1 NEWSPAPER / Ratt Headed Toward Platinum Again Story on Page 1 AFRICAN AID CONCERTS SCHEDULED BML TV COMMITTEE MEET IN COURT WARNER AMEX SALE ONE STEP CLOSER CASH BOX CONDUCTS ATLANTA RETAIL/RADIO SEMINAR LATIN SECTION DEBUTS, PAGE 21 9 C4SH BOX THE INTERNATIONAL MUSIC / COIN MACHINE / HOME ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY VOLUME XLIX — NUMBER 2 — June 22, 1985 Guest Editorial C4SHBCX Let’s Get The Narcs Out Of The Business GEORGE ALBERT By Pete Howard President and Publisher It’s somebody that we're all aware of, and yet few job offer, alright; but from somebody offering to do a MARK ALBERT of us are bold enough to point the finger. Naming names job for you. Or perhaps it’s a friendly salesperson calling Vice President and General Manager in print is completely out of the question. It’s a subject on you, or an artist pushing a tape or record, or what SPENCE BERLAND that is not usually brought out of the closet, much less have you. Vice President written about in national pages, but All we’re asking is, when it comes J.B. CARMICLE plagues each and every one of us at time for the all-important follow-up Vice President one time or another, either directly or call, before turning into a NARC, look DAVID ADELSON indirectly. The abuse is undoubtedly at the consequences. The case against Managing Editor at its most prominent in the entertain- it is overwhelming: it’s an inefficient Research ment industry but has affected busi- waste of time, including your compan- KEITH ALBERT, Manager DARRYL LINDSEY nesses in every stratum of today’s y’s time. Most of us will stay persistent RON ROSENTHAL STEVEN ZAP society. The problem we’re faced with and sooner or later nab you, so why JEFFERY PLATT together is how to rid ourselves of the drive your secretary crazy taking 8-10 Los Angeles Editorial dreaded NARC, an acronym for that messages? She's already on the phone PETER HOLDEN GREGORY DOBRIN busy executive who Never Answers or too much. Give us something! Only so PETER BERK Returns Calls. STEPHEN PADGETT that we can move on to the next BOB SHULMAN Any of us who deal with the tele- prospect, tying up our loose ends NADEEN TOOMEY phone on any kind of a regular basis, along the way. These so-called loose New York Editorial / LEE JESKE that includes of in “the and most us Pete Howard is Sr. of Jim ends burn up more mental energy, for RUSTY CUTCHIN VP/GM biz,” are faced with this certain frus- Brown Productions, Inc., a radio both parties involved, than most people Nashville Editorial/Research JOHN LENTZ; -General Manager tration from time to time. It often syndication firm based in Santa are aware of. If the reponse to us is BYRON C. WYNKOOP r-^ comes with the second contact be- Monica, CA. He promptly returns a negative one, which is usually the WILLIAM R. FISHEB all calls, no matter how long it PUBLICATION OFFICES cause all but the highest-echelon case when a NARC appears (or, I NEW YORK executives usually seem to be willing takes. should say, disappears), just KISS us 330 W. 58th Street, (Suite 5D) New York NY .1001 to take an initial call from a stranger, their curiosity off with a popular acronym: Keep It Short & Simple! One Phone: 586-2640 (212) getting the better of them. I’ve just won the minute of your honesty is all that we’re after. Don’t think Cable Address: Cash Box NY “Maybe Circulation Irish Sweepstakes” or “Maybe it’s a better job offer” for a minute that you’re saving time by ignoring our calls; NINA TREGUB, Manager flashes through the mind. The call turns out to be a that’s just being a NARCISSIST (Never Answers or HOLLYWOOD 6363 Sunset Blvd. (Suite 930) Returns Calls, Isn’t So Successful In Saving Time). 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