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20 Rsdio Vox Jox Continued from page 14 YesIerHjs_ we'll give you a cookie," and "The the Crescent City as VP /GM of new media outlet after a long stint in Bos- HITS FROM BILLBOARD 10 AND In case you missed it, WASH - station: the one you can barely WQUE.... Proving that patience is ton, including stops 20 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK. ington did make receive. 'The new EZ at WXKS, its "major pro- -R. Now with sometimes profitable, Susan Platt, WRKO and WROR. gramming announcement" four in a row.' Weill', didn't we POP SINGLES last hear who has stuck out the WLS -AM A slight -10 Years Ago Monday (22) that before?" tremor hit Seattle's morn- at 6:05 as promised. (Yes we did. See pic- Chicago overnight shift in hopes of 1. Brother Louie, Stories, Kama Sutra ture ing drive linup as six -year KING The prerecorded micro -drama nar- this page.) Anyhow, the an- better hours, 2. Let's Get It On, Marvin Gaye, Tamla now sees the light of morning mainstay Bruce Murdock rated by Dude Walker featured "ex- nouncement turned out to be that day. She's Chris Shebel's 3. Delta Dawn, Helen Reddy, Capitol permanent walked across town to join the Pa- cerpts" and interpretations of area WASH would be playing 97 songs in replacement (Chris, 4. Touch Me In The Morning, Diana Ross, as you know, cific Northwest's newest AC outlet, radio stations including "a little a row. For how long, we don't know. took the morning gig on KZZP Motown FairWest -consulted KLSY (for- 5. Live And Let stale, a trifle boring, a little LITE "; * * * Phoenix) doing middays on WLS- Die, Wings, Apple merly KZAM). "Murdock in the 6. Say, Has Anybody Seen My PD Bill Tanner with a 'PGC imper- Insilco FM. Sweet Gypsy has filled its New Orleans Morning," a I3 -year King Broad- Rose, Dawn featuring Tony Orlando, Bell sonation: "Hey groovy guys and FM Speaking of Phoenix, Ed GM opening: as Bill StoetThaas, Hamlin casting vet (he started out at 7. The Morning After, Maureen McGovern, gals, we've grown up now at WPGC. has announced Port- who currently manages Talla- his retirement. (He's land's KGW), should be familiar 20th Century WPGC, just count our tunes and not old, just tired.) Ed, 8. Get Down, hassee's D -103 (WWOD), moves to who has been with Classÿ s format, having pro- Gilbert O'Sullivan, MAM operations director 9. Loves Me Like A for AOR -for- grammed a similar version on Rock, Paul Simon, matted KUPD and its Columbia great- sound- KING until its switch to news last ing urban AM 10. Feelin' Stronger Every Day, Chicago, counterpart "KQ" year. ... Across town at KVI, (KUKQ), returns Steve Columbia to San Diego, Agbada, a former Alaskan athlete, where he once programmed KGB - moves from weekends to middays (1 POP SINGLES -20 Years Ago AM, to pursue serious beer guzzling to 3 p.m.) on the Golden West news/ 1. My Boyfriend's Back, Angels, Smash and a full -time voice -over career. Er- talk outlet. 2. Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh, Allan nesto Gladden continues as PD /con- * * * Sherman, Warner Bros. sultant for KUPD, with Valerie 3. Fingertips, Little Stevie Wonder, Tamla McIntosh Tom Birch adds Toronto as associate PD, while to the 4. Candy Girl, Four Seasons, Veelay growing list KQ afternoon personality Rick of Canadian markets 5. Blowin' In The Wind, that Peter, Paul & Nuhn is upped to PD there. Birch Radio now surveys and Mary, Warner Bros. announces the introduction of 6. If I Had A Hammer, Trini Lopez, * * * "BirchScan," a computer -based sys- Reprise KOMA -in- Oklahoma (City) tem of ratings retrieval which he'll 7. Judy's Turn To Cry, Lesley Gore, have on hand Mercury morning man Big Jim McCloud at his suite at this week's NAB 8. Mockingbird, Inez Foss, Symbol walks across town after three Radio Programming years Conference. 9. More, Kai Winding, Verve to join one of his country competi- 10. Denise, Randy Also displaying its wares & the Rainbows, Rust tors, KOCY, which is about to be- is Access radio. They're the guys who've come come "KXY AM Stereo," adopting TOP LPs -10 Years up with an ingenious computerized Ago the calls of its FM "96 KXY" 1. VI, Chicago, ?d nn polling device (better than 900 num- Columbia (KXXY- AM -FM.) ... New to 2. The Dark Side Of The Moon, KIX ON THE ROAD -Kix Country (WPKX AM /FM Washington, bers, and cheaper, too). You can Pink Floyd, = D.C.) rein- morning drive on WOMC Detroit is Harvest forces its "more music" position with a metro -wide busback campaign. watch that in action at the Mark Bob Stuart, who joins the Metro- 3. Foreigner, Cat Stevens, A&M O Hopkins. It's worth the uphill walk. 4. Brothers & Sisters, Allman Brothers STRONG Band, Capricorn OLDIES BACKGROUND Louise Wilkoff leaves her pro- 5. Touch Me In The Morning, Diana Ross, m gram coordinator post at Cincin- Motown nati's WEBN to take to the airwaves 6. A Passion Play, Jethro Tull, Chrysalis 7. Machine Head, Deep full -time, 100 miles west on I -70, at Purple, Warner Jim Pewter Named PD At KRLA Indianapolis' Bros. WFBQ. John ... 