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TOP OF THE WEEK / 6 Allen's big buy not his last Paul Allen's takeover of Charter Communications Corp. is not likely to be the soft- ware billionaire's last stop on the cable acquisition trail. Allen's view of the "wired world" calls for extending his reach widely his cable operation to get much bigger. / 6 Fili- Krushel to head ABC TV New ABC Television Network President Pat Fili- Krushel will take responsibility for both ABC Entertainment and ABC News, decreasing the direct reports to ABC Inc. President Robert Iger. / 10 Falco named NBC TV Network president Randy Falco, incoming presi- dent of the NBC Television Network, says he'll focus on an improved relationship with affiliates and a marketing plan to promote NBC at a time when audience share continues to erode. / 11 GM: On the TV road again The settlement of the General Motors strike leaves the unanswered question of how much of GM's almost $280 million third -quarter broad- cast television budget can be salvaged. / 14 Finally, a woman heads one of the Big 3 TV networks. / 10 Lott cautions cable operators on rising rates Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott's surprise visit to a Senate Commerce Committee hearing on cable rates may encourage cable operators to exercise restraint in rate hikes. / 18 For more late -breaking news, see "In Brief" on pages 64-65
over control of red -ink -laden Eye On People to Discovery Woman's work COVER Communications. / 36 still excludes STORY / top jobs High speed, high stakes for US West's VDSL Since last Septem- k 0,0,0 US West vov.ed to make its new, very- ber, the industry's most prominent and high -speed digital subscriber line service arguably most pow- available to 400,000 people in the wingaL imam erful women have Phoenix area by year end, but a trial in Gilbert, Ariz. has only about 25 sub- lost their jobs, Judge Wapner's West depleting the industry of top -level women and under- scribers, all US employees. / 37 court is back in session. / 39 scoring the fact that men are still running the show in TV. / 22 Cover photo by Ken Davies/Masterfile Investors consider the Source Persistent rumors that Source was about to be acquired have brought about a BROADCASTING 128 climb in its stock. / 39 WB, UPN pitch their plans UPN and The WB TECHNOLOGY /40 each portrayed itself to TV critics in Pasadena as the WNET signs HD deals with Sony, Tek emerging network with the best plan and prospects for the New York City PBS station WNET(TV) signs a three -year coming season. 28 / deal with Sony for 10801 HDTV production and post -pro- Ups and downs for Sinclair earnings Sinclair duction equipment and another three -year contract with revised its estimate for third -quarter broadcast cash flow Tektronix for HDTV mater- control gear. / 40 down by $8 million, to about $88 million, analysts said -an be a a 29 aberration in what should rosy year and half. / Dereg plan for advanced telecom gets mixed Litton scores a 10 With two new syndicated series reviews An FCC initiative to offer RBOCs a deregulat- coming to broadcast stations this fall, Litton Syndications ed atmosphere in which to develop advanced data services will celebrate its 10th year in the industry with the most drew a mixed reaction among Internet service provider shows on the air in the company's history. / 31 executives and analysts last week. / 42 CABLE / 36 Changing Hands 44 Datebook 59 Fifth Estater 60 CBS takes one eye off `People' Corporate finan- Classified 64 Editorials 66 Nielsen Ratings.33, 38 cial pressures push CBS Cable into cutting a deal to hand Closed Circuit 17 Fates & Fortunes 61 Washington Watch...20
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By John M. Higgins of MSOs. "He wants to largely because the bil- he one of the top three lionaire co- founder of p,ul Allen's breathtaking $4.5 bil- operators." says one Microsoft Corp. gave - 1 ion takeover of Charter Commu- executive involved in credence to recent tech nications Corp. last week is not the Charter deal. That nology boasts by MSO likely to he the software billionaire's would call for Allen to executives. That boost last stop on the cable acquisition trail. grow to more than 5 almost matched the In fact, his operation already is devis- million subscribers. credibility attached to ing plans for more deals, with the goal from the 2.4 million Microsoft Corp.'s own of creating the widest possible reach. he'll have by combin- Si billion investment in Allen's view of the "wired world" ing Charter with the Cornetist Corp. a year calls for greatly extending the reach of Marcus Cable Corp. ago. his cable operation. He has aggressive- operation he bought in Allen's top dealmak- ly embraced other operators' vision of May. er, William Savo. who cable systems: not as video delivery That would let him Paul Allen -wants to be one of runs Allen's Vulcan systems for MTV and ESPN. but as the pass MediaOne Group the top three operators." Ventures, denies that he only fat pipeline into the home, with Inc. -which, not inci- has any specific size for smart set -top converters enabling not dentally. is considered by industry and the company in mind. But he acknowl- just fast Web surfing but all sorts of Wall Street executives to be a prime edges that Allen will be "opportunistic" video. software and communications takeover target. as potential system deals arise. services tied in part to the television Allen's initial entry into the cable "We are cry excited about this set. market -the $2.8 billion takeover of opportunit\." Savoy says about Char- Allen is set on being in the top ranks Marcus Cable-electrified the industry, ter. "We're pleased to find an outstand- Marcus executives: Move it or lose it When Paul Allen cut his deal to buy Marcus Cable "When Jeff took the Chancellor job it was clear that Corp. in April, employees celebrated over his repeated Allen needed to do something," says one deal insider. declarations that he wanted to keep the company's Dal- "What they did here was pay both for systems and a las -based management team intact and use it as the management team." core of a cable empire. The problem isn't simply that Allen will be axing so many The enthusiasm didn't last long. people. That's almost always done when a company is Last Thursday's $4.5 billion deal to sold. ( "They're doing exactly what we've done to a dozen buy Charter Communications Inc. companies," says one Marcus Cable executive.) What's calls for that operator's president, particularly irritating to Marcus Cable's people is the rever- Jerry Kent, to run the combined oper- sal of public and private assurances from Allen and his ation out of Charter's St. Louis head- executives. The employees found out about the change in quarters. That means Dallas will be at a meeting the afternoon before the deal was announced. best a satellite office, and many of the Marcus says that the Dallas reductions are an unfortunate
200 corporate employees will have to side effect. "On the one hand, I am extremely pleased to be it course sad- Jerry Kent move or lose their jobs. associated with my good friends at Charter: of In the turf fights at systems and dens me to see the closing of the headquarters in Dallas. regions, suddenly Marcus Cable executives won't be "Those people who go on to St. Louis to work at merged calling the shots on how operations are consolidated; companies will be a part of an exciting enterprise," Marcus Kent will. "It's a wipeout," says one Marcus Cable exec- says. "Those who don't will have my gratitude and my utive who had been briefed on the plans. "I don't expect appreciation for all their hard work and effort." many to survive." Marcus notes that a slice of the proceeds already has been The problem stems in large part from Marcus Cable divided among Marcus Cable employees. "Fourteen million- Chairman Jeff Marcus's agreement also to become chair- aires were created, and others also shared generously." man of Chancellor Broadcasting, the radio and TV station Kent emphasizes that Charter is now doubling in size, group controlled by Dallas -based LBO investor Hicks, creating plenty of opportunities for Marcus Cable's peo- Muse, Tate & Furst. Hicks Muse is an investor in Marcus ple. "I'll need Jeff's help in shepherding those people to Cable, and its chairman, Tom Hicks, is close to Marcus. St. Louis," he says. -John M. Higgins
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www.americanradiohistory.com TOP OF THE WEEK ing collection of assets." He adds that "this company was an ideal match for Paul Allen's strategy and a perfect Charter: Right place, right time match for Marcus." Charter Communications Barry Babcock, Jerry Kent r"---1. The Charter deal wowed the market and Howard Wood have been midwives and brain l for another reason -its huge price. At trusters for two successful forays into the cable indus- $4.5 billion, Allen is paying 14 times try, buying cable systems when others were racing for 1999 cash flow, 16 times running -rate the exits. an $3,75() cash and enormous per sub- Fast forward to 1998, when the scene has flip - scriber. By comparison, the Marcus flopped and billionaire Paul Allen is racing to get into Cable deal was priced at $2.300 per cable. Once again, Charter and its management sub. and Tek- Communications Inc.s troika were in the right place at the right time, sell- sale to AT &T Corp. was just $2.700 ing a 90 -plus% interest in the MSO for a staggering per sub. Already -lofty MSO stocks ral- $3,750 per sub, or roughly 14 times projected lied on the news. 1999 cash flow. Two factors drove the pricing. First, Charter's executive team has maintained roots in St. Louis some Charter posts of the strongest since the beginning. Wood, who was heading Arthur Andersen & Co.'s St. cash flow in the business, extracting Louis tax office, hired Kent out of college during the late '70s. They encoun- $270 per sub annually versus $180- tered Babcock, a former city attorney in Oklahoma City, when Babcock was $220 for many other MSOs. (Marcus a vice president at St. Louis based Telcom Engineering. When Telcom does about $200 in cash Clow per sub.) founder Robert Brooks departed, Babcock brought in Wood; in 1982, they Also. Charter's subscriber growth is 4 formed Cencom Cable. Kent joined the firm shortly thereafter. running about 4% annually, double the In 1991, Cencom's institutional investors cashed in, selling the opera- industry average. tion to Hallmark Cards Inc., which moved management to Dallas. The Its quality, solid management and three executives, unwilling to relocate, remained in St. Louis and created the numbers prove that out." says Bear. Charter in 1992. Two years later, they bought back the Cencom p-oper- Steams & Co. media analyst Ray Katz. ties, adding them to other systems they'd been acquiring. Ironically, Hall- The combined companies will be run mark's decision to exit cable also gave birth to Marcus Cable. by Charter executives, with president So with a payday like the one they're getting from the Allen deal, why Jerry Kent becoming CEO of the com- not cash out? Kent acknowledges that he thought about it. bined operation. Charter Chairman "The money is nice, but I'm investing a big chunk of mine back in the Barry Babcock will serve as vice chair- company," says Kent, who celebrated his 42nd birthday last Friday. man, and Marcus Communications "We've now doubled in size. It's a great challenge to integrate the compa- Corp. Chairman Jeff Marcus will be nies and execute Paul [Allen's] wired -world vision. That challenge is basi- chairman. "Jerry's really running the cally what keeps me going." -Price Colman show," says one executive involved in the deal. Charter executives will take some have a heavy presence in the Southeast. this business. The way Microsoft looks cash out in the sale but will roll over the operations are not very tightly clus- at this business is that they need access the bulk of their personal investment tered. Both have systems in the frag- into the home. He knows there are three into the new company. which has yet to mented Los Angeles market. but repre- outlets on the wall: cable. telephone and be named. "Paul would like something sent a relatively small portion of the total electrical." Currently, only one of those that sounds 'technology.'" Kent said. homes. Marcus Cable's is a fat data pipe. Allen, Savoy and Allen's top invest- biggest system is in Fort "This c The Charter deal is ment banker, NationsBank Montgomery Worth, Tex.; Charter's is expected to take at least Securities' Mike Yageman, first in St. Louis. They overlap was a n ideal six months to close. Kent approached Charter executives about a most heavily in Alabama. mat ch for needs to figure out how to deal last year. One snag was that Charter While neither company combine the operations. had just teamed with a fund controlled by has been a leader in pur- Paul Allen's assessing which staffers to Warburg Pincus to buy what is now suing high -end digital and strate gy and a pull in from Marcus MediaOne Group Inc.'s Minneapolis data cable services, they Cable's Dallas headquar- system for $600 million. Charter was both have been upgrading perfec t match ters and what efficiencies preparing to go public, largely to give its their plants, with Marcus forompanyM arcus. " can be found among the other investors some liquidity and let Cable expecting to have two companies' William Savoy nearby them lighten up on their holdings. Char- about 82% of its plant at systems. ter offered to cut Allen in on future sys- the industry- standard 750 Kent says he also may tem deals, but he wanted to build a com- mhz capacity by the end of next year and keep pursuing an IPO, not se much to pany rather than simply invest. Charter about 65%. raise cash as to let Allen court opera- But MediaOne reneged on the deal. Allen isn't working on scarce major tors that don't want to incur the tax hit leaving Charter free of obligations to metro clusters yet. "It's obviously not triggered by selling for cash. Warburg Pincus. Armed with the Mar- about scale, it's more about scope," says "It's a possibility. because we cus Cable assets. Savoy came back Solomon Smith Barney media bond ana- understand that public currency may three weeks ago. lyst Steve Schutzuran. "He looks at this be helpful in acquiring other opera- While both Charter and Marcus Cable business the same way AT&T looks at tors." Kent says.
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Fili- Krushel is one marketing the value of network TV to of the highest -ranking women in the advertisers at a time of falling audience television business and the first woman shares. Both were named to their posts to be appointed president of a Big 3 last week. Fili- Krushel replacing Pre- television network (see cover story. ston Padden and Falco replacing Neil page 22). Fili- joined ABC in 1993 as Braun (see story, page I I ). Krushel Like NBC. ABC's talks with affili- president of ABC Daytime, and the ates have been drawn out. There is no Pat Fili -Krushel is the first woman to network has consistently finished first agreement in sight on such issues as head a Big 3 TV network. in the key women 18 -49 demographic program exclusix ity, which in ABCs during her tenure. case is linked to discussions about challenges because the post she is Before joining ABC Fili- Krushel affiliates helping to pay for NFL rights. assuming has broader responsibilities spent five years at Lifetime, overseeing The ABC affiliate board told ABC last than when Padden held it. As head of all of the cable network's program- week not to expect a contribution from the network, she'll have responsibility ming. She was at HBO for nine years stations soon because of an inability to for both ABC Entertainment and ABC prior to that, rising to vice president of come to terms. The network declined News, which up to this point had business affairs and production. Before comment other than to say that talks reported directly to ABC Inc. President that she was at ABC from 1975 to 1979 will continue. Robert Iger. The broader post. a throw- in various positions. including program But Fili- Krushel faces additional back to the way it was structured a controller of ABC Sports. Good DTV news from Chicago By Glen Dickson the 400- foot -high antenna used in the multipath interference from two taller Model HDTV Station tests. buildings nearby. the Sears building to the west building to the east. Tr hone Broadcasting has released "What I'm using here is a much more and the Amoco results of reception tests it conduct- normal TV operation." says McKinnon. All eight sites that failed were outdoor ed in Chicago this past spring, and who presented his results to the NAB, FCC sites close to the transmitter that experi- the findings are encouraging: 92%, or and MSTV last week. enced renci. 104 of 112 tested sites, had successful "Who would build a path interference. reception of DTV signals broadcast from TV station at 400 feet TRIB These sites failed due ?" to what McKinnon the I 03-story John Hancock Building in off the ground ASTING downtown Chicago. The good news The Tribune tests calls the "concrete extended to all 10 sites where Tribune were conducted March 25 -29 and May canyon" effect caused by medium - tested indoor antenna reception. 13 -23 under an experimental DTV license height (5 -I5 story) apartment and office Tribune's DTV findings contrast granted by the FCC. Tribune borrowed a buildings that reflected or obstructed the sharply with the Association for Maxi- 1,200 -foot antenna held by noncommer- DTV signal: the ghosts were exacerbat- mum Service Television's test results cial wvcc(Tv) atop the Hancock Building ed by the large depression angles from from the Model HDTV Station in Wash- and hooked a Harris 8 -VSB digital exciter the transmitter. "NTSC reception is not ington. which indicate significant multi- into wvcc's existing analog transmitter. It available at those sites either." he says. path interference problems in a major then used wvcc's ch. 20 NTSC frequency McKinnon acknowledges that suc- metropolitan area that may make indoor to broadcast a DTV signal during the sta- cessful indoor DTV reception often DTV reception unfeasible. According to tion's off-air hours, midnight -6 a.m. required significant adjustment of the Mike McKinnon. Tribune's director of In doing so. Tribune was able to test the antenna. But McKinnon thinks that the station engineering. that's because Tri- 8 -VSB system using existing transmis- combination of directional antennas bune used a transmitter site in the middle sion equipment in a severe urban multi- and improved adaptive equalizers in of a large city at the normal antenna path environment -signals broadcast upcoming DTV receivers will solve height used for NTSC service, instead of from the Hancock building are subject to most multipath problems.
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By Steve McClellan with his track record at more important is that several major media Alan Frank is saying Randy Falco, the incoming presi- companies, it was time we're going to continue dent of the NBC Television Net- to "swing for the the discussions. A grow- work, says job one is to forge a fences" in pursuit of an ing number of affiliates new and improved relationship with entrepreneurial endeav- recognize that the rela- affiliates -work started by his prede- or. Initially, Braun said, tionship has to change cessor, Neil Braun. Job two is to come his first idea was to and that we have to up with a marketing plan that demon- make a bid for Nielsen come up with a relation- strates to advertisers why network tele- Media Research, which ship where we're more vision in general and NBC in particular just last month was spun interested in each is worth a premium price at a time when off into a separate pub- other's success." audience .share continues to erode. licly traded company. On the sales front, NBC announced last week that For the past four Larry Hoffner has been Falco would replace Braun, effective years at NBC, Braun has assigned the job (with Sept. I. Last week, Braun submitted a pushed Nielsen to make NBC veteran Faico aiii lead the new title of chair- bid (with the backing of Bank of Amer- improvements in its ser- the network. man, NBC Sales ica) for PolyGram Filmed Entertain- vice-as have the other Group) of marketing ment (PFE), the film and TV produc- major networks, many stations and cable the network to clients and the advertis- tion company that is being spun off as networks. "The question is, is there an ing community. Replacing Hoffner as part of Universal's acquisition of Poly - opportunity to run INMRI differently, head of sales for the network is Keith Gram Records. Braun's partner in the serve the industry better and make more Turner, who had been senior vice pres- deal is television and film producer money all at the same time? My strong ident, Olympic and sports sales. Marty Tudor. instinct is that there is." Ultimately, Falco is a 23 -year NBC veteran who The bid is one of several entrepre- however, Braun ruled out making a play most recently was president of broadcast neurial opportunities that Braun is leav- for Nielsen because "the company and network operations. He was credited ing NBC to pursue. PolyGram Film is wasn't for sale," and a hostile takeover by NBC President Bob Wrigh: as being expected to sell for $400 million$700 was not a viable alternative. the "chief architect" of NBC's Olympic million. Other bidders for PFE are said Meanwhile, incoming president Falco operations and will continue to serve as to include Paul Allen, who is buying says he "won't let the trail go cold," on the chief operating officer of the division cable system operator Charter Commu- talks with affiliates over the relationship that will produce Olympics coverage nications (see story, page 6); Chris Craft. with the network. He credited Braun five more times, through 2008. the TV group owner that also owns 5()» with getting the dialogue started, even if John Eck, another longtime of UPN; Granada. and EMI. Among Braun's proposed network/affiliate joint NBC/GEer, has been named to replace PolyGram's TV holdings is cable's Sun- venture (which would phase out com- Falco as president of broadcast and net- dance Movie Channel. pensation over IO years) never sees the work operations. For the past year, Eck Both NBC and Braun said his depar- light of day. has been NBC's chief quality officer, in ture was a "mutual" decision -that NBC affiliate board chairman Alan charge of implementing QNBC, the net- Braun was not seeking a renewal of his Frank was quoted in the Wall Street work's version of GE's cost /manage- contract and that the network was not Journal last week as saying that it's ment efficiency program, Six Sigma. offering one. Braun acknowledged that "back to square one" on talks with the Dennis Bianchi, CNBC's chief financial the fit between him and NBC was not network. Falco says that's fine. "What's officer. replaces Eck. the greatest, but he insisted last week he was not being forced out: "The hardest thing today is not to be per- For the Record ceived as having been pushed out. That Redesign is a tricky art . Because of space constraints. making way for new is not what happened. Hopefully, the features also means losing old ones. 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"We total to be about $200 million, spread depending on the market and on what don't know what the new budgets are among the broadcast networks, nation- cars and trucks were or weren't avail- yet," said the sales head at one network - al spot and syndication. able, sales executives say. owned station group. "What we're hear- According to Competitive Media Network sales executives say that ing is that they are working furiously on Reporting, GM spent almost $76 mil- car ads account for about 12% to 14% campaigns and reassigning dollars. It lion for broadcast advertising in July of their business. GM has agreed to will depend on their ability not only to 1997. Sales executives believe the auto spend most if not all of the network manufacture but also to get the vehicles maker had planned a similar budget for money it held during the strike later delivered to the dealers." this July. But with the strike, between 80% and 90% ($60 million $68 mil- lion) of GM's broadcast spending for the month was canceled, sources say. Networks sign on to SMART Whether those dollars will get reex- pressed as broadcast advertising remains Commit to 'good faith' talks on new rating service unclear. A GM spokesman said last week the company was sorting that out and By Steve McClellan fident that he would get the backing didn't yet have answers. But the spoke - needed to go forward with the new ser- man confirmed that the company does Statistical Research Inc. took a big vice. Formal negotiations with those plan an "aggressive" return to the ad step last week toward the start of signing the letters could be wrapped up spending marketplace "pretty quickly." a new national TV ratings service by Nov. 1, he said. "But I've got some For local broadcasters, the stakes are that would be rolled out in 2001 to holes," he added, noting that no cable high. GM is the biggest spender in the compete with Nielsen Media Research. entities have committed to negotiating biggest category for local stations. SRI, which has been developing the contracts yet. Talks are ongoing with a Sales executives say car ads represent SMART ratings service for the past number of cable outlets, including four 25% to 35% of a station's sales, the several years, said last Friday that the sponsors that have backed SMART in single largest piece of business. four major networks and a handful of its research phase -ESPN, Discovery, Sinclair Broadcast Group executives major advertising agencies had signed Lifetime and USA. He's also talking told analysts last week that it was lower- letters of intent to enter into "good with Viacom and Turner. ing its broadcast cash -flow estimates for faith" negotiations to become sub- "There is genuinely nothing more the third quarter by about $8 million, in scribers to the new national ratings ser- important in the industry today as we part because of the GM strike and the vice. The new service will cost $100 move into the digital future than accu- otherwise soft national spot market. million to roll out. rate audience measurement and the Company President Barry Baker report- In addition to ABC, CBS, Fox and system that is going to be able to deal edly said that the new revised estimate NBC, those signing the letters of intent with the complexities of a digital assumes no GM money for the third include BBDO, Grey, Optimum world," says Giles Lundberg, Fox's quarter, although he also said it's likely Media, Starcom Media Services, senior VP, research. "I think SMART there will be spending by the carmaker TeleVest and TN Media. Reached last has developed a technique that can take during the quarter. In addition, he told week, SRI President Gale Metzger said us there." analysts that GM has begun reconfirm- all but two of those letters were signed "Clearly this has to be a full industry ing previous ad- spending commitments last week. thing," Metzger says. "It can't be just for the fourth quarter. Metzger said he was reasonably con- part of the industry." 14 BROADCASTING & CABLE / AUGUST 3, 1099 www.americanradiohistory.com GlobeCast salutes the 32 teams of the 1998 World Cup for creating the most spectacular moments in broadcast history. Hats off to all the players who brought us the largest World Cup of the twentieth ce-itury. Bravo! to the teams for keeping 40 billion viewers* on the edge of their seats. 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GlobeCast A France Telecom Cempan) Fra ice Telecom www.americanradiohistory.com TOP OF THE WEEK panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington said the requirements are Seventeen firms make unconstitutional after reviewing a challenge from the Lutheran Church. The rules remain in effect, however, while the FCC seeks a rehearing of pledge to EEO principles the case. The 17 broadcast and cable compa- Kennard urges others to do same even though nies did not specifically commit to ongoing compliance with the FCC's FCC rules may not survive court challenge current rules. which include a host of reporting requirements that By Chris McConnell er, Tribune Broad- have irked broadcasters in casting and USA the past. But the firms say The FCC's equal employment Broadcasting. they will continue abiding opportunity (EEO) rules may not "These companies by EEO principles. survive an ongoing court chal- know that reaching In his speech last week. lenge, but broadcast and cable compa- out and finding tal- Kennard pointed to studies on nies are lining up to abide by the spirit ented men and minority portrayals in the of the rules anyway. women of all colors media in arguing for retention Seventeen of the companies last to run their compa- of the EEO rules. He cited one week committed to abiding by "EEO nies is good business North Carolina State Univer- principles" even if an appeals court and the right thing to sity study that found local pulls the plug on the FCC's rules, com- do." Kennard said news painting a picture of mission Chairman Bill Kennard said. during a Washington blacks as "violent and threat- Companies taking the EEO pledge speech to the Nation- Kennard applauds the EEO ening toward whites." were: ABC, CBS, Cablevision Systems. al Association of efforts of 17 companies. "We know that the back- Capstar Broadcasting, Chancellor Media Black Journalists. "I ground of a journalist report- Corp., Clear Channel Communications, urge others to do the sane." ing a story matters," Kennard told the Comcast Cable Communications, Cox The commission's EEO rules journalism group. "The court's deci- Broadcasting, Fox, Jacor Communica- require broadcasters to establish and sion ignores the fundamental truth tions, LIN Television, Media One, NBC, maintain programs aimed at recruit- about the media: that reporting is done Tele- Communications Inc.. Time Warn- ing minorities. In April. a three -judge by people." FCC readies license auctions Expected to put finishing touches on rules for choosing among competing applicants By Chris McConnell The authority also applies were doubtful that the commissioners to analog TV and radio will adopt a new set of comparative FCC commission- licenses for which the criteria. Several sources cited uncer- ers are getting FCC has received com- tainty that a new set of criteria would ready to wrap up peting applications. fare better in the courts than the pre- rules for auctioning The auctions will vious system. unassigned radio and allow commissioners to When the FCC first proposed its TV licenses. clear the last of an auction rules last November. some At their open meeting application backlog that 1,328 radio and 462 TV applications this Thursday (Aug. 6), built up at the FCC after a remained at the FCC. Many of those the commissioners will 1993 court ruling struck applications. however. have since implement authority given the down the comparative hearing been dropped as the result of a flurry FCC by Congress to auction broad- criteria that regulators once used to of settlement agreements earlier this cast licenses for which it receives choose license winners from among year. competing applications. The authori- competing applications. To encourage such settlements, FCC ty does not apply to the licenses that The commissioners originally con- officials last year temporarily waived the commission already has assigned sidered creating a new set of compar- rules that limit the amount of money to TV stations for delivering digital ative criteria to deal with a select applicants can pay each other to drop television, but it will apply to new group of about 20 applications that competing applications. The resulting digital TV licenses that will become had progressed past the hearing stage settlements covered licenses for about available after broadcasters return when the court issued its decision to 50 new television stations plus 152 their analog channels to the govern- strike down the comparative criteria. radio licenses and 610 radio construc- ment. Last week, however. FCC officials tion permits. 