NEWSSTAND PRICE $6.50 SEPTEMBER 30. 2005 `Better Days' At Hot AC Warner Bros. artists The Gao Goo Dolls take home Most Added at the format this week as "Better Days" picks up 47 adds The Goos are still in the studio putting together their latest album, Real Success Stories but they'll take a What defines a legendary station? Find out as Rhythmic/ break on New Urban Editor Dana Hall profiles 10 influential Urban Year's Eve to play a stations from across the country. These leaders are all show at the Las revered by listeners, respected by the industry and tied in Vegas House of to their communities. Being good isn't enough anymore; Blues. www.radiaanch-ecords.com this week you'll learn how to be great. Page 33. 1amseyL&: got momentU 111... RA OW 260 AFFILIATES KTSA - SAN ANTONIO -3 HOURS LIVE! NASHVILLE - WWTN - STILL #1 AFTER 13 YEARS!!! 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Indeed, if we've included a rundown radio dies, it seems much more likely of some of the hottest THE INDUSTRY'S NEWSPAPER metal bands on the scene today. Page 64. to be suicide than murder. www. radioandrecords. com Page 14 THE FAIR TAX PLAN This is rock, Mexican -style: Page 17/1/// / / / l / /, % , < Talk host Neal Boortz and Congressman John Linder teamed up to write The Fair Tax Book, which details their plan to reform the U.S. tax Radio Works Together In Preparation For Digital Future code, and soon found themselves on At NAB Radio Show, industry urged to 'step up to the plate,' stay focused on serving listeners the top of the New York Times best- By Joe Howard seller list. News/Talk/Sports Editor AI MR Washington Bureau Chiel Peterson talks to Boortz about the ihovardailredirardrecwds.eom PHILADELPHIA - The glamorous life of an author and Boortz's NAB Radio Show re- upcoming audit. turned to the City of Page 12 Brotherly Love two years after its well- received 2003 stand here. While that year's show was dominated by the FCC's then -new ownership rules, this year's confab, held Sept. 21 -23 at the Marconi Award Winners: Page 10 Philadelphia Convention Center, focused on radio's changing competitive land- scape and its digital future. THOUSAND FOOT KRUTCH Infinity Broadcasting CEO Absolute (Tooth & Nail) Joel Hollander revealed that CHR/POP a group of companies that rMARIAH CAREY Shake It DB (Island /IDJMG) includes Infinity, Gear Chan- nel, Emmis and Entercom rCHR/RHYTHMICkANYE WEST Gold Digger (Roc- A- Fella9CJMG) will, within the next 60 to 90 LllRBAN days, announce plans for de- (Top row 1-0 Sagas Ed Christian, Clear Channel's John Hogan, Infinity's Joel Hollander. NRG Media's Mary Quass and ICBC P'KANYE WEST Gold Digger (Roc- A- Fella'IOJMG) veloping their digital plat- Broadcast Holdings' Charles Wadield at the "Group Executive Super Session'; author/marketer Seth Godin delivers a URBAN AC forms. keynote; (middle 1-r) moderator Dan Mason, Journal's Beverlee Brannigan, Regent's Bob Moody, Emmis' Jimmy Steal, ' CHARLIE WILSON Chaiie Last... (Jive/Zomta Label Group) "I'm not sure what the SBS's Bill Tanner and Clear Channel's Doc Wynter at the "Programming Executive Super Session'; (bottom row, 1-r) WIBC/ best strategy is, but we're GOSPEL Indianapolis' Jon Quick and Tom Severino accept the Legendary Station Marconi; radio host and American Idol judge "DR. CHARLES G. HAVES & WARRIORS Work It... (ICEE) talking and I feel good about Randy Jackson delivers a luncheon address; and Bonneville's Bruce Reese, Federated Media's John Dille Ill and the NAB's i COUNTRY NAB See Page 10 Eddie Fritts celebrate alter Dille was given the National Radio Award. MONTGOMERY GENTRY Something To Be .. (Columbia) .. SMOOTH JAZZ 'PAUL HARDCASTLE Serena (Trippin "N' Rhythm) aM, AC rROB THOMAS Lonely No More (Atlantic) Bergin Rises To HOT AC WZZN /Chicago R &R Ups Peterson, Jacobson LIFEHOUSE You And We (Cefen) RCA Music Grp. ,ROCK Flips To Oldies R &R News /Talk /Sports Here Al 'STAIN() Right (FAp/Atlantic) By ken Anthony Editor Peterson has Sr. VP/Top 40 as Exec. Daily ACTIVE ROCK 13813 Rock Editor added duties By Keith Berman kanthony4radioandrecords.com ' NICKELBACK Photograph (Roadrunner/IDJMG) News Manager. He will have MR Associate Radio Editor ABC Radio on Monday oversight of R &R's daily