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Winners will be chosen by Editor Steven Strick talks to a variety of eligible R &R readers, and the awards will be presented programmers and researchers about at this year's Talk Radio Seminar, taking place March 2- this dilemma and how to handle it. THE INDUSTRY'S rEWSPQPER 4 in Washington, DC. Page 10. Page 59 vvww, radioano&ecords cam MARKETING ESSENTIALS Marketing plays a critical role in NIP Smooth Jazz radio's success, so Smooth Jazz Editor Carol Archer talks i to ABC Radio's Robert Minton about Federman To Manage CBS Radio/LA. the fundamentals of creating a Lane Tapped As Columbia By Sarah Vance marketing campaign. "All R &R Staff Reporter successful svance @radioandrecords.com marketing should be looked at as an Records' Sr. VP/Promotion Jeff Federman has been promoted to the investment in future ratings, revenue newly created position of Market Manager for By Keith Berman pects of promotion. He has Minton. R &R Associate Radio Editor CBS Radio /Los Angeles, overseeing Adult Hits and brand development," says kberman®radioandrecords.com leadership skills to help the KCBS -FM, News KFWB, Talk KLSX, News the label set coherent long- See Page 56 Columbia Records has KNX, Alternative KROQ, Oldies KRTH and term goals while bringing named Ken Lane Sr. VP/ Smooth Jazz KTWV. Federman retains his role attention Promotion. Lane maximum as VP /GM of KCBS-FM but relinquishes his to had held a similar our artists and cluster Director /Sales duties to KTWV VP /GM post at the Island their recordings. Dan Weiner. NUMBER "I look forward to Federman 6 1 s Def Jam Music "The performance of our stations in Los An- working with Ken in Group since 1999. geles has been exemplary this past year," CBS Radio Exec. VP /West- bringing new energy Based in New em Region Brian Ongaro said. "We have in our portfolio some of the and commitment to York, Lane reports best -known brands in the business, all of which are well-positioned to Columbia Chair- all our efforts." man Steve Barnett Tyler said, "Ken is FEDERMAN See Page 9 and Sony Music La- a well -respected ex- ecutive with fantastic bel Group Exec. Lane VP /Promotion & skills and an extraor- NAB, RIM Agree On HD B'cast Flag AC Market Strategy Bruce Tyler. dinary background. He has a LIFEHOUSE "Ken's expertise and ca- strong reputation as one of Two sides closer to copyright -protection agreement You And Me (Geffen) pabilities in the field of pro- the best executives in the motion are second to none," business, and I have every Not long ago it appeared the has supported encryption of ra- will RIAA and the NAB were poised dio broadcasters' signals to pre- PUSSYCAT DOLLS Stickwitu (A &M /Interscope) said Barnett. "He has a track confidence that he play record of major successes a vital role in giving us a for a long battle over how to pro- vent illegal reproduction. How- AR/RHYTHMIC tect copyrighted material in the ever, the NAB has maintained NELLY Grillz (Derrty/Fo' Reel/Universal) crossing a broad range of competitive edge and main- musical genres, and his taining our standards of ex- HD Radio world. However, the that encryption could stall devel- cellence." two sides have recently moved opment of HD Radio. MARY J. BLIGE Be Without You (Geffen) years of building strong re- lationships at radio, televi- Lane's music -industry ca- closer to finding common In a Jan. 11 letter to RIAA reer began on the radio side, ground on the contentious issue. Chairman/CEO Mitch Bainwol, ALICIA KEYS Unbreakable (J /RMG) sion and film give him a as- The RIAA has repeatedly NAB President /CEO David unique perspective on all LANE See Page 23 voiced concern over HD Radio Rehr stressed that any encryption KIRK FRANKLIN Looking... (Fo Yo Soul/Gospo Centric/Zomba) receivers' potential to record and NAB See Page 9 CARRIE UNDERWOOD Jesus, Take The Wheel (Arista) BRIAN SIMPSON Its All Good (Rendezvous) Zier Exits CC To Holiday Tunes Propel ACs In Fall Beasley Appoints NICKELBACK Photograph (Roadrunner/IDJMG) Become CEO Of CC's WLTW/N.Y., KOST/L.A. soar in Arbitrons Two Miami GMs Dunham Chuck Aly By Adam Jacobson By Danielle and SHINEDOWN Save Me (Atlantic) New Red Zebra cheer: ACs WLTW /New York R&R Staff Writers R &R Management/Marketing/Sales Editor [email protected] and KOST /Los Angeles were [email protected] , lhVIE rlüCé. By Joe Howard 10 YEARS Wasteland (Republic /Universal) Beasley Broadcast Group has R&R Washington Bureau Chief Clear Channel last week re- both No. 1 in the fall book to jhoward @radioandrecords.com ceived two belated Christmas start off the new year. named two new GMs in Miami: SYSTEM OF A DOWN Hypnotize (American /Columbia) Clear Channel /Washington- presents from Arbitron that WLTW, the perennial mar- Baltimore Regional VP Bennett left station staffers smiling, ket leader, soared to new KT TUNSTALL Black Horse & The... (Relentless/Virgin) Zier is leaving the programmers proud and heights, leaping 5.8 -7.4 12 +. company to be- . T1AN CHR company executives eager to ARBITRONS See Page 23 THIRD DAY Cry Out To Jesus (Essential /PLG) come CEO of Red Zebra Broadcast- New York Los Angeles THIRD DAY Cry Out To Jesus (Essential /PLG) ing. The new group is being launched Station (Format) Su '05 Fa '05 Station (Format) Su '05 Fa '05 by Washington Red- PILLAR Frontline (Flicker) WLTW (AC) 5.8 7.4 KOST (AC) 3.1 4.4 Bell Bowen skins owner Daniel WRKS (Urban AC) 5.5 4.5 KIIS/KVVS (CHR/Pop) 4.4 4.3 Zier Snyder. Matthew Bell at CHR /Rhyth- JOEL ENGLE Shadow Of Your Cross (Doxology) WSKO (Tropical) 4.2 4.5 KLVE (Span. Cont.) 4.2 4.3 Snyder, who recently seized mic WPOW (Power 96) and WHIZ (CHR/Pop) 4.2 4.4 KFI (Talk) 4.0 4.0 WKIS. G. MONTEZ DE DURANGO Lágrimillas Tonds (EdimonsazDisa) control of the Six Flags amuse- Carole Bowen at Country ment -park chain, reportedly WOHT (CHR/Rhy.) 4.5 4.3 KROQ (Alt.) 3.8 3.9 Both executives were promoted WINS (News) 4.2 4.2 KSCA (Reg. Mex.) 3.5 3.8 'ItSIN BANDERA Suelta Mi Mano (Sony BMG) wants to build a media empire from their respective stations' and is putting Zier in charge of WWPR (Urban) 4.6 4.1 KXOL (Latin Urban) 4.2 3.6 GSM posts. WPAT (Span. Cont.) 3.2 3.7 KPWR (CHR/Rhy.) 4.0 3.5 Bell replaces Greg Reed, MARC ANTHONY Tu Amor Me Hace Bien (Sony BMG) sniffing out radio, television and Internet opportunities na- WBLS (Urban AC) 3.1 3.5 KBUA/KBUE (Reg. Mex.) 3.1 3.3 whose contract expired last WABC (Talk) 3.6 3.4 KLAX (Reg. Mex.) 3.7 3.3 month. Bell began his career as DADDY YANKEE Rompe (El Cartel/Interscope) tionwide.