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Inside: Adds vs. Airplay Conference Call And More... Issue 248 ebruary 3, 1995 Interview With JON ZELLNER Freedyoh won Over 100 Stations! Great Research Over 1 100 Plays! And Phones At: BDS Monitor Jumps 34-29* WKBQ AETWORK 24* WAHC New Adds Include: Q99 WHYT WZPL WRVQ I WKXJ Major Market Support: WAPE WZJM KISF KQKQ KZIU Q99 WKBQ WAEB WPST YI07 WAHC WPRO WPXR KRBE KRQQ WNCI WZOK WFLY WXXL WTIC KJYO WPLY WAPE WKSS And Dozens More! 13.0tok ReptAi-ai-iov Tour With Sheryl Crow Begins 2/20. leActive! #I8 Most Played MUSIC FIRST Dela. 011 MIRA (011PAG DIM *00 01251," (METHS. C Elekl.rot Aivisin et ul..e. Lemmunice....1 Inc. A Ilne Ce,..fty. #248 published by NET111111( 40 INC. 120 N. Victory BI., Burbank, CA 91502 phone (818) 9554040 las (818) 848-9810 e-mailNEMORK4O@AOLCOM 4 APV OUT THIS WEEK LIVE "Lightning Crashes" (RACIOACTIVE) #1 Most Added IN - #1 PPW yeSSID UNION OF ULS LONDONBEAT BOYZ II MEN "I Believe" (SBK/EMI RECORDS) On The Cover Street Chart / Rhythm Nation 24 BONNIE RAITT Jon Zellner (kneeling, tl ird from right) with staff and hangers-on (far "You Got It" (ARISTA) right) Guy Zapoleon andSteve Wyrostok. Crossover Music Meeting 26 F REHOUSE "I Live My Life For You" News 4 X Chart / X News 28 (E 'IC ) SIMPLE MINDS Page 6 6 "She's A River" Country Editorial 30 (VIRGIN) The whole truths, the half truths and anything but the truth... Country For The '90s, by WYRK Buffalo PD Ken Johnson. OASIS "Live Forever" (EF IC, Editorial 8 Retail Chart / Bin Burners 32 The Beautiful People. The Top -40 albums; the Top -5 records with the biggest sales increases. TOM JONES "I Wanna Get Back With You" ( INITERSCOPE/AG) Network 40 Interview 10 Show Prep 34 Play It, Say It! / Trivia / Rimshots Liz PHAIR KTHT Fresno PD Jon Zellner. "Whip -Smart" (MATADOR/ATLANTIC/AG) Most Requested 36 Conference Call 12 CRYSTAL WATERS A Network 40 exclusive: four pages of the hottest reaction records "What I Need" The "Add" Of Tomorrow. (M=P LiPYj Picture Pages 44 FOREIGNER "L.ntil The End Of Time" Network 40 Spc tlight 16 (RI -YT -IM SAFARI/PRIORITY) WLAN Lancaster Now Playing 48 COMING SOON Spin Cycle 56 Promotions 18 All the pertinent data on every song in Network 40s Top 80 PPW chart. BLUES TRAVELER Exclusive March promo panner. "Rif.' Around" (m,m) The Crunch Page 58 Mainstream Music Meeting 4 P. M. 20 Most Added Records / Most Accelerated Airplay. "Lay Down" (NEXT PLATEAU/ISLAND) A/C Chart /HotNotes 22 The Chart 60 THE CRANBERRIES "Ode To My Family" (r -.)1m41)) GARY F. BIRD STEVE SMITH GERRY CAGLE Publishers lice President/ General Manager KEITH MARTIN EDITORIAL STAFF SARA HUNTER Administrative Director COUNTRY NETWORK 'MgPorsirePrIER DWAYNE WARD Nashville "Never Find Someone VP Operatrons KATHRYN DANYLUK JAMES DO YOUNG LEE Features Editor FREEMAN Graphic Designer Like You" JEFF SILBERMAN VP/CountryF Editor (CC) UMBIA) Editor -In -Chief LEAH BRANDON Research Director Los Angeles OPERATIONS STAFF JOHN KILGO JAMIE MATTESON Radio Editor JOSIE CIANFLONE Country Radio Editor STAN PRIMMER Editorial Associate Director, Information Systems STEVIE WONDER KRISTEN N. MICLVuVly AREaro CoordinatoriF/iV9e VICTOR CABALLERO Music Director / A/C Editor THE CHROME LIZARD Page 6 Editor Director, Client Information Services "For Your Love" STEPHEN MEADE ART STAFF (Mc. 1( wrs,J) Crossover Editor ALDEN KEITH STUBBLEFIELD New York HARMAN G. SMITH Imaging Cente- Manager KAREN HOLMES PAT GILLEN Art Director STEVE BURTLESS Alternative Editor Director. East Coast Operations DEBBY PETERSON Imaging Assistant Production Director TOAD THE WET SPROCKET 01995. Network 40. Inc. All nghts.eserved. The inhumation compiled herein is deemed to be proprietary. and cannot be copied. distfibuted or commercially exploited without thewafter, per on of Network 40. "Fly From Heaven" Punted in the USA and distributed throughout North America. Europe. Australia, New Zealand and Japan. IC() umm) .46 For sit scriptron information or change of address notification, contact Jackie Bodner, Circulation Manager of The Network Magazine Group at (819) 955-4000. NEWS MTV Restructures Music Department VPs Galluzzi, HOwelh Largent Lead Bolstered Staff READ THE RESUME! In an effort to increase MTV's re- Programming Patti Galluzzi's dutieswho joins the video channel from a sponse to and communication with now include the managing of the stint at ABC Satellite Network's "The Never has the importance of hiring the the record companies, MTV Music & channel's weekly music meetings and Tom Joyner Show," where he served right person - and closely checking their Programming Sr. VP Andy Schuon communication with a host of major as Executive Producer. work habits - been so evident as in recent restructured its Talent Relations and labels on programming decisions and Elsewhere, Michele Megan Dix