16 BROADCASTING 8 CABLE AUGUST 3, 1998 www.americanradiohistory.com TOP OF THE WEE: Paxson CLOSED CIRCUIT BEHIND THE SCENES. BEFORE THE FACT NEW YORK says "a few straw polls have given makes cable me the lead overwhelmingly." But Ball still in the air Brown says he isn't buying those A part of its football deal with polls and will be working the town connections affiliates, sources say, Fox has all week in an effort to keep its agreed to take a standstill position on daytime job. Worldvision's Judge By Sara Brown several issues, including exclusivity Joe debuts Sept. 14 in syndication. and program repurposing, until net- and the show is cleared in more The pieces are falling into place for work/affiliate agreements can be than 96% of the country. Brown Paxson Communications Corp., hammered out. If Fox violates the says if he is re- elected he will have which signed more cable distribu- standstill position, station sources no ethical or time problems in hold- tion deals last week in a last- minute contend, the network would forfeit ing down two courtrooms. "I've got scramble to reach 80% or more of the payments that affiliates have agreed eight years worth of vacation U.S. by the time Pax Net, the compa- to make to help pay for football. time-and when we tape the show, ny's new family programming net- Network sources, however, offer a we do something like 10 episodes work, launches on Aug. 31. slightly different interpretation. Their in one day," he says. Brown says Last Monday (July 27), Paxson view is that if the standstill is breached, he held his opponent, Shelby Coun- signed with TCA Cable TV, the nation's affiliates have the right to renegotiate ty, Tenn., assistant prosecutor the -concluded deal on 15th- largest MSO ( according to BROAD- just football. Terry Harris, in contempt of court The issues and others, CASTING & CABLE'S ranking of the top exclusivity nearly five years ago during a trial, 25 MSCs). The next day Paxson signed including future retransmission and Harris is still holding a grudge. with Intermedia Partners, the nation's agreements and digital television 10th -largest cable MSO. Together the applications, will be negotiated be- HOLLYWOOD deals add nearly 2 tween Fox executives and a group of million subscribers major Fox affiliate group operators. Tuesday for `60 Minutes'? to the network's uesday night has emerged as a CBS on move, part II T potential audience, strong contender for the second While no final decision has been according to Pax- n0 Minutes that will debut next sea- made to move, company son's seniorfovice son. Currently, Tuesday is slated for sources say it appears likely that president for in- movies, although CBS President CBS will be moving its news, sports vestor relations, Seth Grossman. Leslie Moonves said last week that and WCBS -TV production facilities The company also is in negotiations the network might consider dropping out of The Broadcast Center on West with Time Warner, the nation's second - either its Sunday or Tuesday movie 57th Street in New York and into largest MSO. Paxson already has a dis- night in favor of series program- more up -to -date, digital -friendly tribution agreement with ICI, the only ming. CBS's well -performing drama digs. One report had it last week that company with more basic subscribers JAG is thought by some CBS execu- the CBS Sports production units than Time Warner. The ICI deal added tives to be a good lead -in to 60 Min- would move to Universal Studio 4.5 million homes to Pax Net's reach utes. That would leave one hour in facilities in Orlando, Fla., where pro- and cost Paxson as much as $27 million. the evening left to program, probably duction costs generally are cheaper The deal with ICI also opened the from the stock of midseason pro- than in New York or Los Angeles. A door for Paxson to garner cable distribu- grams now in development. A CBS company spokesperson declined to tion elsewhere. Chairman Lowell "Bud" executive cautions that the network comment on specific rumors con- Paxson, the self -proclaimed "cable - is still a month or so away from cerning the move, but did confirm friendliest man in America," has said announcing a day and time for the that the network continues to look that the same terms and conditions are second 60 Minutes and that there are "at a number of options on where to available to all cable operators covering several nights under consideration. house its production facilities, Paxson white areas (places not served including remaining here," at New by a broadcast affiliate). The company First things first York's Broadcast Center. hopes to reach at least IO million white - rt barter Communications President area subs by launch, Grossman says. MEMPHIS Jerry Kent may be a workaholic, As is true for ICI (in a deal signed but he has his priorities. In the midst April 30), GE Americom (May 5) and Pressing the flesh of signing off on Paul Allen's $4.5 Comcast (July 71, TCA. Intermedia- udge Joe Brown is up for re-elec- billion acquisition of Charter, Kent and, potentially. Time Warner -will J this Thursday (Aug. 6) for called a personal time -out and took receive a launch fee to carry the net- his seat on the criminal court bench his kids, ages 8 and 5, to see the new work. Paxson reportedly is paying in Memphis's 30th judicial district. Disney film, "The Parent Trap." Fol- about $6 per subscriber for access to Brown, who will have his own syn- lowing the movie, Kent headed back areas in which the company does not dicated courtroom series this fall, to work to finish details of the deal. have a broadcast presence. AUGUST 8, 1908 / BROADCASTING IL CABLE 17 www.americanradiohistory.com c.ha.ngflêV\/ 'A/ Cp:iiwww.mipcom.com ThE future of Televisior has never looked brighter. USA Barney Bernhard ThE pace has never moed faster. 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It could be your brightest move today! 5 -9 OCTOBEI 1998 PALAIS DES FESTIVFL3 CANNES FRANCE MIPC M Internatio -al f Irr and programme market tor IV, video, cable and satellite www.americanradiohistory.com t1'+~- TOP OF !HE WEEN Lott lobs `stink bomb' into hearing Majority leader warns cable that rising rates will receive congressional action By Paige Albiniak markets, said committee Sen. Ted Stevens (R- aide Pete Belvin. Alaska), chairman of the The Senate's highest- ranking The program -access Appropriations Commit- member paid a surprise visit to law forbids companies tee, already seemed to the cable industry last week, pop- that own both networks have made up his mind ping into a Senate Commerce Commit- and systems from selling about the cable industry. tee hearing on cable rates to get a few their programming on an "You all are taking us in a things off his chest. exclusive basis. It also direction where we are "I want to make clear to the cable keeps companies from going to be forced to rereg- industry that you are playing with live selling on an exclusive ulate you,- Steveis said. fire here," said Senate Majority Leader basis programming He also complained Trent Lott (R- Miss.) And if the rates delivered via satellite. about the increases in his continue to go up the way they've been McCain also plans to own cable bill. "We are going up in some areas. I think a major include in his upcoming paying more for more problem will erupt. We cannot have a bill a few other provi- Trent Lott made a rare channels." Stevens said. situation where rates increase several sions to promote cable appearance to chastise "Why can't we cherry percentages. because our constituents competition, but Belvin cable at a Senate Commerce pick and pay for what we will raise cain. And when they do, we would not reveal details. Committee hearing. want to pay for' ?" will take action." Lott said he stopped in at the hearing to "throw a little stink bomb, and I think I probably just did." NCTA President Decker Anstrom Tauzin, Markey team said that Lott's appearance was enough to encourage cable operators to "exer- cise restraint" when the time comes for up to lower cable rates annual rate hikes. TCI President Leo Hindery, Jr. and Congressmen introduce bill to boost competition, Cox President James Robbins were left give more power to local franchising authorities defending their companies and indus- try before the panel. Hindery pointed By Paige Albiniak annually until competition came to the out that TCI raised cable rates last year market or until the cable operator satis- an average of 3.9 %, when it could have riep. Billy Tauzin (R -La.) wants fied the local franchising authority. raised them as much as 6.2% under local communities to have a say The bill also would expand the pro- FCC rules. in what their cable operator sells gram- access law to include indepen- Robbins said that cable's investors are them and how much they pay for it, dent cable programmers -such as "dependent on a predictable regulatory according to a long- awaited cable bill NBC, ABC, Fox and Viacom-none of environment" and that any reregulation he unveiled last week. which own cable operators. Indepen- might tip that balance on Wall Street. Tauzin, chairman of the House dent programmers would be forbidden Those facts did not seem to mollify the Telecommunications Subcommittee, is from selling programming exclusively senators, who are looking for a way to looking for a way to force cable rates to cable operators. Programmers that encourage competition to cable and to down while encouraging competition distribute their wares via fiber, such as force cable rates down before regulation in monopoly markets before cable's regional sports networks, also would of cable's upper programming tier upper programming tiers are deregulat- not be allowed to sign exclusive pro- expires on March 31, 1999. ed on March 31, 1999 -just eight gramming deals. Satellite broadcasters, Senate Commerce Committee Chair- months from now. however, still would be able to gain man John McCain (R- Ariz.), while The bill he and Rep. Ed Markey (D- exclusive access to programm.ng. such decidedly unhappy about cable rates, Mass.) introduced would give local as DirecTV's deal with the NFL. still would prefer competition over franchise authorities the ability to Finally, the bill would create what reregulation: "In my judgment, we decide whether cable operators are pro- Tauzin referred to as a "skinny" basic should not go down the path of tightening viding their communities with enough tier that would include only local broad- up or extending cable rate regulation." programming choices at low prices. cast signals and government- required McCain plans to introduce "pro -com- If the local authority found that the channels. That way, satellite broadcast- petition" legislation after Congress's operator is not offering those choices, ers could offer potential subscribers a August recess, he said. The legislation it could choose not to "certify" that cable feed of local channels with upper likely would expand the program -access operator with the FCC, allowing the programming tiers and pay per view law and allow satellite broadcasters to FCC to continue regulating it. That delivered via satellite. It also would retransmit local broadcast signals in their review process would be repeated allow customers who want c: hle only AUGUST 3, 1998 BROADCASTING & CABLE 19 www.americanradiohistory.com TOP OF TOE WEEK for the reception to receive a minimum Independent programmers feel that legislative success with broadcast and of networks at a low price. Tauzin's legislation would unfairly cable -related issues in the past. cable Unsurprisingly, the cable industry penalize them for rising cable rates, lobbyists look at the bipartisan partner- hates every aspect of the proposal. eliminating their ability to grow new ship of the two long -time members as "The Tauzin /Markey regulatory networks by cutting exclusive deals. particularly threatening. scheme outlined 'last week' will be an "We remain concerned about the fact All the congressional hullaballoo unwieldy. confusing. disruptive. that we do not have market power now - hasn't convinced the cable industry bureaucratic nightmare -and will and this will even further undermine our that reregulation is coming, but MSOs empower thousands of city councils to competitive disadvantage, since we don't are likely to keep a low profile when it dictate TV program lineups." said have any ties to the MSOs," said one comes time to raise rates. National Cable Television Association NBC source. NBC owns cable networks "This bill is really intended as a shot President Decker Anstrom. "It's more MSNBC and CNBC. across the bow," says one cable source. government where less government is Tauzin responded that this was the "It's not intended to be legislation that necessary." same argument that programmers made Mr. Tauzin believes is in any shape to "The number of unintended conse- in the early 1990s when he was working move forward to be acted into law." quences in this bill is so large you can't on program access. Tauzin spokesman Ken Johnson even count them all." said Steve Effros, "If producers think the way to make a agrees that the bill isn't in its final form president of the Cable Telecommuni- profit in this field is to sign exclusive yet, but says that Tauzin intends to push cations Association. contracts and force people to buy their to move it. including holding hearings Effros also said that mandating a low - products even when they don't want this fall. cost, stripped -down basic tier would them, that's not how free markets But legislators seem to be biding result in cable programming becoming work." Tauzin said. "We want to give their time until March 31. 1999. more expensive than ever. When cable people a little more choice about what "When the first double -digit rate subscribers pay for many networks - they are buying instead of having them increase is announced after regulation even ones they don't necessarily want - held hostage." expires, all hell will break loose on some networks end up supporting others. Considering Tauzin and Markeys Capitol Hill," Johnson says. FCC Compliance and Information Bureau of the request. That bureau for months has been seeking WASHINGTON WATCH to locate and shut down pirate stations. By Kirk McCmell i PIBe AlbiiaN Under the black flag DEMS fightin' words did not sign off on a spec- Cher pirate broadcasters wise Commerce Com- trum allocation agreement. heard still more harsh mittee Chairman Tom Bliley asked Kennard for a words last week from com- Bliley (R -Va.) still doesn't detailed description of the missioners addressing the like the way the FCC han- DEMS decision- making California Broadcasters dled its decision last year process by today (Aug. 3). Association in Monterey, to allocate spectrum in the Calif. FCC Commissioner 28 ghz band to digital elec- No dice Susan Ness said that more tronic messaging service a Nueva Radio Musical than 200 unlicensed opera- (DEMS). DirecTV, which admits that it has no tors have been shut down Bliley had plans of its own for the radio license but in April during the past year. frequencies, challenged the mission's decision to keep asked the FCC to let it Commissioner Michael decision because regulators the action closed to the keep transmitting its FM Powell, meanwhile, sought made it without seeking public. Last week he wrote signal anyway. The New to dispel the positive pirate public comment; Bliley FCC Chairman Bill Ken- Haven, Conn., pirate portrayals presented in such later launched his own nard to say that the Com- broadcaster said it pro- films as 1990's "Pump Up probe into the decision. merce Committee review vides news and public the Volume." The film fea- FCC officials have said has uncovered little service announcements to tures Christian Slater as a they took the unusual step national security related the city's Hispanic com- heroic pirate broadcaster of allocating spectrum justification for keeping munity and that its opera- pursued by humorless FCC without seeking public the procedure closed. tion "was consistent" bureaucrats. "That, of comment because they Bliley said his review has with FCC Chairman Bill course, is the fiction of were seeking to prevent uncovered e-mails to Kennard's interest in pirate radio," Powell said. interference to U.S. mili- then chairman Reed exploring low -power "The reality is that pirate tary satellites. Last month Hundt in which FCC offi- radio. Regulators operations can and fre- the new set of commission- cials said they would open responded that La Nueva quently do stray into air ers reaffirmed the decision. the allocation to public Radio Musical has no traffic channels and other But Bliley remains comment if two companies authority to broadcast and safety channels, putting unsatisfied with the com- involved in the allocation that it is notifying the lives and property at risk." 20 BROADCASTING 8 CABLE I AUGUST 3, 1998 www.americanradiohistory.com TOP OF THE WEEK ing the refusal of most statio » to air the spots. Kennard concerned about Opponents of broadcast alcohol advertising have continued to push for FCC action. Most recently, in a July 27 `equivalency' spots letter, the Center for Science in the Pub- TV lic Interest's George Hacker wrote Ken- FCC chairman to poll broadcasters nard that spending on broadcast liquor on intent to run ads on alcohol content ads has increased 621% since 1995. "The steady increase suggests By Chris McConnell s that further delay by the FCC in addressing issues raised by such illust when broadcasters thought one advertising would be ill - of their least favorite subjects had advised," Hacker wrote. fallen off the Washington radar Last week, several broadcast Green, distilled spirits ads are back on lobbyists expressed frustration the minds of FCC officials. with the prospect that the DIS- FCC Chairman Bill Kennard says he CUS spots may now bring wants to canvass the networks to find renewed attention to an issue the out how many stations plan to air a dis- industry thought it had put to rest. tilled spirits industry ad comparing the It's very sensitive," says one alcohol content of mixed drinks with industry source. that of beer and wine. A DISCUS spokesperson says "I have always been of the view that In its 30- second spots. DISCUS says that the ads were part of the group's co- alcohol is alcohol. voluntary industry restraint by the net- sponsorship of a Washington -area ten- works aid television stations is the gram campaign by seeking unsuccess- nis tournament and were aimed at most effective response to the undesir- fully to launch a commission inquiry vacationing consumers rather than able prospect of liquor ads on televi- into televised liquor adverting. Ken- Washington policymakers. The sion," Kennard said last week. "I nard initially voiced an interest in pick- spokesperson says that the spots are would be concerned if these 'equiva- ing up the issue but later let it lapse, cit- appearing only on WJLA -TV. lency' public service ads are a Trojan horse and nothing more than veiled commercials for liquor." The spots cited by Kennard are 30- second messages sponsored by the Dis- tilled Spirits Council of the United States (DISCUS). The ads, which began airing on Washington's wJt.A =ry late last month. take viewers through a crowded bar, pointing out that 12 -ounce beers. five - IS NOT A 9 TO 5 BUSINESS ounce glasses of wines and mixed drinks with 1.5 ounces of alcohol all have the same amount of alcohol. "Part Let PR Newswire Distribute Your Entertainment News of drinking responsibly is knowing that 24 Hours a Day. alcohol is alcohol." the ads say. ending on a close -up of several distilled * Distribute corporate announcements and investor relator is news brands, including Jack Daniels. Black Label and Absolut. * Announce on ine celebrity "chats" and guest appearances The "equivalency" point is one the group has been making since 1996, * Publicize talent appearances * Announce trade show news when The Seagram Co. began running * Distribute new product announcements to the media televised ads for its Chivas Regal scotch. The reasoning has not won over http://www.prnewswire.com/ent/newsentertainment.html most broadcasters. Seeking to prevent a backlash against beer and wine /7T /rCr1/ r1//RL advertising and their industry in gener- al, most broadcast organizations - New York Los Angeles Chicago Miami including the networks -have refused 212 - 596 -1551 800- 321 -8169 888 -776 -6551 800 -68 -6397 to carry spots for distilled spirits. But the industry stance did not stop former FCC chairman Reed Hundt from responding to the original Sea- AUGUST 3, 1998 BROADCASTING & CABLE 21 www.americanradiohistory.com Broaticastmg&Cahle COVER STORY Woman's work still excludes top jobs But BROADCASTING & CABLE survey. finds many women poised to take their turn at the helm By Elizabeth A. Rathbun Groups are all headed by men (July 7, 1997). No woman leads a Top 25 TV Iis been a had year for woman in Group (April 6). No woman sits atop TV. any of the seven broadcast networks or Since last September, the a major cable programming company. industry's four most prominent And there's just one woman among the and arguably most powerful Top 25 operators- Margaret Walson women -Kay Koplovitz, Geraldine of Service Electric Cable -at No. 25 Layboume, Margaret Loesch and Lucie (April 20). Salhany -have lost their top jobs. "It's indefensible." Koplovitz says The departures were triggered by a of the dearth of women at the top. "I variety of causes. Koplovitz, who was the only woman CEO for a very headed USA Networks, couldn't work long time and now we have none. So for her new corporate boss, Barry we've retrogressed from one to none in Diller. Likewise, there was no room for 20 years." Margaret Loesch at Fox Kids after Salhany expects opportunities for Haim Saban took over. After two frus- women to reach the top to get worse. trating years trying to expand Disney's The ongoing industry consolidation cable programming. Layboume called means there will be fewer top -level it quits. Salhany. who put UPN on the jobs and, when rare jobs do open up, air, couldn't get along with her corpo- they will likely be filled by other men. rate parents. "They are just not comfortable with Whatever the reasons, the moves us." Salhany says of executive men. depleted the industry of top -level "It's horrible. It's scary. And no one women and underscored that men are wants to do anything about it." still running the show in TV. BROAD- "It's very easy to hire people who CASTING & CABLE's Top 25 Media look like you and behave like you and 22 BROADCASTING & CABLE AUGUST 3, 1888 www.americanradiohistory.com COYER STORY golf with you and with whom you feel right -hand woman. Jan Peters, CEO of who are motivated and capable and I more comfortable," says Teri Dickerson, the broadband services arm at MediaOne, just don't see the train stopping," says executive director of American Women is the top woman cable operator. Deborah McDermott, executive VP of in Radio and Television (AWRT). Women run several cable channels. operations for Young Broadcasting. There's MTV President Judith McGrath; And "as the ranks ... grow with women, The next wave Disney Channel President Anne the ranks of women in management But broadcasting and cable's glass Sweeney, Food Network President Erica will grow." ceiling may shatter, and sooner rather Gruen, Cartoon Network President McDermott is especially heartened than later, many women and men say. Betty Cohen; American Movie Classics by the large number of women in sales, Given time and an increasingly com- and Romance Classics President Kate which is where broadcasters say most petitive environment, it has to. McEnroe; Bravo Networks President managers come from. "This is really a "It's a matter of time," says ABC Kathleen Dore, and Your Choice TV booming age approaching us for Entertainment President Jamie Tarses. President Nancy Stover. women in this business." "My peers, male or female, don't think Among those in the top echelons of Financial expertise may be the key about gender. That's what I think is broadcasting are Lindy DeKoven, for women who want to break into the really exciting and we're moving in the executive vice president, miniseries executive ranks. After all, the bottom right direction." and motion pictures for television, line of the broadcasting business is the Although "one does feel there's a NBC Entertainment; Susanne Daniels, bottom line. point of view missing" at the very top, executive vice president, program- Tom Johnson, chairman /presi- RILEY BURKE "there's a really large group of aggres- ming, WB Television Network; Lana dent /CEO of Time Warner's CNN sive, supersmart, very savvy 30-year- Corbi, president, network distribution, News Group , advises women to make olds that are going to be the next Fox Broadcasting Co., and Nancy sure they get business experience -by wave," says David Grant, president of Tellern, executive vice president, busi- earning an MBA, for instance -to sup- Fox Television Studios. And he's got ness affairs, CBS Entertainment. plement their news background: "In three of them, he says: His three top There are scores of women other order to succeed journalistically today, executives (all executive vice presi- executive vice presidents, senior VPs you've got to succeed financially too." dents) are women. and VPs. Women accounted for 34.9% Johnson expects more women to be The top women who have departed of those employed broadcasting's top in higher -profile positions within five in the last year "leave behind a group of four job categories last year, the FCC years. CNN currently claims two us ... who are very motivated by what says in a June report. And they women among its 10 presidents. they've accomplished," says Erica accounted for 29.4% of cable's top More women are getting the neces- Gruen, president/CEO of E.W. Scripps employees, the report says. Most sary financial grounding. In 1973, only Co.'s Food Network. believe the percentages will continue 3.5% of MBA graduates were women, And that bench is deep and growing, to grow. says Pepperdine University professor according to an informal survey of TV Many broadcasters agree that this Roy Adler. Last year, abcut 31% of networks, broadcast groups and cable will happen even though the U.S. Court MBA grads were, he says. operators. Patricia Fili- Krushel just last of Appeals in April struck down the It generally takes 25 years of experi- week became the top- ranking woman FCC's 27- year -old EEO rules that ence after earning an MBA for an exec- in network television, replacing Pre- mandated the hiring the women and utive to be considered for a top post, ston Padden as president of the ABC minorities by TV stations. says Adler. Considering that, women Television Network (see story, "Top of Over the years, the rules gave many are doing well, he says. In fact, "the evi- the Week "). Tarses enjoyed that status women and minorities entree into dence shows a lot of women are making for a while, but dropped down a rung broadcasting that they might not have it right through the glass ceiling." on the corporate ladder a year ago had otherwise. And broadcasters say Today, 15 %r of the top 20 executives when Stu Bloomberg was installed as that recruiting and promoting women at the 200 or so Fortune 500 companies her boss. and minorities in instinctual now, at he has studied are women, Adler says. Judith McHale is number two at Dis- least on the station level. Indeed, sever- That's up from 10% in 1994 and 4C/ in covery Communications, a major cable al large companies have pledged to 1988. "This is terrific news for women. programming; Debra Lee, at BET Hold- voluntarily adhere to the rules. It says hard work pays off." ings, is Chairman /CEO Bob Johnson's "Any good manager wants people TV station general managers also AUGUST 3, 1998 I BROADCASTING 8 CABLE 23 www.americanradiohistory.com COVER STORY may have aduuuages when it's time to move up. because they run not just a programming center. but a profit cen- ter. "This is a great job for women. It is running a large operation, understand- ing every area of television." says Car- ole Black, president /general manager of Knuc(TV) Los Angeles. But women seem to be attracted in greater numbers to the more creative sides of the business. That's "not the direct ways to the top." says Gail MITCHEL). KOPLOVITZ BECKER Evans. executive vice president of CNN /U.S. "The revenue- generators the president in 1995. Women need to speak up even are the ones who tend to go toward the Some women agree that prejudice is though they fear retribution, she adds. top.. still out there. During one negotiation. "Women have to take initiative in this The number of women running sta- TV -group builder Barbara Laurence. arena, too, and do it based on facts and tions is on the rise. The National Asso- president of First Millennium Commu- not emotion." ciation of Broadcasters counts 1 32 nications. was negotiating with a man Unlike the heyday of feminism. female general managers and 21 female who assumed. "'She's sweet -she there is no political or economic pres- station managers at the nations some must be stupid. - she says. "The prop- sure for change now. Koplovitz says. 1.600 commercial and non -commercial erties went up $20 million in value in "The feeling is [that¡ the mood in stations. That compares to 92 and 14. four years. How stupid is that ?" Washington is that we are beyond this, respectively. in 1995. the NAB says. Koplovitz says that male CEOs are but we're not." Using the 1989 BROADcAsTING & excluding women. but not necessarily "It's [going to take] a movement like CABLE YEARBOOK. researchers at discriminating against them. The prob- the NAACP to come across and say. Meredith College in North Caroline lem is one of awareness. she says. "The 'You guys aren't doing the right estimated that 64 of the 1.252 stations CEOs in this business really need to thing, - says AWRT President Sandra (5.1'4 1 in 1988 were run by women. look at their own companies." A corpo- Dorsey. While social hurdles and company ration's responsibility is "to see that it Government regulations are not the practices are at fault, prejudice is the prepares women to be among that [top] cure, says BET Holdings Inc.'s Chair- main reason why women and minori- group. That's all we can ask. I don't man /CEO Robert L. Johnson. whose ties are virtually nonexistent at the top. believe in demand. but people need the second -in-command is Debra Lee. "The That is the conclusion of the federal opportunity. and they need enlightened government can't enforce [diversity]. Glass Ceiling Commission. a biparti- leadership to get there." This is not blatant" discrimination. san group that analyzed barriers to Without that. "I am concerned about FCC Chairman William Kennard women and minorities and reported to [women's] ability to rise to the very top." places the issue squarely in companies' to be single, divorced and childless, perhaps to allow Women in B&C them to keep up with the "aggressive pace" of the busi- ness," the report says. Some 12% of those profiled on BROAD- "The lack of representation of women in the Fifth CASTING & CABLE'S "Fifth Estater" page Estater and the trade press in general is one part of the between July 1992 and Sept. 1, 1997, vicious managers were women. Of the 262 executives circle. General do not read about women making featured, 31 were women and 231 decisions, students of broadcasting were men. (which we know are primarily women) do not read about That's according to a study by women making decisions and, somewhere in that infor- Meredith College in Raleigh, N.C., mation flow, the notion that women just don't make deci- compiled by students in a course, sions in broadcasting and cable begins to grow. ... [lit Women in Mass Communication. begins to fester," says the study. Of the Fifth Estater subjects, 43% held the title of "Even more disturbing is that the women who receive president or chief executive, while 30.5% were v ce and received recognition by any trade press appeared to presidents. Of the men profiled, 44% were presiderts, come from the ranks of on -air talent. What continues to compared with 29% of women. Most of the women, be missing are women in decision -making roles at the 52 %, were vice presidents, compared with 27% of men. corporate level." The report also found that men reported changing The students write that BROADCASTING & CABLE could jobs seven times "before being in a position worthy of argue that "women just aren't there to recognize, and we recognition in the Fifth Estater," while women underwent would be hard -pressed not to agree." 