ashbox, news Haywood Named Klein Re-Forms Consultancy; George Osaki VP Mercury R&B Dir. Resigns Song Fest Post Of MCA Graphics HOLLYWOOD — George Osaki has CHICAGO — Bill Haywood will become been named MCA Records vice presi- Klein formed his own consultancy firm national promotion director of r&b for LOS ANGELES — Malcolm C. Klein has dent of creative services. This announ- in 1972, serving such clients as The Ford Mercury Records as of Aug. 25, accord- left his position as American Song cement came from George R. Jones, Festival president in to rebuild his Foundation, Public Broadcasting Ser- ing to Lou Simon, senior vice president order vice president of operations for that management consultant firm, Malcolm C. vice, Corporacion de Radio y Television and director of marketing for Phono- label. Osaki will handle all graphics for Mexicana, Filmation, Inc. and Sterling gram, Inc./Mercury Records. Klein & Associates. He will remain a con- the record company, including design of sultant to the Festival well Recreation. With SRO, he expanded the Haywood, who will work out of Chi- Song as as album covers, print advertising and broadcast holdings and assumed the re- cago, comes from his own advertising, producer for the televised finals of the television commercials. ins of the international music marketing promotion and radio consulting agency, international songwriting competition. A native of Hawaii, Osaki attended the Klein will offer full operation. Bill Haywood Associates. Before his & Associates Chicago Art Institute and formerly Klein will establish offices in Los agency, he was program director at management consultant services to served as art director for Capitol Rec- Angeles and New York. Continuing as a WOOK and WOL in Washington, D C. as clients involved in broadcasting, film, ords. consultant, he can be contacted at The well as WLLE in Raleigh, N.C. music and concept marketing. Services American Song Festival, 5900 Wilshire Haywood will be involved in several offered include evaluation of station ac- projects immediately, including The quisition and operation, development of Boulevard, Los Angeles, Ca. 90036 Ohio Players' new album, "Honey," and distribution plans for producers, as- (213)937-7370. singles “Under Your Powerful Love” by sistance to CATV operators in program- ming and marketing, and personnel Joe Tex, "When You're Young And In Silverman Named Love" by Ralph Carter, and the Joneses recruitment. The firm will also develop personalized public relations, promotion latest, "Love Inflation.” Mid-State Pres. and merchandising programs involving NEW YORK — Jack Silverman has been the spectrum of the broadcast media for named president of Mid-State Distribut- full advantage of available exposure. ing, a division of ABC Record and Tape Klein & Associates is available to ad- Sales Corp. Silverman remains vice vertising agencies as well as companies president of ABC Record and Tape and artists. Sale’s midwest region. As an individual, Klein, a 27-year Mid-State, which has eleven branches veteran of the and entertain- broadcast in Iowa, Missouri and Wisconsin, was industries, formerly president ment was founded by Silverman in 1949 and ac- of National General Production and TV quired by ABC in 1969. Distribution companies, and NGC’s Ray Pockrandt has also been named music subsidiaries. Subsequently, he vice president of the Mid-State com- was president of Filmways TV Presenta- pany. He joined the company in 1956 Osaki tions. A pioneer in broadcasting, Klein and has been general manager. served as vice president and general Polymusic Names manager of KHJ-TV, RKO-General s Rosner Named ATV’s flagship in Los Angeles, for eight years, Wiesel V-P/G.M. Dir. where he became a national leader in in- Acting Promo. NEW YORK — Abe Wiesel has been ap- dependent TV station management. In — Ben Rosner has been re- Haywood NEW YORK pointed to the position of vice president New York, he was executive vice presi- tained by ATV Records as acting national of finance and general manager of dent of NTA Broadcasting, and managed promotion director. He will be handling Polymusic Inc. Wiesel will be responsi- CHEER-UP-SYRUP WNTA-AM-FM-TV. Previously, he was all aspects of national promotion for the ble for the overall direction of Poly music, sales manager of KABC-TV, Los company until the postion, recently the mail order division of Polygram, SHORTAGE! Angeles. vacated by Bruce Greenberg, is filled. which operates classical record clubs un- der the names of International Preview Due to heavy demand Society and Great Awards Collections. for Gladys Shelley's Wiesel joined Polymusic in April, and was previously associated with Dynamic CHEER-UP-SYRUP House/Tele House Inc. and CBS Colum- now Number 2 on the bia House. Di,sco Parade, Hit Petrone Promoted we ran short of our supply. Please bear At Phonodisc NEW YORK — Emiel N. Petrone has with us. Your copy been named regional/branch manager, of this hit disk* west coast, for Phonodisc. He will be will reach you shortly. responsible for 13 states with emphasis Thanx for your patience. on the Los Angeles, Denver, San Fran- cisco, Seattle and Phoenix markets. Petrone, based in Los Angeles, was Sincerely, previously district/branch manager in FOR SERVICE ABOVE AND BEYOND. — At the recent CBS Records 1975 conven- Harry Finfer tion in Toronto, members of the CBS Records promotion and sales forces were Los Angeles. 1 7 West 60th St. honored for outstanding achievements over the past year. Among the many awards New York, N.Y. presented were those for regional promotion marketing managers of the year. Shown Meyerchak Named above, in the left photo Stan Monteiro (I) vice-president of national promotion for (212) 582-2971 Columbia Records, presents the award for Columbia regional promotion marketing CBS Finance Dir. manager of the year to Gordon Anderson, from the company’s midwest region (An- * David K and the William G. Meyerchak has derson is now based in New York City). In the right pic, Mel Phillips (I), associate NEW YORK — planning Blue Ties on director of national promotion for the Epic and CBS Custom labels, presents the Epic- been named director of finance and control for CBS Records. He will be the Spigot Label /Custom regional promotion marketing manager of the year award to Bud O'Shea from the company’s western region. responsible for the preparation of division flash, budgets, long range plans, Ten Years After and for the control of the CBS Records division overhead, headcount, cash re- Stay Together porting and capital budgets. NEW YORK — Ten Years After will not Meyerchak has been with CBS disband, officially announced group Records since 1973, most recently as member, guitarist Alvin Lee. He made manager of financial analysis on the cor- the statement following rumors that the porate finance staff. quartet, currently concluding a U.S. tour, were disbanding. Verzola, Bloomfield, Lee stated the group would soon have a new album on Columbia on the market Trepel Named To ABC and would tour at least once a year in the HOLLYWOOD — Lou Verzola has been U.S. named general manager ABC Records Meanwhile Lee himself plans to ap- branches. In addition, Howard Bloom- >A CLASSIC RENDITION.... pear in theaters and smaller halls with his field has become national field credit own group, Alvin Lee and Company, also manager and Charles Trepel field sales touring the U.S. once a year. manager. 14 August 16. 1975.