8. We're PASADENA Bowler joins Mike McVay's WMJI An American Band, Grand Funk, -Jim Pewter has ac- artists," he says. eludes L.A.'s Capitol KMET, where he suc- Cleveland as promotion director, wcepted the position of program di- A stint in the armed re- 9. Made In Japan, Deep Purple, forces in the cessfully did an oldies show amidst placing Warner rector at Bob Hope's KRLA here early '60s with rock'n'roll Sara Stashower. ... Dave Bros. revival the hardcore AOR format of the Klemm w following the resignation of Jack adds Donrey's KEXO, 10. Fresh, Sly & the Family Stone, Epic show producer Richard Nader fur- early '70s ( "It was great, Roth (Billboard, we'd have Grand Junction, Col. to his con- á August 20). ther cemented his goals. "Richard Little Richard live on the air "), New sulted lineup. TOP LPs -20 Years Ago w Pewter's association with oldies I and were always talking in Korea York's WPIX ( "It was on tape. I re- Captain Jack, well -known 1. My Son, The Nut, Allan Sherman, N (KRLA's format) dates back to his about what we'd do when we Flous- got placed Gus Gossart. I also did New ton club jock whose Warner Bros. childhood in St. Paul, Minn. "By the back. He was going to go musical credits to New York's top 300 oldies- 'Earth Angel' 2. Trini Lopez at PJ's, Reprise time I was 15 I was doing a Saturday include his less than immortal trib- York to do the revivals and I was go- by the 3. Penguins was No. 1 ") and Little Stevie Wonder The 12- Year -Old afternoon r&b show on WISK (now ing ute to Texas' tallest fraternity, the to come to the West Coast to fur- RKO's KRTH in L.A. which he pro- Genius, Tamla KDWB). From r &b I got interested classic "Phi Slama Jamma Rap," is ther the music out here, and that's grammed in 4. Moving, Peter, Paul & Mary, Warner in the mid -'70s ( "Ironi- now playing to a larger rockabilly and early rock'n'roll. what we both wound up doing." crowd on Bros. cally, it was 10 years ago at this time Love 94 (KRLY). I've always kept in touch with the Pewter's He counts down 5. Days Of Wine And Roses, Andy Williams, radio background in- that I joined them. Drake's people the area's hottest club songs Friday Columbia had just left and we were doing '50s nights at 10 on the "94 FM Parte 6. West Side Story, Soundtrack, Columbia and '60s music "). Additionally, Pew- Music Countdown." ... Not to be 7. Peter, Paul & Mary, Warner Bros. ter has a vast background in syndi- outdone, Birmingham's hot summer 8. Bye Bye Birdie, Soundtrack, RCA Victor cated oldies programming BILLBOARD RADIO JOB MART including has produced a hot hit (so to speak) 9. Shut Down, Various Artists, Capitol the writing and production 10. of over for the hot morning team on Magic Cleopatra, Soundtrack, 20th Century Fox 35 national shows for CBS and ABC Position Wanted ADDRESS ALL ADS: JEFF SERRETTE 96 FM (WMJJ). Yes, it's "Sweatin'" Billboard as well as his daily AFRTS COUNTRY Position Job Marl. 1515 Broadway. New York. program, by Burt & Kurt. Any resemblance to SINGLES -10 Years Ago N.Y. 10036. Phone 1212) 764 -7388 (locally) or running continually since 1966. 1. Everybody's Had The Available 18001 223 -7524 Met of State). Use any major John Anderson's "Swingin'" (like Blues, Merle credit card when calling in your advertisement. "KRLA will receive Haggard, Capitol Services 100% of my the melody, for instance) is purely attention," says Pewter, who never- intentional. 2. The Corner Of My Life, Bill Anderson, $30.00 per inch r--I PAYMENT MUST ACCOMPANY ORDER MCA t theless will continue his AFRTS * * * 3. If Teardrops Were show. "The station has always been Pennies, Porter Name Summertime must have Wagoner & Dolly Parton, RCA special to me. I took the job because been WE ACCEPT Address pretty boring in Providence last 4. Slippin' Away, lean Shepard, United Burt (West, GM of KRLA) has Artists ALL MAJOR year, as evidenced by the population city State Zip given me a free hand to make this 5.