Page 28 RErRIFriday, October 28, 1877 (ALBUM ORIINTO ROCK) Mike Harrison KDKB Splits FM Et AM Program ming KDKB-FM and Am/Phoenix, programmed on an AOR simulcast basis for the past six years, has split their program ming as of October 20th. The AM daytimer now features the automated Bonneville soft AOR package, while the 24-hour FM (which has historically reached the bulk of the audience with stereo and a better signal) continues its present AOR stance. When asked if KDKB-FM will change in any way, Program Director Hank Cookenboo told REM, "Not at all. We will continue to program a variety of AOR sounds from Dolly Parton to Ted Nugent as we go after the 18-34 audience." Cookenboo went on to men- tion, "We also sprinkle some Jazz programming in there. We have found on both passive and active levels that the target audience's taste is not confined to mainstream Rock and Roll." From now on, KDKB Radio Ps Records airplay reports will be reflective of the FM station. Evolution Joe Roiling has been upped from fill-in to morning drive on KLOS/Los Angeles... Dan Neer joins WPDONew York doing 12pm-6am...The new PD at FM103/Ann Arbor is John Christianson...KAWY/Cesper PD/GM/Sales Mgr. Phillip Black resigned and is available at (307) 265-3145. New staffers include John Langan doing 640am, formerly KDEO/San Diego, KILT-FM/Houston and WIVY-FIVI/Jacksonville and John Fine doing 1-6am, formerly KQIC and KQRS both in Minneapolis...Joe Krause is now Music Director at WABX/Detroit from WWCK/Flint-Larry Snider has been pro- moted from Asst. PD to PD at KYNO/Fresno, replacing Jeff Pollack...At WLRS/ Louisville, MD Austin Vali (2-6pm) was upped to Asst. PD, Drake Hall (6-1013M) is now MD and Bob Hensley joins the station doing 2-6am .At Koski and Debbie HAPPY BIRTHDAY, TEXAS STYLE—Living up to the state of Texas' reputation for flam- O'Donnell join WNIMS/Claveland doing weekends. boyance, Lone Wolf Productions and a number of other conspirators made KFWD/Dallas Music Director Steve Sutton's birthday a day to remember. Lone Wolf bought a 60-second Concerts Et Conversation spot to run in the last set of Sutton's show that day, with the company's Chuck Dunaway INTERVIEWS: Frank Zappa, Starcastle, Peter Wolf and Magic Dick from Geils on WLVQ/ scripting the spot and KLIF's Charlie Van Dyke producing. The last line of the spot, Columbus...John Mayall, Dennis Wilson, Pablo Cruise, 38 Special, Phillip Jarrell, Lake and which up to then had been relatively normal, was "Steve, this is our way of saying Starwood on KAWY/Casper...Crackin' and George Thorogood on KTIM/San Rafael...City Boy Happy Birthday, from Jay Boy Adams, Point Blank, ZZ Top, Bill Ham, Chuck Dunaway, on WEZV/Allentown...The Persuasions, David Grisman and Tony Rice of the Grisman Quintet and the Lone Wolf family...Happy Birthday, Steve." on KZAM/Seatde...Jim Dandy of Black Oak on WYXEIMadison...Starcastle on WLUP/Chicago Sutton, visibly shaken as he heard the message Over the air, was led into the station conference room, where a monstrous cake in the shape of Texas awaited him. Sutton's ...David Bromberg on WCAS/Cambridge...Sammy Hagar, Don Harrison, Pablo Cruise and the reaction on the air was taped, and was played by WEBN/Cincinnati's Denton Mart, as Sutton Alpha Band on KSJO/San Jose...Robin and Unda Williams on WOURIUtica...Alan Price on formerly worked at that station. He said it was, naturally enough, the biggest and best WBAB/Long Island...Caldera, Taj Mahal, The Dingoes and Pablo Cruise on KWFM/Tucson... birthday of his life. At left gathered at the station celebration, are (l-r) Sutton's wife Larry Coryell, Michael Stanley on KATT/Oklahoma City...Bob Welch and Mick Fleetwood Harriet; the station's Randy Binslager; KFVVD News Director Dave [Amble; Dunaway; and on WLIRILong Island...Storm Yamashta and Jess Roden from Go and the Ozark Mt KFVVD Manager Bud Stiker. Seated are Steve Sutton and Program Director Dave Van Dyke. Daredevils on KMOD/Tulsa...Steve Miller and NRPS on WKDF/Nashville. Also pictured is the Texas-shaped cake in all its glory. RADIO CONCERTS: Graham Parker on WDVE/Pittsburgh...Alpha Band live from the ICZOZ/ San Luis Obispo studios...Richie Havens on WIBA/Madison...Stillwater on WOUR/Utica... 