kberman®radioandrecords. for ALTERNATIVE The RCA Mu- 'GORILLAZ Feel Good In:. (Virgin) flipped WZZN (94.7 The news products. Zone) /Chicago from Active sic Group has el- TRIPLE A "Al has proven to be an t Rock to Oldies as "94.7 True evated VP /Top 40 F DAVID GRAY The One' Love (ATO/RCA/RMG) outstanding newsman with Oldies." The station will run a solid understanding of Promotion Mike CHRISTIAN CHR local programming in morning Bergin to Sr. VP/ JEREMY CAMP Lay Dorn My Pride (BEC/Tooth & Nail) handling industry news," and afternoon drive and Scott Top 40 Promotion. CHRISTIAN AC serving as R&R VP /Editorial Shannon's True Oldies channel Jacobson Bergin, who has k CASTING CROWNS Litesong (Beach Street/Reunion/PLG) & Music Operations Cyndee Peterson in all other dayparts. Maxwell said. been with RMG CHRISTIAN INSPO the most accurate and timely PD Bill Gamble and the rest of "His far -reaching experi- for the past five F TASTING CROWNS Litee ng ¡Beach Street/Reunion/PLG) news." Bergin the programming and on -air ence, from his early days in years, the last three REGIONAL MEXICAN Peterson will continue as staff have exited. The flip fills the music radio to consulting to in his most recent ATRULLA 81 Eres Divina (Disc) News /Talk /Sports Editor format hole that was created serving as R&R News /Talk/ post, will continue to report to iPANISH CONTEMPORARY and report directly to Max- when Infinity switched Oldies Sports Editor, is crucial for us RMG Exec. VP /Promotion Rich- r IBD Sólo Ouédale En S,lencio (EMI Latin) well and CEO /Publisher WJMK /Chicago to Adult Hits as we continue in our role as ard Palmese and be based in as "Jack FM" in June. Erica Farber. New York ,ROPICAL..VENTURA I/DON OMAR Ella Y Yo (Premiums the industry's resource for WZZN See Page 11 PETERSON See Page 11 BERGIN See Page 11 ISSUE N_'MBER 1626 www.americanradiohistory.com www.americanradiohistory.com PAGE 3 As Infinity Dir./Digital Konrad Named September 30, 2005 Robbins Set Dir./Prop. & Ops NEWS & FEATURES WJMK & WUSN/ Country format called Chicago VP /GM Dave "Chicago's Future Coun- For Hubbard Trio Robbins has added try," focusing on new Radio Business 4 Street Talk 17 duties as Director/ music from established Steve Konrad has been named Ma nagement/Marketing/ Opportunities 88 Digital Programming artists and newcomers. Director /Programming & Opera- for Infinity Broadcast- Infinity Chairman/ fions for Hubbard Broadcasting/ Sales 14 Marketplace 89 ing. Among his new re- CEO Joel Hollander Minneapolis Talk outlets KSTP- Technology 16 Publisher's Profile 92 sponsibilities will be said, "Dave had an inte- AM and WFMP -FM, as well as overseeing the devel- gral role in the success- co -owned Country WIXK/New FORMAT SECTIONS opment and expansion ful development and Richmond, WI. Konrad fills a po- of Infinity's HD Radio launch of Chicago's sition that has been open since Joe Rob News/Talk/Sports 12 Rock 64 strategy, including sec- bins WUSN HD-2 and WJMK- O'Brien exited last summer. CHR/Pop 24 Alternative 72 ondary HD audio program- FM HD-2 and has distinguished The move marks a return to the ming. himself as one of the leaders Twin Cities and to Hubbard for CHR/Rhythmic 29 Triple A 75 Adult Hits WJMK and in the industry. Under his Konrad, who was PD of KSTP Urban Special 33 Americana 78 Country WUSN operate Infin- guidance, I am confident In- from 1991 -1998 before leaving to finity reach new heights program KLIF /Dallas. For the Country 47 Christian 79 ity's only separately pro- will grammed HD subchannels: in making the best use of the past five years he has served as AC 54 Latin Formats 84 WJMK -HD2, airing WJMK's technology for listeners and Regional VP for Clear Channel/ Columbus, OH & Central Ohio, Smooth Jazz 60 former Oldies programming, advertisers." where he had primary responsi- and WUSN -HD2, running a ROBBINS See Page 9 bility for programming News/ The Back Pages 90 Talk WTVN /Columbus. "Finding the right person to come in and lead our program- Lassman Joins KZJK/Minneapolis As PD ming, especially with some of the challenges ahead, has been a real John Lassman has been named PD of Infinity Adult Hits KZJK experience for me these past three (104.1 Jack FM)/Minneapolis, effective Oct.