10 job changes. Forty -seven percent of women held The report notes "women have been slow to make doctorate degrees, while just 18% of the men did, per- inroads in the fields of broadcasting and cable. Only in the haps "an attempt by women to increase their power [on] last 20 years has the presence of women been substan- an unlevel playing field." Women also were more likely tial enough to note as consistent. " -Elizabeth A. Rathbun 24 BROADCASTING & CABLE / AUGUST 3, 1988 www.americanradiohistory.com COVER STORY "That is a decision anybody in my It had no women station general man- job would be making at this point.- she agers tour years ago. just two years ago says. "It only advantages me and the and three today. That took "a concerted company" to attract more viewers. effort," Dowdle stns. hit "that's what "To relate to [viewers] properly. you you have to do. It fust doesn't happen. need diversity:' says Janus C. Dowdle. If you leave it to its m it devices. you executive VP of Tribune Co,, which have a good old hog's e oh." owns 18 television stations. 25% of the "A woman's scasihi.ity is actually WB Television Nemork and 3 1' ; of necessary" in reaching the audience cable's Food Network. Of the four peo- that Lifetime Television for Women ple who report directly to him. none are wants. CEO Dougl.ts McCormick says. LAY BOURNE TARSES women. Although Lifetime is co- owned by "I'm not satisfied with where we're Hearst Corp. and Walt Disney Co., laps. But "sometimes I question what at." Dowdle says. Still. Tribune has two -thirds of the cable channel's [the companies] really are going to do made "tremendous progress." he says: employees are women, as are those about it. The bottom line is they're missing >Yi much talent." he says. Screen reflections Cable has more jobs for "There coup] :md should he more women Iin higher positions]." says women, but not at the top Cathleen Crease. senior vice president of A.H. Belo's Television Group. "God The younger cable industry has opened its doors to knows were an important demograph- women in a way that the older broadcasting business ic to sell to." never has, women cable executives say. Perhaps as a In fact, women 18 -54 are the impor- result, cable has an 11 -point lead on broadcasting when tant demographic. Creamy says. Most it comes to the percentage of women in professional jobs. important to television advertisers. But cable and broadcasting still count about the they make 80e/ of all consumer deci- same number of women at the top, according to the sions. ac_ording to the nonprofit Cen- FCC (see chart, page 27). ter for Policy Alternatives. Some 20 years ago cable networks were willing to The current dearth of women at the take risks and hire women. Then, "if you continued to top in broadcasting and cable may do the job, you got promoted," says Gail Evans, affect the way society sees women. For executive vice president of CNN /U.S. example. about two -thirds of real -life "You didn't have to have a rich or well- connected EVANS mothers with children under the age of uncle to get into it," says Erica Gruen, president of 6 work. while about one -third of TV the Food Network. moms do. the National Partnership for When Anne Sweeney, president of the Disney Women & Families (formerly the Channel and executive vice president of Women's Legal Defense Fund) said in Disney /ABC Cable Networks, got into cable in 1981, a June report. it was a business of risk -and opportunity. "No one As a result. "the viewing public's knew that cable would succeed.... It just felt like end- being shortchanged," Salhany says. less opportunity," she says. Viewers are seeing -and some are And that is "the type of atmosphere that women in believing -unrealistic portrayals of general do well in," Gruen says. It allows for creativity women, she says. and makes work a place where women can see their Corporate culture "does show up on ideas "put into action in the absence of hierarchy." the screen." Gruen says. "You get better As if to confirm Gruen's comments, Sweeney ideas. and you do get better -executed recalls, "I loved the idea that we could make it up as GRJE:N ideas" if people with different back- we went along." grounds work on shows. She says that Cable's underdog status and entrepreneurial approach attracted women, because cable employees are more says Betty Cohen , president of Time Warner's Cartoon Network Inc. diverse than broadcasting employees. "Women have a real ability to pull things together. to make a lot out of a little, "you've got programs on cable that com- to quickly hire teams and get people working together." pete with broadcasting" for ratings now. The older industry of broadcasting has a "much more powerful corpo- Different people at the top does rate structure" that discourages that kind of approach, Evans says. mean different products, Tarses says. Still, it takes time to build a career and prepare for a tep job, Gruen says. But "it has less to do with gender than When that top job is won, women in meetings often find themselves the with individual taste." As for diversit only female in a roomful of men. lot onscreen. that's a necessity. Forexam- BET Holdings Inc.'s Debra Lee received a of cheering from other ple. AR(.' currently is looking to add women when she was promoted to president and chief operating officer more female- driven shows to balance nearly two and a half years ago. "It's still not considered commaiptace," A. its fall schedule. which has a lot of she says. -Elizabeth Rathbun male leads, she says. AUGUST 3, 1998 / BBEADCASTtNG & ;ABLE 25 www.americanradiohistory.com COVER STORY who hold titles of vice president and women." BET's Johnson says. Other above. "We work very very hard and companies that lack women at the top take this [issue] seriously." are "missing out on talented people ... McCormick says. who appreciate business issues ith. in (While some of the women inter- some instances, a different style. a dif- viewed for this article commented neg- ferent attitude." ativels on the fact that Lifetime is run "My view of what makes a work- by a man. McCormick counters: "lt place is very broad." says Anne seems to he working here.... Would Sweeney, president of the Disney someone have the same question if a Channel and executive vice president woman became the president of of Disney /ABC Cable Networks. "I ESPN'!' ) care that all voices are heard front and Perhaps they would. Radio- Televi- it not he [only] a woman's voice versus sion News Directors Association appeal to more %%omen. the station a man's voice." Chairman Lucy Hintstedt Riley. news boosted its newscasts to first place. "I probably enjoy seeing the success director of wsrA(TvI Montgomery. Black says. That was done by toning of women a lot, but in the end it's ideas Ala.. says she wants "a good mix of down tabloid -type news and harsh that win the day," says Judy McGrath. men and women making decisions ... graphics and running more balanced. president of Viacom -owned MTV. because yes. we [women] do view "softer" stories. "Women love this, and itself an entity of MTV Networks. things differently." For example. she the guys like it too." Black says. But Pat Mitchell. president of Time Inc. says that as a woman she pushes for a "we can't have won even single news- Television -CNN Productions. takes a "more human element" to the news. cast unless we've gained in women." more proactive approach. "I do a lot Men lack insight into women that a ]for women I every day. because I'm woman cones by naturally. Crane% Hiring practices vary devoted to it. [But[ I'm less interested says. "They linen] can learn. but Behind the scenes. Black doesn't go now in shattering glass ceilings.... We women would he a lot better able to tell out of her way to hire or promote must make it easier for the women who you what's appealing to women," she women. "Select the best person and are coming behind." says. about half of them are omen in any Wooten need help front men to do "A majority of [all TV viewers. kind of pool you have." Because of that, she says. "It's going to take let's face it. are women. [That's anoth- that, she finds it "baffling- that men enlightened men and men who care and er little edge that can he brought'' by a still dominate at the top. believe in their abilities along the way," woman leader. K 's Black says. "We look to hire the best people. and Mitchell says. "Women still need a little By switching K.ut news mix to a lot of times the best people are hit of a boost.... Sometimes that means Consolidation makes life tougher for women owners In the less than two years she has been owner /general "Women face significant barriers to ownership of manager of KTAB -Tv Abilene, Tex., Diane Sutter says media companies," American Women in Radio and that consolidation has made it harder for entrepre- Television Inc. says on its World Wide Web site. neurs -male or female -to buy their own stations. Women own only 1.9% of TV stations, AWRT says, "Increasingly, the business can be done around a quoting the 1987 U.S. Census. And despite FCC Chair- card table" -one that is usually crowded by men, says man William Kennard's stated intention to encourage Sutter, president of ShootingStar Inc. and a former more minority and women station owners, AWRT offi- president of American Women in Radio and Television, cials worry that women are an afterthought to that a nonprofit professional organization. As the triangle at pledge. the top gets even narrower, the men there get even less AWRT wants the FCC to collect data on the gender of of an opportunity to interact with women, with whom the owners of broadcast licensees and to level the play- they are not comfortable doing business in the first ing field for women who want to be involved in station place, she says. That makes station buying "a difficult ownership. Without help, like a tax credit, "no incentive process for anyone [and] increasingly difficult for a exists to increase female ownership," AWRT says. woman," Sutter says. But "it is not impossible, obviously. I'm sitting here ... Sutter bought her station from the company she was but it is difficult," Sutter says. The Los Angeles -based working for. As president of Shamrock Television, her owner /GM spent just 54 days at home last year. But "if job was to divest the company's two TV stations. That that's what it takes to get the deal done, I'm going to do job was "graduate school" for the process that followed, it." She understands why few women venture into own- she says. The major investment banker she hired -"a ership: "You have to put it all on the line and take enor- very large and prominent bank that does a lot of broad- mous risks, and there are a lot of women who are not in cast lending-had never had a female client before." the position to take those kind of risks." Luckily she had built relationships with lenders and More women should buy stations despite the risks, investors "when I didn't need the money." Now that she she says. "The way we do things has to change.... did, they were responisve and Sutter is "aggressively What got us where we are will not get us where we're seeking more" stations to buy. going." -Elizabeth A. Rathbun 26 BROADCASTING & CABLE / AUGUST 3, 1998 www.americanradiohistory.com CIVEI silly reaching out beyond the Rolodex." easier. "The country as a whole has a "People need people to open those very backward attitude toward working doors," Laurence says. "I like working mothers." Gruen says. "People are left with men. But I don't like working to their own devices in a way that's not with men to the exclusion of women." true in other parts of the world." "We talk about [how to hire more Gruen's answer is a lot of planning and women] all the time," says Creany of "no frittering." she says. Belo, which owns 17 TV stations and "It is tough at the top," says WICT has two women general managers. President Sharon Becker, who is presi- "We have to have an employee base dent of TCI Communications Inc.'s from bottom to top that reflects society, Northwest division. "And that's not our viewers and our customers." SWEENEY LOESCH necessarily a male /female thing. It's While Betty Cohen , president of like dealing with a bunch of piranhas." Time Warner's Cartoon Network Inc., programming for NBC O &Os and "It takes a certain kind of person "always keep's] an eye out for the mix Lifetime Television and now a consul- rather than a certain kind of sex" to per- that I have" -six of 15 (40 %) of Car- tant for Home & Garden TV. "It's a form the industry's high -powered jobs, toon Network's top executives are cop -out to say there's an old -boy net- says Wendy Walker Whitworth, senior women -"the bigger determinant ]for work at senior levels," she contends. vice president of CNN and senior exec- hiring] k not gender, but how much utive producer of Lan). King Live. "It's they know and love cartoons," she says. Family presses in a very high- energy job. It's just totally Walt Disney Co. -owned ABC uses Unfortunately, rather than sticking relentless." So high -energy that she specific programs to create more oppor- around to blend in -and gradually keeps a computer on the vanity in her tunities for women, says ABC Inc. alter -that culture, some women opt bathroom so she can check in with the President Robert A. Iger. Besides an out. Why? In some cases, the answer office while she's getting dressed. And informal mentoring program, the net- includes such broad social issues as so relentless that she was back at work work sends 20 women managers a year child care, male and female roles at five weeks after the recent birth of her through a career development program. home and companies' roles in helping second child. Consolidation actually may encour- their employees juggle personal as well McDermott once refused a Caesare- age diversity, according to Grant. Con- as work responsibilities. an section because she wanted to get solidation breeds intense competition. "You have ]family] responsibilities hack to work within four weeks. "I was and businesses that want to stay ahead in your life as a woman that are differ- so excited about this new job," she says. need all the talent they can get, in what- ent than a man's," Girard says, "and I "You're always going to feel guilty" ever form it takes. "They can ill afford don't think corporate culture recog- about juggling work and family. she to be clubby about the people they nizes that." Girard. who does not have says. But she figures, "If l'tr happy in hire," he says. children, acknowledges that that's my work, I'm going to be a better mom." In the meantime. "women need to "made a huge difference in my career. Some women are drawing the line. take our end of the responsibility on Those questions didn't come up." Kelly Edwards, vice president of com- this. We have to break the ceiling and Studies show that men aren't pitch- edy development at V iacom /Chris learn how to blend with the culture bet- ing in at home at the rate that women Craft -owned UPN, told network enter- ter," says Judy Girard. former head of are. And society doesn't make it any tainment President Tom Nunan that she wasn't available for breakfasts. The FCC's version: percentage of women in dinners or "showcases." Under her new contract, Korey Burke. broadcasting and cable jobs senior vice president of prime time series at NBC Entertainment. works four BROADCASTING weekdays at NBC and the fifth at home Year Official/managerial Professional Technical Sales Office /clerical Total so she can spend more time with her 1997 35.6 35.9 15.2 54.1 87.3 41.0 daughter. "Working women have very 1996 35.4 35.2 14.9 53.3 88.2 40.8 difficult choices to make, and it is harder 1995 35.5 34.5 14.5 53.0 88.2 40.7 for us." Burke says. Working at home is 1994 34.9 33.3 14.2 51.4 88.2 39.9 "one solution to the problem. Women 1993 33.9 33.1 13.9 51.6 89.1 39.6 who love their jobs don't want to have to make the choice." CABLE The pressure on corporate execu- 1997 36.0 46.9 7.7 45.0 83.6 42.0 tives "must be terrible." CNN's Evans 1996 35.9 47.8 8.1 44.2 84.2 41.7 says. And "it takes a certain kind of 1995 35.9 47.4 7.6 47.1 84.7 41.9 person to be OK with that. ... I don't 1994 35.6 47.9 7.9 46.8 85.5 41.7 know why some of the guys hang on 47.5 47.2 41.6 1993 35.9 8.4 86.3 forever." Officias and managers are defined as presidents and other corporate officers, general and station man- Laurance, for one, is certain that agers, news and research directors and production managers. Professionals include on -air personnel, they won't. "The old boys' JO is get- producers, writers, editors, researchers, designers, publicists and senior staff assistants. ting very old and tired. and they're Source: FCC's 1997 Broadcast and Cable Employment Report, June 23 going to old themselves into obscurity. one hopes." AUGUST 3, 1000 I BROADCASTING 6 CABLE P7 www.americanradiohistory.com BroadcasiiogóCaóle BROADCASTING WB, UPN pitch their plans Present divergent strategies for success to TV critics By Michael Stroud ly familiar, it's because Kellner, programming chief Garth Anci- Ul'N and The WB each portrayed er and other top WB executives itself to TV critics in Pasadena as cut their teeth at Fox -another the emerging network with the network accused of narrowcast- best plan and prospects for the coming ing in its early years. "For the season. Which portrait is most accu- moment, WB has a better demo- rate? Only time and Nielsen will tell. graphic going for it," said ana- Either way, it won't be hard to distin- lyst Harold Vogel of Cowen & guish between the networks. Co. "UPN has its work cut out Their respective chiefs outlined their for it." dramatically different approaches at UPN had a rougher season in press tour presentations last week, 1997 -98. Last season, the net- according to transcripts from the pro- work's viewership dropped ceedings. 10 %, to about 4 million on an WB chief Jamie Kellner argued that average night. That translated to UPN looks to steer a course through Middle his network's focus on a high school American with shows like 'Love Boat.' an advertising upfront last spring and college -age audience -an audi- that was roughly flat, at $135 ence relatively under - million -$140 million. served by the Big "If you don't In fairness, most of that season pre- Four -gives it a clear, focus yourself ceded Valentine's arrival less than a marketable identity at a year ago. If the first original program- time when consumers down to specific ming of his tenure is any indication, are overwhelmed by groups of people, Valentine's course could prove a suc- dozens of indistinguish- I think you cessful one. Love Boat: The Next Gen- able TV networks. "If eration- launched April I3- recorded you don't focus your- become the best numbers for a premiere on the self down to specific unimportant network in more than three years. groups of people, I to any group Lore Boat typifies the more main- think you become stream fare that Valentine feels will unimportant to any of people." attract an audience. In October. the net- group of people," he work is launching Tuesday -night Kellner said. With The WB's -Jamie drama Mercy Point, described as "ER focus, he argued, "we in space," which UPN hopes will effec- feel comfortable that we will be the Heaven that helped it attract $3011 mil- tively counterprogram comedy lineups fifth network." lion from advertisers at last spring's on NBC and ABC. Legacy. a Civil UPN chief Dean Valentine in his advertising upfronts, roughly twice the War -era drama, and the second season remarks said that "Any broadcast net- year -earlier figure. The shows, tailored of the new Love Boat also are steering work that adopts a narrowcast model is to a largely teenage audience, helped a course for the mainstream. Most net- ultimately doomed to failure." arguing the network's audience grow about work television "abandons the adult that even the largest networks are 25% last season, to an average viewer- audience and the family audience" in undercutting themselves by focusing ship of 4.5 million people a night. favor of people living in Manhattan or on certain age groups, such as urban While teenagers form its core audi- Brentwood, Valentine told critics. "We singles, rather than by appealing to the ence, WB officials maintain that 18- want to reverse that trend." largest possible audience. 49- year -olds also are attracted to BufjS' UPN wants to beat the other net- The upcoming season should prove a and other prime time shows. The net- works, but not necessarily to join them. test bed for the strategies, with both net- work also has targeted African- Ameri- Valentine appeared to discount specu- works expanding to five nights of pro- can audiences with some of its shows. lation that Viacom might be looking to gramming and pumping tens of millions The network is banking on Felicity, a buy another entertainment asset and of dollars more into programming. drama about a young woman's adjust- combine it with UPN, telling the critics The WB is coming off its best sea- ment to life at a New York college, to that it makes "more sense [for Viacom[ son ever, with impressive showings build on last season's successes. to start from scratch rather than pay from new shows Dawson's Creek, If the strategy of starting young and $18 billion for what has been described Buffy the Vampire Slayer and 7th slowly expanding its base sounds vague- in the press as a declining asset." 28 BROADCASTING B CABLE / AUGUST 8, 1888 www.americanradiohistory.com BRD ADCASTINE CBS can't Capitol-ize on story News crew in Capitol on day of gunman's attack couldn't get by security By Dan Trigoboff Diana coverage and made changes. The facilities at the galleries and was able shootings were reported in a timely fash- to provide live shots outside the Capi- in the right place at the right ion, they said, but the stalled video was tol by shooting video from windows. time wasn't enough for CBS simply beyond its control. CNN had a crew outside the Capitol BegNews. Alan Bell, president of Freedom that was reporting a business story. The network had a crew at the Capitol Communications, which owns several Towriss concedes that CNN had luck building in Washington working on CBS affiliates, says the talks with the on its side in reporting the story. "We another story July 24 when the shooting network were "not contentious. They don't always have a camera crew began. And although CBS was able to there." he says. "In fact, we're proba- break into programming about the same "I believe senior bly not as good as other networks in time as other networks with an initial keeping camera crews on Capitol bulletin. security within the Capitol management at CBS is as Hill." building prevented the CBS crew from pained as we are over CNN also was plagued by a caller reaching House or Senate galleries, who got by screeners by pretending to be where it would have transmitted its what happened." a hospital official but blurted out refer- video. As a result, affiliates and CBS Alan Bell, president, ences to radio shock jock Howard Stem. O &Os were left to use video from CNN. Freedom Communications Business network CNBC has been "We were just unlucky," says CBS credited " itli thr first on -scene reports of News spokesperson Sandy Genelius. the shootings. Washington correspon- Executives from many of those sta- have a rational explanation and I believe dent John Hampton was preparing for a tions were on the phone with network senior management at CBS is as pained live piece about airline pricing and officials last week, seeking an explana- as we are over what happened." Department of Transportation rules. tion. The network was bothered by com- CNN experienced its own frustra- "The shots were fired during a commer- parisons last week between the Capitol tion when a crew was stalled from cial break," says Hampton. who covered shootings and its slow start a year ago in getting out of the Capitol. However, crime as a local reporter years ago. covering the car crash that killed Princess Washington -based director of news "[Network headquarters at Fort Lee Diana. Network executives noted that coverage John Towriss says the net- IN.J.I just tossed it to me. and we were CBS admitted problems regarding the work was hooked up to transmission able to get it right on the air." Ups and downs for Sinclair earnings Television group posts solid second quarter results but predicts soft third By Steve McClellan By midday Wednesday, the compa- cash flow was up 'l%. IL.rgely the ny's stock price jumped 4 -5/16, to 27- result of local sales growth. WB com- When it released its earnings for 5/I6, after dropping to a low of $22.50 pensation payments and "another suc- the second quarter last Tuesday, the previous day when earnings were cessful quarter of cost containment." Sinclair cautioned that broad- announced. For the first six months, Sinclair cast cash flow for the third quarter may Helping Sinclair's cause was the reported revenue of $291.4 million, up be down. The reasons: the weak national fact that the GM strike was settled 21.6 %, with a 26.1% gain in broadcast spot TV market and the General Motors shortly before the meeting with ana- cash flow, to $133.1 million. The compa- strike, coupled with higher expenses for lysts. Sinclair executives noted that ny narrowed its net loss to ¶4.1 million pricey sitcoms like the syndicated the third -quarter projections assumed for the six -month period, fom a $5.8 Friends and the loss of two Fox affiliates no advertising by the auto giant dur- million loss for the first half of 1997. in Norfolk and Raleigh. ing the quarter. With the strike settled The company's stock boost also was The company said it is revising its and with assembly lines tooling up for helped last week when three leading estimate for third -quarter broadcast manufacturing again as early as this Wall Street firms, Morgan Stanley. cash flow down by $8 million, to week, GM advertising is expected to Bear Stearns and Lehman Bros., issued roughly $88 million, analysts said. begin flowing again soon. buy recommendations. But Sinclair officials then spent Sinclair's second- quarter numbers Reiterating his previous -luy recom- about 90 minutes with media analysts were solid: a 27.5% gain in total rev- mendation, Bear Steams analyst Victor trying to persuade them that the soft enue to $167.5 million and a 32% Miller estimated that Sinclair will gen- third quarter would be, at least in Sin - broadcast cash flow gain to $82.7 erate $416 million in pro -forma broad- clair's case, an aberration in what million. Much of that was due to cast cash flow this year and $456 mil- should be a rosy year and a half. acquisitions. On a pro -forma basis, lion in 1999, which should push the The pitch appeared to hit its mark. revenue was up 6.2c/r and broadcast stock up to $32.50. AUGUST 8, 1088 I BROADCA8TIN3 B CABLE 29 www.americanradiohistory.com BROADCASTING McBeal also was lifted by Melrose's improved per- formance, scoring its best numbers in seven weeks. GET WITH THE PROGRAM Prijatel upped at KW By Michael Stroud and Joe Schlosser Donald F. Prijatel has been named president WB's promotional & Co. are launching their tive Jeff Eckerle as his of advertising and promo- tion at King World Produc- punch fall lineup the week of drama vice president, Oct. 4, after the dust has reporting to CBS Produc- tions. Prijatel, who former- The WB's new drama, settled somewhat from the tions President Nancy ly was senior vice president Felicity, will get a high - Big Four's mostly Septem- Tellern. Yes, she's a of advertising and promo- powered promotional push ber launches. Warner Bros. alumnus. tion, has been with King from Madonna's next sin- World since 1989. gle. The network will use Saving money on "Power of Good-bye" in %Rron' lives Private Ryan orld Events Produc- Let's make a show promos for the new drama. uena Vista ABC could end up saving tions is bringing back Television which debuts in late Sep- executives taped a pilot tember. The song will be quite a bit on the broad- the animated series Voltron cast rights for "Saving Pri- last week for a new ver- featured in theatrical trail- sion game vate Ryan" through a larger of show Let's ers, in TV spots and on Make A Deal. Former talk deal it has reached with radio after the single ships show host Gordon Elliott Aug. 25. The deal repre- DreamWorks SKG. Under the deal, ABC gets broad- is taking over for Monty sents the first time that Hall cast rights to "Private as the show's host. Madonna has lent her name Buena Vista executives are to a TV project, The WB Ryan" in exchange for a fee (to be determined by the mulling a possible syndi- says. The network also is cation rollout for fall 1999. teaming with Seventeen film's gross box office) and the network's agreement to The show likely will be a magazine to present the one -hour strip. special Seventeen: The carry a slate of other Faces for Fall on Tuesday, DreamWorks SKG films for no less than $5 million Lunden calling Sept. 8, at 9 p.m. The show elepictures Productions will each. Sources say that under be hosted by WB stars will tape a pilot for its Shannen Doherty and Josh the deal ABC may pay less than the $17.5 million CBS announced talk show with Jackson (of Dawson's Joan Lunden later this Creek). reportedly is paying for "The Mask of Zorro." month in New York. The And now for for fall 1999. Voltron: The longtime Good Morning Their address Third Dimension has been America anchor's show is something scheduled for fall 1999. is now CBS cleared in more than 90% completely different BS Television Presi- of the U.S. Stations include V critics bemoaning Iii Leslie Moonves is wptx(Tv) New York, `Extra' addition the sameness in the net- quietly reshaping the net- wFt.D(Tv) Chicago and Levine has been works' fall offerings at the work's drama department Krrv(TV) Los Angeles. Barrynamed managing editor summer press tour with new executives - of Warner Bros.' syndicat- couldn't raise that com- some of them people he `Melrose' places ed news magazine Extra's plaint about UPN's The worked with during his eeking to recharge New York City bureau. Secret Diary of Desmond years as Warner Bros. Melrose Place's sag- Levine formerly was man- Pfeiffer. Set in the Lincoln Television chief-as he ging ratings, Fox gave the aging editor at King White House, the comedy seeks to bolster original show a relaunch on Mon- World's recently canceled features the president as a production at the network. day, July 27 -the first American Journal. closet pedophile and his In programming, he has original episode for the wife as a deranged named former Warner series launched in mid- Seiffert upped at nymphomaniac. Asked Bros. executive David summer since the show Twentieth whether the show planned Zucker as vice president of debuted in July 1992. The Seiffert has been to continue to offer that drama development. Zuck- series responded by win- Alanamed vice president kind of "brilliant political er will report to drama ning its time slot between of business and legal satire," UPN chief Dean chief Nancy Tassler, 8 p.m. and 9 p.m., scoring affairs at Twentieth Tele- Valentine replied, simply, another Warner Bros. vet- Nielsen ratings 79% high- vision. Seiffert formerly "yes" -and wisely left it eran. In production, er than Fox's summer was director of business at that. To further differen- Moonves has brought in average for the time peri- and legal affairs at FX tiate themselves, Valentine former Fox drama execu- od. A repeat of Ally Networks. 