ISSUE NUMBER 435 THE INDUSTRY'S NEWSPAPER JUNE 4, 1982 INSIDE R&R; KHQ Held In Contempt Vandals Topple Tower Marc Marks Airing Makes His For Trial Tapes At Falwell's WRVL Mark On NAB: In what station officials are call- contempt of a wrongful order. We WRVL/Lynchburg, VA was on Channel 6 for some television The Congressman - ing an unconstitutional eecP of prior had the tapes and we were restrain- knocked off the air early Monday viewers in the Lynchburg area. turned -candidate restraint, KHQ-AM-FM & TV/Spo ed from playing them." He added, (5-31) when its 138 -foot FM antenna Edwards said those problems have for the NAB kane were cited for contempt of "I don't know of a case where prior was felled by vandals, who evident- not been totally cleaned up, and presidency delivers court last week (5-26) . restraint has been upheld by a ly used powerful bolt cutters to he had no idea whether the tower candid remarks Judge Robert Bibb ruled the sta- state supreme court or the U.S. slice through two sets of 11/2" guy destruction was linked to the in- 4 tions violated his order against Supreme Court." wires. WRVL is licensed to Liberty terference. airing tapes used as evidence in In deciding to broadcast the Baptist College, whose founder Rev. Falwell issued a statement Exploring The Future the trial of Ruth Coe. She was con- tapes, Mell said the stations took and chancellor is Rev. Jerry Fal- in which he said, "Obviously, there victed last Friday of trying to hire into account their acquisition of well. Of A OR: In the first of a four-part are those persons who are com- a killer to murder the judge and them by legal means, the fact series. AOR programmers analyze that Operations Manager Jerry Ed- mitted to preventing a 24 -hour prosecutor responsible for con- transcripts had been furnished to up-and-coming format trends and wards estimated the loss at $100,000. Christian radio station from broad- victing her son on a rape charge. reporters by the court, suggest ways of growing up with and the He told R&R the tower, located casting in the Lynchburg area. The tapes, supplied to KHQ by relevance of the recordings to on 20 their audiences 20 two a mountaintop miles from While some persons certainly are the prosecuting attorney and air- key issues in the trial - Mrs. Coe's WRVL's studios, crashed into three sincerely opposed to WRVL be- A Birch Quarterly Close-Up: ed May 21, contained a conversa- mental state and an allegation of pieces on impact and was totally cause of interference, many op- Jhan Hiber examines what's new, tion between Mrs. Coe and an un- police entrapment of the defendant. destroyed. pose the station because of their what's right, and what's wrong with dercover policeman she was at- Tuesday morning WRVL officiaLs opposition to the gospel of Christ, the Birch Report's most ambitious tempting to hire for the killings. Judge Blocks began searching for a temporary Thomas Road Baptist Church, and ratings project yet 10 Judge Bibb has proposed fining tower, amid hopes of being back Jerry Falwell." KHQ $10,000 but won't rule on the Shifting Of on the air within a week. Perma- Falwell added, "I pray that the punishment for several weeks. nent replacement of the antenna Lord will give the investigators Meanwhile, KHQ is preparing an will take "some time," Edwards the necessary information to de- appeal of the contempt citation. AP Radio predicted. termine who did it. If they don't "We're arguing that it's a clear WRVL went on the air last sum- find these criminals, obviously PROMOTIONS: case of prior restraint," News Di- Newscasters mer and immediately stirred con- they will do it, or something worse, Two female AP rector Dean Mell told R&R, "The Radio newscast- troversy by causing interference again." THE INDUSTRY'S order was null and void on its face ers who claim to be the victims of and therefore we can't be held in sex discrimination won a prelimi- nary injunction in federal court SYKES PROMOTED Monday (6-1) prohibiting the net- Greener Promoted work from moving them out of Abrams Teams their airshifts. The injunction, which replaces To WAOK VP/GM With MTV an April 2 order that restored Richard Greener has been named who has spent the last nine years in Noted AOR consultant Lee them to shifts from which they'd Vice President/General Manager Atlanta; he became WAOK's GSM Abrams joined MTV in an advisory been removed, protects Cynthia of Black -formatted WAOK/Atlan- in 1981. capacity, concentrating on the Hecht and Candy Crowley from ta, moving up from General Sales Charles Schwartz, President of areas of special programming, ac- being reassigned until a trial can Manager at the station. Greener is Broadcast Enterprises National A 12 -page look at radio and quisitions, new musical