ISSUE NUMBER 497 THE INDUSTRY'S NEWSPAPER AUGUST 19, 1983 I New N S I D E: Starr KDKA' Station Manager Networks Enjoy Smooth After four years as Program in sales as well. Satellite Transition Manager at WBZ/Boston, Rick KDKA VP/GM Dan Friel Jr. Starr has returned to Group W commented, "I'm delighted to As radio networks gradually eliminate land - sister station KDKA/Pittsburgh have Rick here. It's a good line service and go all -satellite delivery, in the newly-created position of move for KDKA, because it they're pleased to report widespread Station Manager. Starr, who gives us an opportunity to grow previously served three years broadcaster acceptance of a new way of as far as personnel is concern- at KDKA as Executive Produc- radio life. Page 4 ed. We're glad he's back in er and later as Program Man- Pittsburgh " The Case Of The ager, had for the last month Prior to joining Group W, been helping KDKA set up its Starr programmed WCAS/ Missing Diaries new morning show hosted by Cambridge, MA for four years. new Arbitron suffered an average decline of John Cigna. In his ca- He told R&R, "This was a very pacity, Starr will supervise 20% in returned usable diaries in the spr- difficult derision to make, as KDKA's programming, promo- great. ing sweep, and the company isn't exactly my life in Boston was so tional and engineering opera- It's tough to leave it all behind. sure why. Jhan Hiber explores the issue tions, and will eventually assist On the other side, KDKA is one on low dia- and focuses how exceptionally of America's great radio sta- ry returns affected Orlando, Providence, tions, and it's a great manage- and Riverside. Page 14 ment opportunity. Another Targeting Your Documents reason for my decision was that FBI Seizes Tanner I know I can work well with Dan Target Accounts Affidavit Alleges Fraud, Kickbacks, Tax Evasion; Friel. All in all, I think I've got a contribution to make, and I'm Dwight Case outlines how to find those "Hidden Inventory" Of Radio Time Cited really thrilled at the opportuni- special accounts and match the right t " ... Thirty FBI and IRS agents (8-15), company President Wil- said "no action has been taken salesperson to work with them. Page 26 seized records and documents liam Tanner denied "any and yet. Our investigation is conti- Starr noted that he will also People in The from the William B. Tanner Co. all allegations of illegal con- nuing." name a new program manager in Memphis last week, acting on duct." He said the affidavit's Responding to the "hidden in- in the near future. The station News This Week an affidavit alleging that the ra- allegations, which came from ventory" charges, Tanner said, has been without one since former Tanner executives TANNER/See Page 24 STARR/See Page 24 Bruce Bird forms Camel Records dio/TV time broker/production two firm was engaged in mail fraud, and an ex -client, were moti- GELB SHIFTS TO SALES Garry Wall PD at WTIC-FM tax evasion, kickbacks, and vated by "ignorance, malice, Steve Moir, Thom Trumbo MCA VPs maintaining a "hidden inven- and jealousy"; and he criticized Jim Scollin PD at WMGF tory" of advertising time on the federal agencies for making Feinstein R&R's Paul Fredrics WSKS PD radio and TV valued at up to $83 public "unsubstantiated allega- Kris Robbins PD at WNOE-FM million. The Tanner Co. was al- tions" and the press for taking New AOR Editor Shannon Sweatte VP/GM at KPLZ & so charged with supplying we "cheap shots. Give me hell Steve Feinstein has been KVI men, cars, cash, and similar fa- when I'm wrong," he continued, named AOR Editor at R&R, as Pat Martin WRKR PD vors to clients, and with failing "but give me my rights when Jeff Gelb moves into a sales Marko Babineau heads Geffen AOR to pats on air time credits ear- I'm right, and don't prejudge position for the company after marked for advertisers by radio 51/2 years at the helm of the Doug Welldon PD at WIFI me." and TV stations in compensa- The Tanner Co. supplies over AOR section. Feinstein, a Page 3, 24 tion for incorrectly aired spots. 