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NEWSSTAND PRICE S6.50 JULY 16, 2004 Universal Scores Big Four Universal Records lands the No. 1 song this week on tour R &R charts, with JoJo's "Leave (Get Out)" at CHR/Pop: Juvenile's "Slow A New Lifestyle Motion" at CHR/ R &R AC Editor Julie Kertes nas assembled this year's AC Rhythmic and Urban; special, AC Lifestyles. It contains WLTW/New York PD Jim and the big comeback Ryan's advice on how to attract younger women, articles from R &B diva Teena by consultant Gary Berkowitz and the RAB's Dolores Nolan Marie, "Still in Love," and an interview with John Tesh. It all begins on at Urban AC. the next page. Emotion surges through when slie sings, a floodffeelin so.: owerful that first-time- listeners ; d music :it dusty v vethans, Often d their ja4's dropping and tearOisit Há > u MAJ. "JD Nato.Natasha is ntakingheads turn in the music industry . A. she on nqiefecta the brink of super stardom . ." 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"Oh my gawd...Just heard it on the air for the f rst tirne...Can you say smash? #1 song here. It is really refreshing to hear something like this right now. Radio is hurting bad for a song like this. " - Jeff McCartney/KZHT Salt Lake City aA well crafted song, that evokes emotion and stirs the soul...in other words it's a hit!' -Chris Edge /WNOU Indianapolis Early At: WNOU KZHT FROM WBLI ( PICT0P0. FU TS WPRO Soundtrack available 8/3. TSH E KHOP Film Opens WFBC :I;I;.J1%1c;H:Es5 I Nationwide 8/11. WKZL KC101 DIARIES 2 ' WSSX ROYAL ENGAGEMENT WAYV AND MORE! ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK Princess)ia-ies2.wom www.KellyClarksonWeb.com www.americanradiohistory.com JULY 16, 2004 INSID E Jones Now Radio One VP /Ops MAY THE POWER RATIO By Dana Hall BE WITH YOU R&R Urban Editor dhall1radioandrecords.com How well does your station attract dollars Radio One has named Zemira Jones to the from the health care industry? Grocery newly created position of VP /Operations. Based chains? Insurance companies? Casinos? at the company's Lanham, MD headquarters, You'll find the power ratios for 23 Jones reports directly to Radio One COO Mary mainstream formats in 19 major advertising Catherine Sneed. categories in this week's Management/ Jones was most recently President /GM of Marketing/Sales section, along with some ABC Radio's Chicago cluster, where he spent valuable insights from Miller, Kaplan, Arase nine years. He exited the stations last month. His & Co.'s George Nadel Rivin. Also this week: career spans 25 years, including 19 years in gen- Jones Consultant John Lund offers 22 specific THE INDUSTRY'S NEWSPAPER eral management and sales management posi- programming areas that all GMs need to be www.radioandrecords.00/71 tions in radio and TV. familiar with, from formatic details to station "We are thrilled to have Zemira join Radio One," Sneed said. positioning. "His experience and knowledge are exactly what we need to Pages 8 -10 strengthen our management bench and allow us to be better po- Report From Baghdad sitioned for future growth opportunities." MORE WINNERS A CBS Radio News correspondent's This week R &R's Classic Rock column update from Iraq Rivers Rises To WNEW /N.Y. OM features the winners of the 2004 Industry WNEW (The New Mix 102.7)/New York PD Achievement Awards for Oldies and Classic By Al Peterson R&R News/Talk/Sports world, D'Agata has seen Smokey Rivers has been upped to OM of the Rock that were revealed at last month's R &R Editor apeterson®radloandrecords.com overseas duty with both his Rhythmic AC station. He retains his responsibili- WCBS- FM/New York Convention. captured When war in Iraq broke current employer and, previ- ties as Infinity Broadcasting's VP /Programming Oldies Station of the Year for the sixth out, hundreds of media re- ously, ABC News. Since 1990 for all of the company's AC stations. consecutive year. porters, embedded