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WCFL CHANGES Radio PD5 COMPLETE NY, Records LA, SAN DIEGO THE INDUSTRY'S NEWSPAPER ARB'S VOL. 3, NUMBER 24 FRIDAY, JUNE 20. 1975 Bobby Poe Convention Highlights WCFL CHANGES PD's . As we reported last week, Ron O'Brien resigned from 99X -New York to take over the program director position of a major market rocker. This week the an- nouncement was completed when Lew Witz called R&R with the 6.4 details that Ron was coming to Mums Records GM Larry Douglas (right) presents Bill Tanner, ocrent Scott Shannor (right) accepts Medium Market PD of the year WCFL to be PD and hold down the 6 National PD tor Heftel, with Large Market PD of the year award f-_r his award from Capitol National Promotion to 10pm air shift. John Driscoll will successes at 'y100- Miami. Director Bruce Wendell. move to 10 pm to 2 am and become production director. CHICAGOARB OUT ..The major success story is in Country music for the "windy city." WMAQ NBC's new Country music outlet pulled way up to a 5.4 (Mon - Sunóam-12mid Av 1 -4 Hr Shares) from a 2.5 with their former MOR format. The new numbers pu them sixth in the market. In the rock battle WLS has 8.3, WCFL down further to a 4.6, WDHF up to a 2.7. The all news leader WBBM (CBS) is down over a share. WGN still dominant with a 14.5 overall. WVON (B) showed a slight increase as did WJPC (B). Most Contemporary stations were down in men 18 plus, while WGN, WIND and WMAO Atlantic Records was honored as Record Company of the Year, spawn are Consultant of the Year award went to Paul Drew, VP of Programming for picked up considerably. In women 18 Virce Faraci and Margo Knesz accepting -he a ward. RKO Gladly accepting the award for Draw is CKLW- Detroit PD Bill Hennes. plus major increases went to WIND, WMAQ, and WVON. In teens WLS still dominant with a 24.2, WCFL 14.7, WDHF 13.0. Contrary to its sister stations in Los Angeles (KLOS) and New York (WPLJ) the ABC FM in Chicago, WDAI, did not show gains but in this case a loss in total numbers, mainly in men. WLS still the number one station in men and women 18 -34 as well as teens. Complete five book breakout next week. K100 BECOMES DISCO 100 Beginning this Friday, K100 -Los Angeles will begin their nightly "Disco Program." From 10 pm to 2 am the station will program only disco music. No jock will be on, just Bob Sherwood, ;left) of Columbia Records happily accepts his award for tight segues and limited commercial Admiring their newly won Independent Promotion of the year award is the National Promotion Execut ve from George Wilson, VP Bartell Broad- breaks. They will also create a party Love -Rosen team. casting. ambiance with some crowd noise, glasses tinkling etc. as they enter I the spot breaks. GM OF KSON, SAN DIEGO EXITS Bert Whalen has exited his position as Vice -President and General Manager of KSON in San Diego. After five years with KSON, Whalen is moving to Heftel Broadcasting Company's recent acquisition KOZN -FM, also in San Diego. KOZN -FM has proposed to change to a full time live country format.Gary Perkins, former KSON Program Director, 1970 -1974, has been hired as the new PD of KOZN- FM. Jeff Guir has resigned as Sales Manager of KSON and will join Whalen at KOZN -FM. Dan Barry White walked off with the Record Producer of the Year award at the The industry awards presentation was hosted by Don Imus, WNBC -New confab. Accepting for Barry is Paul Lovelace (left) National Promo for 20th MORE LATE NEWS ON P18 York 'left), shown here with convention's host Bobby Poe. Century Records, from Jim Collins of WPGC -Washington D.C. FRIDAY, JUNE 20, 1975 RECORDS RADIO & PAGE 3 RADIO Wilson actually sang the lead on Jan summer outdoor rock & Dean's "Surf City," and Dean TENNIS ANYONE? concerts held WOXI- Atlanta's John by the local Recreation sang lead on the Beach Boys arty Leader and District. Scott have made a KAFY- Bakersfield is doing album version of "Barbara Ann." Shannon daily an RADIO NE routine of playing tennis between album giveaway tying in with Alice Jan & Dean's newest anthology LP Annual Frisbee Fly In." Listeners their respective Cooper's local appearance, and LET'S SPEND THE "Gotta Take That One Last Ride" air shifts. Listeners played WISM jocks, if they beat got wind the WRIE -Erie is heavily promoting two NIGHT TOGETHER was given away during the in- of daily matches, and a them they won a WISM T -Shirt and number to the two July concerts with Three Dog Night CHUM -Toronto has helped set