentioning a Philadel- age of the FCC's jobs, or reassigned to Dallas, hours, and new artist profiles. limits, Infinity Broadcasting Inside infinity phia Inquirer report that he's which resulted in 51 layoffs at announced a $100 million all- about to buy WFIL /Philadel- Page 49, ABC/SMN offices across the 70 deal to buy three major Karmazin to seek phia, without confirming or de- cash country. market FMs from Cook Inlet four more FMs nying the story. ABC press representative Radio Partners. Once the rules Karmazin has said he's inter- Prices at ten times Lesley Halpern refused to spe- take effect next month, Infinity ested only in Top 10 markets, cash flow cify any numbers, nor did she will buy Country WUSN /Chi- but he made an exception with Stern not a factor identify any of those laid off. cago and Classic Rock WZLX/ the WZGC purchase: "We've JACOR RUNNING However, she said that all de- Boston to complement FMs it in purchases been interested in the Atlanta partments were affected. OUT OF TIME? already owns in those cities, market for about six years; Financially beleaguered Jacor and will enter a new market each station and will "absolute- there just haven't been any News Reductions with the purchase of Classic ly not" combine operations in cash -flow stations on the The revelations came just a may soon be buried in an Rock WZGC /Atlanta. Chicago or Boston. Although market." day after seven correspondents, avalanche of debt if it can't Infinity President/CEO Mel other broadcasters have hailed four editors, and four producers leave restructure its loans. Karmazin told R&R he'll duopoly as an opportunity to cut were furloughed from the NBC of Does Infinity purchase decision-making with the GM overhead, Karmazin said he NETWORK /See Page 32 & FM plans? Page 6 views the new rules as an op- affect WLS -AM portunity to acquire cash -flow See Street Talk, Page 24. stations. "We're going to add more salespeople; we're not go- Swindel Becomes ing to combine sales staffs," he Believing Atlanta is already Curelop Returns said. an attractive market with re- few Karma- MAKING SOUND Qwest President Chase Manhattan Bank is fi- latively stations, To AOR KLOS/L.A. CAREER DECISIONS nancing the transaction. Kar- zin said he expects its econo- mazin said he's shopping for my to get an additional boost Eighteen Switching stations is a tricky four more FMs to take Infinity from the 1996 Olympics. months after his defection business, particularly in our to the imminent FCC limit of 18 TRADING /See Page 32 to KQLZ (Pi- transient industry. Mike McVay rate Radio)/ provides tips on how to optimize Los Angeles, Carey Cure - your PD moves, including the 10 lop has re- questions to ask yourself prior FEC Rejects Political turned to to changing jobs. crosstown Swindel, Jones Giveaway Plan By EZ KLOS. Ken Page 33 Anthony, who Curslop Jim Swindel, former Sr. VP/ EZ Communications has cult to calculate. EZ had asked replaced GM of Virgin, has joined Qwest shelved its plan to give federal the FEC to rule that providing Curelop at the Cap Cities /ABC Records as President, effective political candidates free or free or discounted time would AOR, has exited. deeply discounted spot time, af- not constitute an illegal corpor- feels good to re- September 1. "It be back," IN THE NEWS... Swindel announced plans to ter the Federal Election Com- ate campaign contribution un- marked Curelop, who's been on expand the company's in -house mission (FEC) declined to be- der the Federal Election Cam- the beach since leaving KQLZ the idea. A &R department and assem- stow its blessing on paign Act. three months ago "I think Lee Logan named Regional PD ble a promotion staff that will "We thought it was a plan While the six- member FEC everyone at KLOS understood at Malrite work closely with WB /Reprise. that made a lot of sense," said voted 3-2 in favor of the plan, why I left when I did. Pirate Qwest is co-venture with WB. EZ President Alan Box. "We four votes were needed to win made me an extremely good of- George Harris, Ted Wz a "Qwest Records has been may bring it [back to the FEC] approval. The balloting was fer, and it was an exciting thing form consultancy gathering momentum over the after the election, or ask the split along party lines, with Re- to do. publicans supporting the plan "Pirate is just now [starting Larry Sharp new PD past few years, and Jim Swin- NAB to [petition the FEC] on del's strong leadership now pro- it." and Democrats opposing it. to] reap some of the benefits of at KUFX /San Jose vides us with the missing piece EZ's plan was designed to (The sixth commissioner, who the changes we made, and Greg when meet- Eddie Gilreath takes Sr. of the puzzle," said label help the group's stations meet was out of town the [Stevens] is doing a good job. founder and Chairman Quincy the FCC's "reasonable access" ing took place, is a Democrat But each station has a different VP /Mktg. post at Uni who had expressed disagree- different au- Jones. rule without running afoul of the mission and a Steve Kelly assumes PD job Swindel noted that his new agency's requirement that ment with the proposal.) dience, and what Pirate does is EZ officials believe the Dem- post will allow him to continue campaigns be charged the sta- not going to greatly impact at WDSY /Pittsburgh ocrats rejected the plan be- to work with the WEA distribu- tion's "lowest unit rate" a KLOS one way or the other." 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In addition Rock AC KRVK (The River)IKansas City's to his duties at the Bay Area Coun- March format flip to hard rock had a profound try combo, he will also oversee op- effect on both the market's AOR and AC erations at Country outlets KLAC & KZLA /Los Angeles. races. Malrite Regional VP and KFAN Page 39, 46 & KEEY /Minneapolis VP /GM Mick Anselmo commented, "Lee is a dedicated programmer and has done an admirable job with KNEW FEATURES & KSAN, both on the air and with innovative database marketing." RADIO BUSINESS: Jacor faces bankruptcy 6 "This is a tremendously exciting NEWSBREAKERS 13 Former Ronette Ronnie Spector (c) ex- time to be involved in country mu- and Crystals member Darlene Love take their cues from producer Jimmy lovine while recording OVERVIEW sic," Logan told R&R. "My special "Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree" for A &M's "A Very Special Christmas II." The MANAGEMENT: Effective motivation 19 thanks to [Malrite Chairman/ LP is set for an October 20 release and will benefit the Special Olympics. SALES: Being busy vs. being effective 20 CEO] Milt Maltz, [President/ LIFESTYLES: Minorities moving to suburbs 21 COO] John Chaffee, and Mick An- MEDIA: Rock hits stands 22 selmo for their confidence." New the Logan joined Malrite in March STREET TALK: More on Cook Inlet /Infinity deal .