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22 SinIes Radio LYes1erHis Vox lox Action.. HITS FROM BILLBOARD 10 AND Charles Giddens, general manager lanta outlet, WQXI, is using Harris. WKZQ's p.d. Henry Kaye who 20 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK. of First Media's WPGC -AM -FM WBT p.d. Dave Bishop is still look- claims that it's generating strong Washington for the past two- and -a- ing to fill their morning drive open- sales. Continued from page 21 POP SINGLES -10 Years Ago requests and half years, has resigned that position ing, and in case you didn't hear, his * * * JEFFERSON 1. I Can Now, STARSHIP -Be My Lady B - See Clearly Johnny Nash, to go into ownership. Giddens, a former assistant p.d., Mary June KOOL AND THE GANG -Let's Go Dancing A Epic Mike Williamson takes over as TOTO-Africa A Georgia native, will stay with the Rose, is now programming Capitol JOHN COUGAR -Hand To Hold On To A 2. Nights In White Satin, Moody Blues, p.d. of WIXY Springfield, Mass. He SUPERTRAMP -It's Raining Again X station until the FCC approves his Broadcasting's WLVV in Statesville, Deram joins the country station from THE POINTER SISTERS -I'm So Excited X purchase of an AM -FM facility in N.C. (Charlotte Metro), which is LINDA RONSTADT-Get Closer X 3. My Ding -A -Ling, Chuck Berry, Chess WCCC Hartford, where he was ABC -The Look Of Love X Gordon, Ga., near Macon. consulted by former 'BT p.d. Andy 4. Freddie's Dead, Curtis Mayfield, Curtom MICHAEL JACKSON & PAUL McCARTNEY Girl Is morning drive man, and replaces -The Also in Washington, 1150 is corn- Bickel. Mme A 5. Burning Love, Elvis Presley, RCA Brian Hale, who moves to WIXY sis- ing back. You may remember the 6. Garden Party, Rick Nelson & the Stone Two appointments at KIMN WHYI -FM -Miami ter WAQY -FM. Hale will host a Canyon Band, Decca frequency as WHMC, the first pro- Denver: Dan Walker from Morgan- (Colleen Cassidy -MD) morning show and do promotion for gressive rock station in the area, ** LIONEL RICHIE -Truly 7.3 7. I'll Be Around, Spinners, Atlantic town, W. Va. joins Paxton Mills on the AOR station.... WEEI -FM Bos- ** JOE COCKER AND JENNIFER MARNES -U p Where which went dark after its owners the morning show and also becomes We Belong 10.5 8. I'd Love You To Want Me, Lobo, Big ton p.d. Rick Peters has hired two NEIL DIAMOND 14.9 were accused of several FCC viola- * -Heartlight Tree sports director, and Scott Jenkins weekenders: Rod West from * DIANA ROSS -Muscles 18-14 tions. "A joke," onlookers called it. MICHAEL JACKSON AND PAUL McCARTNEY -The 9. Good Time Charlie's Got The Blues, from WPGC will be handling the WPRO -AM Providence and Paul Girl Is Mine Danny O'Keefe, Signpost Today, it is a joke: WJOK, an all - overnight slot. On the FM side at DONALD FAGEN -I.G.Y. (What A Beautiful World) Connors from WJBO Portland, Me. 10. Ben, comedy station, will be signing on at CHICAGO -Love Me Tomorrow B Michael Jackson, Motown country KYGO, p.d. Bob Call has At the Portland station, p.d. Brian BILLY JOEL- Pressure B 1150 in the next few months. The just given $10,000 to the first listener PRINCE -1999A Phoenix has resigned to assume DON POP SINGLES Years Ago station is located in Gaithersburg, HENLEY -Dirty Laundry A -20 who called in after hearing four spe- duties at Metroplex's Tampa THE CLASH -Rock The Casbah A similar 1. He's A Rebel, Crystals, Philles Md., just outside of the District. Pro- cific songs in a Not JACKSON BROWNE- Somebody's Baby X specific order. outlet, 96 -KX (WCKX). IONZUN CREW -Pack Jam X 2. Only Love Can Break A Heart, Gene gram director Tomcat Reeder will be terribly original, but like several PAT BENATAR -Shadows Of The Night X Pitney, Musicor dayparting it (adult- oriented fare STEEL BREEZE -You Don't Want Me Anymore X other stations that have tried it, ter- * * * SUPERTRAMP -It's Raining Again X 3. Do You Love Me, Contours, Gordy late at night) as well as airing taped ribly effective. Call says they'll do it GRAND MASTER FLASH AND THE FURIOUS FIVE -The 4. Monster Mash, Bobby Pickett performances from local comedy A new p.d. at MacDonald Broad- Message X (Boris) & again. the Crypt Kickers, Garpax clubs. casting's WSAM Saginaw: Scott WINZ -FM -Miami 5. NI Alone Am I, Brenda Lee, Decca One other note from D.C.: Greater * * * Fredericks. He's been with the Sher- (Johnny Dolan -MD) 6. Big Girl's Don't Cry, Four Seasons, Media's beautiful music outlet wood /Hennes consulted station as a ** LIONELRICHIE -Truly 17.5 Veekay Religious Heritage of America has jock for the past three years.... Lee ** OLIVIA NEWTON -JOHN -Heart Attack 12.7 WGAY will join forces