30 BROADCASTING & CABLE t AUGUST 3, 1888 www.americanradiohistory.com IIIAICA$TINßi 90% of the country for fall. This fall Litton is rolling out Litton scores a 1 Bloopv'.s Buddies. a new FCC -friendly series based on characters created by South Carolina -based syndicator celebrates 10th comedian Jonathan Winters. The char- acters teach children about safety. anniversary with most -ever shows in first run health and fitness. Litton also is distrib- uting another new By Joe Schlosser children's. series, Critter Gitters. for With two new syndi- 1998. Morgan says cated series coming the the half -hour to broadcast stations weekly series is best this fall, Litton Syndications summarized as will celebrate its 10th year in "Saved h1 the Bell the industry with the most meets Wild shows on the air in the com- Kingdom." Coining pany's history. back for a second A new children's daily season is A /go's Fac- series with characters creat- tory. a science ed by comedian Jonathan adventure half -hour Winters and a weekly half - series that airs week- hour action series that is ly. The show is a FCC -friendly will be added mixture of anima- to Litton's four other syndi- tion, live action and cated series that are return- comedy. ing in 1998. On the comedy Back in 1988, Litton Pres- side. Litton is distrib- ident Dave Morgan gave up uting two programs his lucrative sales position The FCC-friendly 'Bloopy's Buddies' is based on characters created this fall. including Winters. with Katz Media in Wash- by Jonathan Almost Live!. a ington to pursue a longtime sketch comedy series dream of starting his own syndication Things began to fall into place." that has been on the air for 14 years and company. In 1990, Morgan teamed with for- is produced at Seattle's King -5 Stu- Morgan drew up a business plan; mer Metromedia President Bob Ben- dios. compiled all the contacts he had made nett and began syndicating a number of And Litton continues to sell stations in television, radio and advertising, and national projects. Zoolij'e with Jack different versions of the game show got in the car with his wife and new- Hanna, The Star Kids Challenge from Know It Alls. Morgan and the late born baby, headed for the unknown. Universal Studios Hollywood and the Brandon Tartikoff designed the show Today, Morgan is president of a action series Extremists were some of together in the early '80s. There are multimillion dollar distribution compa- Litton's first projects. Morgan pro- currently five different versions of ny based in tiny Sullivan's Island, S.C. ceeded to open regional sales offices in Know It Alls on the air. tailored to dif- "When I was 15, I didn't know New York, Los Angeles, St. Louis and ferent cities: That's Atlanta in Atlanta, much, but I knew that I wanted to work Atlanta. for instance, and in Indianapolis. on my own and that I wanted to be in "The Rosie O'Donnell's, the Jerry Hoosier Know It Alls. television," Morgan says. "That's why Springers and Friends are going to Morgan recently struck a deal with I had so many jobs. At Katz, they used happen in syndication, and everyone cable network Fit TV for a health and to call me Alex P. Keaton." is going to try and copy that," he says. fitness series entitled Bill Frank's For- Morgan started his first year away "We don't do that. What we are very ever Young. The series w ith fitness from Katz driving around the South- good at is finding what will or will expert Frank will debut this fall. east, talking with college athletic not work and following up on that." Litton Syndications still is owned departments about possible broadcast This fall. Litton's syndicated fare entirely by Morgan. who says he has deals. He quickly signed a number of consists of a number of new shows never had to leverage any of the com- colleges to TV deals -schools like and a few returning programs. Mor- pany to get a show on the air or pro- Virginia Tech, The Citadel and East gan's longstanding friendship with duced. He also says the company is Carolina University. Morgan put animal expert Jack Hanna continues looking to expand into a number of dif- together a broadcast package of six to thrive and Litton will bring Jack ferent arenas and has a handful of pro- basketball and six football games that Hanna's Animal Adventures back for jects in development for 1999. resulted in $700,000 in advertising rev- a fifth season. Five years ago, Morgan We can get stuff on the air." he enue that year alone. changed the name of Hanna's show says. "I think we have established our- "I was off and running," says Mor- and now Litton executives are think- selves, and we are big enough that we gan, who christened his company after ing about putting Hanna on the air fill niches the major (studiosi can't his wife's maiden name. "It was as every day as a strip. The FCC- friend- and won't touch. We'll continue to do though it was supposed to happen. ly program is cleared in more than that." AUGUST 3, 111118 / BROADCASTING ti CABLE 31 www.americanradiohistory.com BROADCASTING 411111111MMIAL*:.. created wind disturbance major markets, vice presi- for police. dent and general manager Houston police said that Hank Price says, "because the meeting had been sched- STATION BREAK' uled before the fatal shoot- ing and that all attendees By Dan Trigolboll were asked to agree to secrecy. A police captain Every car a star Eureka, an LMA would not comment on the recent incidents or meet- Alter three years of MIller Broadcasting Co. the Met-fort that included has entered into a lim- ing, but acknowledged that threatened legal action ited marketing agreement unchecked live coverage against Connecticut State with The Ackerley Group can cause physical interfer- Bob location. for operation of Eureka, ence with police work, Wallace on reveal police positions and 1souMMOM NOlMt Calif., CBS affiliate KVIQ(TV). The Ackerley provoke reactions from sus- stations have generally Group, which owns or pects. "Every scene is dif- been content to go to the operates nine TV stations, ferent." he said. "We're try- agencies and do business in including KcBA(TV) Salinas, ing to raise these issues." a traditional manner." Calif., will provide sales, Police spokesman Roben Price. who runs Chica- management and market- Hurst, himself a former go's number -three station, ing. Jeanne Buheit, former Houston radio reporter, said says he's been given the KCBA program director and "there is no problem in mandate to try new -and a Eureka native, was named Houston" and that the meet- sometimes old- ideas. station manager. Pattison ing was positive and pre- So far the Saturday Roadside assistance for Christensen, a part-owner ventive. Houston news morning spots have fea- commuters. of the station, will continue directors did not return tured auto dealer Rochen- as general manager. phone calls. bach Chevrolet and super- Police, New Haven ABC market chain Dominick's. affiliate WTNH-TV will get An Erie location Former WBBM -TV newsman to use federally placed but Inference of mnctt's Cleveland Bob Wallace is on location, state- supervised traffic interference VI NBC affiliate WKYC -TV and staffing for the com- mercial shots is not drawn cameras on Interstate 95. 'n Houston. TV news has picked a local /national from news crews. "There is Under a new partner- directors and police sat combination to design its a complete separation of ship with the police and down in late July to iron new all- digital facility. San church and state." Price the Connecticut Depart- out difficulties regarding Francisco based Gensler says. "We would not use ment of Transportation, TV news helicopters in cri- will team with Cleveland's Bob in a news capacity News Channel 8's Traffic sis situations. The meeting Vocon to construct the again. You can't cross Cam will offer Southern was sought by local police, multimillion dollar. back." And if there were a Connecticut commuters apparently dissatisfied 70,000 -square -foot studio breaking news event, and live shots, shown primari- with local TV practices. It and office building. wKYC- Tv, equipment were needed? ly during rush hours, on followed an incident in currently on East 6th "We'd have to go cover the Good Morning Connecti- which a suspect was shot Street, targets fall 2000 to move to the Davenport fire," he says. cut from 5 -7 a.m. and on and killed following a "There is an excitement the news at 5 and 6 p.m. police standoff. The Hous- Bluffs area of Cleveland. about live TV," Price says, The channel eventually ton Chronicle reported that Gensler says it has ren- adding that his dealership plans to Webcast live on some police at the scene ovated some TV facilities to incorporate sponsor reports selling a www.WTNH.com. believed that the man - digital tech- record number of cars as a News director Billy who may have killed his nology, but the Cleveland result of the live commer- Otwell said his station had wife prior to the standoff project will be its first cials. During one live shot, to battle for access to the but was calm during nego- "digital ground -up pro- Price says. a customer roadside scanners -at one tiations for the release of ject." The new wkyc -tv called in about a car he'd point contacting the gover- his daughters -became will overlook both Lake seen. "He said. 'Don't sell nor's office. angry about broadcast Erie and the Rock & Roll the Corvette!' and he came Now, ironically, other reports of police taking Hall of Fame, Gensler on down and bought it." Connecticut stations will strategic positions, leading says. be able to team up with to a fatal confrontation. The the state to offer the road- children were unhurt. In Live for sale All news is local. Contact side views traffic and of earlier incidents, heli- CBS's Chicago O &O Dan Trigoboff at (202) weather conditions. "This copters reportedly failed to WBBM -TV is bringing 463 -3710, fax (202) 429- is a huge public resource,' back off during a standoff back live commercials, a 065/ or e -mail to Otwell said. following a robbery and practice that died out in [email protected] 32 EROAOCASTING & CABLE ALGUST 3, 1998 www.americanradiohistory.com BROADCASTING 1 JULY 20 -26 Broadcast network prime time Fox won two of the three hours of prime time on Saturday with its ratings startling to Nielsen lineup of 'Cops' and 'AMW: America Fights Back' (pictured). 38. America's Funniest 30. Cosby 6.3/12 45. Suddenly Susan 5.4/10 84. Damon 3 3 6 111 In the House 1.3/2 88 7th Heaven 23/5 Home Videos 5.8/11 1g. Ev Loves Raymd 6.9/13 49. Caroline in /City 5.2/10 85. Damon 3 2 i', Alalcoln & Eddie 1.5/3 107 Cood News 1.5/3 96. Buffs the Vamp re 6.3/11 20. Dateline NBC 6.8/11 67. Ally McBeal 4.7/8 49. CBS Special Movie - 104. Sparks 1.6'3 Slayer 2...'4 Scarlett, Part 2 52/9 45. The Practice 5.4/9 3. Dateline NBC 9.8/17 5.7/10 5.6/10 7.5/14 5.2/10 1.8/3 2.5/5 8:00 32. Home Imprvmnt 6.2/12 62. Mad About You 4.8/10 98. Moesha 2.2/4 96. Bufty the Vampire 26. JAG 6.5/13 49 Fox Tuesday Night Q 45. Soul Man 5.4/10 62. IlewsRadio 4.8/9 103. Clueless 1.8/3 Slayer 2 3/4 Movie -The Beverly 49. Spin City 5.2/9 15. Frasier 7.6/14 104. In the House 1.6/3 Hillbillies 5.2,10 90 Dawson's Creek 2.7/5 W 35. Spin City 6.0/10 49. CBS Tuesday Movie- 25.3rd Rock fr /Sun 6.6/11 107 Clueless 1.5/3 Scarlett, Part 3 5.2/9 42. NYPD Blue 5.6/10 2. Dateline NBC 157/20 } 6.6/12 5.5/10 5.4/10 7.1/13 1.6/3 2.6/5 22. Dharma & Greg 6.7/14 57. The Nanny 5 1 111 98 Was ans Bros 2.2/5 77. The Pretender 4.2/8 110. The Sentinel 1.4,3 D . 36. Two Guys, a Girl 5.911 62. Style & Substnc 4.8/9 93. Jamie Foxx 2 5/5 18. Fox Summer Movie 28. Drew Carey 6.4/12 59. 3rd Rock fr /Sun 4.9/9 102. Star Trek: Voyager 92. The Wayans Bos. 2 6/5 Special -Speed 7.1/13 41/8 38. CBS Wednesday C 67. Ellen 38. Working 5.8/10 1 9'3 86 Stege Harvey 3 3'5 w Movie- Scarlett, 4 5.8/10 10. PrimeTime Live 3.1'14 Part 22 Law & Order 6.7/12 4.5/8 7.3/14 9.1/17 5.1/10 62. ABC News Special- 11 Friends 8.0/16 45. World's Wildest Police Promised Land 5.9/12 Secrets /Fashion 4 8,9 12. Suddenly Susan 7.8/15 Videos 5.4/11 13. Diagnosis Murder 6. Seinfeld 9.6/18 59. Fox Files 4.9/9 76. World Fashion 7.7/14 3 Just Shoot Me 9.8/17 Premiere Paris 4.3/8 9.48 Hours 8.3/15 3ER 9.8/18 5.8/12 5.9/13 5.5/12 3.6/8 KEY: RANKING /SHOW [PROGRAM RATING /SHARE[ 70. Sabrina /Witch 4.6/11 49. Kids/Damdest 5.2/12 79 Beyonc Belief: Fact or TOP TEN SHOWS OF THE WEEK ARE NUMBERED N RED 59. NBC Friday Night 72. You Wish 4.5/10 41. Candid Camera 5.7/12 Fiction? 4.1 9 TELEVISION UNIVERSE EST MATED AT 98.0 MILL ON Q Movies -A Secret HOUSEHOLDS: 67. Boy Meets World4.7 /10 ONE RATINGS JOINT IS EQUAL TO 980,000 TV 30. Unsolved Mysteries Between Friends 4 9/11 86. Millennium 3.0/6 HOMES YELLOW TINT IS W NNER OF TIME SLOT 74. Teen Angel 4.4/9 6.3/13 (NR)=NOT RANKED: RATING /SHARE ESTIMATED FOR PERI- OD SHOWN 'PREMIERE SOURCES: NIELSEN WEDIA 8.20/20 8.4/17 34. Nash Bridges 6.1/12 2E. Dateline NBC 6.5'13 RESEARCH. CBS RESEARCH GRAPHIC BY KENNETH R4Y 3.5/8 5.3/12 4.9/11 5.1/12 } 90 Am Fun Hm Vid 2.7/7 77. Cops 4.2/10 72. Early Edition 4.5/11 62. NBC Saturday Night 49. Cops 5.2/12 Movie -Ace Ventura, 81. ABC Saturday Night 70. Magnificent Seven Pet Detective 4.8/11 44. AMW: America Rghts Movie -The Last 4.6/10 Back 5.5/12 Action Hero 3.7/8 20. Walker, Texas Ranger 57, International 6.8/14 Dancesport Ch 5 1.10 5.9/11 9.1/17 6.0/11 4.3/8 2.2/4 83 TV Censored Bloopers Tle Parent 'Hoof: 1.6:4 c Wonderful World of 1.60 Minutes 11.2/25 82 World's Funniest! 3.5/8 3.48 101. Tae Parent 'Hood 2.0/4 } - Disney- Angels in the 42. Q ' Endzone 4.4/9 13. Touched by an Angel The Simpsons 5.6/11 98. Sister, Sister 2.2/4 22 Dateline NBC 6.7/13 a 7.7/15 Z 49. King of the Hill 5.3/10 94. The Smart Cuy 2.4/5 88. Unhap Ever Atter 2.8/5 ,,SEEI, AVG 5.4/10 6.5/12 6.5/13 4.9/10 1.6,'3 2.5/5 STD AVG 7.8/13 9.0/15 9.7/17 6.5/11 2.6;'4 2.9/5 AUGUST 3, 1998 BROADCAST NG & CABLE 33 www.americanradiohistory.com BROADCASTING Working women use radio heavily By John Merli, !MC correspondent who work full time, nearly 80% listen urban contemporary. to radio during an average weekday. Study author Michelle Skettino Anew profile of the nation's 137 In fact, the report finds, "working says that baby boomers were "the first million female consumers from women are 21% more likely to be generation of women to enter the Interep Research -using Sim- heavy radio users than the average work force in large numbers. The next mons spring 1998 data -concludes adult land] more likely to be a heavy generation of Xer women grew up that radio reaches 80 %n of women in all user of radio than any other medium." expecting to participate in the work key buying demographics weekly. When indexed for adults 18 -plus. force. Now, as we enter the 21st cen- More than half of all women now radio (121) beats out women's maga- tury, almost all women in the prime work outside the home, and 72 %r of zines (115), newspapers (110), cable working years fall into one of these women 25 -54 do so. Of importance to (95) and broadcast television (77) in two generations." Skettino says that advertisers, the report indicates, is that capturing the attention of working the current statistics, especially on women still "retain primary homemak- women, the report says. working women, affect everything ing and shopping responsibilities with- Radio's reach among all female from the "demand for adequate child in the household." In other words, the demos (working and nonworking) care to the rise in convenience prod- gender that dominates males in popula- varies widely, with the highest reach in ucts and services, the trend toward tion (51%-49%) is also the one that the 18 -44 age range. On a weekly longer store hours, and even the num- buys the products. basis, nearly 90% of women 18 -24 lis- ber of catalogs that flood our mail- For stations and marketers catering ten to radio, according to Simmons boxes." to single listeners, there is this: 45% data. The percentage dips only slightly And when it comes to deciding on of all adult females currently are sin- for women 25 -34 (86 %) and 35 -44 the purchase of vehicles, household gle. The average woman working full (83%). Formats with the highest con- appliances and electronics, there is time earns a median income of about centration of female listeners 18 -plus this stat: less than half of all women $24,000, and 84 %r of women routine- include easy listening, soft contempo- say that men influence their buying ly buy take -out meals. Among women rary, adult contemporary. CHR and decisions. her newly created posi- ment action against three tion, Love will be respon- California Spanish -lan- sible for Global's sales, guage radio stations. The marketing and support copyright owners' com- . . SEARCH operations and will over- plaint, filed in federal dis------I see the company's sales trict court in Fresno, By John Merli offices in New York, Calif., alleges willful Chicago, Los Angeles and infringement of the copy- Suit delays for the difference, Behrens Detroit. Decker, formerly rights of nine songs aired a Global Media senior by KWAC(AM)- KIWI(FM) Triathlon deal says, particularly since depository shares generate account executive, will Bakersfield and KCHJ(AM) CIpstar's $190 million better dividends. The suit serve as sales manager, Delano. The songs include purchase of Triathlon is not expected to delay the working with Love in work by such high -profile Broadcasting's 32 mid - closing too much. Share- overseeing the New York songwriters as Jose Feli- market radio stations holders have the option to home office and sales. ciano, Ana Gabriel and (B &C, July 27) may have convert their depository Global Media, a syndicat- Enrique Iglesias. to wait. Triathlon share- shares to Class A shares ed radio ad sales group, The legal action comes holder Herbert Behrens by Oct. I. The deal still is represents about 50 radio as the result of a dispute has filed suit against the expected to close early shows and networks, over accounting proce- company to block the sale. next year. including SportsFan Radio dures under the stations' At issue is the different Network, Metro Networks prior ASCAP licenses. valuation of Class A and Love, Decker climb and the Global Entertain- ASCAP acknowledges depository shares. Capstar ment Network. that both sides in the dis- is paying $13 per share for at Global Media lobal Media's Susan pute had held settlement Class A common stock ASCAP alleges discussions but that they and only $10.83 per share Love and Eileen Deck- er have been promoted to copyright violations "did not produce an for depository shares of acceptable resolution" of preferred stock. senior VP /GM and New ight writer and publish- the audit issues. Despite The lawsuit York sales manager, er members of the alleges that ASCAP's legal action, the the difference means respectively. Global American Society of society says it remains Triathlon executives come Media is WinStar New Composers, Authors & (ASCAP) open to renewing the set- out ahead of other share- Media's national radio Publishers have filed a copyright infringe- tlement discussions. holders. There is no basis advertising sales arm. In 84 BROADCASTING & CABLE ' AUGUST 3, 1998 www.americanradiohistory.com 777771re of radio is coming .0; First it was AM. Then it was FM. coming soon: Satellite Direct Radio! Offering up to 100 Amazing Formats of Exciting Music and Information satellite delivered direct to car, home, office and boombox Seamless Coast -to -Coast signal. Stunning digital quality sound. For Information about this new national programming and advertising opportunity Contact Lee Abrams, SVP Programming American Mobile Radio Corporation 1250 23rd St -eet Suite 57 Washington, D.C. 20037 email: labrams @amrc.com fax: 202- 969 -7101 www.americanradiohistory.com halcesdigarle CABLE CBS takes one eye off People Partnership with Discovery Communications aimed at eliminating uncertainty By John M. Higgins of services that includes Discovery Channel. The Coiporate financial Learning Channel, Ani- pressures finally mal Planet turnaround have pushed CBS candidate Travel Chan- Cable into cutting a nel, plus a raft of startup deal to hand over con- niche channels aimed at trol of Eye On Peo- digital cable tiers. ple- blood shot with The two companies red ink -to Discov- will cooperate on devel- ery Communications. TV station group. oping and producing programming for Eye On People's CBS President Mel the service, which will remain the estimated losses of Karmazin began pub- responsibility of network president $50 million $80 mil- licly expressing doubts Geoffrey Darby. lion in its first 18 about the cable start-up While it's nice to have, Eye On Peo- months on the air are pret- almost immediately after ple doesn't particularly need program- ty normal for a cable net- he arrived at the company ming from DCI's library, probably work start -up. But senior CBS last year, when CBS bought doesn't need its ad sales force at all and executives have openly acknowl- his Infinity Broadcasting radio could probably get by pretty well rely- edged for months that the expenses station group. ing on the affiliate sales force that will could he more than the company is A letter of intent calls for DCI to continue handling sister CBS channels willing to sustain, given the problems become a 509 partner in exchange for The Nashville Network and Country at the core CBS broadcast funding Eye On People's operating Music Television. network which may only increase with losses, at least matching CBS's invest- What the network really needs from the hugely expensive NFL game pack- ment so far. DCI will handle affiliate the deal is to assuage fears that senior age kicking in this fall -and the in- sales, selling the network to cable oper- CBS executives might sell or shutter progress turnaround of the company's ators alongside its bulging portfolio the network, an outcome that CBS Cable Chairman Don Mitzner con- cedes had operators balking at rollouts and had kept the network to just 1I mil- BA /GTE video plans unclear lion subscribers. The Bell Atlantic/GTE $53 billion merger raises intriguing and so far unan- "This takes away doubt that did exist swered questions about the new entity's plans on the video front. in the marketplace because of com- After all but dropping efforts to compete in the multichannel video arena ments from others in the CBS organi- following its aborted 1993 merger with Tele- Communications Inc., Bell zation that we are committed to the net- Atlantic earlier this year signed a distribution agreement with DirecTV. The work but concerned about cash flow Baby Bell has acknowledged that it intends to use DirecTV's DBS service losses," Mitzner said. as part of a bundled- services offering of voice, video and data. In recent months. CBS Chairman GTE, meanwhile, has been quietly building its fledgling video operation, Michael Jordan has pushed Mitzner to growing to 142,000 subscribers from only 36,000 a year ago. A founding find a way to get the losses off the com- member of the Americast consortium, GTE has wireless video operations pany's books. After spurning inquiries primarily in California, Hawaii and Florida. by several Wall Street investors The combined Bell Atlantic /GTE company will be the largest local expressing interest in buying a piece of exchange carrier in the U.S., with massive firepower in telephony, data, the network. Mitzner began approach- Internet services and wireless communications, as well as a big chunk of ing established cable programmers overseas phone business. Will a substantial video play get cut out of the about a deal. What he wanted was to mix? Not likely, if recent consolidation moves in the telecommunications keep CBS in for a piece of the upside sector are any indication. of the operation but to absolve the Bell Atlantic /GTE may be leaving the video issue in limbo for now, but broadcaster of the tens of millions of Bell Atlantic CEO Ivan Seidenberg clearly left the door open when he dollars that the network will continue to said the combined entity, "will have the financial, operational and tech- require. nological resources to compete effectively against the strategies of Mitzner wouldn't discuss it, but AT&T/TO', SBC /Ameritech, WorldCom /MCI and others, both current and industry executives say that the compa- future." -Price Colman ny has similar plans for Telenoticias, a 36 BROADCASTING & CABLE / AUGUST 8, 1908 www.americanradiohistory.com CABLE Spanish -language news channel. hop- CBS two years ago and assumed its "I jwould have' hated to give up. ing to line up a Latin American broad- name, had sold cable assets under pres- because I think it's going to ie a giant caster as a partner. sure before, particularly a 14 %/ stake winner." Mitzner said. "I think this In the case of Eve on People. Mitzn- in Discovery. Westinghouse staked the kind of partnership will get us a lot fur- er said: "Mike Jordan made the final network when it started up and provided ther a lot faster, with less risk." decision. We had the opportunities to critical satellite uplinking during DCI President Jonathan Rodgers gel financial partners. but that wouldn't a period when chairman John Hendricks said that the company "will invest have done anything." He wanted a couldn't pay the hills. That sale fetched with the goal of reaching break even as partner that already had operating just $40 million in 1989. but would have soon as possible." hopefully in throe to resources. And CBS executives quick- been worth 10 -14 times that today. five years. ly resolved a critical issue that usually snarls media partnership discussions: They were ready to cede control to the incoming partner. Nigh speed, high stakes The clove underscores the fact that despite recent gains, CBS's financial recov- ery remains incomplete. Karmazin has for US West's VDSL CBS's television stations roaring hack, with Warburg Dillon Read media analyst Ed Baby Bell tackles challenges Hatch predicting a 48% jump in cash flow this year. But that's compared '.s ith a rela- By Price Colman tively low base and stems in large pan from Olympics- driven advertising and from cost Baby Bell US West has reductions, neither of which is readily vowed to make its new, repeatable. Next year's station growth is very -high -speed digital expected to he a more modest 9(4. subscriber line 1VDSL) CBS has virtually given up on trying video /Internet /telephony ser- to make the broadcast network much of vice available to 400,0(X) peo- a profit center, as NBC has been for ple in the Phoenix metro area parent General Electric Corp. Kar- by year end. mazin sees CBS Television more as a But three months after US