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THE MOSTof, TRUSTED NAME IN RADIO ISSUE 2015 JULY 29 1994 This Week Talk zbout an instant cliche. Ther's been so much hype about the irformation superhigh- way that people are bored with it even Jefore it's completely paved. Here's a high- way whose most popular feature may be its offramps. But those who know technolo- gy warn that the highway's impact on all media and people will be severe, and ifs smart to stay ahead of the inevitable traffic jams. Which brinc3 us to Paul Kagan (top), whose Paul Kagan Associates anc Kagan croup have lent (or soli) their wisdom to broadcast- ers aid other media managers for 25 years and built a solid replan for krowing what lies ahead. This issue, We present a cooversation in which Kagan talks about technology, media deals home shopping, and vari- ous big rig irivers on the high- way. His sailor analyst, Bishop Cheen, talks with GAVIN about rad o's role in the info -future, and consultant John Lund talks to radio man- agers about- what else?- THE consultants. In News, the New Music HIGHWAYS OF Seminar was a showcase for, RADIO, TV, MUSIC, what else, new music, MC Eiht got sickered twice, and radio sales have gone through the HOME SHOPPING, POOL And WoOdStock almost cel- ebrated its 25th anniversary in a very 10s way-with a lawsuit. and Rim, BIG DEALS All that and GO -charters John Mellencamp (with Me'Shell Media Guru Paul Kagan Addresses N'degeOcelle), Richard Marx Key Management Issues (mildle), the Rolling Stones and Bonnie Raitt (bottom) await inside... If sunshine... Produced by: your heart... Kevin Deane for and the rest of tae good things in life Deane Street could sing Productions Inc. you'd be listening to... Management: George Harrell 1 LaurendGraham. The premiere single R&R NATIONAL from the forthcomiig POP CHART Debut -38* debut album Combined Over 1100 Spins! CONE MIGHT SAY) A.OR WKSS 15 WFLZ 47 WZJM 34 SUPPORT: WAHC 19 WHHH 33 KKRZ 29 written, co-prod:iced, d vision of arranged and peijormcd KUTQ 24KKL( 17Z90 54 Atlantic Recording Corp. Great Phones: WAHC, NGGI, Z90 Tile Atlantic Group by billy lawrence c.f.:1994 Tim Richards, KRQ-Tucson /Atlantic Recording Corp. Album in stores Aucust 16th ATime Warner Company "A great mainstream pop record!" Inside 4 News 8 That's Sho-blz GAVIN AT A GLANCE 22 The INFO -FUTURE Is Here A trio of features with broadcast management in VV I 1,1-1 'IV hint) m illHOT mind. Media guru Paul Kagan offers an overview TOP 40 TOP 40 TOP JIMMY BUFFETT SOPHIE B. HAWKINS "Right Beside You" (Columbia) "Fruitcakes" (MCA) RAP SHERYL CROW "AllI Wonno Do" (A&M) 011111*'. RAP THE LADY OF RAGE "Afro Puffs" (Death Row/Interscope) DAS EFX STEVE PERRY "Kaught In Da Ak" (eastwest/Atlantic) "You Better Wait" (Columbia) URBAN RAP GERALD BERT "I'd Give Anything" (eastwest/Atlantic) D.C. "Time's Up" (Wild Pitch/ERG) on high-techand media; AALIYAII analyst Bishop Cheen focus- URBAN ORGANIZED KONFUSION "At Your Best (You Are Love)" (Blackground es on radio, and consultant Enterprise/Jive) "Stress" (Hollyrood GERALD LEVERT John Lund offers tips on A/C "I'd Give Anything" (eastwest/Atlantic) URBAN hiringoutside advisors. HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS A/C 43 Small Market Success ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT "But It's Alright" (Elektra) "United Front" (Chrysalis/ERG) HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS "But It's Alright" (Elektra) FORMATS A/C STEVE PERRY "You Better Wait" (Columbia) COUNTRY 12 Top 40 HARRY CONNICK, JR. COUNTRY 15 Go Chart "(I Could Only) Whisper Your Name" (Columbia) REBA MCENTIRE TOBY KEITH "She Thinks His Name Was John" (MCA) 16 Country COUNTRY Who's That Man" (Polydor) 24 Urban A3 LISA BROKOP 27 Chart Connections REBA McENTIRE "Give Me A Ring Sometime" (Patriot) "She Thinks His Name Was John" (MCA) 28 Rap A3 A- 31 Gavin Rocks 32 Gavin Rocks Profiles LIVE HARRY CONNICK, JR. Throwing Copper (Radioactive/MCA) She (Columbia) 34 Adult Contemporary 38 A' Album Adult Alternative JAZZ MARTIN PAGE 45 A' Adult Alternative The House Of Stone And Light (Mercury) WORLD SAXOPHONE QUARTET 46 Jazz Breath Of Life (Elektro/Nonesuch) I A 7 48 Alternative ADULT ALTERNATIVE WORLD SAXOPHONE QUARTET 52 College JULIA FORMIAM Breath Of life (Elektro/Nonesuch) Falling Forward (Virgin) B SHARP JAll QUARTET NEXT WEEK ALTERNATIVE (MAMA Foundation) he Mavericks ADULT ALTERNATIVE They brought the house FREEDY JOHNSTON down at theGAVINSeminar RIERETTE HARP This Perfect World (Elektra) Common Ground (Blue Note) in February. Cyndi Hoelzle JAZZ spotlights Country radio's JULIA FORDHAM BILL SAXTON QUARTET newest favorite band. 