6000 radio and TV stations with seven-year Philadelphia radio Format Success Stories In a press conference Monday jingles, equipment, travel serv- veteran, was most recently Mu- ices, and similar products in ex- sic Director at WYSP/Philadel- This week's winners in the spotlight in- change for broadcast time (it clude KGW/Portland, OR; KJCBILafay- Licata New also supplies programming to Dwight Case, President of the ette, LA; KLYVIDubuque; WBLMIPort- radio stations). The firm was R&R Companies, commented, land, ME; and WTMJ/Milwaukee. Read Arista Exec purchased from Tanner by Me- "We've always encouraged our their stories in the A/C, AOR, and Black dia General for $39.5 million in people to grow. Jeff's contribu- will be working closely Radio sections. VP/GM July 1982. Media General Vice tions to the paper and to the together, and the combination of the AOR format FEINSTEIN/See Page 24 Page 30, 40, 54 Chairman/CEO Alan Donnahoe maturing echoed Tanner's comments by are immense, and when he ex- Migrating To stating, "Some of the allega- pressed the desire to try some- Douglas Named tions appear to be altogether thing new, we were happy to Country Radio absurd, and others may stem oblige him. Steve is a gifted and GM At KATZ Lon Helton talks to Bobby Hatfield and from a combination of ignor- knowledgeable young broad- Bill Stedman, two programming refugees ance and malice. We find it caster, and we're delighted to & WEN have him join us. He knows the Bernardine Douglas has been from other formats who enjoy Country a astonishing that these sensa- format and the music inside appointed General Manager of whole lot more. Page 34 tional charges were made pub- lic based so far as we know on out, and his college background KATZ & WZEN/St. Louis, replac- the unsubstantiated charges of in journalism enables him to ing Robert Miller. Douglas jour- Promoting News/Talk these unnamed informants." maintain Jeff's high standard of neys crosstown from KMJM/St. former President coverage. Steve and Jeff Louis, where she was most re- Three promotion directors at News/Talk Sal Licata, Regarding Tanner, Donnahoe AOR has been cently Regional/National Sales outlets discuss advertising, special of Chrysalis Records, named Executive VP/GM at Coordinator. events, and contests in the unique N/T Arista Records. In his new posi- WHAS Tower Skewers Commenting on the appoint- context. Page 28 tion, Licata will supervise the ment, Douglas told R&R, "It's a business operations of the New Hot Balloon sight I've always had set for Buffalo's CHR Stampede York -based label. Flying Air myself since I first figured out Arista President Clive Davis In a bizarre accident last Sat- within ten minutes was headed there had to be somebody to run Four CHR stations, WBEN-FM, WKBW, said, "Sal Licata has distin- urday (8-13), veteran balloonist right for it. He tried to something. I wanted to be the WNYS, and WPHD, are battling it out for guished himself as a creative John Freeman collided in-flight maneuver away, but the top of one to do it. Thus far, it's the the championship in Buffalo, and Joel Den- executive whose proven busi- with WHAS/Louisville's 675-foot the tower impaled the balloon, culmination of a dream - now ver serves as referee. Page 46 ness and managerial talents broadcast tower, destroying his shredding it immediately. He I'm going to have to set some make him the ideal person to fill balloon and leaving him strand- survived only because the ropes higher sights." this key position. Arista is ready ed several hundred feet in the became entangled in the grid." Regarding future plans for Cox Buys WXFM to enter a new era of achieve- air. The incident forced WHAS Swinging like a pendulum, the outlets, the 11 -year industry $9 ment, and Sal's expertise and off the air for nearly six hours, Freeman managed to escape veteran added, "The stations For Million instincts will make an invalua- as officials feared arcing elec- from the gondola by grabbing are in a position to be the driv- Suburban Chicago FM draws a high ble contribution to our con- tricity from the tower might the tower ladder leading down ing force for the unification of price. Page 3 tinued growth." detonate the dangling gondola's to a 400 -foot level platform, the black community in this Prior to his seven-year tenure propane tanks and topple the where he waited for help. market, and that's where we as at Chrysalis, Licata was VP/ entire structure. "You could see the balloon a group are heading. I don't Sales at United Artists Records. WHAS PD Denny Nugent told from eight miles away," Nu- foresee too much significant Among other industry positions, R&R the story : "About 7:30am, gent continued. "A neighbor change. I happen to have inher- $3 50 Single Copy he was also President of Blue Freeman lifted off from a park called the police, who then ask- ited a great staff, who are very Thumb Records. a half -mile from our tower, and WHAS/See Page 24 talented and creative people." www.americanradiohistory.com "They are possessed with winning." "At KEEY - K-102 in the Twin Cities - we're blessed with a great staff of people.