program supplier to stations than as a West launched a trial in big source of cash flow. With the net- Gilbert. Ariz., the service, work's older- skewing demographics called TeleChoice, has only and mixed ratings, even hulls don't about 25 subscribers, all US by TeieChoice Rial. expect broadcast network profits to West employees. The tele- US West's Farquhar is encouraged reach even $1(X) million on $4 billion phone company continues work on time." he says. "It's working great." or more in revenue in five years. some technical challenges. TeleChoice is US West's entry into The Eye On People deal is a fairly ele- Nonetheless. Stephen Farquhar, gen- the bundled -services arena. Bundled gant solution. CBS still gets a big slice of eral manager of US West Video Ser- services -in which a pros, icier offers the network's upside if it succeeds and vices, is encouraged by what he's seeing. video, voice and data wi h a single its broadcast news operation gets to feed "We've got great -looking pictures on bill -are becoming a holy grail for it archival and new programming. multiple sets with personal computers telecommunications companies .:s they Westinghouse Corp., which bought hooked up and telephony at the same seek to establish new services and keep Starting September 12tH Book tT All Books, All Weekend For Details, Call Affiliate Relations 20 2.737.3 220 C R E A T E D B Y C A B L E . O F F E R E D A S A P U B L I C S E R V I C E . w w w. c - s p a n . o r g AUGUST 3, 1998 BROADCASTIPG & CABLE 37 www.americanradiohistory.com CABLE customers of their core business from marsh. a telecommunications regulator works in a way that's fundamentally being lured away by competitors. in Scottsdale. "But they're going different from cable. There are challenges associated with through to get approvals when they A cable headend receives television maintaining a place at the table. haven't completed the prove -in." signals from a satellite. and then sends For US West. the challenges are She notes that US West is licensed to all those signals through a coax or deploying fiber fast enough, obtaining deliver TeleChoice to 75 subscribers in hybrid fiber -coax network. In essence. key hardware. overcoming the limita- Gilbert but has connected only 25. all cable subscribers in a given system tions inherent in the copper lines that Moreover, US West hasn't hooked up a are receiving all channels all the time, compose the final bit of the VDSL net- Gilbert city employee who's supposed selecting which ones they want to work and obtaining necessary regulato- to monitor the service. There are vari- watch at the TV set. With the VDSL ry approvals for TeleChoice. ous other regulatory issues, among setup. the subscriber sends a signal US West has vowed to make the them: Should US West be held to the upstream requesting a particular chan- TeleChoice service available to same licensing standards as the incum- nel. That may be a more efficient use of 400,000 Phoenix -area phone customers bent cable provider? How can regula- bandwidth, but it requires a complicat- by the end of the year. While the tech- tions distinguish between regulated ed and costly network. nical issues are substantial, regulatory and unregulated services on the same The weakest link -for US West's concerns may be equally sticky. network? Those may temporarily take VDSL service as well as for various "They want to push it through as fast a back seat to completing the Gilbert phone company ADSL (asymmetric as possible because (metro Phoenix1 is trial successfully. digital subscriber line) data services - the test bed," says Jamie Oman Salt- US West's TeleChoice service is the copper portion of the network. Copper doesn't have the capacity of coaxial cable. much less that of fiber. CABLE'S TOP 25 However, sophisticated hardware, from switches to what's called a DSLAM box (digital subscriber line PEOPLE'S CHOICE access multiplexer). helps to make more efficient use of existing copper lines. "Copper has the perception that it's USA's 'WWF Wrestling' had a firm hold on old -school and doesn't have band- first place for the week of July 20 -26. width, but there's plenty of bandwidth Following are e top . . Ic ca e programs for the week of July 20-26, ranked by rating. Cable rat - in copper," says Farquhar. The VDSL ing is coverage area rating within each basic cable network's universe; U .S. rating is of 98 million TV platform in Gilbert can deliver speeds households. Sources: Nielsen Media Research, Turner Entertainment. of up to Rating HHs Cable 50 megabits per second - Rank Program Network Day Time Duration Cable U.S. (DM Share ample for delivering the TeleChoice I WWF Wrestling USA Mon 10:00P 63 5.4 4.3 3.979 8.9 package of services, he says. 2 WCW Monday Nitro TNT Mon 8:00P 60 4.7 3.6 3,426 8.3 But copper is prone to cross talk 2 m: "Change of Heart" - LIF Mon 9:00P 120 4.7 3.6 3.386 7.7 essentially interference. Gilbert. a rela- 4 WWF Wrestling USA Mon 8:57P 63 4.6 3.6 3,357 7.3 5 WCW Monday Nitro TNT Mon 9:00P 60 4.2 3.3 3,057 6.7 tively new community. has a modern 5 WCW Monday Nitro TNT Mon 10:00P 59 4.2 3.3 3,038 6.8 telecommunications infrastructure. 7 NASCAR /Pennsylvania 500 TBS Sun 1:05P 254 4.1 3.3 3.072 11.5 reducing the cross talk problem. Still. 8 South Park CMDY Wed 10:00P 30 3.9 2.1 1,997 6.3 copper wire in a home is subject to 9 Rugrats NICK Tue 7:30P 30 3.4 2.7 2,501 6.5 interference from other appliances. flu- 10 Rugrats NICK Wed 7:30P 30 3.2 2.5 2,347 6.4 orescent lights. and dimmer switches. 10 Blues Clues NICK Wed 9:30A 30 3.2 2.5 2,333 12.7 10 M. Sendak's Little Bear NICK Wed 9:OOA 30 3.2 2.5 2,294 12.7 In addition, copper lines require 10 m: "D. Steel's Heartbeat" LIF Tue 9:00P 120 3.2 2.4 2,254 5.3 periodic amplification to maintain a 14 Rugrats NICK Mon 7:30P 30 3.0 2.3 2,180 5.7 robust signal. Farquhar says the VDSL 14 Diagnosis Murder FAM Tue 9:00P 60 3.0 2.3 2,170 5.1 service remains strong up to 4,000 feet 14 Blues Clues NICK Fri 9:30P 30 3.0 2.3 2,168 11.7 from the DSLAM box, but technical 14 Busy World of R. Scarry NICK Fri 10:OOA 30 3.0 2.3 2,165 12.0 literature from Bell Labs indicates that 14 J. Henson's Muppet Babies NICK Fri 10:30A 30 3.0 2.3 2,155 11.6 19 Rugrats NICK Sun 10:OOA 30 2.9 2.3 2.127 10.0 the maximum distance a signal can 19 Blues Clues NICK Thu 9:30A 30 2.9 2.3 2,126 12.0 travel over copper without amplifica- 19 M. Sendak's Little Bear NICK Fri 9:OOA 30 2.9 2.3 2,105 11.9 tion is about 1,000 feet. US West is 19 Busy World of R. Scarry NICK Thu 10:OOA 30 2.9 2.3 2,102 12.0 using the ADSL platform to deliver its 19 Rugrats NICK Sat 10:OOA 30 2.9 2.2 2,100 10.7 high -speed MegaBit data service. 19 Rugrats NICK Thu 7:30P 30 2.9 2.2 2,097 5.8 launched in 40 markets in 13 of the 14 25 Boxing: Tuesday Night Fights USA Tue 9:OOP 125 2.8 2.4 2,090 4.8 25 Hey Arnold Prime Stunt NICK Wed 8:00P 30 2.8 2.2 2,038 5.4 states where US West operates. People 25 Shooting at the Capitol CNN Fri 6:00P 30 2.8 2.2 2.034 6.8 close to the central office get blazing 25 m: "The Golden Child" TNT Sun 8:00P 120 2.8 2.2 2,033 4.8 speeds of up to 7 megabits per second. 25 Rugrats NICK Wed 8:30A 30 2.8 2.2 2.028 11.6 But move out more than a mile and the 25 m: "His Bodyguard" USA Wed 8:59P 121 2.8 2.2 2,025 4.7 speed rapidly declines. 25 Hey Arnold NICK Sun 11:OOA 30 2.8 2.2 2,025 8.8 All those problems have solutions, 25 M. Sendak's Little Bear NICK Thu 9:OOA 30 2.8 2.2 2,021 11.6 25 The Brady Bunch NICK Tue 10:00P 30 2.8 2.1 2,007 4.6 says Jay Rolls, director of multimedia 25 Blues Clues NICK Thu 12:30P 30 2.8 2.1 1,997 8.7 technology for Cox. "What I like to say about the entire phone industry and 38 BROADCASTING & CABLE AUGUST 3, 1998 www.americanradiohistory.com CABLE DSL is what the NASA engineers used feature -competitive ?" .attraction of telephone company stock to say: With enough thrust, anything Some analysts see DSL deploy- ownership. can fly. I have no doubt the RBOCS are ments by telephone companies hurting Eventually. "You're going to have going to get this rocket off the ground the bottom line as the money required an exodus of stockholders," says Den- somehow. The question becomes. is it for infrastructure and hardware ver cable analyst Chuck Kersch. operationally supportable, and is it reduces earnings per share and, poten- 'Stockholders don't want to 'sear about affordable, is it price- competitive and tially. dividends -the latter long an capital expenditures." lust call him Judge Dolittle Wapner moves his court to the animal kingdom By Joe Schlosser another." Wapner says. in 1981 and lasted in syn- "Most cases will proba- dication until 1993. Last udge Joseph Wapner is coming out bly involve a breach of year, Warner Bros. of retirement, and this time around contract or a negligence brought out a new version he's looking to take a bite out of case." of People's Court with crime. Wapner says he was former New York City Wapner, who presided over Warner lured back into the TV mayor Ed Koch. And Bros.' People's Court for 12 years in court business by pro- starting this fall there will syndication, will be back on the bench ducer Andrew Solt, who he three other syndicated this fall on Animal Planet, handling sold him on the "idea of court shows on the air: small claims cases relating to animals. working with animals." Judge .ludo. Judge Joe Judge Wapner's Animal Court, which Solts company is pro- Judge Wapner's baci, and and .fudge Mills Lune. will air five days a week on the cable ducing the series for Ani- he's not horsing around. What does tle former network, premieres Monday, Sept. 28. mal Planet. There will be animals in the king of the TV courtroom think of the The former California Superior Court courtroom, Wapner says: the produc- new trend in reality -based court series? judge will be reunited with his former tion team is still deciding how outside "I guess it's flattering to think that I People's Court bailiff, Rusty Burrell. video of "litigant" animals will be started something and that everyone "The cases will be a lot like The Peo- incorporated in the show. Wapner says wants to follow and make some money ple's Court. the same as .fudge Judy; he does not own any pets but "enjoys on it." he says. "I think I could beat the only difference is that all of the pets all the same." them all at tennis, and 1 have more gray cases involve an animal in one way or The original People's Court debuted hair than they do." Investors consider the Source It's hard to find a better example of the Wall Street During the long and cften awkward investor confer- adage "buy on the rumor, sell on the news" than Source ence call following Source's annual shareholder meet- Media Inc. ing last Tuesday, Source Chairman Tim Peters and Source stock (Nasdaq: SRCM) started the month in President John Ried repeatedly deflected questions the mid -to -high teens, steadily climbing until it hit a 52- about a possible buyou-, saying the company doesn't week closing high of $32.25 on July 14. Shares traded comment on rumor anc speculation. The executives as high as $39 the same day. also blasted a New York Post article suggesting Why the volatility? Persistent rumors that Source, Source's stock price had been propped up in an effort to which has an interactive telephony business, the Inter- enable the company to exercise warrants that would active Channel cable network and an Internet -related generate about $25 mill on in stock sales for the com- patent portfolio, was about to be acquired. pany. One caller questioned whether Source had paid Along with Wall Street darling Yahoo!, which has brokerages to taut its stock, generating a heated been rumored to be moving on Source since April, other "absolutely not" frc m Reed. names that popped up in Internet chat rooms were The executives also E aid that Source is in talks with Microsoft, Excite and America Online. major cable MSOs -TCI, Comcast and Time Warrer Aside from temporarily propelling Source stock were specifically nentioned -about dig tal -tier carriage through the roof, those rumors have done little more agreements, but acknoMedged that those talks have than take up a lot of space in Internet stock chat rooms. yet to produce a coal. Ironically, on the day Source announced its first digi- While takeover rumors are likely to persist, driving con- tal carriage deal, with Insight Communications, the tinuing volatility in the sock, the next major news from stock dropped below $20 for the first time in two weeks. Sou"ce is likely to be its second- quarter earnings report in Source investors -read speculators -clearly were mid -August. For now, even Internet stock chat room chat- expecting something bigger. ter on Source has subsiced. -Prce Colman AUGUST 3, 1998 BROADCASTING & CABLE 39 www.americanradiohistory.com BroadcastmgaCable TECHNOLOGY WNET signs HD deals with Sony, Tek New York public station to begin digital broadcasts in June '99 from new building By Glen Dickson telecine for film -to-HD tape transfer. WNET also has signed a three -year NET(TV), the PBS station in deal with Tektronix to supply master - New York City, has signed a control. signal- routing and distribution three -year deal with Sony for equipment. Devine says that Tektronix 10801 HDTV production and post -pro- will create two separate routing sys- duction equipment and another three - tems within the new plant: one 1.5 Gb /s year contract with Tektronix for path for 10801 HDTV and one 270 HDTV master-control gear. Mb/s serial 601 path. The hi -def equipment will be Tektronix also will install three installed in WNET's new facility on Lightworks nonlinear editing systems West 33rd Street in Manhattan, which and will create a new digital editing should be operational by November. training center at WNET, which already The station hopes to begin HDTV pro- is a longtime user of Avid nonlinear duction in spring 1999 and launch dig- editing systems. "We want to work the ital broadcasts in June 1999, says WNET Lightworks platform into the facility," WNET's new state -of- the -art facility will President William Baker. WNET will Devine says. feature a Sony -equipped HDTV cutting "Most of our productions use the proceeds from selling its con- room and Tektronix master -control gear. use free -lance editors, and we represent dominium headquarters on West 58th a tremendous platform of access with Street in Manhattan to help finance the already has produced high -definition 26 nonlinear rooms as well as five creation of a $20 million all- digital episodes of its Nature and Great Per- tape -based digital linear rooms." operation in its new leased space. formances series, it hasn't set a date to VDO Ltd. is handling design for the "We're taking the money out of the begin full -time HDTV production of new WNET facility, and A.F. Associates building and putting it into equip- these programs. is performing systems integration. ment," Baker says. "We've traded the "We're in the midst of discussions Devine says that WNET's satellite hard asset of a building we owned for with the production teams right now," antennas will be lifted to the new site's the hard technology of the future." Devine says. He adds that a lot of roof in August, and he hopes to begin a While Baker isn't disclosing the par- WNET's content already is shot on 35 parallel master- control operation at the ticulars of the Sony deal, he says it is a mm film, which can be transferred to new facility in mid -October. The sta- multimillion -dollar contract under HDTV. Devine says that WNET even is tion plans to switch over entirely to the which "Sony will keep us state- of-the- thinking about buying its own hi -def West 33rd Street plant on Nov. I. art" in digital equipment. The contract includes both 10801 HDTV equipment based on Sony's HDCAM tape format and serial 601 equipment based on Sony's Digital Betacam format, which WJBK-TVon track with DIV will become the house tape format. According to Ken Devine, WNET man- Due for Nov. launch after resolving frequency problems aging director of facilities, engineering and broadcast operations, part of Digital By Glen Dickson thing, just as we hoped," Redmond Betacam's appeal as a house format is says. WJBK -TV is free to broadcast DTV its ability to play back the station's Atier receiving its DTV construc- on ch. 58 at I mw over a nondirection- existing archive of Betacam SP tape. tion permit from the FCC last al antenna to fully replicate its NTSC The HDTV portion of the deal month (B&C, July 27), Fox O &O signal. The station now is moving "full includes hi -def camcorders, VTRs, WJBK -TV Detroit is proceeding rapidly steam ahead" to mount its antenna and switchers and effects generators for field with its digital TV plans. perform electrical power upgrades at and studio production and post- produc- "We have a lot of things to do its transmitter site, Redmond says. tion. Sony will construct an HDTV edit between now and November, but I'm WJBK -TV will mount its Andrew suite for WNET as well as four 601 rooms. confident we'll be on air Nov. I," says DTV antenna on its 957 -foot analog WNET anticipates getting the Sony Tim Redmond, the station's vice presi- tower, sidemounting it at 900 feet. HDTV equipment by late this year. dent of engineering. Redmond says the station is also mak- That would allow the station to start Now that negotiations about fre- ing significant modifications to the shooting HDTV in the field later this quency coordination between Canadi- tower to strengthen it, such as changing year and begin editing in HDTV in the an regulators and the FCC are com- seven guy lines. WJBK -TV will use a spring, Devine says. While the station plete, the result for wJBK -TV is "every- Comark digital transmitter to generate 40 BROADCASTING & CABLE / AUGUST 8, 1998 www.americanradiohistory.com Ii« TECNNOLOIT its signal and Dielectric transmission have a 480P product but, says Redmond, "Harris showed very severe multi - line to bring it to the antenna. The sta- is "interested in participating." Red- path injected into the transmission sys- tion will also use an NDS HDTV mond wants to make a final decision on tem. and it was very robust and very encoder to compress its signals to 19.4 the cameras by the end of September and immune to any reflections," he says of Mb/s for local broadcast. hopes to have them online by Nov. I. the side -by -side demo of NTSC and WJBK -TV is converting its master -con- Redmond also is considering upcon- DTV signals. "They were able to inject trol operation from analog NTSC to 601 verters from Snell & Wilcox, Faroudja quite a bit of reflected signal in there. digital. "We're buying a new master - and Tekniche: "We will have an The NTSC was very objectionable. to control switcher, a new cache for our upconverter box of sorts that will the point of a lot of color shifting. but commercial cart machine and new [Dig- incorporate aspect -ratio conversion. the DTV signal held right in there." ital Betacaml VTRs." Redmond says. Given the needs of the program itself, Nonetheless, cable penetration is He adds that wiliK -TV is looking at we want the flexibility to do line dou- 67% in the Detroit market, and WJBK- 601 -based routing equipment from bling and aspect -ratio conversion - Tv has been talking with local opera- Tektronix and Philips but will move whatever the program dictates." tors about their technical capabilities quickly to 1.5 Gb /s. "I'm looking for While Redmond has heard the con- for carrying its DTV signal. "We've something that's capable of addressing cerns that multipath interference will been working with MediaOne for a multiple chassis from the same control severely impede the reception of DTV direct connection." Redmond says. "It panel -so if you add a 1.5 Gb /s chas- signals. he doesn't think it's a "silver finally boils down to the politics of sis, you can control both 601 and 1.5 bullet." He bases his opinion on a mul- what they can do. But we've had Gb /s from the same panel." tipath demonstration by the Harris/PBS numerous discussions with MediaOne WJBK -TV also is evaluating widescreen DTV Express truck, which stopped in and [with] Comcast as well, to tell 480P studio cameras from Philips, Detroit last month, and information them what we're doing and what the Ikegami and Sony -which doesn't yet from a local RF consulant. timeline is." News throughout CNN, it hopes to integrate with CNNfn, CNN Interna- AvidNews. tional and all CNN CUTTING EDGE domestic and internation- Universal Studios al bureaus. Headline's taps Tascam transition to AvidNews By Glen Dickson Unlversal Studios has should be com- installed eigh- Tascam H -P lands DirecTV pleted this month, NIMR -8 modular multi- contract says Gordon Cas- track audio recorders and tle, vice president DirecTVu has signed a eight Tascam MMP -16 of CNN research multimillion -dollar modular players At its and development; deal with Hewlett - motion picture and TV the planned Avid - Packard that calls for dubbing facilities, and it News transition at H -P to supply on -air has several more MMR - the other CNN digital storage and 8s on order for use on networks will take video server playback shows that include Law place over two systems for the new & Order. The Tascam years. Castle says DirecTV Los Angeles Gary Washauer, H -P sales; Dan McGee, MMR -8 is a digital audio manager of H -P's broadcast business the ability to inte- Broadcast Center. H -P random -access disk unit, and Steve Orland, VPGM of the grate AvidNews will supply more than recorder designed to DirecTV Los Angeles Broadcast Center, gradually into 30 of its MPEG -2 shake hands over their server deal. function as a digital dub- CNN's existing MediaStream Broadcast ber and to replace the tra- Avid NetStation Servers to perform content ditional 35mm sprocket - Headline News systems is a big selling receipt, storage and play- ed magnetic tape used in newsroom chooses point: "This provides us back functions for the new film sound mixing. all the functionality of a DirecTV facility, which is Avid "We've already been new newsroom system scheduled for operation in NN News Group has using MMR -8s for DVD without the pain of a total second quarter 1999. The selected Avid Tech- prep and transfer work," switchout. It allows us to new system initially will nology's AvidNews as says David "Doc" Gold- stop waiting and make la] offer more than 180 outputs the new newsroom com- stein, Universal Studios move." CNN also is (90 fully redundant pairs) puter system for CNN director of engineering. working with asset -man- and more than 1,000 hours Headline News. The sys- "We're very impressed agement supplier Virage of video storage. Each of tem will replace 150 with the MMR -8. Being and video -server supplier the H -P servers will be existing Avid NetStation that it is Pro Tools [soft - Silicon Graphics to connected via Fibre Chan- (formerly Basys) seats. If warelcompatible, it has develop separate video - nel networking to transfer the Headline News instal- fit nicely into our opera- browsing and media - files at rates up to four lation is successful, CNN tion here without any management systems that times faster than real time. plans to roll out Avid- necessary retooling." AUGUST 3, 1998 I BROADCASTING & CABLE 41 www.americanradiohistory.com BroadcasfmgsCahle competitive pressure of cable modems-not deregulation -that will Dereg plan for advanced drive RBOCs to upgrade plant for DSL services, according to Mines: "That's what's ultimately going to force gets mixed reviews RBOCs to invest." telecom Richard Edmiston, vice president of FCC to hear varying views from ISPs this research and development for Earth - Link, another leading ISP, says Ken - week on RBOC pricing plans nard's basic proposal to leave advanced telecom services unregulated By Richard Tedesco seems fair. And he expects that ISPs The FCC initiative to offer RBOCs will succeed in a deregulated atmosphere in The advanced negotiating price which to develop advanced data telecommunications breaks for dis- services drew a mixed reaction among counted volume Internet service provider (ISP) execu- market is a "new access to DSL ser- tives and analysts last week. frontier, one that vices. "Discounts The commission has scheduled a may happen. Thursday (Aug. 6) hearing to air its should not be There may be concept of an unregulated market for burdened by incentives provid- advanced telecommunications services, ed," Edmiston giving carte blanche on pricing to the regulation." says. "I don't RBOCs that will be driving many of think that the gov- -FCC Chairman them. FCC Chairman William Kennard William Kennard ernment has to get recently described the advanced tele- involved." com market as a "new frontier, one that George Vraden- should not be burdened by regulation." II the FCC does permit RBOCs to burg, general counsel for America Kennard's position has three parts: undercut their competitors while offer- Online, also emphasizes even -handed identifying needed facilities, assuring ing equal access to high -speed ser- access as the prime regulatory issue: equal access among competitors and vices, Mines expects they'll strike "As long as everyone's playing on a guaranteeing interactivity between their deals to give ISPs volume discounts for level field and has equal access to the respective networks. access, similar to what US West now infrastructure without the telephone Internet service providers are most offers ISPs for ADSL service in its companies having special access to concerned about equal access to lines in operating regions. And it will be the facilities, that's fine." the local loops that terminate in con- sumers' homes. They're also concerned about regulation of services in those loops. "The most regulation is needed in the last mile." says Charles Brewer, 'Lazy' interactive TV a likely hit president of MindSpring, one of the nation's leading ISPs. The economics Forrester research report predicts interactive are just not there to construct physical programming will ramp up in three years networks leading to houses. It's about as close to the economists' definition of By Richard Tedesco Microsoft, Intel and other major play- a natural monopoly that exists." ers pushing PC/TV convergence, For- Brewer says that the equal -access killer applications driving rester sees interactive TV production principle should apply to local cable interactive TV will be the "lazy" starting to take off in three years. plant as well as to the local telco infra- Theones, simple electronic -com- Platforms playing a major role likely structure. merce functions and other basic inter- will include already -established play- Chris Mines, an analyst for Forrester actions with networks that will spark ers. WebTV and WorldGate are poten- Research, says that the idea of giving sharp consumer interest. tially the most powerful, along with RBOCs an incentive to build the addi- That's the basic thesis of a research Intercast, WebTV for Windows, Wink tional infrastructure required for wide- report from Forrester Research that and America Online (with its transmut- spread access to ADSL and other high- surveyed executives at 28 TV net- ed form of NetChannel, the former speed data technologies is eminently works, production companies and ad WebTV competitor). The key will be sound. "Why just build networks on agencies that plan to create interactive lazy, intuitive activities -such as behalf of their competitors? Then spots for various interactive formats. responding to icons to make purchases they're stuck in a submerged position of Based on those interviews and on con- online or respond to viewer polls-that being an underlying service provider." versations with executives at will motivate consumers not easily 42 BROADCASTING & CABLE I AUGUST 8, 1886 www.americanradiohistory.com motivated to interact. technology elicited interest among Forrester predicts that some 500,000 "Interactive TV is not driving inter- about halt' of the programmers sur- consumers will interact with their TVs active platforms," says Josh Bernoff, veyed by Forrester. Two -thirds of by next year, primarily via WehTV Forrester's principal analyst, who co- those interviewed expect interactive Plus -along with WorldGate, Wink. and authored the "Lazy Interactive TV" components in 20 % -49% of all pro- AOL TV, the AOL/NetChannel hybrid report. "People are buying WebTV gramming produced. that AOL plans to market through set -top Plus for program guides and e-mail. Ultimately. Forrester sees the practical boxes á la WebTV. But Forrester expects not enhanced TV." convergence of interactive TV services 6 million digital cable subscribers to tune Among the ITV platforms, WebTV occurring inside digital cable set -tops, into ITV formats by 2002. seems to be drawing the greatest num- with cable Internet services like @Home ber of adherents among TV program- or WorldGate functioning as frameworks mers, while WorldGate is exciting for a variety of software -based services. SITE OF THE WEEK interest among cable programmers for "In the end, the consumer's experience its low -cost 'Net -surfing solution. will not be very different, whatever sys- www.wgntv.com Intel's Intercast and Wink's nascent tem is in place," Bernoff says. i.... o. c a s n Broadcast.com keeps bounding on 'Net buzz By Richard Tedesco leagues deliver their content to a much larger audience." The stock price Broadcast.com ire of In the case of Major League Base- remained in the stratosphere last ball games, it is a captive. office -bound week as investors continued to audience unable to access anything but express confidence in an online Internet audiocasts of games- particu- Chicago audio /video business that is still very larly day games -or an audience of much under construction. displaced fans who can connect with WB, ch. B While Broadcast.com executives are their former home teams only online. prohibited from commenting on their Broadcast.com has indicated its inten- strategy in the wake of the company's tion to bid for rights to other sports. It Sin features: _o:al anc national news, weather recent IPO, it was clear that the nuts and also has plans to program more video and sport:: updates, including Assoei=_ted PrESS text bolts of how Broadcast.com builds its of such events as live concerts. of national stories and accompanying business are less important to the market Broadcast.com could license rights to RealVideo or R_al4udi:: dips for than the potential of the Dallas Webcast- early rounds of tennis or golf tourna- most items: Icca link to CNN. 