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PrBLICAFION Soundtrack (Fox/Arista) "Don't Care" (Roadrunner) "Come Out And Play" (Epitaph) Itm GAVIN JULY 29, 1994 "To call it Woodstock is like having a war and calling it World War II again." - Paul Kantner GAVIN NEWS see page 6 NMS: AccentonMusicRadio, Records Those who believe the New The Commercial Altern-something new.There Music Seminar is purely aative panel, which includedwere a number of intrigu-In Growth Spurt vehicle for showcasing newKROQ-Los Angeles' Geneing music showcases featur- talent and working interna-Sandbloom, CFNY-ing talent from all over the Advertisers love radio.AndNational advertising will tional deals were, for theToronto's John Jones andworld, and these were trulyif last year's growth rate isbring in $2.1 billion and net- most part, proved right atWEQX-Albany's Alexisthe highlight of the event. any indication, the affair willwork advertising $540 mil- this year's event, held JulyTobin fielded such ques-Newcomers such asbe long-term. lion. 19-23 at the Sheridan Hoteltions as, "When I send mySweden's Darryl -Ann, In its 1994 Communica- Broken down formatically, Country music commands in New York City.It England'sThesetions Industry Forecast, 27.9 percent of all radio sta- may have been diffi- Animal Men, LoveVeronis, Suhler & Associates, cult to tell in some SpitLove, OasisInc. predicts that radio willtions, with A/C coming in of the over -heated, and Echobelly,be bringing in $13 billionsecond at17.0 percent. over -packed clubs, worth of business by theVeronis, Suhler says that 340 Scotland's stations have stopped play- but radio attendance Superstar, andyear 2001. T H ANNIUERSA ing Top 40 while 342 have seemed significantly Australia's The "Radio appeals to advertis- down-and the sparsely -CD to your station, do IEarthmen were just a hand-ers because it's an exclusivegone Country.It projects attended radio panels (allsend it to the music directorful of overseas talent thatout -of -home medium withthat Children's programming five of them) reflected thisor the program director?"wasparticularlywell -an increasing audience,"and A' are formats to watch. "Also, The skies look fair for the trend. Thankfully, moderator Mattreceived. reports John Suhler. too. The College Radio panelPinfield (WHTG-Asbury America was representedit offers lower unit costs andrecord industry, sparked a "heated" debatePark) kept the conversationby some of the finest up-a more targeted advertisingDespite predictions that medium since it provides ababy boomers would stop between KCRW-Santaflowing. and-coming talent to date, Monica's Trish Halloran and What did work at theand attendees packed thewide range of niche for-buying music, in 1993 10- to WMNF-Tampa's MikeNew Music Seminar was theclubs nightly to see Scarce, mats." 24 -year -olds accounted for Bagley on the job descrip-showcases. In the absenceSmall Factory, The Ass In 1993, radio advertising38.3 percent of all recorded tion of a station's musicof a big name headliner,Ponys, Overwhelminggrew 8.6%, and if the seersmusic sales while the over - director-should they act asattendees relied on curiosi-Colorfast, Fuzzy and Polvo,at Veronis, Suhler are on the35's hit 34.9 percent-over gatekeepers for the stationty when choosing whichto name but a few. mark, by 1998, sales willten points more than they and select what music getsshowcase(s) to attend. This We suppose that's whydouble to 7.1 percent com-were responsible for in pound annual rate, and actu- 1988. put out for airplay, or dowas a huge plus, asit it's called the New Music Veronis, Suhler also says they just put everything outadded tothespiritofSeminar and not Panels 12'ally pass the $13 billion mark.It's interesting to notethat older buyers shy away and let the jocks decide? adventure; of discovering Us. - LINDA RYAN that 1993's growth patternfrom the "teenage terror" of surpassed the company'srecord stores, and increas- prediction of 6.8%. ingly are making their music Radio's big numbers arepurchases at discount stores, due in part to local advertis-such as Wal-Mart, or through ing, which is expected tomail order clubs, or even at Eiht Sees Double reach $10.6 billion by 1998.consumer electronics stores.