BUSINESS NOTES EXECUTIVES ON THE MOVE WCI Issues 4th Qtr. = 1983 Report LOS ANGELES — Warner Communications (WCI) has reported a fourth quarter profit financially of $6.9 million. The report could possibly signal a recovery for the company’s suffered a loss troubled Atari consumer electronics division. The report stated WCI 1983. Warner posted of net income of $417.8 million for the year ended December 31, a 1982 net income of $257.8 million. Warners’ non-Atari divisions reported a 6 percent overall gain in operating income million over the previous year; however, that increase was overridden by Atari s $538.6 recovery due^ to the loss for the full year. The industry is optimistic about Atari s division’s third relatively small $2.2 million loss in the fourth quarter of 1983. The million and the $180.3 million, its second quarter loss was $310.5 quarter loss was Santavicca chairman Steven J. Puvogel Dannhelssor Harper company reported first quarter losses of $45.6 million. Warner of the video — Kenny Puvogel has been appointed national album Ross cited internal rebuilding at Atari as well as the increased stability Warner Bros. Names Two loss. and Dave Dannheisser has been named associate national game industry as factors in the significantly reduced fourth quarter promotion director on September Bros. Records. Puvogel began his career at Warner The New York-based company reduced its total debt from $1.21 billion promotion director for Warner equity was $960 million years as a local and regional promotion manager on the east coast. 30, 1983 to $824 million at year’s end. The shareholders’ Bros, nine ago national album promotion coordinator and moved to Warner’s as of Dec. 31. In 1981 he was named , -r,, cable TV venture based in his new position. The company also cited “larger than expected losses from Warners Burbank home office where he continues to be expected to post a local and regional promotion manager for Warner with American Express Co. The project which Warners initially Dannheisser has worked as Immediately prior to this week’s approximately $68 million posted losses exceeding $80 million. Bros, in the Atlanta region for the past 11 years. 1982 to this years southeast regional album promotion manager. Warners’ overall revenues fell 16 percent from $4.1 billion in appointment he served as Indigo — George A. Harper has been appointed the first executive $3.4 billion. Two Named Ai 27 percent to Nashville from Eugene, Ore. The report did cite record revenues in the film division which increased vice president of Indigo Music Corp. He came Sudden Impact, Never in he has become office manager and head of to $877 million. The company cited the success of the films. Since joining Indigo 1982 Superman III national director Say Never Again, Risky Business, National Lampoon’s Vacation and administration. Mike Kelly of Nashville has been named promotion director for Amherst and as major contributors to the record gain. for Indigo Music Corp. He has been national promotion posted slight increases. Starday King, Warners’ recorded music and music pubiishing division Cachet records and has served as sales and promotion director for million. The The recorded music division reported an operating income of $765.9 Dot Records, ABC Paramount, IBC Records and Beta Distributors. appointed publishing division posted income of $60.7 million. RCA Names Two — Sylvia Santavicca and Jim Maenner have been country marketing managers for RCA Records’ national country sales. A native Report of Pittsburgh, Pa., Santavicca has been with RCA for the past two-and-one-half MCA Reports 1983 Financial years as a field merchandiser and sales representative. Prior to joining RCA she of its Filmed store manager for Record Land in Cleveland. Maenner, who is originally LOS ANGELES — As a result of the generally lower revenues was a in 1983 than the Tex., has been RCA’s merchandising representative there for the Entertainment Division, MCA reported a substantially lower income from Houston, loss for MCAs six years. was also the general supervisor for Warehouse Records there previous year. Lower profits over-all for MCA Films and an operating past He for Music Service Company, a rack and one-stop in Houston. Records and Publishing arm made the company’s revenues for 1983 $147,160,000 and worked one year 1983 were the second — John S. Pike has been promoted to senior vice president, video compared to $176,198,000 for 1982. However, MCA’s revenues for Pike Named billion for 1982. programming for Paramount Video. He has been with Paramount for two years best in its history, $1 .58 billion compared to $1 .59 T., drop was inevitable responsible for the development and production of several original Though after the phenomenal 1982 success of MCA s film E. a and has been compared to and MCA’s other 1983 film earnings were also down — $163,788,000 Pay TV programs. surged upward due to At United Stations — The United Stations has hired Sue Swenson to $213,101,000 in 1982. While the company’s television income Changes sales, will its Records and Publishing division open