'inks er. Debuting at $18 a share, the stock ments not otherwise covered, according to the WB networ< and specific hovered between $57 and $61 last week. to Hardy, or sublicense rights to lesser network shoyns The potentially lucrative portal busi- sports events with strong regional inter- Sf a Iatmchert ,sure 19E5 ness is one business model that Broad- est, such as minor league baseball games. Sim director Rick Felts, 'iVGN cre- cast.com could adopt, according to Analysts can't justify Broadcast.com's atve services c rector Abhishek Garni, analyst for William current market value -in the $1 billion Maher of employees: 1 Blair & Co. He believes that Broad- range -by the numbers. The company's Design: Desigie': and n-aiitained cast.com could prove to be a strong own prospectus projected its current value in -house niche player as a sports search engine. at $28 million. At the time of its 1PO tiling Steaming tacino solos: R aalVideo, "As you look at the Internet portal busi- in mid -May, its revenue was more than $3 QJickTÍme ness, you see a lot of companies repur- million for the year, compared with $1 Traffic generates: 80'3,1,0) page posing content." says Gami, "but very million at the same point last year. But vi:ws monthly; :Faked sear 1 mil- few portal sites have exclusive content." that translates to a net loss of $2.7 million lion after spc -Iscaster -carry That's true of Broadcast.com, which for the year thus far. "Right now, the way Caray's death in Feb-u::ry recently landed an exclusive multiyear the stock is being priced, the market is Acvertising Banners introcuced deal to audiocast the full slate of Major indicating that investors are willing to earlier this year Revenue: N/4 League Baseball games, effectively accept a lot of risk," Gami says. Highlights: Constant y refreshed vis- retransmitting the teams' local radio Broadcast.com has broadened its tas of Chicago aechivr_d on site, coverage online. The deal was a major inventory over the last year or so, a-e among WGN's most popular coup, because sports content sites con- putting increasing emphasis on sports features; Doer ng page is a live, tinue to demonstrate potential as mon- and other entertainment content rather refreshed slot 'nth the Hancock eymakers. "There's a huge upside." than on the music formats of the more Tower; a ieN hrn CO- are 4irpol says Mark Hardy, senior analyst at For- than stations 300 radio it presents peobab y Ir II be added soon rester Research. "What you see are a online. It also has content from 17 TV -Pichari Tedesco lot of people scrambling to help the stations. AUGUST 3, 19913 i BBIA3CASTIVY6 & CABLE 43 www.americanradiohistory.com Broadcastn &Cable imaw CHANI IN INGHII A NDS The week's tabulation of station sales COMBOS WFTR -AM -FM Front Royal, Va. PROPOSED STATION TRADES Price: $1.3 million By dollar volume and number of sales; Buyer. CapStar Broadcasting Part- WGH -AM -FM Newport News, Va. does not include mergers or acquisitions Price: $23 million involving substantial non -station assets ners LP, Austin. Tex. (Thomas O. Buyer. Petracom Media LLC, Lutz, Hicks, owner): owns /is buying 247 TITIS WEEK Fla. (Henry A. Ash, president); no FMs and 103 AMs other broadcast interests TVs $0 0 Seller: Straus Communication Inc., Seller. Norfolk Trust, Darien, Conn. Combos $55,061,000 12 New York (R. Peter Strauss, chair- (Ralph E. Becker, trustee); also FMs $85,086,000 8 man); also owns WELV(AM)- WTHN-FM owns wvLK(FM) Lexington, Ky.; Beck- AMs $3,480,000 3 Ellenville and WCKL(AM) -WCTW -FM er owns 9.9% of KMVT TV Twin Falls, Total .$143,627,000 23 Catskill. both N.Y. Idaho. and KHSL -TV Chico -Redding. Facilities: AM: 1450 khz, 1 kw; FM: Calif. SO FAR IV 1998 95.3 mhz. 4 kw. 300 ft. Formats: AM: news, talk: FM: country Facilities: AM: 1310 khz, 74 kw; FM: TVs $4,740,597,000 47 97.3 mhz. 74 kw, ant. 415 ft. Combos $1,227,236,107 166 KMVI -AM -FM Wailuku -Pukalani, Formats: AM: sports talk; FM: con- FMs . 186 Hawaii temporary country $577,241,837 AMs : $342,259,599 119 Price: $1.25 million WIXN -AM -FM Dixon and WSEY(FM) Total $6,887,334,543 578 Buyer: CD Broadcasting Corp. of Mount Morris, III.; WIAN(AM)- Sturgis, Minneapolis (Christopher T. WJPDIFM) Ishpeming and WDMJ(AM) SANE PuY0D N 1997 Dahl, CEO); owns /is buying 5 FMs and 11 AMs Marquette, Mich., and WFAWIAM)- TVs. $3,785,614,084 66 WSJY(FM) Fort Atkinson, WDLB(AM)- Seller. C &C Radio Licensee Compa- Combos $5,786,872,404 193 WUYIFM) Marshfield, WRDBIAM)WBDLIFM) ny. Minneapolis (Cartland Dahl, FMs.. $1,580,566,940 240 and WNFM(FM) Reedsburg president); no other broadcast inter- AMs l.. $248,492,011 133 and WOSQIFM) Spencer, all Wis. ests 632 Price: $18.8 million Total u $11,401,545,439 Facilities: AM: 550 khz, 5 kw: FM: Buyer. Marathon Media, Chicago Some lYrnmo & Cot 98.3 mhz, 50 kw, 102 ft. (Chris Devine, president); also owns Formats: AM: adult pop; FM: classic 2 AMs and 6 FMs Brandon, 67% owner); in various rock Seller: Goetz Broadcasting, Marsh- forms, the Brandon family owns /is WQPMIAMI- KLCI -FM Princeton, Minn. Wis. L. princi- field. (Nathan Goetz, buying 15 FMs and six AMs Price: $1 million no pal); other broadcast interests Seller: Rocky Mountain Radio Co., Buyer. Home Net Inc.. Las Vegas Facilities: wixN(AM): 1460 khz, 1 kw Avon. Colo. (Clifton H. Gardiner. (Daniel Peters, president); also owns wIxN -FM: 101.7 mhz, 6 kw. day; ant. CEO); no other broadcast interests KVBM(TV) Minneapolis mhz, kw, 300 ft.; wsEY: 95.5 3.2 ant. Facilities: KzYR: 103.1 mhz, 12 kw. Seller: Milestone Radio Inc.. Waite 109 m.; wIAN: 1240 khz, 1 kw; WJPD: ant. 489 ft.; KsMT: 102.3 mhz. 3 kw, Park, Minn. (Curtis O. Gundson and mhz, 100 kw, ant. 469 ft.; WDMJ: 92.3 ant. -230 ft.; KSNO -FM: 103.9 mhz, 6 Patrick M. Conlin, principals): no 1320 khz, 5 kw 1 kw night; day, kw, ant. 325 ft.; KIDN -FM: 95.9 mhz, other broadcast interests WFAW: 940 khz, 500 w day, 550 w 1.8 kw, ant. 1.181 ft.: KvFC: 740 khz. Facilities: AM: 1300 khz, 1 kw day, 83 night; wsJV: 107.3 mhz, 50 kw, ant. 1 kw day, 250 w night; KRTZ: 98.7 w night; FM: 106.1 mhz. 35 kw, ant. 499 ft.; wDLB: 1450 khz, 1 kw; mhz, 27 kw, ant. 2,900 ft.; KKCH: 92.7 620 ft. wuv:106.5 mhz, 100 kw, ant. 800 ft.; mhz, 58 kw, ant. 2,470 ft. Formats: AM: contemporary country; WRDB: 1400 khz, 1 kw; WBDL:102.9 Formats: KZYR: alternative rock; KSMT: FM: country mhz, 3.6 kw, ant. 423 ft.; WNFM: adult rock, alternative; KSNO -FM: 104.9 mhz, 1.6 kw, ant. 449 ft.; WLSVIAMI- WJQZIFM) Wellsville, N.Y. AOR, alternative; KIDN -FM: rock; KVFC: woso: 92.3 mhz, 6 kw, ant. 300 ft. Price: $850,000 oldies, sports; KRTZ: country: KKCH: Formats: wlxN(AM): news, oldies; Buyer. DBM Communications Inc., AC WIXN -FM: country; WSEY: dark; WIAN: Ellenville, N.Y. (Richard J. Mangels, C &W; WJP: C &W: WDMJ: classic WATAIAM) Boone and WZJSIFM) Ban- president); no other broadcast inter- rock; WFAW: oldies; wsjy: lite AC; ner Elk, both N.C. ests wDLB: oldies; WLJY: lite AC; WRDB: Price: $1.4 million Seller: Erin Communications Inc., oldies; WBDL: AC; WNFM: C &W; woso: Buyer. Banner Elk Broadcasting Fairport, N.Y. (John R. Murphy, country Corp., Boone, N.C. (Thomas J. principal); no other broadcast inter- ests KZYRIFM) Avon, KSMTIFM) Breckin- Embrescia, president); has interests Facilities: AM: 790 khz, 1 kw; FM: ridge, KSNO -FM Snowmass Village, in two TVs, two AMs and four FMs 103.5 mhz, 3 kw, ant. 466 ft. KIDN -FM Hayden, KVFCIAM)- Seller: WATA Inc., Boone, N.C. Formats: AM: country; FM: adult con- KRTZ(FM) Cortez and KKCHIFM) Glen- (Roland B. Potter, president): no temporary wood Springs, all Colo. other broadcast interests Broker: Kozacko Media Services Price: $6 million Facilities: AM: 1450 khz, 1 kw: FM: Buyer. American General Media 100.7 mhz, 1.1 kw, ant. 758 ft. KTOWIAMI-KTFX(FM) Sand Springs, Corp., Towson, Md. (Anthony S. Formats: AM: AC, news; FM: country Okla. 44 BROADCASTING 8 CABLE / AUGUST 8, 1998 www.americanradiohistory.com CHANGING HANDS Price: $750,000 WLLGIFM) Lowville, both N.Y. WCTA-FM San German, WOYE -FM and Buyer. K95.5 Inc., Tulsa, Okla. Price: $250,000 WIOBIFM) Maraguez, WCOMIFM) (William H. Payne, president); owns Buyer. The Flack Broadcasting Group Bayamon and WOQI(FM) and KRQZ -FM Wagoner and KITx(FM) Hugo, LLC, Boonville, N.Y. (William R. WIOCIFM) Ponce, all P.R. both Okla. Flack, managing member); no other Price: $75 million Seller. Music Sound Radio Inc.. Sand broadcast interests Buyer: Chancellor Media Corp., Dal- Springs, Okla. (Joe Bowen, presi- Seller. The Atwood Broadcasting las (Thomas O. Hicks, chairman); dent); no other broadcast interests Corp., Lowville, N.Y. (David R. owns /is buying 77 FMs and 26 AMs Facilities: AM: 1340 khz, 500 w day, Atwood, president); no other broad- Seller. Primedia Broadcast Group 1 kw night; FM: 103.3 mhz, 1.7 kw, cast interests Inc., San Juan (Jose J. Accsta, pres- ant. 436 ft. Facilities: WBRv(AM): 900 khz, 1 kw; ident); no other broadcast interests Formats: AM: religion; FM: traditional wBRv(FM): 101.3 mhz, 5.5 kw, ant. Facilities: WZNT: 93.7 mhz, 50 kw, ant. country 348 ft.; wLLG: 99.3 mhz, 1 kw, ant. 280 ft.; wIOA: 99.9 mhz, 30 AUGUST 8, 1888 i BROADCASTIAG & CABLE 45 www.americanradiohistory.com CHANGING HANDS FMs and 103 AMs Buyer. Big Signal Broadcasting Inc., Seller Michael Radio Group, Seller. R. Stephen Hicks, Austin; St. Louis (Gary Brown, president); Cheyenne, Wyo. (Victor A. and Lori L. Hicks is president of buyer Brown owns WBBA -AM -FM Pittsfield, Ill. Michael, 45% owners; Van A. and Kim- Facilities: 105.9 mhz, 4.5 kw, 397 m. Seller. Phoenix I Broadcasting Inc., berly J. Michael, 45% owners); owns Format: Dark Keokuk, Iowa (John D. Rothgeb, KRKI(AM)- KEZZ -FM Estes Park, Colo. president): no other broadcast inter- Facilities: 107.7 mhz, 100 kw, ant. WAVX -FM Thomaston, Me. ests 594 ft. Price: $1.15 million Facilities: 107.5 mhz, 3 kw, ant. 302 Format: Dark Buyer. Mariner Broadcasting LP, ft. Kennebunk, Me. (Louis Vitali, presi- Format: Oldies WYBRIFM) Big Rapids, Mich. dent); owns waoo(FM) and woEZ(FM) Price: $1,000 for stock Kennebunkport and wBow(FM) Scar- KPLO -FM Reliance, S.D. Buyer. Media Partners Inc., Grand borough, Me. Price: $98,000 Rapids, Mich. (Jeffrey Scarpelli, Seller. Northern Lights Broadcasting Buyer. James River Broadcasting president); no other broadcast inter- Co., Rockland, Me. (Jonathan L. Company. Valley City, N.D. (Robert ests LeVeen, president) Ingstad, president); owns KGFx(AM) Seller. Thomas R. Dilley, Grand Facilities: 106.9 mhz, 29.5 kw, ant. Pierre, KOKD(AM)- KGIM-FM Redfield, Rapids, Mich.; maintains an interest 633 ft. KOLY -AM -FM Mobrige and KMLO(FM) in buyer Format: Classical Lowry, all S.D. Facilities: 102.3 mhz, 10.5 kw, ant. Seller. MAS Communications Inc., 436 ft. KUPHIFM) Mountain View, Mo. Pierre, S.D. (Mark A. Swendsen, Format: Hot AC, CHR Price: $196,500 principal); is building a new FM in Buyer. Central Ozark Radio Network Ingalls, Kan. and maintains an inter- AMS Inc., West Plains, Mo. (Tom Marhef- est in buyer ka. president); owns/is buying five Facilities: 94.5 mhz, 95 kw, ant. 1,000 WRROIAM) Warren, Ohio FMs and four AMs ft. Price: $1.7 million Seller. Karen L. Hunt, Mountain View, Format: Country Buyer. ESQ Communications Inc., Mo. Columbus, Ohio (Percy Squire, pres- KRVKIFM) Midwest, Wyo. Facilities: 96.9 mhz, 50 kw, ant. 420 ft. idenUowner); owns WGFT(AM) Price: $3,000 Format: Classic rock. CHR Youngstown and wsMz(FM) John- Buyer. New West Broadcasting Co., stown, Ohio KDAM(FM) Monroe City, Mo. Pittston, Pa. (Robin B. Thomas, sole Seller. Star Communications Inc., Price: $138,500 proprietor) Warren, Ohio (Philip Levine and Arthur Greenberg, co- presidents); no other broadcast interests Facilities: 1440 khz, 5kw MATTER OF RECORD Format: News, talk, sports Broker: William R. Rice Co. On July 20th, 1998 WIHRIAM) Flemington, N.J. Price: $1.4 million Granite Broadcasting Corp. Buyer: Multicultural Radio Broad- casting Inc., New York (Arthur S. completed its acquisition of Liu, owner); owns /is buying 12 AMs; Liu and wife Yvonne own KALI -AM -FM San Gabriel, Calif.; KOFY TV, Channel 20 WKDM(AM) New York, and KCHN(AM) Liberty, Tex. the WB affiliate in San Francisco, from Seller. Kingwood Broadcasting Inc., Flemington, N.J. (Carl Liu, owner); no other broadcast interests Pacific FM, Inc. Facilities: 1040 khz, 4.7 kw day, 1 kw night Format: News, talk Ben LaRue of H.B. La Rue Media Brokers, Beverly Hills, was the exclusive broker in this privately WXLLIAMI Decatur, Ga. negotiated representing Price: $380,000 transaction, Granite. Buyer. Pacific Star Broadcasting Inc., Atlanta, Ga. (Charlie S. Kim, presi- dent/secretary/treasurer); no other The price was $174 -million. broadcast interests Seller. W. & M. Watson Audio, Decatur, Ga. (Margery J. Watson, ,I M. fee/ t%44edia/ eWtoice/u', president); no other broadcast inter- eaeissii/eer taatleaaL Adaofaravaeo&v Ras* %a-to- ests RADIO - TV - CATV Facilities: 1310 khz, 500 w Format: Religion -Compiled by Alisa Holmes 46 BROADCASTING & CABLE AUGUST 3, 1988 www.americanradiohistory.com BroadcasfingaCa6le 1111111144-. CLASSIFIEDS monsomm Aggressive sales oriented General Manager Executive Director, Community Access Tele- RADIO over 15 years in radio including WNBC (NY). vision. The primary duties of the Executive KFRC (San Fran.). went into own business, but Director are to plan, organize. direct and monitor HELP WANTED MANAGEMENT now wants back in broadcast. This former West the total operation of the public. educational and Pointer unequalled sales performance. goal orien- governmental access channels, faci ity and re- tation. Larry Leibowitz 305 -531 -8116. lated programming deemed necessary by the GM wanted for new FM Classical station on Board of Directors. This includes the preparation Florida Coast. Excellent living and working LEASED PROGRAMMING of budget recommendations. goals, policies, environment in an upscale market. Must be able grants, overall funding development, negotiation to manage and motivate small staff, and be of contracts. preparation of reports and cor- hands -on fn sales and promotions. Successful Produce, host your own radio show, and gen- respondence, and the fulfillment of all PEGASYS experience in marketing classical format pre- erate hundreds of qualified Leads 50,000 watt financial and legal obligations. The position re- ferred. Send resume to Box 01400 EOE. NYC rado station. Call Ken Sperber 212 -760- quires independent judgement, discretion, and 1050. ability to work with the Board of Direcbrs. local of- ficials. employees, contracts, public and civic HELP WANTED TECHNICAL SITUATIONS WANTED PROGRAMMING groups. nonprofit, private and public corporations on a regular basis. Familiarity and experience Radio Show Producer /Engineer. Nationally syn- with community cable systems. technology, pro- dicated daily Christian radio broadcast based in Veteran broadcaster retired too early. Looking gramming and equipment are required. A degree California seeking an individual with experience for position anywhere to continue utilizing my in Broadcasting. Communication, (video produc- in the producing and directing of a live call -in talk abilities. Talk, Travel Talk 8 Sales, classical and tion) or related field is preferred. A minimum of show. Candidate must handle technical aspects good music, news, commentary. or tutoring. five years of related experierce required. Experi- of show and equipment, coordinate live remote coaching and consulting. Your salary level. 248- ence should include all aspects of television pro- broadcasts from convention sites when applica- 682 -7798. duction from script writing to final edit. Ability to ble, work with our vendor for satellite distribution, trouble shoot equipment problems, train others in and produce openings, closings, special features television production techniques and to maintain and bumper music. We offer competitive salary TELEVISION high standards for on air quality. Starting salary and an excellent benefits package. Reply to Box range: $32,000 -$36,000. Aoplication Deadline: 01406 EOE. HELP WANTED MANAGEMENT Monday, August 17. 1998. Applicants should submit resume to: PEGASYS. Inc.. 123 W. Maine Street. Enid, Oklahoma 73701. Attn: Sea -ch Com- HELP WANTED PROGRAMMING mittee. EOE. Operations Manager and Morning Drive Host. Regional classic rock FM in Southeastern Ohio Nedea looking fog an operations manager to supervise HELP WANTED OPERATIONS AM/FM, programming and production for top sta- tion in the region plus new Class A in Huntington - TV Group VP Ashland narket. Must be capable of delivering Raycom Media, one of America's largest Seeking seasoned broadcast operations pro- morning drive with an adult approach. Number broadcasting groups, has an exciting opportunity fessional with entrepreneurial spirit. Duties two person in the stations. Need take -charge. for an experienced manager of television stations hands -on manager looking for stability and long- might include, but not be limited to. hiring and to oversee a group of its growing number of term growth in a small market with expanding management of freelance broaccast crews, stations. Raycom will soon have 32 television radio group. Send resume, tape, references and equipment maintenance directing, audio stations in 17 states. The person we are looking salary requirements to Legend Communications, engineering, lighting, satellite booking, floor direct- for should have prior general management Box 275, Gleneig, Maryland 21737. Replies confi- ing, auditorium camera operations and non- experience of at least two television stations. The dential. Ar Equal Opportunity Employer. broadcast support. Applicant should have at least executive must also have the ability of moving five years' experience in tecinical support for tel- from a local television environment to a global evision with particular emphasis cn news and SITUATIONS WANTED MANAGEMENT view of television, while at the same time being public affairs programming. Additional experience close to the specific television stations for which in radio, audio -visual event suppor and theater he /she will oversee. This exciting opportunity will production considered a plus. Duties will include Seeking General Manager position, in small to be based in Montgomery, AL and require handling all technical facilites within the Media mid -size market. Good all around broadcaster extensive travel. If you are interested in joining Studies Center and Newseum /NY. Fax cover let- with 45 years experence. Good sales back- America's largest employee owned media ter /resume to MSC Broadcast Department 212- ground. Prefer FM /AM combo. Call or write: Levy company, send your resume and salary 317 -7553. 209- 635 -7400, 4125 W. Mineral King #309, Vis- requirements to: alia, CA 93277. Raycom Media, Inc. Can do combo guy! Need any of these? Sales Dept. CB, 201 Monroe Street, 20th Floor DC Post -Production facility seeks an experi- and marketing, programming, on -air and produc- Montgomery, AL 36104 enced Operations Manager. Successful appli- tion, engineering! GM experience. Available im- An EOE M/F /0 cant will have at least three years experience mediately, permanent or temporary. Bill Elliott supervising others in a Post Production environ- 813- 920 -7102. birschbach media sales & recruiting. Over ment. Applicants must have thorough understand- 125 Media Sales positions nationwide. 20 Sales ing of technical issues, scheduling and supervis- ing employees. Exemplary customer service Attention owners in East -Central Illinois/West Management. Over 60 Sales positions. 55 Traf- fic- Production -Technical. Ph: 303 -368 -5900, fax: skills required. Interested applicants should send Central Indiana. Sixteen years in Radio - eight as resumes to P.O. Box 303 -368 -9675. E -mail: 51142 Washington, DC GM. I'll treat your station as if it were my own. Re- 20091. ply to Box. 01401. [email protected]. To place your classified ad in Broadcasting & Cable, call Antoinette Pellegrino (212) 337 -7073 or Fancesca Mazzucca (212) 337 -6962 AUGUST 8, 1088 / BROADCASTING & CABLE 47 www.americanradiohistory.com CLASSIFIEDS HELP WANTED SALES Account Executive: WKCF -TV, Orlando, top LOCAL SALES MANAGER rated WB affiliate is seeking a highly motivated AE that has agency experience as well as new LOCAL SALES MANAGER WKMG -TV, Orlando. Florida, a business development skills. Candidates must Post -Newsweek Station, is seeking have the ability to handle continuous changes in WISP, in the Gannett owned CBS affiliate an aggressive individual that can market conditions. A minimum of 3 years experi- Tampa Bay, is seeking a high energy, in and knowledge of in ence television sales aggressive leader to join our team. Position demonstrate success TV sales. TvScan/Scarborough is preferred. Submit re- requires solid leadership, team building, sumes to Human Resources, WKCF /AE, 31 communication and presentation skills. Send resume to: Skyline Drive. Lake Mary. FL 32746. EOE. No Individual must possess the ability to phone calls please. motivate, train and to think "outside the John McKay General Sales Manager box" with a creative approach to WKMG -TV generating new revenue. The successful Challenging opportunity- extraordinary future. 4466 John Young Parkway The News Network candidate will have a proven track record of Orlando, FL 32804 Ohio seeks an experienced success. We are an Equal Opportunity manager who can build our sales department and EOE grow revenues for our statewide cable news channel. Employer and encourage women and We need a builder and a leader. a doer and a manager minorities to apply. WNW FOX 7 Evansville seeks proven AE look who has a strong desire to recruit and train a new staff ing to advance career. Strong VHF in explosive to achieve our sales goals. This individual should Send resume to: growth market. Excellent comp and support tools. exhibit a high level of creativity. drive and Strong direct track record in TV /Radio preferred. competitiveness. This is not just another sales Join Quorum Broadcasting's winning team! Cover manager position, this is an opportunity to"break loose" Noreen Parker letter and resume to: GSM, WTVM. PO Box 7. and excel professionally. personally. and financially. Vice President of Sales Evansville. Indiana 47701. EOE. Our Sales Manager must be inventive and determined to succeed. This individual will strive to maintain the PO Box 10,000 highest possible standards of personal and St. Petersburg, Florida 33733 WBTV, Charlotte is seeking an experienced professional integrity, will be cooperative and broadcast sales Account Executive. Prefer a min- contributing member of the ONN management team imum of five to seven years of broadcast sales will be self -motivated and willing to travel. A college r experience. Must be proficient at agency negotia- degree and proven record of sales and management tions with a full working knowledge of the ratings. experience are required. Please forward resume and Looking for AE with excellent sales and service references and compensation requirements along skills for clients of all levels. Require computer with references to ONN, Human Resources. Job#58- Boadcastrhg&CahIe skills with Windows 95 and /or Microsoft. Experi- 400.700 Twin Rivers Drive, Columbus. Ohio, 43215. ence with TvScan. Scarborough, Stowell or re- Qualified minorities and women are encouraged to lated products a plus. Need a strong background apply. EEO. We are a smoke and drug free workplace. We Need Your Passion for with coop/vendor related sales and/or promo- Sales and Talent for Success! tional sales. New business development skills are Traffic Manager - TV Sales. Must have minimum also required. Sports marketing knowledge is ex- Broadcasting 8 Cable has an exciting three years broadcast background in television traffic tremely helpful. Jefferson -Pilot Communications opportunity for a dynamic, energetic department. Prior management experience a definite Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. individual. Seeking a seasoned sales plus. Ability to perform under pressure and adhere to Qualified women and minorities encouraged. Reply to: professional to drive cable industry ad sales. deadlines. Effective oral and written communication Cathy Lockhart Cloud. Recruiting Manager. WBTV, Knowledge of TV, cable and related skills and mathematical proficiency a must. Please One Julian Price Place. Charlotte. NC 28208. Email: industries preferred. Ideal candidate should send resume to Traffic Mgr.. WMC -TV. 1960 Union. [email protected] Visit our website JPC.COM have 5+ years in ad sales for publishing, Memphis, TN 38104. No faxed resume please. cable television or affiliate sales. WBTV, Charlotte is seeking an experienced Traf- fic Manager. Prefer minimum 7 years For immediate consideration, send your a of experi- HELP WANTED MARKETING in 2 resume with salary requirements to: ence a television traffic department and years experience as television traffic manager. Human Resources Department - BC Must be highly motivated. well organized with WBTV, Charlotte is seeking an experienced Cahners Business Information strong communication skills. Will be responsible individual in broadcast promotion to assume the role 245 W. 17th Street for the daily supervision of the traffic department in- of Marketing Director at one of the Southeast's New York, NY 10011 cluding cross training of staff. Must have the abili- premiere CBS affiliates. Managerial experience is a or fax to 212-727-2425. EOE MIFIDN. ty to assume hands -on role with assembling and pre -requisite as well as the ability to assume a hands - finalizing of daily FCC logs, program formats. con- on role for staff mentoring and completion of projects General Sales Manager. WEYI. NBC affiliate in tinuity. order input and clearing, and assisting whenever necessary. WBTV is a technically Flint- Saginaw -Bay City. mid -Michigan's growth sales and management with inventory control. advanced broadcast facility therefore the individual station seeking an aggressive leader whose goal Jefferson -Pilot Communications Company is an should have a working knowledge of today's and is to out perform the competition. We need an out- Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified women future broadcast production. Because the Marketing side the box thinker with ability to train and and minorities encouraged. Reply to: Cathy Director at WBTV works very closely with News and motivate. build team spirit, control inventory. Lockhart Cloud, Recruiting Manager. WBTV. One Sales. candidates should be able to demonstrate forecast revenue and establish budgets. Ex- Julian Price Place, Charlotte. NC 28208. Email their level of experience with these departments. cellent compensation package and growth op- ccloud @JPC.COM Visit our website JPC.COM Jefferson -Pilot Communications Company is an portunities. with expanding television group. Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified women and Send resume to: Ron Pulera. President and Account Executive. TV sales exp. and strong retail minorities encouraged. Resume to: Cathy Lockhart General Manager, WEYI -TV NBC25. 2225 W. development skills preferred. Computer exp. Cloud, Recruiting Manager. WBTV, One Julian Price Willard Rd.. Clio, MI 48420. An Equal Opportuni- desirable. Resumes only by 8 -10 -98 to HR Coord., Place. Charlotte. NC 28208. Email: ty Employer. Call 810- 687 -1000. KYTV, 999 W. Sunshine. Springfield, MO65807. EOE. ccloud @JPC.COM Visit our website JPC.COM General Sales Manager. The opportunity to be- come GSM of KFVS -TV. a top notch Raycom Media station in the Heartland doesn't come along very often. Candidate's resume should de- FOR DAILY CLASSIFIED UPDATES... monstrate detailed experience, management, or- ganization. and leadership skills necessary to con- tinue the double -digit successes of your pre- decessor. No beginners. Prefer prior GSM expe- rience, but will consider larger market LSMs with proven track record. Must pass drug screen and possess clean driving record. Equal Opportunity Employer. Resume to Kathy Cowan, KFVS12, Box 100. Cape Girardeau. MO 63702 -0100. 48 BROADCASTING & CABLE / AUGUST 8, 18118 www.americanradiohistory.com CLASSIFIEDS Coordinator of Outside Communications to plan, coordinate, and produce publicity activities, financial WE'RE STORMING THE BEACH IN MIAMI campaigns, newsletters, program guide, press We're looking for innovative, passionate, hard driving pioneers to he part of the station that's the releases, outreach efforts and advertising. KVCR is talk of the industry. If you always wanted to he at an MTV, FOX or CNN right from the a PBS station in the 27th largest market and is close beginning and you've got the right ,tuft, here's your shot at a once in a career ground floor to the nations 2nd largest market. Must have a four - opportunity. year degree and five years experience or a combination as outlined in the application. Salary Range $28.062 to $33.228, with excellent fringe CHIEF ENGINEER benefits. Applications must be received no later than Ability to manage all aspects of the engineering :ad broadcast operations department. Supervises August 21.1998. Contact Human Resources, KVCR- master control, operations engineers, and maintenance engineers. Maintain compli mce with TV /San Bemadino community College District, 441 FCC requirements. FCC General Class License iv- SBE Certification. Plan and man ige yearly West Eighth Street. San Bernadino, CA 92401-1007. operating and capital budgets. Or call the Jobline at 909 - 384 -0853. EEO. Producer/Project Manager. Are you both a PR MASTER CONTROL OPERATOR and Broadcast Pro? We are a full -service tv and radio news production and placement company working Responsible for switching programming on the air. Editing and dubbing of tapes, maintain with Public Relations firms and major corporations program logs, operate video servers, monitor transmitter parameters, operate and log emergency offering a unique opportunity for an experienced activation system. WAMI Producer /Project Manager to join us in a key role. The right candidate will be an expert in managing USA Broadcasting clients. publicity, story development, TV markets and 605 Lincoln Road Nielsen ratings. As a Producer /Project manager you 2nd Floor will be in charge of Satellite Media Tours and Radio Miami Beach, FL 33139 Tours and will work with the team on VNR's, B -Roll Packages and Corp video production. 