left events. We refer, of course, to Sports/Talk station KVEG Las Vegas, which hired Music Programming departments, priorities. Helping her out are Sheri her Sr. Segment Producer post at Ex- former Ohio Stare and NFL quarterback which have been merged into MTV Howell and Lewis Largent, both pro- tra: The Entertainment Magazine to Art Schlichter. The same Art Schlichter Music. He also announced a full slate moted to VP Music. Howell will help become MTV's Director of Music and who got thrown out of the NFL for gam- of appointments and promotions to Galluzzi keep the labels in touch with Talent. She'll be booking music talent bling... and who told KVEG GM Jerry run the new division. the channel's programming decisions, for shows such as The Grind and 120 Kutner he moved to Vegas because "You can gamble anywhere in this country, but "The most important thing we do while Largent will be mainly respon- Minutes. Also on board is Manager, at least here, it's legal." It seems ol' Artie each week at MTV is program mu- sible for supervising the music sched- Music Programming, Matt Pinfield; may have ripped off as much as $500,000 sic," Schuon states. "With these new uling process. previously he was PD at WHTG As- from listeners, telling new-found listener people in place and new structure, Down the corporate ladder is Kurt bury Park. Elli Cola was promoted to "friends" that he didn't have the bucks to we'll bring a new energy and focus to Steffek. The Director of Music Pro- Manager of Music and Talent; Fred take his kid to the doctor... and ripping this process. It's great to welcome gramming will also take on the re- Jordan was promoted to Music Coor- off 25 of Kutner's blank checks. He was caught trying to pass off a $1,700 check at some passionate new people and to sponsibility for communicating pro- dinator; and Music Coordinator Amy a local casino, was convicted and sen- recognize the fantastic work of some gramming decisions to the labels. He Finnerty's duties now entail commu- tenced to two years hard time and five of the people on our team." will be teamed with new Director, nicating MTV programming decisions years probation.....Wha, you thought we On the upper level, VP Music Music Programming, Stephen Hill, to independent labels. were referring to something else? EVERGREENER This just in: Evergreen Media just com- pleted a merger with Broadcasting Part- ners, with Evergreen the surviving con- glomerate. The stock -and -bucks deal creates a 22 -station group that include,, four FMs in Chicago. Both companies will petition the FCC for a temporary waiver to keep the quartet for a while. COMING & GOING Hot 97 New York's #1 nighttimer Baltazar is heading for WJMN Boston to do mornings... CRB Broadcasting PATTI GALLUZZI SHERI HOWELL LEWIS LARGENT (which owns WAEB AM/FM and WZZO Allentown, among others) promoted Maggie McAleer to Direc- Country News Round- Up tor of Marketing And Programming Services... Rich E. Cunningham left Wal*Mart Initiates Nationwide Tour KKRZ Portland to do APD/nights at Wal*Mart and Anderson Merchan- 1,400 Wal*Marts serviced by Ander- tion he has held for 19 consecutive WXLK Roanoke... Su -Anna was disers have joined together to present son Merchandisers. books. named Asst. Production Director/mid- days... Laurie Gail was promoted to over two dozen up-and-coming Among the artists confirmed to the "Carl is one of the most influential Asst. MD at WFNX Boston. Country artists in concert in the park- tour are Rhett Akins, Jeff Carson, Terri and creative professionals in Country ra- ing lots of Wal*Marts across the na- Clark, George Ducas, Wade Hayes, dio," says SW CEO Susan Solomon. BY THE BOOK tion. The tour, which runs from Boy Howdy, David Lee Murphy, Russ "His program is absolutely cutting edge. Taff, Woody Lee and James House. His wit and contributions to Country The most recent Interep study found March 27 to October 14, will feature produced the following results of the over 200 shows. SW DEBUTS "MOST WANTED" music have endeared him to such artists Fall book (in the Top 25 markets) by Two participating artists will per- SW Networks will debut "Coun- as Garth Brooks, Vince Gill, Brooks format: The most popular format was form each night for one week of the try's Most Wanted," a long -form and Dunn, and Tanya Tucker." News/Talk, which rose 16.5-17.2. Next 29 -week tour. They also will stick Country music radio program hosted "Country's Most Wanted" will fea- were Urban (down a point to 10.0), around to sign autographs inside the by Carl P. Mayfield on February 11. ture the latest and hottest Country Country (flat at 7.9), Oldies (5.6-6.2), AOR (5.9-5.5), Spanish (5.1-5.3), A/C Wal*Mart store immediately follow- Among the 46 affiliates running the music, as well as interviews with both (5.1-4.9), Soft A/C (4.9-4.8), Top 40 ing each concert.