a west coast sales branch. Swenson, vice president/west coast its continued success with various network shows, in 1982. of the branch, currently headquartered in the offices ,-eported a loss of $7,974,000 compared to profits of $24,226,000 oversee the establishment of Dick Clark Productions in Burbank. Prior to obtaining the vice president post with The United Stations, she served as the west coast sales manager for Mutual Academy Announces Oscar Nominees Broadcasting. Bob Biernacki has been named the director/sales services for The United Stations radio network. He was originally hired by the firm in February LCS ANGELES — The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced of 1983 to work in the Affiliate Relations department as a station clearance the nominees for the 56th annual Academy awards ceremony. Paramount Pictures’ representative, a capacity he filled until the new promotion. Terms of Endearment garnered 11 nominations, followed by The Ladd Co./Warner Duffey Named At CMF — The Country Music Foundation has announced the Bros.’ production The Right Stuff which received eight. appointment of Robert D. Duffey as operations manager for RCA’s Studio B which were given to Leornard Rosenman for Cross Nominations for Criginal Score of is operated by CMF in conjunction with the Country Music Hall Fame and Creek; John Williams, Return Of The Jedi; Bill Conti, The Right Stuff; Michael Gore, Museum. He will oversee the daily operation of Studio B, a fully operational Terms Of Endearment; and Jerry Goldsmith, Under Fire. recording studio featuring a computer animated exhibit depicting the colorful Nominated for Criginal Song Score or Adaptation Score were: Lalo Schifrin, The history of the Studio and Music Row. Sting II; Elmer Bernstein, Trading Places; Michel Legrand, Alan and Marilyn Bergman, Word Appointed — Jane Word has been named director of the Tennessee Film, Yentl. since August 1982 as assistant from Tape and Music Commission, which she has served Criginal Song nominations went to: “Flashdance . . . What A Feeling” director. She succeeds Patricia Ledford, who has resigned after more than three Flashdance, music by Giorgio Moroder, lyric by Keith Forsey and Irene Cara; “Maniac” years as director to establish a private film and television consultant business based from Flashdance, Music and lyric by Michael Sembello and Dennis Matkosky; “Cver in Nashville. You” from Tender Mercies, music and lyric by Austin Roberts and Bobby Hart; “Papa Can You Hear Me?” from Yentl, music by Michel Legrand, lyric by Alan and Marilyn Bergman; “The Way He Makes Me Feel” from Yentl, music by Michel Legrand, lyric by Alan and Marilyn Bergman. ASCAP Celebrates 70th Year (continued from page reasons but the bottom line was they just 5J This time the lower began by saying, "Our 70th birthday didn’t want to pay. guided by the Supreme Court seems the perfect occasion to stop and courts, decision, ruled that a radio performance take a good look at how it all started. The public performance for profit and story of ASCAP begins in 1913 with a was a license was necessary. songwriter, a publisher and a lawyer. therefore a was Raymond Hubbell was a composer from The first station to come on board in Los Angeles — station KFI Ohio. George Maxwell, the American sub- right here It was licensed by ASCAP on February publisher of Italy’s G. Ricordi; and Nathan 1923. Other radio stations followed, anc Burkan, a New York lawyer. They had the 1, it wasn’t long before radio became one idea of establishing a society so that of our most important sources of income writers and publishers would be paid for Today we license over 10,000 stations. the performance of their music. Since the first step was to convince the important writers and publishers that such Odegard Named an organization was necessary, Burkan suggested they find a prominent musical To Projects Post figure who could drum up interest in the — Kevin Odegard has new society. That man was Victor Herbert, LOS ANGELES appointed to the post of west coas and it was he who took the dream of been for AGAC/The Songwri ASCAP and made it a reality.” projects director society’s beginning, ter’s Guild. He will be working in the Loi THICK OFATLANTIC — Atlantic Records will release a single by television personality After tracing the to an event that proved Angeles office, coordinating the Ask-a Alan Thicke. The single is “Thicke Of The Night,” which is the title theme song of David moved on to ASCAP; the advent of Pro seminars. Jack Segal’s Songshop Thicke’s late-ight variety show. It is backed with “Grandma." Pictured celebrating very important “Like the hotels and editing the West Coast Wire newslette the forthcoming release are(l-r): Dave Glew, executive vice president/general manager, radio. He reflected, taking an and working in '^ublic Relations an< Atlantic Records; Ahmet M. Ertegun, chairman, Atlantic Records; Thicke; and Sheldon restaurants, radio resisted pages full of recruiting. Vogel, vice chairman; Atlantic Records. ASCAP license. They had

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