trends, and be held on their sex discrimination an 18 -year Black radio veteran Inc.'s Radio Division, told R&R that record promotions, featuring lifestyle research. He will be work- charges. Greener "is most deserving of the facts and figures, fun and ing closely with Warner Amex Sr. In December, Hecht was re- FIVE STATIONS promotion. His tenure in the mar- frivolity, VP Bob Pittman, MTV VP/Pro- moved from her and frank appraisals morning drive WOULD DROP ketplace is longstanding, and his of the future of the form.... 27 gramming Les Garland, and newly - shift to a midday slot after affiliates association with and love of Black promoted MTV Director of Pro- began complaining there were too radio span his entire broadcast gramming John Sykes, who was many female voices on AP Radio. Arbitron Nixes career. He did an outstanding job formerly Director of Promotion & Crowley, who had been an evening heading up our sales efforts as Active A/C's - Breaking Artist Relations for the 24 -hour anchor, was taken off the air in L.A. Reissue GSM. We're delighted that his ap- Records And Winning: music TV network. March and assigned editor duties. Although it admits that 22 diaries pointment was internal, and it's a Three double-digit ABC winners Garland, in making the announce- AP Radio has denied sex dis- in the winter Los Angeles report good solid recognition of an excel- take chances on records and ment, commented, "Lee Abrams crimination was its motive. It says were handled in error. Arbitron lent performance." audiences go for it 24 has proven his replacing the two with male an- will not reissue the book. "We did Greener commented to R&R, ability in the area chors was necessary to stem sta- our usual impact analysis," stated "I'm very happy about it. I've been of radio, and we tion dissatisfaction that was ero- spokesperson Connie Anthes, "and involved in Black radio for 18 years Tim Montgomery Named believe he can ding its affiliate hase. there were no total week rank and I'm really looking forward to WYYS GM: bring additional AP had also urged Judge Pierre changes as a result of removing the challenge r` making WAOK a Former WXKS/Boston GSM takes insight to MTV." Levai to be careful in handling the the diaries in question." Arbitron great radio s. again." He over Heftel's Cincinnati A/C 3 He told R&R, "In case because the network is in- did confirm that five stations would said he foresaw no immediate no way will this volved in activities that are pro- have seen their total week shares changes, "certainly not as far as development af- tected by the First Amendment. slip. our on -air pr- ^P is concerned, Frank Cody In New Source fect MTV's strong Lee Abrams In dismissing that argument, The firm did no analysis beyond as we have si a last summer Post: Veteran AOR programmer commitment to the music indus- Judge Leval wrote, "There is no a Monday-Sunday 6am-midnight placed a heavy emphasis on news, try to now Director of Affiliate Relations/ expose new music." Garland allegation that the scheduling impact among persons 12+, plus sports, and infr ration as well as quoted Program Development a figure of between 30 and charges at issue here were prompt- men and women 18+. When asked entertainmen ..id it's been very at network 3 35% new music being aired over ed by editorial judgments as to the if the 22 diaries would be removed well received." MTV, and pledged a continued spot- content of the news being present- from the winter data base so as to Greener concluded, "We'd lighting like of new artists. He added ed. A news organization is not ex- not affect in-tab counts and ascrip- to see WAOK resume its position Dave Lange Moves To that MTV's association with the empt from laws prohibiting race tion ratios in future sweeps, Radio as not only the leading Black sta- WSHE & WSRF Sebastian/Casey & Associates re- and gender discrimination in Product Manager Claire Kummer tion in Atlanta but as a major Former WDVE/Pittsburgh PD search/consulting firm will con- employment." told R&R, "I don't believe they force in broadcasting in this mar- becomes Operations Manager at tinue in the area of music research Since 1978 the Wire Service Guild have been deleted at this time but ket. It's no secret that our num- TK's Ft. Lauderdale stations 3 Abrams stated, "I'm excited to has had a class action suit pending we'll examine the situation fur- bers have slipped remarkably in to be involved with this imaginative against the entire Associated Press ther." The 22-diary situation was the past few years, but we think new venture, and look forward to Single Copy organization alleging sex and race discovered in a post -survey diary we're on the right track toward re- $3.60 contributing to MTV's success." discrimination.