10/23) counting down the top 95 artists, albums and songs of all time as selected by Jay Ferguson on MIR/Long Island...The Domenic Troiano Band live from the Q1071Toronto listeners. Two randomly selected listeners also received the complete set of the 95 top studios.. albums of all time. PRESENTATIONS:KATT/Oklahoma City presented Jay Boy Adams in concert for $1.00 STICKY FINGERS TOPS: KLBJ/Austin polled their listeners on their favorite Rolling at the 20th Century Electric Co.... KAWY/Casper presented 38 Special and Driver in concert. Stones LP. "Sticky Fingers" came out ahead with 75 listeners receiving free copies of the Color new "Love You Live" LP. HALLOWCAST: WCOZ/Boston is planning the first live radio "Hallowcast" ever. CHEAP TRICK COMES HOME: Y95/Rockford welcomed home Rockford's own Cheap This live broadcast, occurring on Halloween, will be from The Rat in Boston, one of the Trick, headlining a sell-out concert with Ram Jam and Jay Ferguson. Y95 interviewed area's primary outlets for "New Wave" Rock and Roll. Cheap Trick and Rick Nelson, gave a concert package to a caller consisting of Cheap WKQQ/LEXINGTON recently gave away four Honda Express minibikes in stage three Trick's "In Color," Jay Ferguson's "Thunder Island" and Ram Jam's new LP, a of their ongoing Escape Machine contest. Stages one and two earlier included a Jeep Cheap Trick T-shirt and concert tickets. Y95 recorded the concert for later broadcast. Renegade and 3 Kawasaki street and trail bikes. PARTY WITH PETTY: KWST/Los Angeles brought over 100 listeners to the Capitol Recording Studios for a live showcase of Tom Petty Er The Heartbreakers. The show was Update taped for later broadcast. All guests received Petty LPs. See photo elsewhere in section. Congratulations to Fred Moore, Music Director of KAWY/Casper, and fine company MAGIC BUS: The Q Magic Bus from WLVQ/Colurnbus recently took listeners to Cleve- upon the station's coming in second in three' categories at the annual Wyoming Broad- land to see Fleetwood Mac and to Cincinnati to see Yes and Peter Frampton. casters Association convention. The categories were commercial production, public BEST ROCK WEEKEND: KLOS/Los Angeles presented LA's Best Rock Weekend (10/21- affairs, and community service.. .There's a new barter-basis syndicated show available to AOR's called "Over The Blue Horizon." It's basically a weekly one-hour import music and dialogue program and has been picked up by many of the Abrams stations. For info call Mal Reding (an Englishman residing in Pittsburgh) at (412) 687-9769... Most of you know this by now, but it's worth mentioning again. There's a trust fund being set up for the children of Ronnie Van Zandt and Steve Gaines. If listeners or station staffers want to contribute, send to Sir Productions, 130 W. 57th Street, New York, New York 10019.. .We mentioned a few weeks back that WNEW-FPA/New York air personality Richard Neer's younger brother Dan Neer was doing some fill-in air work at WP M Now, Dan has been appointed WPIX's regular overnight personality. Richard does the all-nighter on WNEW-FM. WPIX and WNEW-FM are located next to each other on the dial, both are AOR, and (get this!) Richard and Dan live together in the same house. There's one for the record books...WEBN/CIncinnati Program Director Denton Man injured The full story in full color his right knee at a station touch football exhibition recently and had to spend the first week of the current Arbitron in the hospital recovering from surgery on the torn from cartilage and ligaments. He even did a 45 minute airshift direct from his bed in an attempt to guide his team through the "big game." Denton's back at the station as of Radio& Records Monday (10/31). A speedy recovery to one of AOR radio's best programmers, as well as athletes! .