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These require positions approximately 6 extremely high quality sense is mandatory. Extensive staff, great equipment, a strong product and an hours month. Monthly retainer plus hourly per experience in broadcast grade teleproduction, excellent compensation package. We prefer no less rate. Local residency required for quick response network or Television station engineering required. than five years experience promoting local news and and monitoring. EOE. For further information, con- Send resume and salary requiremerts to: Nichols station involvement, event marketing expertise, tact [email protected] or call (440)546 -0967. Technical Services, Attn: SR/3/98, 2945 Flowers management experience (ideally in a team Road South. Suite 107, Atlanta, GA 30341. environment). a great resume with solid references, WREX -TV is seeking a Broadcast Maintenance and a reel that will knock our socks off. Experience Engineer. Candidate should have an Associates in programming issues and commercial production is Degree in Electronics Technology and SBE Certi- Senior Maintenance Engineer, Nebraska strongly preferred. Rush material plus salary fication is a plus. Applicant must be able to trou- Educational Telecommunications. Troubleshoot requirements to Jett Scheidecker, Director of Station ble shoot to component level and have a solid and repair a wide variety of electronic equipment Operations, WGGB News 40, 1300 Liberty Street, working knowledge of computers and digital used in television systems. Provide leadership to other Springfield, MA 01102 -0040 No calls! EOE. Check equipment. In addition must be able to work ir- electronic maintenance statt. Bachelor's with major us out at wggb.com regular hours including nights, weekends, and in a technical discipline or related field plus three years holidays. Send resumes, and salary require- experience in troubleshooting complex analog and HELP WANTED TECHNICAL ments to 13 WREX, Attn: Gerry Meinders, PO digital electronic systems required; equivalency Box 530. Rockford, IL 61105. EEO, M /F. considered. Extensive experience in troubleshooting a wide variety of tape machines (VCRs 8 VTRs) WE PLACE ENGINEERS Studio Engineer (Temporary): Position requires necessary. Knowledge of 1" helical scan format, Beta TV, POST, SATELLITE, VIDEO experience as an audio operator in a live production Cam formats, and supervisory experience desired. and news environment. A thorough knowledge of Excellent benefits. Review of application will begin KEYSTONE IINC. television studio operations and standards required. August 24. Position will remain open until a suitable 49 Dime Bank Bldg., S. Main St. Completion of accredited college or technical school candidate is found. Submit cover letter and resume ° Pittston, PA 18640, USA desirable. Professional experience required. Send to Personnel Coordinator, NET, P.O. 33111, Lincoln Phone (717) 655 -7143 resumes only to: Bill Kirkpatrick, WABC -TV, 7 NE 68501. UNL is committed to EEO /AA and Fax/Resume (717) 654-5765 Lincoln Square. New York, NY 10023 -0217. No ADA/504. If you require accommodation. please call telephone calls or faxes please. We are an Equal (402)472 -9333 ext 214. Junior Television Maintenance Engineer. Opportunity Employer. Maintenance Engineer: Univisior 41, seeks a Broadcast grade equipment bench repair skills re- TV Maintenance /Operations Engineer. Brooklyn candidate with 3 -5 years experience in Television quired. High quality level of digital and analog TV 8 College Center. Maintain repair Engineering, UHF Transmitters, ENG Microwave video and audio equipment alignment and set -up Ampex, Ikegami professional Sony. and other trucks, Satellite and microwave equipment, abilities. Full understanding of electronic theory video level. and audio equipment to component Betacam Format VTR's, Digital and Analog mandatory. Technical school or college degree in Read plans /schematics. technical Broadcast systems. Strong computer skills are required. An an electronics related discipline preferred. A min- level /computer operations experience experience FCC Commercial license and'or SBE Certifica- imum of 7 years experience in engineering main- required. Work flexible shifts including evenings' tion is preferred. Ability to work evenings and tenance at the broadcast grade level is a must. weekends as needed. Lifting heavy equipment/ Nichols weekends a must. No calls please. Please apply Send resume and salary requirements to: climbing ladders is essential. H.S. and at least 8 in person. Univision 41, 500 Frank W. Burr Blvd., Technical Services. Attn: JR/3/98, 2945 Flowers years experience. Salary $28,679 -$39.722 com- 107. 6th floor. Teaneck, New Jersey 07E66. EOE. Road South, Suite Atlanta, GA 30341. mensurate with qualifications and experience. Re- sume to Dr.Joan Rome /BC Personnel Dept. 2900 Broadcast Maintenance Engineer /MIS. TV Remote Unit Engineer. Comte'. Inc., seeks Bedford Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11210. Brooklyn Col- WPGH -TV is looking for a Television Broadcast engineer to maintain and supervise operation of lege is an EEO /AA/IRCA/ADA employer. Maintenance Engineer with computer savvy. Strong 48' remote unit. Minimum 3 years experience in bkgrnd in maintenance of studio equip, video tape. Audio Engineer. Major NYC video production television equipment maintenance required. Ex- and ENG gear plus networking exp. Novell and /or studios looking for A -1 with 3 -5 years experience perience in multi- camera live sporting event re- NT network adm a must. College degree with FCC in mixing. knowledge of RF mics, processing motes preferred. Must be flexible regarding days General Class License and /or SBE certification and equipment, satellite transmission 2 way audio, and hours worked. Send resume with salary re- CAN or CNE pref. No calls. Resume and salary patch bays. Any design /maintenance a plus. quirements to: Comtel, Inc.. PO Blx 2, Miami, FL reqmnts to: Karl W. Hansen, Dir Eng /Opr. WPGH- Send resume to: Ken: 847A Second Ave.: Suite 33261 -0002. An Equal Opporttnity Employer. TV, 750 Ivory Ave.. Pgh, PA 15214. EOE /M /F 125: New York, NY 10017. M /F/DN. AUGUST 3, 1988 BROADCASTING & CABLE 49 www.americanradiohistory.com CLASSIFIEDS Broadcast Engineer, Television Production and HELP WANTED NEWS WTVR -TV, a Raycom Media station, has an im- Post Production facility seeks an experienced mediate opening for a News Producer. A mini- broadcast engineer to serve as a Senior Engineer. mum of one year line producing experience re- Applicant should have extensive experience as video quired. Must be deadline oriented, clear com- and bench engineer. Interested applicants should BroadcasigaCable municator, excellent writer, and able to handle forward resumes to Ed Wilde, Human Resources, MANAGING EDITOR multiple live shots in a breaking news situation. 650 Massachusetts Avenue, NW Washington, DC We are an EOE and qualified minorities and fe- 20001 or fax to (201) 408 -9050. EOE. BROADCASTING & CABLE is seeking a males are encouraged to apply. Pre-employment drug screening required. Submit resume and Managing Editor. NYC based position will Corporate Chief Engineer. Growing station group application to (no phone calls): Mike Bergin, is oversee the day to day operations and seeking a Corporate Chief Engineer. The highly Assistant News Director, WTVR -TV, 3301 West experienced candidate will have Chief Engineer development of the magazine including editorial Broad Street, Richmond, VA 23230. responsibilities at one property, while having content and overall "look." Works closely with News Reporter. If you're an experienced re- technical oversight of all stations. Responsibilities Editor to drive news coverage. Ideal candidate porter with strong enterprise and live skills, we're to include: equipment negotiation, purchase and should be a seasoned professional, daily looking for you. WPXI is an aggressive Cox - installation; trouble -shooting; due diligence on future newspaper experience preferred. Strong owned in a competitive market. You must acquisitions, research and effecting change to station skills necessary. be willing to dig and stick with a story no matter digital; all UHF and VHF RF oversight. Experience leadership and management what it takes. Strong writing and live skills are re- with Larcan, Harris and GE transmitters a plus. Send resume w/sal. rqmts. to: quired. 3 -5 years experience and a college de- Please send resume, salary requirements, and gree required. tape and resume to Jennifer references to: Lambert Television, 1999 Avenue of Send Cahners Business Information Rigby, News Director, WPXI -TV, 11 Television the Stars, Suite 500. Los Angeles, CA 90067, Attn: HR Dept. - BCME Hill, Pittsburgh, PA 15214. No phone calls! WPXI- Senior VP, Broadcast Group. Fax to: 310 -551 -4068. TV is an Equal Opportunity Employer. No phone calls please. EOE/M /F. 245 W. 17th Street New York, NY 10011 Regional Manager. Conus Communications. a ENG and Broadcast Personnel. ENG Field Fax: 212. 727 -2425 satellite news gathering cooperative and satellite Operations with Camera and Microwave Experi- transmission service is seeking someone to We appreciate your responses but will only be ence. Videotape Editors. Studio Operations and manage a multi- station Conus News Gathering re- responding to qualified applicants. Maintenance Including: 1) Technical Directors gion. Looking for someone with strong back- (GVG -300 switcher with Kaleidoscope) 2) Audio ground in SNG, assignment desk and news pro- Sports Anchor - Gulf Coast. 2 1/2 hour morning (mixing for live studio and news broadcasts) 3) ducing experience. Applicants should show prog- program; top -rated FOX station. Complete the Studio Camerapersons (studio productions and ressive employment history and experience deal- anchor team. Highlights; develop sport segments: news broadcasts) 4) Chyron Operators (iNFiNiT!) ing with station management. Position will travel go live; local packages. Tapes/resumes to Chuck 5) Still Store Operations 6) Tape Operators throughout the region area. Must be a proven Bark, News Director, WALA -TV, 210 Government (Beta) 7) Maintenance (plant systems with expe- leader and self starter. Send references and Street, Mobile, Alabama 36602. EOE, M /F. rience in distribution and patching) 8) Lighting salary requirements to: Conus Communications, Director Engineer 9) Robotic Camera Operations News Producer. Richmond's No. 1 award win- Human Resources Job #167 -98, 3415 University 10) Master Control. For the East Coast, Midwest ning news team has an immediate opening for a Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55114. No telephone calls and West Coast. Would commence spring/ supervising producer to produce and manage a please. An Equal Opportunity Employer. summer 1998. Out -of -town applicants accepted prime -time broadcast. Heavy emphasis on writ- Promotion Producer. Here's your chance to for the positions will be reimbursed for airfare, ing, content development and people skills are all shine in the San Francisco market! KNTV -11, the hotel, and per diem expenses. Send resumes to: a must. Experience a must. Qualified applicants ABC affiliate in the heart of Silicon Valley, is look- MMS, Suite 345, 847A Second Avenue, New only send resume and non -returnable VHS tape ing for a talented, experienced and energetic York, NY 10017, Or Fax 212 -338 -0360. This to Frank Jones, WWBT, PO Box 12, Richmond, News Promotion Producer. If you know how to employment would occur in the event of a work VA 23218. No calls. EOE MFD. sell a hard news story with creative flair and stoppage and would be of a temporary nature to touch emotional heartstrings for a soft feature, replace striking personnel. This is not an ad for Top north Texas NBC affiliate is seeking an this job's for you. You will write, produce and edit permanent employment. An Equal Opportunity Anchor /Reporter. Candidate should be able to re- daily news topicals, series promos and special Employer. port, shoot and edit. We are looking for a serious journalist with leadership skills. Job requirements program spots. The qualified candidate will Assistant Chief Engineer. WPHL -TV, a Tribune include a college degree and two years experi- possess strong writing skills and have at least 2 -3 Broadcasting Station, has an immediate opening ence. Send cover letter, resume and non- years experience. AVID editing a plus! Send for a highly motivated individual with strong returnable VHS tape to: Scott Coppenbarger, resume and non -returnable reel to: Personnel technical skills and thorough knowledge of broad- News Director, KFDX -TV, 4500 Seymour Dept., KNTV -11, 645 Park Avenue. San Jose, cast equipment including RF transmission Highway, Wichita Falls, TX 76309. No phone CA 95110. EOE. systems. Assist Engineering Manager in special calls. KFDX -TV is an Equal Opportunity News Photographer: Join area's top news team. projects, budgets. scheduling, and the day -to -day Employer. Requires solid news judgement plus videography operations of the station. Candidate should have and editing skills. Must have at least one year TV Top north Texas NBC affiliate is seeking a at least 5 to 10 years experience in television news experience. Send resume and tape to Chief General Assignments Reporter. Job require- broadcast electronics, TV transmitters, ENG and Photographer, WTVC, PO Box 1150, Chat- ments include a degree and one year's experi- Microwave equipment, thorough knowledge of tanooga, TN 37401. Equal Opportunity Employer. News operations, and 3 years of supervisory ex- ence. Send cover letter, resume and non- News Photographer: WIFR -TV, a CBS affiliate in perience. Must have a strong knowledge of com- returnable VHS tape to: Scott Coppenbarger, Rockford, IL, is looking for a photo -journalist to shoot puters and FCC rules. Maintenance Technician. News Director, KFDX -TV, 4500 Seymour and edit video. Live truck skills are preferred. Send WPHL -TV has an immediate opening for Tele- Highway, Wichita Falls, TX 76309. No phone a non -returnable VHS tape and resume to Mr. Stu vision Maintenance Technician. Applicant must calls. KFDX -TV is an Equal Opportunity Wahlin, Chief Photographer, WI FR -TV, PO Box 123, have 3 -5 years experience in television broad- Employer. Rockford, IL 61105. EOE. cast equipment. SBE certification or a Technical Reporter. (3- avail) General Assignments Re- (Job #23-400): Ohio's own 24 hour news School degree is preferred. UHF transmitter and porter for the 10 O'clock News. Must know how Anchor cable channel. the Ohio News Network, is looking for microwave experience a plus. Resumes/fax to: to tell a story. Journalism degree pref. At least 4 the best anchor its evening primetime Michael P. Hort, Engineering Manager, WPHL- years reporting exp. req. Live shot exp. is essen- to early and newscasts. Are you writer TV, 5001 Wynnefield Avenue, Philadelphia, PA tial. Posses superior writing and comm. skills. No a superior and storyteller? news in fashion? Are 19131. EOE. No phone calls please. Fax: 215- calls. To: John Poister, Exec. Producer, WPGH- Do you deliver the a credible you newsroom leader, player motivator? 878 -3737. TV, 750 Ivory Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15214. a a team and a EOE/M /F. Are you great at anchoring extended coverage of HELP WANTED NEWS breaking news events? Do you love to report quality Promotion Producers. Kansas City station clos- in -depth issue oriented stories not found on local Weekend News Producer. We are looking for a ing in on #1 news is looking for aggressive writer/ television news? If you quality, show us your stuff! You self- starter who loves hard news and knows how producers to make some big waves on -air! Can- must have at least three years anchor experience and to tell it. This is a great growth position for that up didates must have strong writing skills and promo- a strong reporting background! Hurry, Hurry! Rush and comer...2 -3 years previous experience pre- tion experience. AVID editing is preferred but not your tape and resume The Ohio News Network, ferred. Send tape and resume to: Michael necessary. Send demo reel and resume (includ- Human Resources, Job #23 -400, 770 Twin Rivers Goldrick, Executive Producer, Dept. 95, WSOC- ing salary requirements) to: WDAF -TV, Human Drive, Columbus, Ohio 43215. Qualified Minorities and TV, 1901 N. Tryon Street, Charlotte, NC 28206. Resources Dept., 3030 Summit, Kansas City, MO Women are encouraged to apply. EEO. We are a No phone calls please. EOE M /F. 64108. EOE M /FN/D. smoke and drug free workplace. 50 BROADCASTING & CABLE I AUGUST 3, 1888 www.americanradiohistory.com CLASSIFIEDS Assignment Editor (Weekends). WSOC -TV is 11pm Producer (Job #291 -200): Do you know Director of looking for the newsroom leader who loves break- you are the best producer in your market? Prove ing news and knows how to enterprise. This is you can be the best in ours. We are a dominant not just about being a scanner jockey. its about number one with all the toys you could ever want. WLS -TV, the #1 ABC -owned station in generating ideas, directing crews, and planning We have five live trucks. two satellite trucks, a ahead. Send resume and tape to: Diane Ross, helicopter and much more. We are committed to Chicago is looking for a seasoned, 1901 N. covering the big story wherever it is. We need so- Managing Editor, Dept. 95, WSOC -TV, creative pro to run its Creative Services Tryon Street. Charlotte. NC 28206. EOE M /F. meone who has a vision to create compelling tel- evision, tell visual stories. capture emotion and Department. Qualified candidates must Morning Anchor /Reporter. KDLT -TV, the NBC help design highly motivated animated graphics. affiliate in Sioux Falls. seeks full -time Reporter to We want someone who knows how to turn a have a proven track record of consistently anchor the news portion or a new one hour morn- phrase, craft riveting teases and write clear, delivering break -through on -air, radio and ing show. Applications should have at least two crisp, conc se copy. If you think you can do it and years of reporting experience with anchoring ex- have three to five years producing experience, print promotion that really cuts through perience. Writing clearly and concisely is a must. send last night's air check and resume to WBNS- the clutter and brings viewers to the Should be a well -organized. self starter who can TV, Human Resources, Job#291 -200, 770 Twin communicate well with others and has good Rivers Drive. Columbus, Ohio 43215. Qualified station. Applicants should be the best at news judgement. Send resume, air check tape minorities and women are encouraged to apply, and writing samples to: KDLT -TV, Madeline EEO. We are a smoke and drug free workplace. leading and motivating a team of talented Ave- Shields, News Director, 3600 S. Westport HELP WANTED PROMOTION writer/producers and graphic designers nue, Sioux Falls, SD 57106. F/M EOE. Senior Promotion Writer /Producer /Editor. Top and must be able to clearly demonstrate KOKI FOX 23 is looking for a Chief Meteorologist 50 ABC affiliate seeking creative hands on promo- and skills. for First Weather on FOX 23, Tulsa's only 10 PM tion guru with two years experience who can do it their marketing communicaticn weathercast! The position requires a degree in all! Excellent writing skills plus AVID experience. meteorology, at least one year as a broadcast Shooting skills a plus. Rush a resume and tape meteorologist and a zest for promotion. This is a to: Betty Bryan. WHTM -TV, 3235 Hoffman St.. Candidates should have a minimum of 5 job for someone who can stand on their own and Harrisburg, PA 17110. EOE. provide accurate forecasting for an area that has years successfully managing a creative Promotions Manager. WROC -TV, the CBS af- very challenging weather If you feel you can take filiate in Rochester. New York, is looking for a department and should be well -versed in on the tornadoes of Tulsa, send your resume, cov- hands -on Promotions Manager. The position re- er letter and non -returnable tape to: Human Re- media planning and audience research. A quires 3 to 5 years experience as a manager. sources Director, 5416 South Yale. Suite 500. Must have demonstrated ability in writing and pro- strong background in news promotion is Tulsa, Oklahoma. KOKI FOX 23 is an Equal ducing news and image promotion. Marketing Employment Opportunity Employer. Please send your resume, reel experience a plus. Send resume and demo tape essential. Bureau Reporter /Photographer. WSOC -TV is to Human Resources. WROC -TV, 201 Humboldt and references to: looking for a multi -talented storyteller to run one Street. Rochester. NY 14610. EOE. of our bureaus. This person is responsible for Promotion Manager: Aggressive NBC affiliate making contacts and generating story ideas from serving Flint/Saginaw /Bay City seeks creative Emily L. Barr this area of our market. This person should be leader to take a growing station even higher. able to shoot and edit as well as deliver on- Must have extensive experience writing and pro- President & GM camera. If you can do the job please contact. ducing on -air promos (particularly topical news pro- WLS -TV Robin Whitmeyer, Executive Editor. WSOC-TV, mos) and understanding efficient targeting of on- Dept. 95. 1901 North Tryon Street, Charlotte, NC air inventory. Also involves managing all station 190 North State Street 28206. EOE M /F. events, publicity, public service, sales promotion IL and external advertising. Great opportunity to Chicago, 60601 Anchors, reporters, meteorologists, sports grow with fast growing major television group. anchors, producers. photographers join our Send resume to: Ron Pulera President and team! Nexstar Broadcasting of Northeastern Pen- General Manager. WEYI -TV NBC25, 2225 W. No phone calls please. nsylvania is now accepting tapes and resumes Willard Road. Clio, MI 48420. Call 810- 687 -1000. Women and minorities are encouraged to for present and potentia future openings and ex- An Equal Opportunity Employer. pansion. We have a unique set -up, producing apply. EOE Growing midwest medium news for both the NBC and CBS affiliates in the Promotion Manager: market FOX affiliate. Coordinate station promo- market. If you're looking for a creative challenge, activities. Supervise on -air look, events/ send materials to: Personnel, Nexstar Broadcast- tional projects, Kids Club and public ing of Northeastern PA. 62 S. Franklin Street, contests, special Tape resume: Wilkes- Barre. PA 18701. EOE. No phone calls! service. Immediate opening. and General Manager, KFXA TV, 605 Boyson Road, Directo of Creative Anchor /Reporter (WSFA). We are looking for a NE. Cedar Rapids, IA 52402. s Opening co- anchor to add to our team of veterans at 6pm. If you have a proven track record in producing Service will a general assignment reporter, You also be creative news promotions and are looking for Hearst -Argyle Television Station has an responsible for generating stories from a specific into management this could be the your big break opportunity at beat. We are looking for someone who is a great opportunity you've been waiting for. Our station is excellent management storyteller both on the set and in the field. You dominant and getting even better. We're enjoying the #1 NBC affiliate in Monterey -Salinas. have 3 -5 years experience. Send your re- should the fun and exhilaration that comes with being You'll oversee all aspects of on -air sume, tape (VHS OK) and cover letter by August champions and are looking for the right person to and braiding. 14 to: Lucy Himstedt Riley, News Director, join our dynamic team. We need a promotion promotion, packaging WSFA, 12 E. Delano Avenue, Montgomery, AL manager that can help us market our award win- Responsibilities include: strategic EOE. 36105. ning product. Interested and qualified candidates planning, staff supervision, budgeting should send a resume and VHS tape with sam- News Director. WAFB in Baton Rouge, LA. a Must have ples of your writing, editing and producing skills and promotion production. Raycom Media station, has an immediate open- plus anything else you feel best demonstrates strong leadership, communication and ing for News Director. CBS affiliate and the #1 your qualifications. Reply to Box 01407 EOE. news in very competitive top 100 market seeks teaching skills in a team -oriented leader with proven track record. Candidate will HELP WANTED CREATIVE SERVICES environment. have 4+ years news management experience. This individual will be responsible for all daily Graphic Artist. Las Vegas, Nevada NBC affiliate Send Resume and tape to: news gathering operations, long term manage- is accepting applications for a motivated and Bob Rice/General Manager ment and budgeting. Must be computer literate. creative Graphic Artist. Macintosh and PC expe- KSBW TV8P.O. Box 81651 We are an EOE and qualified minorities and fe- rience required. Quantel Paintbox/HAL experi- Salinas, CA 93912 males are encouraged to apply. Submit resume ence preferred. Heavy news emphasis. Excellent and pay requirements to (no phone calls) Ronald health plan and benefits. Send tape/resume to: t - 1500 Hearst Argyle E. Winders, General Manager, 844 Government Barbara Beresford, Art Director, KVBC -TV, TELEVISION, INC. Street, Baton Rouge, LA 70802 -6090. Foremaster Lane, Las Vegas, NV 89101. EOE. KSBW AUGUST 3, 1098 I BROADCASTING 6 CABLE 51 www.americanradiohistory.com CLASSIFIEDS Closed Captioning, Television Production and Production Manager. WUNI -TV Univision Boston. Post Production facility seeks an experienced Looking for an aggressive team leader eager to run closed captioning professional. Must have at least their own department. Must be able to shoot, edit and Braucasigallc one year FT experience with closed captioning. manage team of five. Responsible for all production, Interested applicants should forward resumes to Ed including three local shows, remote shoots and CREATIVE DESIGNER Wilde, Human Resources, 650 Massachusetts commercial spots. Open environment to create and Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20001 or fax to (201) design on state of the art equipment. 5 years BROADCASTING & CABLE is seeking Creative 408-9050. EOE. experience necessary; bilingual a plus. Please send Designer with 4 -6 years of experience. Must be Producer: Philadelphia company seeks freelancer resume with cover letter to M. Godin. Attn: Prod. Mgr.. WUNI -TV, 33 Fourth Avenue. Needham, MA 02494 able to handle multiple projects on tight deadlines for national process TV. Minimum 5 yrs experience or fax to 781- 433 -2750. No phone calls please. EOE. and budgets, manage small staff and supervise producing & editing. Must coordinate fluctuating freelance photographers and designers. Must schedule within inflexible deadlines. Knowledge of know Quark Xpress, Adobe Illustrator and Adobe home construction a +. Resume to D. Cramsey, Banyan Productions, 225 Arch St., Philadelphia, PA 19106. Photoshop. New York based position. 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Capital Major Meeting dates in red vision annual convention. Wyndham Washington Hilton Hotel. Washington. Contad: (703) 739-5172. -Compiled bi Kenneth Ray Hotel, Washington. Contact: (703) 506 -3290. Sept. 24-27-Call for Action 35th anniversary (ken.rayC'cahners.com) AUGUST 3, 1898 BROADCASTING & CABLE 59 www.americanradiohistory.com FIFTH ESTATER Covering the journalism waterfront If a job as a librarian or college profes- show, All Things Considered. sor sounds dull, why not try what Bar- When Cochran arrived at NPR in 1979, bara Cochran did: come to Washington there were 35 people producing an hour fresh from Columbia University, get a job and a half of news a day. When she left in with the Washington Star and then move 1983, there were 140 people around the on to some of the highest -profile news globe producing three and a half hours of jobs in the country? news daily. NPR had opened a London Cochran. now president of the Radio - bureau and more domestic bureaus and Television News Directors Association, had hired a network of foreign stringers. has served as managing editor of the Once Cochran had conquered radio, she Washington Star, vice president of NPR decided to go into the remaining news news, executive producer of NBC's Meet medium: television. Once again, her the Press and Washington bureau chief of Washington connections came together. CBS News. and she was offered a new job as political Now that she has left journalism's daily editor at NBC News. grind, she says that although her year -old After Cochran spent two years as politi- post is about as hectic as running a news cal editor at NBC. Tim Russert -then organization. it's "been one of the most Cochran's boss in New York City, now the fulfilling and satisfying things that I have Washington -based anchor of Meet the ever done." "1968 was the best Press- brought her on as executive pro- Cochran arrived in Washington in news year there ducer of the Sunday morning talk show. 1968- "the best news year there ever In 1989 David Burke became president was" -and struggled to find work as a ever was." of CBS News. Burke brought CBS's journalist. Washington bureau chief to New York to "It was a time when careers for women be one of his top aides and decided to were rather limited, and if you were a bring someone in from outside to run the woman who wanted to work in journal - Barbara Washington office. ism -especially if you wanted to go to a Again, Frank Mankiewicz gave big city like New York or Washington - Stubbs Cochran the good word she needed to get you were probably going to get a job as a the job. After talking to Mankiewicz, secretary or an editorial assistant, not Cochran Burke called five more of his Washington reporting or writing or editing." cronies, all of whom spoke highly of But Cochran parlayed her first job as a PresiJent, Radio -Television Cochran. He offered her the job and she copy desk trainee at the now- defunct Star News Directors Association, promptly accepted. into national editor and then managing Wasl-ington; b. June 16, 1945, "The Washington bureau chief's job editor. Akron, Ohio; BA, English was one I had always aspired to." Cochran Legendary political columnist Jack literature, Swarthmore says. "I was the first woman to become a Germond helped Cochran jump from desk College, Swarthmore, Pa., Washington bureau chief." editor to national editor when she was in 1967; MA, journalism, Cochran stayed in that position until Columbia University, her late 20s. 1995, when she became executive produc- Manhattan, 1968; various "When Jack gave me the job he said er for political coverage for the 1996 pres- positions, Washington Star, 'you probably don't have enough experi- idential campaign. Washington, 1968 -79 (left as ence for this, but I'm going to give you the But after the crunch of elections. managing editor); VP of News, job anyway. Cochran says. was - National Public Radio, Cochran ready to leave broadcast At 33, Cochran was named managing Wash ngton, 1979.83; political news. She had worked in the past with editor of the Star. But the paper was los- editor, NEC, Washington, organizations concerned with journalistic ing the Washington newspaper war and 1983 -85; executive producer, ethics, so she knew what to expect when going out of business. So, after two years NBC's Meet the Press, the RTNDA invited her to apply for the at the Star's helm, she decided to try her Washington, 1985 -89; VP of position of president. hand at radio. Frank Mankiewicz, who news/Nashington bureau Cochran soon found herself lobbying on served as press secretary for Bobby chief, CBS News, 1989 -95; such issues as free time for political candi- Kennedy and then was president of CBS executive producer for dates and bills that would place restrictions National Public Radio, hired her as NPR's political coverage, 1996 on paparazzi. "The mistakes of the few can vice president of news. presidential campaign; current have really serious consequences. If Cochran was charged with creating a positic.n since 1997; m: John RTNDA doesn't fight against it. nobody 24 -hours news operation for NPR, which Cochran, 1992; child: does. We are the only people who can was launching Morning Edition, a com- Alexander Cohen, 26 speak out as broadcast and cable news panion program for its popular afternoon providers." -Paige Albiniak 60 BROADCASTING B CAM I AUGHT I, 1111 www.americanradiohistory.com BroadcastmgBCable FATES & FORTUNES BROADCAST TV Good -bye, kids Appointments at Tribune Broad- Robert E. "Buffalo Bob" Smith, 80, casting: Michael the pioneering host of network TV's Eger, VP, Tri- first hit kids show, Howdy Doody, bune Television died of cancer July 30 at a Hender- East Coast, son, N.C., hospital near his home in named executive Flat Rock, N.C. Smith was born Nov. VP, Tribune Tele- 27, 1917, in Buffalo, N.Y. vision; Kevin Mur- The former musician and host of a phy, VP /GM. Tri- New York children's radio show bune Television made history when his weekly hour Network Sales. show, Puppet Playhouse, debuted Chicago, joins WGN Cable in same on NBC Dec. 27, 1947, featuring his freckle Getting ready to celebrate 'Howdy capacity; Patrick Mullen, VP/GM, -faced puppet sidekick, Doody's' first anniversary on Dec. 27, wxMI(Tv) Grand Rapids. Mich., named Howdy Doody (voiced by Smith). 