with Super chosen Ben Armstrong, executive di- * A FLOCK OF SEAGULLS -1 Ran 13.11 7. Gina, Johnny Mathis, Columbia TV, a local pay television service, for Brand moves up to director of music * STRAY CATS -Rock This Town 30.17 rector of National Religious Broad- project development for * STACY LATTISAW-Attack Of The Name Game 24-21 8. Limbo Rock, Chubby Checker,Parkway a two -hour simulcast of "Sophis- Golden PRINCE -1999 casters, for the Faith And Freedom 9. Next Door To An Angel, Neil Sedaka, ticated Ladies" on Friday Nov. 5 Gate Productions in San Francisco, ma MICHAELJACKSON JL PAUL McCARTNEY -The Girl award. The annual award recog- Is Mine RCA from 10 p.m. til midnight. Viewers, a subsidiary of KQED, where he was PAT BENATAR- Shadows Of The Night A nizes leadership in radio, television 10. Return To Sender, Elvis Presley, RCA who will pay $15 for the one -time formerly operations director. (If SUPERTRAMP -It's Raining Again A and journalism. THE CLASH -Rock The Casbah B experience, will see the picture from you're wondering what Golden MARVIN GAYE- Sexual Healing B Gate Productions does, they're "re- DON HENLEY -Dirty Laundry B TOP LP -10 Years Ago Super TV while listening to the free Forget disco, roller skating, and GRAND MASTER FLASH AND THE FURIOUS FIVE -The 1. Superfly, Curtis Mayfield, Curtom stereo sound provided by WGAY. heaven knows what else -the latest sponsible for the creation and mar- Message X BOW WOW WOW -I Want Candy X 2. Catch Bull At Four, Cat Stevens, A &M fad in radio is running, and ABC keting of independent productions BILLY SQUIER- Everybody Wants You X for public 3. Days Of Future Passed, Moody Blues, Much happening in Los Angeles: Radio Programming vice president both and commercial Deram More changes at Magic 106, KMGG Rick Sklar is still outrunning the media using KQED's state of the art WHHY -FM- Montgomery facilities. ") (Mark St. John -MD) 4. Never A Dull Moment, Rod Stewart, (formerly KWST if you haven't competition. "It was a feeling of ela- ** LIONEL RICHIE -Truly 1.1 Mercury been keeping up with this saga). tion I've not had since those rating * * * * * JEFFREY OSBORNE -On The Wings Of Love 12 -4 * CHICAGO -love Me Tomorrow 20-10 5. All Directions, Temptations, Gordy Rick Kymala has been named assist- books used to come out when I was The Connecticut School of Broad- * TONI BASIL- Mickey 19.11 6. Carney, Leon Russell, Shelter programming WABC. It was an un- * DARYL HALL AND JOHN OATES-Ma neater 2418 ant p.d. director of research. Kymala, casting recently held a party in MICHAEL JACKSON AND PAUL McCARTNEY-The 7. Rock Of Ages, The Band, Capitol who worked with p.d. Jeff Salgo in believable feeling," commented Farmington celebrating their 19th Girl Is Mine Sklar on his four-hour, 21- minute KOOL AND THE GANG -Let's Go Dancing 8. London Sessions, Chuck Berry, Chess both San Diego and San Bernardino year in business. On hand were SURVIVOR- American Heartbeat X 9. Ben, Michael Jackson, Motown before joining KMGG's production run through the 26 -mile New York Johnny Most and Marty Glickman, LINDA RONSTADT -Get Closer X JEFFERSON STARSHIP -Be My Lady X 10. Back Stabbers, O'Jays, Philadelphia department, replaces former assist- Marathon last Sunday (24). Sklar the voices of the Boston Celtics and BILLY JOEL - Pressure X International came in behind TM Companies MOVING PICTURES-What About Me X ant p.d. Pat Garrett, who has been New York Knickerbockers respec- DAN FOGELBERG- Missing You X named promotion director while re- president Pat Shaughnessy and ABC tively, who had not been together SUPERTRAMP -It's Raining Again X TOP LPs -20 Years Ago research service vice president Bill TOTO -Africa X taining his afternoon drive airshift. since the '40s when they broadcast ABC -The Look Of Love X 1. Peter, Paul & Mary, Warner Bros. Former research /special projects di- McClenaghan. ticker tape re- creations of Brooklyn EDDIE BABBITT WITH CRYSTAL GAYLE -You And I X 2. West Side Story, Columbia CHILLIWACK- Whatcha Gonna Do A rector "The Hurricane" is no longer If Rick Dees can do it, why not an- Dodgers road games prior to such KIM CARNES -Does It Make You Remember A 3. Ramblin' Rose, Nat King Cole, Capitol with the station. other jock with a potential hit innovations as tape and transistors. 4. Modern Sounds In Country & Western Across town KRTH, Hettie 150 WWKK-FM- Nashville at record? This one comes from They entertained the crowd of Music, Ray Charles, ABC -Paramount (Bryan Sargent -MD) Lynn Hurtes, news director and WKZQ's Myrtle Beach nighttime by doing their own version of the ** JOE COCKER AND JENNIFER WARNES -Up Where 5.