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"Al has one of the most varied backgrounds we've ever hire'ì into Gannett Radio. Gannett Radio President Joe Dorton remarked. Law, a programming and management veteran, brings experience from WFLA & WOJC /Tampa, KLAC /Los Angeles, Surrey Research, and NBC Radio, among other positions. He replaces John Hare, who last week left to rejoin Cap Cities /ABC (former owners of KTKS) at crosstown Country combo WBAP & KSCS. He brings a fresh, young perspective which we are confident will result in an exciting, ar- KTKS Hires Law As GM Al Brady Law Al Brady Law has resigned his position as President /GM at WHDH & WZOU /Boston to join Gannett's KTKS /Dallas as VP /GM. "Bob Pittman created the concept of MTV and guided the new program form through a period of explosive growth in which it became a major influence on almost all of American culture.
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Ray's depth of experience in the radio industry will be a real plus for us as well as our clients. R&R Senior VP /Sales Bill Clark commented, "J. headquarters and will be active in advertising sales development for R&R and Sound Management, the RAB monthly magazine R&R represents for sales. Padden, who was most recently VP /Marketing & Sales, Western Region for RAB, will be based in R&R's L.A. Ray Padden has joined R&R as VP /Sales for prestige accounts. As part of a prior agreement with Pittman, Viacom International, owner of MTV, will be a participant in the new label. The new firm's first venture will be a record label formed with MCA Records. Pittman and MCA will each hold a 50% interest in the as- yet -unnamed, New York - based company, which will commence operations January 1. Newsstand Price $5.00 RECORD LABEL FIRST VENTURE Pittman, MCA Form Entertainment Firm As speculated, MTV 'Networks President Bob Pittman and MCA have teamed for a new entertainment and corn - munications company funded by MCA.
NEXT WEEK IN R &R A bumper crop of good reading in conjunction with next week's NAB convention, including special features on station acquisitions and hybrid formats, the debut of R &R's new Gold column, and much more. AOR ANALYZES ARBITRON STEPS Rip Ridgeway asks AOR managers to evaluate Arbitron's new efforts to increase men's participation in its surveys, with a variety of interesting responses. Morgan PD at KRNB KOOK goes CHR in Spanish Jay Phillips PD at WSM (AM) Maxwell McCrohon President, Malcolm Hughes Editor -In -Chief at UPI Rural audiences not listening to distant clears Dianne Ingle VP /Sales at KSDO -AM & FM RCA sets national sales team, 6, 8, 10 CAPITOL BUYS WMKR, WNVZ FOR $24 MILLION All the latest transactions, plus biggest group and individual station sales of the year and a look at acquisition fever in the Rust Belt in this week's Radio Business. IN THE NEWS THIS WEEK Birch seeks EMRC accreditation Jim Meltzer VP /GM, Bob Hatfield OM at WWKB & WKSE KMPC skewing younger Dave Brewer VP at Jeff Pollack Communications Neal Mirsky VP at DIR Alan Tobkes VP at Arbitron Paula Peden PD at WRKR C.J. IS IT JAZZ OR IS IT CROSSOVER? As jazz notables meet in New York at the Jazz Times convention, the question of what to play in a Jazz format is still perplexing radio, records, and artists alike, Barbara Barnes finds. and Mexico finally signed their broadcast treaty, freeing thousands of daytimers to expand their hours and power. DAYTIMERS THRILLED AS U.S.IMEXICO TREATY SIGNED After months of mysterious delays, the U.S. 1 ISSUE NUMBER 651 THE INDUSTRY'S WEEKLY NEWSPAPER SEPTEMI N S I D E: RADIO NEWS: IS THERE A FUTURE? In a comprehensive sweep of the contemporary News/Talk situation, Brad Messer and guest columnists Holland Cooke and Ellen Beth Levitt look at salaries, news promotion, and whether radio news is an attractive career for potential newcomers.