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ISSUE 1772, SEPTEMBER 1, I989 OREN HARARI JOB APPLICATIONS MADE EASY WITH ERIC NORBERG www.americanradiohistory.com The New Single Produced by Scott Litt & R.E+1. From the album Greer. `YY C 1989 R.E_Y /Athens, Ltd. www.americanradiohistory.com the GAVIN REPORT GAVI N AT A GLANCE Trir= I11 ! f rr r MOST ADDED MOST ADDED MOST ADDED MOST ADDED TEARS FOR FEARS JODY WATLEY MICHAEL DAMIAN MARY CHAPIN CARPENTER Sowing The Seeds Of Love Everything (MCA) Was It Nothing At All Never Had It So Good (Columbia) (Fontana/PolyGram) JERMAINE JACKSON (Cypress/A &M) SAWYER BROWN AEROSMITH Don't Take It Personal (Arista) POCO The Race Is On (Curb /Capitol) Love In An Elevator (Geffen) SURFACE Call It Love (RCA) *TIE FOR THIRD PLACE... MARTIKA You Are My Everything ROXETTE SEE PAGE 30. I Feel The Earth Move (Columbia) (Columbia) Listen To Your Heart (EMI) RECORD TO WATCH RECORD TO WATCH RECORD TO WATCH RECORD TO WATCH SHARON BRYANT BIG DADDY KANE MILLI VANILLI VINCE GILL Let Go Smooth Operator Girl I'm Gonna Miss You Never Alone (Wing/PolyGram) (Cold Chillin'/Wamer Bros.) (Arista) (MCA) JANET JACKSON JANET JACKSON MADONNA DOLLY PARTON Miss You Much Miss You Much Cherish Yellow Roses (A &M) (A &M) (Sire/Wamer Bros.) (Columbia) Fr i f[ff['`i I li 'i [ rlr' MOST ADDED MOST ADDED MOST ADDED MOST ADDED RICK MARGITZA THOM ROTELLA ROLLING STONES THE ALARM Color (Blue Note) Home Again (DMP) Steel Wheels (Rolling Stones) 'Sold Me Down The River' (IRS) The following titles tied for second; DAVID VAN TIEGHEM THE ALARM MICHAEL PENN THOM ROTELLA Strange Cargo (Private Music) 'Sold Me Down The River (IRS) "No Myth' (RCA) Home Again (DMP) HERB ALPERT MELISSA ETHERIDGE B00 HEWERDINE AND MONTE CROFT my abstract heart (A &M) No Souvenirs" (Island) DARDEN SMITH Higher Fire (Columbia) Evidence (Chrysalis) RECORD TO WATCH RECORD TO WATCH RECORD TO WATCH RECORD TO WATCH THOM ROTELLA THOM ROTELLA DAD OYSTER BAND Home Again (DMP) Home Again (DMP) "Sleeping My Day Away' Ride (Warner Bros.) (Polydor) JEAN LUC PONTY BILLY JOE WALKER, JR. ROLLING STONES THE BRIDGE COMPILATION I StorytellingS Painting Music Steel Wheels A Tribute To Neil Young (Columbia) (MCA Master Series) (Rolling Stones) (Caroline) September 1, 1989 /the GAVIN REPORT 1 www.americanradiohistory.com the GAVIN REPORT NEW GRASS WHO IS COUSIN BLUEGRASS LYMON ANYWAY? Page 33 N EWS Page 43 to bottle his winning formula and DOUG MORRIS TAKES RADI -O -RAMA sell it...A reunion of two friends HOW HIGH CAN YOU GO? who also happen to be ace pro- Congrats to Stevie Rocker grammers will take place in the HELM AT ATLANTIC Richards at Power 98- Myrtle Northwest within the next week Atlantic Records President last decade," said Chairman or so. We'll let you Doug Morris has been promoted Ahmet Ertegun in making the Beach for pulling in a 25.7 share of the know...KROQ -Los Angeles GM to the newly- created position of announcement. "It is with great market's nighttim9 audi- ence, and an unbelievable 51.1 Trip Reeb says he hasn't named President /Chief Operating Of- joy that I am able to acknowl- share of women 18 +. Stevie's a PD yet...Rumors are hot and ficer of that label. edge his accomplishments with heavy that KOME -San Jose's New York native Morris has this important and meaningful also National MD for Bresson Hafler Media. Maybe he ought Ron Nenni will be heading south been with Atlantic since 1980. promotion." soon...WHTF/FM -Starview, PA has busi- He been in the music "This appointment is a well - has nabbed Jay Mazzaraco from ness since 1965, beginning as a deserved accolade," echoed 96 Rock -Ocean City, MD. He'll songwriter for the Robert Mellin Warner Communications Inc. be waking up Central Pennsyl- publishing firm. He went to Executive VP Robert J. Morgado, vania... New MD at KSIQ/FM- Laurie Records as a writer and 'but also a reflection of opera- Imperial Valley, CA is Dan producer, and eventually be- tional reality. ...His (Morris') Watson. He'll continue to do came Vice President and Gen- executive stewardship alongside m idda ys... KTB C- Nacogdoches eral Manager for that company. Ahmet Ertegun assures us at Elektra Entertainment (don't you love that name ?) will In 1970 he formed Big Tree Warner Corporate that Atlantic's sign off briefly and re- surface at Records and introduced and had heritage will be protected and THE DAWN OF a new, tba frequency. What has success with England Dan will and that its future be provided." been announced is that Jim John ELEKTRA Ford Coley, Lobo and Powers will be PD and the sta- Johnny Rivers, many among KSO GOES ENTERTAINMENT tion will be consulted by Lee