with the he's been reporting from Af- "This promotion is well deserved and ac- Page 20 U.S. military, offered un- rica, the Middle East, Bosnia, knowledges the tremendous effort Smokey has precedented coverage and Russia and, since September put forth in laying the foundation of this radio insight into events as they of 2002, Iraq. "I was sent out station," WNEW VP /GM Maire Mason told here pretty much R &R. "This opportunity will allow Smokey to be i NUMBER ONES on my own," recalls more involved in the marketing, promotions and Rivers *CBS RADIO D'Agata. "The only branding of the station and to take The New Mix CHR/POP other foreign jour- 102.7 to the next level." RIVERS See Page 21 JOJO Leave (Get Out) (BlackGround/Universal) traveled with combat units nalists here at the time were and many of the the Turks." CHR/RHYTHMIC endured same challenges, hardships Less than 48 hours after JUVENILE Slow Motion (Cash Money/Universal) and dangers as the soldiers the handover of power to the Radio Revenue Climbs 1% In May I URBAN they were covering. interim Iraqi government, By Jett Green posting the first negative year - JUVENILE Slow Motion (Cash Money/Universal) Today reporters are still chatted with D'Agata via sat- R&R Executive Editor on the ground in Iraq as ellite telephone from Bagh- preen®radioandrecords. com to-year period since February's URBAN AC both countries take their dad. I learned just how much Radio sales continued to 4% drop. TEENA MARIE Still In Love (Cash Money/Universal) first difficult steps toward things have changed - for struggle through the spring, as Year-to -date through May, May's total revenue improved radio sales were up 3%, a dip COUNTRY what will hopefully be a better and for worse - there, only 1% from a year ago. Lo- from the 4% growth pace broad- TIM MCGRAW Live Like You Were Dying (Curb) better life for Iraq's citizens. why the recent negative One of those correspon- comments about the press cal business nudged forward casters experienced in March AC dents is CBS Radio News' irked him and what he 1% - its weakest year-to-year and April. Local and national FIVE FOR FIGHTING 100 Years (Aware /Columbia) Charlie D'Agata. missed about not being performance since January, sales were ahead 4% and 2%, re- when radio was flat compared spectively, for the second HOT AC No stranger to covering home this summer. events from far-flung and of- to the first month of 2003. Na- straight month. HOOBASTANK The Reason (Island/IDJMG) ten dangerous regions of the See Page 16 tional business was actually As frustrating as the numbers SMOOTH JAI/ down 1% from May 2003, REVENUE See Page 21 DAVE KOZ All I See Is You (Capitol) ROCK VELVET REVOLVER Slither (RCA/RMG) FCC May Make CC Ups Fleming ACTIVE ROCK Stations Record To VELVET REVOLVER Slither (RCNRMG) Chicago Trio ALTERNATIVE Own Broadcasts Station Manager VELVET REVOLVER Slither (RCNRMG) By Joe Howard A new lifestyle Angela Fleming has added TRIPLE A jhowaW duercorud s.com By Julie Herten owners and homeowners, Station Manager duties at Clear The FCC on July 7 launched R&R AC Editor COUNTING CROWS Accidentally... (DreamWorks/GeMen) and we lead more hectic and Channel's Ur- a proceeding to propose a rule jkerteswradmandrecords.com busy lives than ever before. ban WGCI, Gos- CHRISTIAN AC that would require all radio I'm a fan of AC radio. The mix of music is very In this year's AC Special pel WGRB and MERCYME Here With Me (IN0/Curb) and TV broadcasters to record palat- we'll get a comprehensive UrbanAC WVAZ and maintain copies of broad- able to me, everything from CHRISTIAN CHR look at the history of AC ra- in Chicago. She casts for a set period of time newer artists like Evanes- CASTING CROWNS Who Am I (Beach Street/Reunion4'LG) - dio by consultant Gary retains her job as the commission recommended cence, Five For Fighting and Berkowitz, who tells us how Regional VP/ CHRISTIAN ROCK 60 or 90 days.