up terview, with the event winding up called challenge the frisbee. Over 650 games were to own. Shannon and the Carpenters. one of the highlights of the current with a concert featuring Dean. matches of their Rolling Stones tour, by broadcasting played during the course of the day. and Leader have been busy ever CHRIS COOPER since combating the rackets of their a wedding which will be held on PINBALL FEVER stage at the local Stones show. The CLOSE DOWN YOUR SCHOOL DEAD AT 29 listeners. WEED- Waynesboro is offering a 3 ago The phrase "WRFC Wants To Chris Cooper, recently hired as couple originally met years at in Help You Close Down Your School ... afternoon drive at KILT -Houston, COLOR TEST grand prize of a pinball machine the last Stones concert and decided their "Pinball Wizard Sweep. the most place to tie the With A Bang," combined with the collapsed and died in St. Louis last KTKT- Tucson invites listeners to appropriate stakes." Qualifiers will play -off on began. end of school spirit was the in. Wednesday (6 -11) of an apparent guess which color will come up next knot would be where it all the machine, highest score spiration for the 1,681,047 entries heart attack. Cooper had just left on the station's "Color Wheel." Call prize CHUM helped organize the whole wins it. affair, apparently the Stones received from area high schools in WOKY- Milwaukee and was on his in correct guessers win anything way to themselves are aware of the up- the "WRFC School's Out Sock Hop the Houston position. Chris from $10 bills to trips to Mexico. coming nuptuals and will give their Contest." Fifteen Athens schools had also held positions at KRIZ- Losers get an LP of their choice and NEW FORMAT blessing!!! participated with some schools Phoenix and KONO -San Antonio a "KT -Hot Stuff T- Shirt." Ken Steele is the new PD of averaging 200 to 300 entries per during his career. WWKE -Ocala, Florida. Ken informs student. Winning schools won a sock ELTON CONTINUED .. MCKAY BUYS SULLIVAN R&R of their recent format change hop GOVERNMENTAL Bo Donovan, Group PD for featuring the WRFC jocks. RACE LETTER from MOR to Top 40 rock. Ken also WAVZ -New Haven's new morning Sterling Broadcasting informs R &R Mark McKay, KFRC jock and handles the music director duties. that the John Wembley man, Paul Mayer is billing himself Elton at KSLY GETS INVOLVED publisher of "Kaleidoscope," has promotion was started at KSJO -San "Mayer In The Morning," and has NAFMB CONFERENCE KSLY -San Luis Obispo ran a announced that he has purchased Jose during the first week in May. begun his race for the mayor's seat Exhibit space at NAFMB's 1975 promotion in conjunction with a The Sullivan Letter, a bi- weekly Dubbed Music Count," the in the city. Mayer is taking bribes National Radio Broadcasters "The local resort hotel to raise money for information service about records Sterling outlet offered to send a from listeners during his show, to Conference and Exposition is 75 Cal Poly's symphonic band, which and recording artists. All press winner to England for the Elton prove his ability to "govern " ?? percent sold out, it was announced will represent the U.S. at the In- releases and biographical material the records played by Abe Voron, Executive Director of show by counting ternational Music Festival in Vienna should be sent to the Kaleidoscope May 15 1st. Seems NEW ARRIVAL the NAFMB. Mr. Voron stated that between and June next year. The KSLY "Spring News Service, 564 -D Civic Drive, the ent ire country has jumped on the R &R congratulates Z96 -Grand nearly every important manufac- Fling" featured bands, games and a Walnut Creek, Calif. 94596. A free bandwagon that time, no less Rapids' Lee De Young on the arrival turer and supplier of radio equip- since barbeque at the hotel. MC was sample issue of the new, expanded of a new son, Peter. The youngest De will The than a dozen stations have reported admission Kaleidoscope News is available free ment and hardware exhibit. KSLY's Captain Baffoon, Young weighed in at 6 lbs., 5 oz. giving away the trips. ' conference will be held September was a donation to the band. The to anyone. 17th through 20th at the Marriott station has also become involved in Hotel in the CONCERT HAPPENINGS Atlanta. ALBUM RUSH raising funds to support college's "WOULD WK KCBO -San Diego held "Album radio station. KSLY jocks promo'd TO MEET NICE LADY Numerous stations have reported NEWSTEAM HONORED Rush Weekends" over the past few the fund raising drive on the air.