"MEN OF THE YEAR" AWARDS SINCE 1 9 6 0 1960 Disc Jocky Radio Man of the Year Top 40: Joey Reynolds, WKBQ, Buffalo Gordon McLendon, president, McLendon Stations Non -Rock: Jack Carney, KSFO, San Francisco Country: Biff Collie, KFOX, Long Beach 1961 R&B: Georgie Woods, WDAS, Philadelphia Radio Man of the Year Record Man of the Year Chuck Blore, Crowell-Collier, Los Angeles (No one nominated) Program Director 1965 Les Stein, KGO, San Francisco Radio Man of the Year Disc Jockeys Chris Lane, WJJD, Chicago Top 40: Dick Biondi, WLS, Chicago Non -Rock: Pete Myers, WNEW-New York General Manager TV: Buddy Deane, WJZ-TV, Baltimore Top 40: Kent Burkhart, WQXI, Atlanta Non -Rock: Harvey Glascock, WNEW, New York Music Director C&W: George Dubinetz, WJJD, Chicago Top 40: Neil McIntyre, WHK, Cleveland R&B: Frank Ward, WWRL, New York Non -Rock: Julie Rizzo, KMPC, Los Angeles Program Director Record Man of the Year Top 40: Pat O'Day, KJR, Seattle Bob Skaff, Liberty (for national promotion) Non -Rock: Dick Carr, WIP, Philadelphia C&W: Chris Lane, WJJD, 1962 Chicago R&B: Ed Wright, WABQ, Cleveland Radio Man of the Year (five -way tie) Music Director Ralph Beaudine, General Manager, WLS, Chicago Top 40: Bertha Porter, WDRC, Hartford Gordon McLendon, president, McLendon stations Non -Rock: Elma Greer, KSFO, San Francisco Jack Thayer, general manager, WHK, Cleveland C&W: Chris Lane, WJJD, Chicago Sam Holman, program director, WABC, New York R&B: Burke Johnson, WAQK, Atlanta Harvey Glascock, general manager, WIP, Philadelphia Disc Jockey Program Director Top 40: Johnny Holliday, KYA, San Francisco Top 40: Jim Hawthorne, KFWB, Los Angeles Non -Rock: Jack Carney, KSFO, San Francisco Non -Rock: Varner Paulsen, WNEW, New York C&W: John Trotter, WJJD, Chicago Disc Jockey R&B: E. Rodney Jones, WVON, Chicago Top 40: Dick Biondi, WLS, Chicago Record Man of the Year Non -Rock: Jack Carney, KSFO-San Francisco Joe Smith, Warner Bros. -Reprise (major label) Music Director Danny Davis, Philles (independent label) Top 40: Neil McIntyre, KQV, Pittsburgh Non -Rock: Elma Greer, KSFO-San Francisco 1966 Record Man of the Year Radio Man of the Year Bob Skaff, Liberty (for national promotion) Gertie Katzman, WNEW, New York General Manager 1963 Top 40: Gene Taylor, WLS, Chicago Radio Man of the Year Non -Rock: Harvey Glascock, WNEW, New York Dick Smith, program director, WORC, Worchster C&W: George Dubinetz, WJJD, Chicago Program Director R&B: Frank Ward, WWRL, New York Top 40: Ruth Meyer, WMCA, New York Program Director: Non -Rock: Varner Paulsen, WNEW, New York Top 40: Pat O'Day, KIR, Seattle Disc Jockey Non -Rock: Dick Carr, WIP, Philadelphia Top 40 (tie): B. Mitchell Reed, WMCA, New York C&W: Chris Lane, WJJD, Chicago Joey Reynolds, WKBQ, Buffalo R&B: Lucky Cordell, WVON, Chicago Non -Rock: William B. Williams, WNEW, New York Music Director Music Director Top 40: Joe Bogart, WNCA, New York Top 40: Bertha Porter, WDRC, Hartford Non -Rock: Gertie Katzman, WNEW, New York Non -Rock: Gertie Katzman, WNEW, New York C&W: Chris Lane, WJJD, Chicago Record Man of the Year R&B: Marty Wekser, WWRL, New York Joe Smith, Warner Bros. (for national promotion) Disc Jockey Top 40: Don Steele, KHI, Los Angeles 1964 Non -Rock: Gary Owens, KMPC, Los Angeles Radio Man of the Year C&W: Biff Collie, KFOX, Long Beach Pat O'Day, program director, KJR, Seattle R&B: Paul Johnson, WWIN, Baltimore General Manager Record Man of the Year Top 40: Clint Churchill, KYA, San Francisco Jerry Wexler, Atlantic-Atco Records (Executive) Non -Rock: Harvey Glascock, WIP, Philadelphia Don Graham, A&M Records (National Promotion) R&B: Frank Ward, WWRL, New York C&W: (No managers nominated) 1967 Program Director Radio Man of the Year Top 40: Pat O'Day, KJR, Seattle Kenneth Palmer, general manager, KIMN-Denver Non -Rock: Dick Carr, WIP, Philadelphia General Manager C&W: Chris Lane, KAYO, Seattle Top 40: Kent Burkhart, WQXI, Atlanta R&B: Dick Harvey, WHAT, Philadelphia Non -Rock: Harvey Glascock, WNEW, New York Music Director C&W: George Dubinetz, WJJD, Chicago Top 40: Bertha Porter, WDRC, Hartford R&B: Frank Ward, WWRL, New York Non -Rock: Gertie Katzman, WIP, Philadelphia Program Director: C&W: Bob Conners, WEEP, Pittsburgh Top 40: Paul Drew, CKLW, Detroit R&B: Rocky Groce, WWRL, New York Non -Rock: Richard Carr, WIP, Philadelphia .