1948, are Bob Smith, flanked by Howay group VP, Tribune Television; Eduardo Rechristened Howdy Doody, the and his toy store alter ego. Fernandez, director, sales. wxMI(TV), show was shortened to a five- day -a- named station manager: lick Marker, week half -hour in 1948. It continued until 1960, moving to Saturdays and Central region account executive, Tri- back to once -a -week status in 1956. A syndicated revival failed to catch on bune Entertainment Co., Chicago, in 1976. named manager, Midwest regional The Peabody Award winning show was a mix of skits, chat, shorts - sales. including Gumby -and the goings -on in Doodyville, whose population included Howdy's puppet siblings Heidi and Double Doody and human Summer Sanders, players Princess Summerfall Winterspring and Clarabell the Clown. The WNBA corre- show made "What time is it ?" and "The Peanut Gallery" (Smith's young spondent, Life- studio audience, some of whom are now in their sixties) into popular time Television. expressions. It also helped to launch the career of kids show pioneer and host. Nick- Bob Keeshan, who moved from Clarabell to Captain Kangaroo fame. elodeon's Figure Smith's impact on the under -12 set arguably rivaled that of Milton Berle on it Out, joins NBA adults in TV's earliest days. In the show's first season, Smith's on -air men- Inside Stuff, NBC tion that he would send a fan club membership button to any child who sent Television Net- for it generated 60,000 requests in a week. A Howdy Doody doll placed in work, Secaucus, Macy's window generated 10,000 sales in three weeks. "Sometimes it fright- N.J., as co -host. Sanders ens me," said Smith at the time (BROADCASTING, Dec. 13, 1948). Deborah Morris, Smith is survived by Mildred, his wife of 57 years; three children; three produce:. creative services, WNYT(TV) grandchildren, and one great -grandchild. -John Eggerton Albany, N.Y., named director, public affairs and special promotions. Sandie Newton, co -host, The Hollywood Jonathan Liebman, Teresa Lopez, controller and principal Reporter, American Movie Classics. partner. ['archer. accounting officer. Hearst -Argyle Tele- joins KTVT(TV) Dallas/Fort Worth as Hayes & Lieb- vision Inc., New York, named VP. entertainment reporter. man, New York. Gary Sotir, president /GM, wlcu -TV Erie. joins Brillstein- Pa.. joins KAUZ -TV Wichita Falls, Tex., Grey Entertain- as VP /GM. ment, Los Ange- les. as executive PROGRAMMING VP. Brillstein- Grey Entertain- Appointments at Fox Broadcasting vice ment. and Liebman Co.: Pat Crakes, manager. sports chairman, Samax research and marketing: Michael Mulvi- Inc. (a company that manages BGE's hill, manager. sports research and mar- entertainment and media interests). keting, and Quan Perea, manager. affili- James Scaler', project executive. fund- ate research and marketing, named raising programming. Public Broad- directors: Didi Patel, senior analyst, casting Service. joins MPI Media Pro- Appointments at NBC Entertainment. affiliate research and marketing. ductions International. New York. as New York: John Landgraf, VP, prime named manager. time series, has signed a new multi- executive VP. broadcast programming. year contract; Julie Pensworth, director, Bob Lemchen, independent producer. Leslie Gatch, director, market,ng, PBS casting, named director, prime time joins Fox Television Studios, Los Home Video, named director, licensing series. Angeles, as VP, production. and distribution, Public Broadcasting ns AUGUST 3, 1998 / BROADCASTING & CABLE 81 www.americanradiohistory.com FATES & FORTUNES Service, Alexandria. Va. Kevin Morrison, CEO. Hamdon Enter- Broker killed in bankruptcy dispute tainment, Los Angeles, joins Bon- Media broker William R. Rice, 58, died Friday, July 24, from a gunshot neville Worldwide Entertainment, wound in the office of a Martinsville, Ind., vending firm. Encino, Calif., as executive VP /GM, Rice was working as the court- appointed federal bankruptcy trustee for film and television division. the firm, Crown Vending, when company owner William Drury shot and killed Rice and Crown employee Denise Arthur, 41, according to Morgan William Allmendinger named senior VP, County Sheriff Terry Waddle. programming and distribution, Raycom Rice and a local deputy had served Drury with a second set of court Sports, Charlottte, N.C. papers that afternoon, ordering him to relinquish control of the business to Pamela Murphy, director, development, Rice as trustee and to leave the property. Similar papers had been served Douglas/Reuther Productons, joins three days earlier and were ignored by Drury, officials say. Hallmark Entertainment, New York, as According to the sheriff's department, Drury initially complied the second VP. development. time, leaving the property only to come back and begin shooting after the deputy accompanying Rice had left. RADIO Afterwards, Drury led local law enforcement on a chase that ended when killed himself. Appointments at he R. Rice Co. media brokerage and management con- AMFM Radio Rice owned William firm for seven years. He had worked in media brokerage since 1983 Networks: John sulting -Rice Co. in Austin, Tex., and at Thoben -VanHuss & Associates Pepe joins as at Jamar his own firm. manager, affiliate Inc. in Indianapolis before starting KATx(FM) (now KVOP -FM) marketing, Dal- Before becoming a broker, Rice owned KvoP(AM)- Plainview, Tex., from 1975 through 1983. las; Ken Walker, Rice worked at was -AM -FM Chicago. He director. Midwest In the late '60s and early '70s, of the when he left. sales, named VP, was general manager stations from State University and a master's advertising sales, Rice had a bachelor's degree Ohio of at Northwestern University. He served Chicago. from the Medill School Journalism Walker in Vietnam as a Marine and retired from the Marine Corps Reserves in 1992 Appointments at with the rank of colonel. wBCO(FM) Newark, N.J.: Doug Doyle, Rice is survived by his wife, Mary Jane Middleton Rice; three children, reporter. wOBM -FM Toms River, N.J., and four grandchildren. -Sara Brown joins as news director: Andrew Meyer, free -lance reporter. joins as Jessica Aguine, anchor /reporter, KABC -Tv anchor /reporter; Steve Brown, production JOURNALISM Los Angeles. joins as weekend anchor; engineer, National Public Radio. Wash- Betsy West, executive producer, Turning Kristen Sze, correspondent. Extra, joins ington. joins as production manager: Point, joins CBS News, New York, as as weekend morning anchor. Arujua Backman, marketing director, VP, prime time. Kathleen Mascarenas, reporter. KAKE -TV wxPN(FM) Philadelphia, joins as under- Wichita. Kan.. joins KPnx(TV) writing sales manager. David Ensor, diplomatic correspondent, ABC News, joins CNN, Washington, Phoenix /Mesa, Ariz.. in same capacity. John Carney, talk show host, KTRS(AM) as correspondent. St. Louis, joins KMOX(AM) St. Louis in CABLE same capacity. \hl'Hnlments at K(;)i v S :11 Stanley Greene, president, The ) {- Box -USA, joins At MTV Interactive. Allie Eberhardt Tri -State Media named VP/creative director; !rick Inc., Oaks, Pa., as Holman named VP, programming president/COO. and promotion; Scott Seviour, man- Justin Herz named ager, talent rela- VP, production. tions, Nick- s Stephen Friedman elodeon and Nick joins as VP, public Eberhardt Holzman Herz Greene at Nite, joins Dis- affairs, MTV Networks; Paul ney Channel, Bur- DeBenedittis named VP, schedul- bank, Calif.. as director, talent develop- ing, MTV: Music Television. At ment. the MTVNHI Interactive/Digital Betsy Rella, prime audi- Operations group: Terri Kennedy director, time named VP; Eric Sherman named ence analysis. ABC, New York. joins director; Nusrat Durrani named MTV: Music Television, as director, manager; Ethan Beard named research and planning. manager (Sherman, Durrani and Appointments at ICI Communica- Friedman DeBenedittis Kennedy Beard not pictured). tions, Englewood, Colo.: Tom Barberi- ni, senior VP, Southeast: Sharon Beck- 82 BROADCASTING & CABLE AUGUST 3, 1988 www.americanradiohistory.com FATES & FORTUNES er, senior VP, Northwest: Steve Bryan, senior VP, Great Lakes: Scott Hiigel, senior VP, Central: John Kopchik, IPEN MIKE senior VP. West, all named presi- Murdoch and minorities editorials on both topics is that giving dents of their respective divisions; up broadcasters' freedom in exchange EDITOR: With dismay I read your July 6 for concessions from is Mary Willis named senior VP/associate report that Rupert Murdoch was hang- the government at least fool's gold and at worst an general counsel. TCI has formed a ing a carrot in front of minorities inter- new undermining of the American system cable operations administration ested in investing in broadcasting and of unit. Colleen Abdoulah free over-the -air broadcasting and First Appointments: anchoring the other end in his wallet. named VP. Amendment principles. In a speech executive cable opera- Most certainly the disparity in telecom- tions: Ann Montgomery, VP, customer munications ownership by race and before the NAB convention, thenpresi- billing systems. named senior VP. dential candidate Ronald Reagan gender in this country is horrible -not fulfillment services: Madie Gustafson, just significant or alarming, but horri- expressed this theme more colorfully: When you get in bed with the federal VP, franchising and local govern- ble. While the question of how to recti- government, ment affairs, named senior VP, fran- fy the problem without using prefer- you can expect to have more than a good chising. ences or affirmative action like policies night's sleep.-Antho- ny R. Chase, managing partner. Faith Connie Imier and Christine Carrier, area is complex and difficult, most certainly Broadcasting Limited GMs. Southeast, Showtime Networks giving Rupert Murdoch more spectrum Partnership. and Chairman and CEO, Chase Telecom- Inc.. Atlanta, named account VPs. control is not the answer. munications Inc.. Houston. Bill Baggitt, news editor, CNN Finan- I like his suggestion to create a fund for minorities. If he is willing to give cial News, New York, named manag- Skeptical of Paxson ing director, CNN Financial News $150 million for 45% of U.S. homes, let's see the $135 million for the 35% EDITOR: Regarding your June 20 story Europe, London; Alhie Bono, managing headlined "Paxson pitches minority director /executive producer, CNN of U.S. homes he already has. As public trustees, Murdoch and diversity," there are two obvious prob- Financial News Europe, London. lems with the Paxson plan: named VP, weekend programming, every other broadcaster in this country 1. The purpose of diversity in owner- CNNfn, New York. already have a responsibility to find a solution to this dilemma regarding ship is to ensure the diversity of pro- Sheila D'Arcy McGee, executive editor, grams. Paxson's soon -to -be Pax Net will minority ownership. I do believe the Court TV, New York, named VP, pro- answer rests within the formidable be a 24 -hour centrally controlled nation- gramming. people who created and continue to al feed with no options for local produc- build the world's most successful tion. These stations could be owned by broadcasting industry. If only they minorities, robots, space aliens or sex DEATHS would make it a priority -Connie offenders; it would make no d fference Book, Ph.D., in the programs that Paxson will require Noel Behn, 70, screenwriter and pro- assistant professor. Meredith College, Raleigh, N.C. them to air. Substituting Paxson's evan- ducer. died after having a heart attack gelical vision for local program deci- July 20 at Beth Israel Hospital in Higher calling sions does not bring any measure of New York. He was also battling can- EDITOR: Kudos to BROADCASTING & diversity to the TV marketplace. cer. Behn was an author and a theatri- CABLE for acting as a moral compass In three years of ownership of his cal producer with extensive television for the broadcasting industry. Your edi- TV station in Los Angeles, he has pro- credits. For seven seasons he served torial page has been the industry's bea- vided exactly zero production equip- as a creative consultant on NBC's con on First Amendment issues. ment. The only camera in the station is Homicide: Life on the Street. He also Despite the attractiveness to some an SVHS camcorder left over from a wrote or co -wrote at least six broadcasters of making a deal with previous management. During the episodes of the series. Behn is sur- Congress and the FCC to obtain eco- entire Paxson tenure of ownership not vived by his mother. nomic concessions, you have opposed one program, of community interest or all forms of government intrusion into otherwise, was produced at the station. Tres Hoed, 31, co- anchor and execu- programming, ranging from the fairness 2. Paxson already has a track record tive producer. KAUZ -Tv Wichita Falls, with respect to nonattributable owner- Tex., died of cancer July 23. Before doctrine (an oxymoron devised by the FCC) to the so- called voluntary ratings ship. He owned, attributable or not, 30 working at KAUZ -Tv, Hood was a system for the V -chip. stations -when 12 was the limit. With sports anchor at KLST(TV) San Angelo Your editorial page has also stead- the relaxation of rules, these :lave quiet- and KFDX -TV Wichita Falls, both Tex. fastly supported increasing the number ly become Paxson Communication sta- KAUZ -TV and Benedek Broadcasting minorities in the tions, except in overlap markets where Corp. have established the Tres Hood of broadcast ownership ranks. BROADCASTING & CABLE has they have become the property of Memorial Journalism Scholarship at Devon. While he may be willing to sup- Midwestern State University. Dona- been a supporter of FCC Chairman Kennard's port new minority start-up stations with tions can be made to: Tres Hood campaign to give an elec- Memorial Journalism Scholarship, tronic voice to minorities. As your Nov. his financial backing, iron -fisted control and his game MSU, Development Office, 3410 17, 1997, editorial makes clear, such eventual ownership is is plan. He does not want to limit himself Taft, Wichita Falls, Tex., 76308. action called for not to curry favor with the government but because it is to a 35% coverage cap. -Lary v Dean -Compiled by Denise Smith the right thing to do. (via BROADCASTING & CABLE Online: e -mail: dsmith @cahners.com The lesson to be learned from your www.broadcastingcable.comI AUGUST 8, 1888 / BROADCASTING I CABLE 88 www.americanradiohistory.com Broadcasting &Cable IN BRIEF Late Friday the NAB was urging House Judiciary Committee members to UPN, Sinclair make up support an expected UPN and Sinclair settled their breach -of- contract law suits out of court last week and push this week by Rep. agreed to a new affiliation deal covering four markets: wCGv -TV Milwaukee; wAenn(rv) Howard Coble (R -N.C.) Birmingham, Ala.; wROC(rv) Raleigh, N.C., and wMMP(Tv) Charleston, S.C. The Mil- to create a DBS must - waukee and Birmingham stations dropped their UPN affiliations and went indepen- carry rule. Sources says dent after last summer's Sinclair/WB alliance, which sparked the UPN law suit and Coble plans to make the countersuit by Sinclair. Raleigh and Charleston were set to drop UPN programs but effort when committee now will remain in the network's fold, although Sinclair has another station in members consider legisla- Raleigh, wLFL(Tv), that switches from Fox to The WB in the fall. (wROC and WASM are tion to delay an increase in Sinclair LMAs owned by Glencairn.) the royalty payments that UPN says it has addressed all 11 markets affected by the WB /Sinclair alliance, satellite broadcasters pay either reinstating or renewing Sinclair stations in those markets or replacing them on imported broadcast sig- with other stations. With this deal, the network has 84% coverage of the country, with nals. Planned amendments 105 primary affiliates and 80 secondary affiliates, says Kevin Tannehill, UPN execu- to the legislation would tive vice president of distribution. When Sinclair shifted five affiliates from UPN to allow DBS companies to The WB earlier this year, part of the incentive was compensation that The WB provide "local- into -local" agreed to pay. Tannehill declined to comment on whether UPN is paying Sinclair service but also would compensation in this new deal. Pat Talamentes, Sinclair director of corporate require DBS firms to carry finance, said: "We are being compensated fairly for all of our [station] distribution," McClellan all stations in a market. but declined to elaborate, citing confidentiality agreements. -Steve "These amendments will allow DBS companies to November. The FCC has enough to meet bench- cials based on complaints begin providing local ser- produced a "memorandum marks set by Congress. against a moving company vice to as many or as few of understanding" with Mex- "We should monitor the roll- that included damaging fur- local communities as they ico and also has negotiated out closely," he said. niture, holding personal for ransom choose," NAB President agreements with Canadian wAmi(rv) Miami reporter belongings and Eddie Fritts wrote in a letter officials for each U.S. sta- Ben Mankiewicz was threatening complaining to committee members. tion slated to launch a DTV attacked by the subject customers with violence. Mankiewicz found the com- The FCC on Friday said service this fall. "We've now of a news story last pany's owner, identified as it has struck deals with cleared the way for all U.S. week. He was limping days Meir Yaknin, at his home. Mexican and Canadian stations in the top 10 mar- later after being struck on Yaknin at first denied his officials that will allow kets." FCC Chairman the leg by a blunt metal identity but later invited U.S. stations along the William Kennard said. Ken- object. The Miami CityVi- Mankiewicz into his two borders to meet nard last week also voiced sion newsman was report- house -and came at him. their targets for launch- doubts that DTV set pene- ing on a lawsuit by The attack was caught on ing digital TV services in tration will proceed fast Miami /Broward County offi- tape by a WAMI cameraman and aired. "I'm not a con- Interactive Channel gets Insight frontational reporter," Mankiewicz says. "I'm not The Interactive Channel struck its first MSO -wide car- INSIGHT Sam Donaldson. I try to Digital Cable riage deal last week. Insight Communications will be schmooze with subjects." the first major MSO to introduce IC's locally enhanced Mankiewicz says he plans interactive content service to subscribers. IC's subs to press charges. will get the first round of General Instrument digital set -tops to be deployed by year's end. IC's service will FCC Commissioner be marketed as part of a digital programming pack - Michael Powell says the age-a strategy IC has adopted to seek distribution government's justifica- deals. "We're very high on bundling," says Tom Oliv- tions for content regula- er, IC's chairman. tion are "completely IC is reviewing potential distribution systems with flawed, at best, or manu- Cablevision Systems Corp., according to Oliver, who claims that IC is close to clos- factured in order to justify ing several other MSO deals. The IC service is likely to be introduced at Cablevi- content intrusion, at worst." sion's Brookline, Mass., system as part of a larger distribution deal with that MSO. Speaking last week to the IC has recast its marketing approach since testing the service for $6.95 per California Broadcasters month among 1,000 subscribers in Century Cable's Colorado Springs system. It Association, Powell said also is seeking to emphasize its local orientation and has deals to co- develop he's troubled by the FCC's enhanced Websites for the service with Court TV, Bravo and the Independent Film imposition of content obliga- Channel. -Richard Tedesco tions on broadcasters. He also took a deregulatory 64 BROADCASTING & CABLE / AUGUST 3, 1998 www.americanradiohistory.com IN BRIEF New protocols to push enhanced TV content A broad alliance of broadcast and cable networks plus development for NBC Interactive. major technology players has agreed to a basic specifi- Murphy expects the enhanced TV data spec to accel- cation for the creation of enhanced data for TV pro- erate creation of content next year and to increase the gramming. number of programmers willing to participate in Intercast NBC, CNN. PBS, Discovery Communications, The and similar projects. "It becomes a lot more economical Walt Disney Co., Intel Corp., Microsoft Corp., Sony Corp., for them," she says. Tribune Co. and Warner Bros. are among the companies Intel started discussions last summer about a com- that agreed last week on protocols that will make it possi- mon specification that would enable consumer receiving ble to translate data from one enhanced TV format to devices to recognize various enhanced analog and dig- another. The Advanced Television Enhancement Forum ital TV formats. The spec will allow PCs with d fferent hopes that participating programmers will start creating capabilities to receive adapted versions of the formats. content for demos this year, with the first fruits of the effort "The goal is to expand the market opportunity as well as to reach consumers in the first half of 1999. creating more and more high -quality data content," says NBC, which has taken a lead role in the enhanced - C.J. Fredericksen, strategic marketing manager for Intel data space, has been working with different sets of broadcast products. production tools to create content for its Intercast ini- In theory, the proliferation of higher -quality content tiative with Intel and for individual program projects will spark consumer interest in purchasing high -end PCs with Wink Communications. "It's not the best use of that can receive such formats as Intercast or Mic-osoft's production," says Peg Murphy, director of business WebTV for Windows. -Richard Tedesco tack in discussing owner- rated CBS made -for-TV sources had no comment. annual Silver Gavel ship restrictions, voicing movies, such as The Long Dimond, who has been a Awards for media excel- doubts that "bright -line own- Way Home with Jack Lem - senior correspondent and lence in fostering oublic ership rules enhance com- mon. Previously he was weekend anchor at Extra understanding of the law petition." director of movies for televi- for more than a year, was and the lega system. Win- sion at CBS Entertainment, Actor Hank Azaria, a regu- unavailable for comment. ners are awarded in several which CBS Pro- lar on NBC's Mad About oversees Rivera will continue to categories, including: ductions. Wright will report You, will voice the title host his one -hour Rivera television (wcAx -Tv Burling- to Sunta Izzicupo, VP, character on the net- Live on CNBC in addition ton, Vt., and ABC's The movies for television and work's Stressed Eric ani- to his duties on CNBC Practice); radio (NPR's miniseries, at CBS Enter- mated series that debuts Upfront Tonight. Morning Edition), and new tainment. Aug. 12 at 9:30 p.m. The American Bar Asso- media (Northwestern Uni- Former Hard Copy and FCC officials last week ciation has awarded its versity's oyez.nwu.edu). Extra anchor /correspon- signed off on Spanish - language broadcaster dent Diane Dimond will Telemundo's merger join forces with Geral- do Rivera on his new with a group of companies CNBC show next month, including Sony Pictures sources say. Dimond was Entertainment, Liberty recently let out of her Media Holdings and Bas- overall development deal tion Capital Fund. The with Warner Bros.' syndi- Justice Department previ- cation unit, Telepictures ously approved the deal. Productions. That deal, CBS has named Michael sources say, was to Wright VP of movies for develop a talk show that a`. television and minis- she would host. Dimond 4 eries at its CBS Produc- likely will co -host CNBC ,.h N, , a tions in -house produc- Upfront Tonight when it \i L tat elkSMyI tion unit. Wright has over- launches on Aug. 24. Drawn ton Reoerxasrtsc & CAat, by lack Schmidt seen production on highly CNBC and Telepictures "Thee warned you not to interview ,guys who are getting rut." Printed in the U.S.A. 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With content -chilling moves like the "voluntary" panic and Asian and ... everybody into the pool. ratings code as precedent, it is hard not to see a big stick behind every soft -spoken request. With that caveat, we sup- port FCC Chairman Bill Kennard's challenge to preserve Billy, don't be a hero the spirit of the EEO rules and the responding commitment by a host of broadcast and cable companies to ensure fair- For a Republican congressman who professes to be no fan ness and equality of opportunity in all areas of their busi- of government regulation, Congressman Billy Tauzin pro- ness life. The level playing field should be level for all col- duced a bill last week that would put extraordinary power ors and both genders. which brings us to our special report over cable in the hands of local governments. The measure. this week. co- authored by Ed Markey. a Democratic congressman There is reason for both hope and frustration in this who loves regulation. would give local politicians a say in issue's look at women's place on television's corporate lad- how cable operators package networks and possibly about der. specifically in station /cable system management and what is in those packages. Here's how: To win relief from atop the TV networks. The frustration comes in the report federal rate regulation. cable operators must first win local that shows no women in the top spots in B&C's list of the approval of the tiers. The idea is to produce more choices top 25 media groups (July 7, 1997); no women atop the top for consumers. That's the idea. The reality is that local 25 TV groups (April 6): no women atop any of the seven politicians would be involved in marketing and, in the broadcast networks (until last Friday, when Patricia Fili- worst case, programming carriage decisions. Its not much Krushel got the nod at ABC TV) or a major cable program- of a stretch to envision city council members using their ming company. and just one woman among the top 25 power over tiering to banish MTV. Comedy Central or any cable operators (April 20). network that tests the limits. That's the bad news. The good news is that the ranks of The bill has two other intrusive and heavy- handed pro- women in positions of importance -management's second visions. but the tiering provision appears the worst of the and third tiers -have grown, with several women at the lot. It also would impose enormous bureaucratic burdens head of cable channels and literally hundreds as vice presi- on operators. municipalities and the FCC. In 1984. Con- dents and station managers. gress sharply limited local cable regulation. The result Guaranteeing opportunity doesn't mean striving for an was a I4 -year explosion of cable construction and pro- artificial equality. 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"History makes you I was adopted when I was six months old. My adoptive parents understand where you fit contracted tuberculosis and I went to "I five to eight. None of that an orphanage from age affected my outlook. I had a great stepmother in the universe..." who instilled in me that I was as good as anybody and I could do anything that I set out to do." "I worked my way through Bellarmine College in Louisville: as a copy boy for the Associated Press, at the post office, and as an inspector at a chicken factory. I was a history major. I think history makes you understand where you fit in the universe and what transcended before getting the chance to make your mark" "I joined the Air National Guard when I was 16 -they finessed my age. I wanted to be an naval aviator, but I flunked the eye test. I joined the Marine Corps after college. I was going in for three years to see the world, serve and use the GI Bill for law school. I ended up spending 20 years as a Marine officer and retired in 1977. I did get a law degree -from the University of Texas in 1972" "After the Marine Corps, Bob Hughes sold me on his visionary future of what the cable television industry was going to be. As a result, I joined CPI. Times Mirror acquired CPI in 1979 and I was with i them until 1983 when I again teamed up with Bob at Prime." "I was a company commander at Camp Pendleton in June of '65 when we were sent to Vietnam. On my last day there, I was shot through the arm and my company sustained many casualties. That war affected me and helped me at tense times in my business. I always used to say, 'Well, I don't care what happens here, they're not shooting real bullets at me.' I'm going to wake up tomorrow; life is going to go on. I still have my kids and wife. If this deal craters, it craters. Nothing can be as bad as combat when someone is trying to kill you." 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