http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=geTO-ezljd8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qA7ggOdw-BI&feature=relmfu
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=msU9ffzSAfA&feature=relmfu
Day: April 18, 2012
REMEMBERING DICK CLARK
NAME CHANGE IN JIM HAMPTON’S FACTOR . . . NOVEMBER 22, 1980
A MCRFB news brief: 1980
PH FACTOR NOW CREATIVE FACTOR
LOS ANGELES — The PH Factor, the Los Angeles-based production firm, has changed it name to the Creative Factor. Jim Hampton, president of the firm, cites expansion as the reason for the change. “The name Creative Factor better reflects what we’re all about today as a company,” says Hampton.
The name, according to Hampton, is just one of many preparations for expansion into music, television and multimedia in 1981. END
(Information and news source: Billboard; November 22, 1980).
KEN DRAPER AND JIM HAMPTON; L.A. CONSULTING FIRM . . . MARCH 31, 1973
A MCRFB news brief: 1973
Billboard ‘Programming Consultant’
Ken Draper, Programming DB Inc., 6430 Sunset Blvd., Suite 621, Hollywood, CA. 90028. 213-466-4116.
Ken Draper, veteran program director and manager, has staff of skilled personalities, program directors, and production directors under him. Can consult in programming, engineering, management, production, music. Among stations consulted are WPIX-AM in New York. Ken Draper, president; Chris Lane, director of country music programming; Bo Donovan, director of sales and marketing; Jim Hampton, production coordinator and director; John Wellman; music director. END
(Information and news source: Billboard; March 31, 1973).
PRINCE, HAMPTON CUES ON SYNDICATION FIRM . . . APRIL 23, 1977
A MCRFB news brief: 1977
PRINCE, HAMPTON TEE L.A. SYNDICATION COMPANY
LOS ANGELES — The PH Factor, a radio syndication firm, has been launched here by Dave Prince and Jim Hampton. The firm is producing “Star Trak,” hosted by Candy Tusken and is slated soon to introduce more products. Hampton and Prince, two veteran radio men (notably in Detroit), formerly worked on “Hitbound From Billboard,” which was syndicated by A/V Programming by arrangement with Billboard Magazine. END
(Information and news source: Billboard; April 23, 1977).