Bremer Heads WBBM f:/4- News, Programming : MAY5, 1989 CBS -owned WBBM /Chicago has named Vic Bremer Director/News WHO SINGS THE BIG HITS? & Programming. He replaces Chris Witting, who recently trans- Are there more female vocalist records in ferred to the VP/GM post at CHR these days? More groups than solo WCAU /. artists in AOR? These questions and others "Vie's experience at some of the most respected News stations in will be examined in a three -part On The the country should help WBBM Records series. It starts this week with CHR achieve new levels of success in the and AOR and covers the other formats, next few years," said VP/GM Wayne Jefferson. "He is a jour- Elvis Duran looking at trends in male vs. female singers, nalist who also has an outstanding groups vs. soloists, duets, and more. record as a programmer." Duran PD Page 44 Bremer most recently served as Vic Bremer Director /Broadcast Operations at WCCO /Minneapolis. He previously In the winter '89 ratings, WBBM At WIOQ was VP/News and Programming reached a 4.812+ in both principal Elvis Duran has been upped FEATURES at KIRO /Seattle, and also held ex- ratings services, ranking seventh from afternoon personality to PD ecutive positions at KXRX /San in Birch and tying for fourth in Ar- at WIOQ (Q102) /Philadelphia. He RADIO BUSINESS: Transaction action first 10 Jose and KVEC /San Luis Obispo. bitron. will report to OM Mark Driscoll, and Frank Cerami will continue to OVERVIEW:

handle music duties. MANAGEMENT: Anti -procrastination measures . . 18 Driscoll, who launched Q102's MEDIA: Preposterous celebrity marriage gossip 20 Power 106 Rocks On CHR format several months ago, LIFESTYLES: Coffee comes to cans 23 told R&R, "When I found Elvis I TECHNOLOGY: New DAT data 24 he was incredibly talented knew NEWSBREAKERS 26 on-air and that when he was at . 28 KRBE / he'd helped out TIMELINE (then -PD) Paul Christy. He was STREET TALK: Radio, record action in FLA 31 also a very strong programming RATINGS: Winter Arbitrons 38 DURAN /See Page 14 RATINGS & RESEARCH: Arbitron's Rhody Bosley debuts 40 VITAL SIGNS: Trendsetters' consumption habits 42 ON THE RECORDS 44 Goren GM MUSIC: ROCK OVER LONDON 46 At WDRE COMPACT DATA 48 Jarad Broadcasting has upped POLLSTAR 48 WDRE /Long Island GSM Abe MUSIC DATEBOOK 51 Goren to GM. Jarad President CALENDAR 52 Ronald Morey had been handling MARKETPLACE 70 7" celebrate its third birthday KPWR/Los Angeles staged "Powerhouse to GM duties since the New Rock out- OPPORTUNITIES 73 with 1000 listeners and industry notables at the Palace in Hollywood. Per- let debuted in December 1987. forming were the Boys, Dino, Gina Go-Go, Sa -Fire, and the Sleeze Boyz, "Abe has been with me since the Power 106 PD Wyatt and Party Marshal while (pictured) Jeff (left) Grand station's inception and has en- Michael Damian updated the radio audience on eventful happenings. deared himself to the advertising community as well as the staff," FORMATS Morey told R&R. "He's worked very hard to put himself in the posi- CHR: Remedying on -air burnout 54 tion where I feel very confident in AOR: KUPD's SpringFest 60 Kent Upped To WRQC PD appointing him GM." Goren's radio career began in URBAN CONTEMPORARY: Critiquing air talent 62 WRQC (92Q) /Cleveland morning 1973 when he served as a rep for NASHVILLE THIS WEEK: BMG buys two publishers 64 man Tom Kent has been promoted McGavren Guild. Since then he's COUNTRY: Current promotions 66 to PD and will report to OM Scott held NSM positions at WNBC /New AC: Spring promotional roundup 68 Howitt. Kent joined WRQC in Sep- GOREN /See Page 14 tember after a stint in afternoons at WGHT /Baltimore and after four years doing nights and afternoons MUSIC INFORMATION at WAVA /Washington. Wilkins Tabu/ Howitt,who has been at the station Flyte Tyme VP for ten years, told R&R WRQC will WORLD MUSIC OVERVIEW: DMR dance tracks, UK, to 48kw and soon double its power Australia, Canada charts 46 double its antenna height. "An exci- MUSIC VIDEO: MTV, VH -1 lists 48 ting time is ahead for us," Howitt URBAN CONTEMPORARY 76 Tom Kent COUNTRY 80 Tom into the pro- said. "Bringing CURRENT -BASED AC 84 gramming department frees me to HALL NOW PD GOLD -BASED, FULL -SERVICE AC 87 work on the day-to-day operations. NAC 88 Spencer OM His 18 years of radio experience, his knowledge of the market, and our CONTEMPORARY JAZZ 88 At WEGR improved signal mean we can really AOR TRACKS 90 show strongly in the coming books, NEW ROCK 92 NewMarket Media AOR because there are plenty of people AOR ALBUMS 94 WEGR /Memphis has upped PD Doug Wilkins who have yet to discover us." CHR 98 Tim Spencer to OM and Asst. PD Doug Wilkins has been named Drake Hall to PD. Kent, who also spent time in VP /Promotion for Tabu and Flyte AC, AOR, CHR, COUNTRY, WEGR VP /GM Sherri Sawyer Cleveland as an air talent at WGCL Tyme Records, where he will lead URBAN CHARTS BACK PAGE remarked, "Drake has a great rap- from 1978 -80, told R&R, "I think we the labels' promotional activities, NEW ROCK, NAC, port with the staff and works beau- have a lot of work to do at 92Q. working with the CBS Branch Dis- CONTEMPORARY JAZZ HIGHLIGHTS . BACK PAGE tifully with Tim. The station's We're trying to be more current - tribution system. intensive; no one is really holding Tabu/Flyte Tyme VP Billy R&R is published weekly, except the week of December 25th, for $235 per year, or $425 for growth is really a direct result of /GM overseas subscriptions (US funds only), by Radio & Records, Inc. at 1930 Century Park. West, those two working so closely to- up the active music banner in this Bass observed, "We are poised for Los Angeles, California 90067. Annual subscription plan includes the weekly newspaper plus market, and I want to take the growth, and consider ourselves for- two Ratings Report 8 Directory issues and other special publications. Refunds are prorated bas- gether since last year, and this ed on the actual value of issues received prior to cancellation. Nonrefundable quertecy rates move is a logical extension of that lead. I was here in WGCL's heyday tunate to have been able to get available. Al reasonable care taken but no responsibility assumed for unsoicited material FAR relationship." just prior to joining WLS /Chicago, Doug, with his wealth of experi- reserves all rights in material accepted for publication. Al letters addressed to R&R or its Editors will be assumed intended for publication reproduction and may therefore be used for this pur- "There's going to be more of a and I want to try to recreate that ence, to join us." pose. Nothing may be reproduced in whole or in part without written permission from the Pub- shared effort between us," Spencer energy and excitement with a lot of Wilkins was most recently VP/ lisher. The terms AOR, AOR Tracks, Back Page, Breakers, Most Added, National Airplay/30, fun and personality. There's a Promotion at Solar Records. From Parallels, Radio 8 Records, and Street Talk we registered trademarks of %rho & Records. explained. "I'll be concentrating on CO 1989. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to R&R, 1930 Century Pak West, Los An- research as well as my morning large hole for what we're going to 1978-87 he held various promotion geles, Caifanla 90067. SPENCER /See Page 14 do in Cleveland." positions at CBS.

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