others. Reflecting the company's plans Randall. Also, the mystery sta- After Atlantic bought Big Tree HARD ROCK to expand into home entertain- tion will pop back up as a Gavin in 1978, Morri s became President After fourteen years as a Coun- ment, Elektra Records has reporter soon...Adult Alterna tive of Atco Records and Custom La- try station, KSO in Des Moines become Elektra Entertainment. KDAB -Salt Lake City /Ogden, bels and brought success toAtco has pulled the plug on the format. While reiterating a commit- UT has been sold and will resur- in the form of solo ventures by Gone are the smooth sounds of ment to the recording end of the face as an Album station...Kim The Who'sPeteTownshend and George Strait, Randy Travis and business, label Chairman Bob Edwards takes her air talent from Fleetwood Mac's Stevie Nicks. Kathy Mattea, and in has come Krasnow commented, "Our new KQIC /FM- Wilmar, MN to In 1980 he became President of Hard Rock. name reflects Elektra's broaden- KKMN -Rapid City, SD...Starting Atlantic and his string of hits According to former PD Jarrett ing involvement in the overall September 14 the new morning included AC/DC, Bette Midler Day who, along with his entire music related business. We an- personality at KZLA/FM -Los and Laura Branigan to name but staff, has been terminated ticipate further expansion inboth Angeles is Ken Cooper who was a very few. ("We're toast "), the KSO calls have the audio and video fields as last seen at 94Q (WQXI)- "Doug Morris has been largely been retired and the outlet will Elektra Entertainment moves Atlanta...Kevin Welch returns to responsible for our company's simulcast with its FM sister into the nineties." KQEN -Roseburg, OR after hav- record breaking success of the KGGO. cont. on page 6 NEWS -Beverly Mire TABLE OF CONTENTS FORMATS COVER STORY 'FEATURES 22 8 TOP 40 SURFACE 19 P.D. NOTEBOOK by Eric Norberg 16 URBAN CONTEMPORARY 19 HEAR & THERE by Sheila Rene 26 A/C 20 ON MANAGEMENT by Oren Horan 30 COUNTRY 21 BIOFEEDBACK by Ron Fell 34 ADULT ALTERNATIVE 25 CLASSIFIED by Natalie Cusenza 37 JAll 33 COUNTRY PROFILE 42 ALBUM 40 ALTERNATIVE 2 the GAVIN REPORT/September 1,1989 www.americanradiohistory.com k z. -.;,- frsi 5 ' i!;; DON'T MISS THE O7JOMING NEllf SEMI?jAR Author, Critic, Futurist, Essayist, Screenwriter and Lecturer. Nni "One of the great living American short story writers." Washington Post "A non stop controversialist who comes on like an angry Woody Allen." The New Yorker "The 20th Century Lewis Carroll." Los Angeles Times Photo Credit: Michael J. Elderman Photoworks EXPLORE THE SECRETS OF OUTRAGEOUS CREATIVITY WITH AMERICA'S ACCLAIMED FANTASIST Author of over 45 books, 1100 stories, Screenplay writer for film and television essays, articles and newspaper columns. including original episodes of Star Trek, the Outer Limits and the cult Winner of 8 1/2 Hugo awards, three film classic A Boy And His Dog. Nebula awards, the Silver Pen for Journalism and the only writer in Author of comic book episodes of Hollywood ever to win the Writer's Guild Batman, Daredevil and the of America award for Most Outstanding Incredible Hulk. Teleplay four times. Served as creative consultant for the revival of The Twilight Zone on CBS -TV. www.americanradiohistory.com the( ;WI N REPORT i LUCINDA WOOD PROMOTED TO COHEN OUT POLYGRAM VP /AC AT KFOG current position. "Kerry is very The morning personality WILLIAMS deserving of this promotion," shuffle continues in San Fran- said Mercury Senior VP/ cisco, this time with the axing of Promotion David Leach. "Her comic -deejay Marty Cohen from nSS /orvn7r track record for both Mercury his slot at KFOG. and Polydor has been outstand- "Marty's been terminated," K1.5 5-tz S ing. Polydor Senior VP/ said PD Pat Evans frankly. "He's Promotion John Brodey said he really a great guy, but we just k couldn't say enough good things decided to take the morning Gavin Top 40: about Wood: "She has brought show in a different direction." Polydor /Mercury to a promi- Evans declined to comment on Up & Coming 25/10! nent position at A/C radio and I the different direction, or the am happy to see her consider- name of a replacement. "Turn ALREADY NEW able efforts so appropriately on your radio on Tuesday morn- ON AT: THIS WEEK: rewarded." ing (9/5) at six and find out," she Before coming to PolyGram, said. WLVY KMON #39 PolyGram Records' National Wood worked in New Orleans Cohen was not reached for WLNC HOT K94 Director of Adult Contemporary, at RCA Records and as an inde- comment. WIFX WJAT Kerry Wood has been upped to pendent promoter for Mel De- WAUC WOVO Vice President of A/C for Mer- latte Promotions.