GARY KING LEAVES KXOK FOR WCZY DETROIT POST . . . . OCTOBER 8, 1983

Former KXOK PD Transitions Here As New WCZY Mid-Afternoon Personality, Music Director

DETROIT — “There wasn’t a whole lot of decision making to be done,” admits KXOK St. Louis PD Gary King about the announcement of his move to Gannett’s WCZY here, where he’ll do mid-days and serve as the AC station’s music director. “It was an opportunity to work with Lee (Douglas, station manager of WCZY and former KXOK GM) again and the most exciting company in broadcasting today.”

King, who sees his future in the eventual ownership of a chain of properties, started out at Louisville’s WAKY and then moved to Baton Rouge’s WJBO /WFMF, where he was operations director prior to his move to St. Louis a year ago. Coming on board as acting PD and afternoon drive talent at KXOK, his title was not made official until this August. At that time, the Storz station had already transitioned primarily to talk, and King was doing mornings.

That shift will now be held by former midday man Charlie Brown, who, without the title, will be handling King’s PD chores. Afternoons, which were vacated last month by Pat Riley (Billboard, Oct. 1), are now being done by longtime KXOK per- sonality Johnny Rabbit, using his own name, Ron Elz, as the station continues to move in an all-talk direction with 20-year veteran Nick Charles handling mid-days.

With the addition of King in mid-days at WCZY, the Detroit lineup now features Dick Purtan in mornings and former WCAO Baltimore personality Lou Roberts in afternoons. Former WCZY afternoon talent Marc Avery now does that shift on CKLW here, while Dave Prince moves into the ‘CZY evening shift. END

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Information credit and news source: Billboard; October 8, 1983

WCZY-FM: THE Z 95.5 ALL HIT LIST! WEEK OF MAY 9, 1988

THE ALL HIT LIST — THIS MONTH — 33 YEARS AGO

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NUMBER ONE SINGLE

— “ANYTHING FOR YOU” by MIAMI SOUND MACHINE | EPIC —

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BEATLES WILL MAKE MILLIONS ON U.S. TOUR, EPSTEIN PREDICTS . . . MAY 8, 1965

Beatles Schedule for Second North American Tour Here, Late-Summer

**San Diego KFWB** August 28, 1965 *(click on poster 2x for detailed view)*

LONDON — Brian Epstein has estimated that the Beatles will earn almost $1 million on their second American tour in August. So far there are only 13 concerts on the schedule but another two may be added (see note below).

Epstein was told by New York promoter Sidney Bernstein that even before posters or tickets were printed, more than half of the 56,000 seats at Shea stadium, where the group opens on Aug. 15, have been sold. Bernstein wants them to perform the following night and the date is being held open.

Similarly, their concert at an open-air stadium in Chicago (August 20; two shows) has already been sold out, and unless Epstein agrees to a second show the promoter will have to return a great deal of money sent. After New York the Beatles return to the Mapleleaf Gardens in Toronto for two performances (August 17); a debut in Atlanta, one performance (August 18); Houston, Tex., two (August 19); Minneapolis, one (August 21); Portland, Ore., two (August 22).

Epstein said that he resisted presenting the Beatles at the 100,000-seat Rose Bowl in Hollywood in favor of concerts at the Hollywood Bowl (August 29 and 30). The tour concludes at the San Francisco Cow Palace (August 31).

As previously reported, the Beatles tape an Ed Sullivan show the day after their arrival in U. S. which will open Sullivan’s fall series Sept. 19. The group will have six free days in Los Angeles beginning Aug. 23.

The Beatles’ European tour, which commences with a French televised concert at the Palais de Sport in Paris June 19, will be followed three days later by a performance in Lyons.

The Beatles make their Italian debut in Milan (June 24), continuing to Genoa (June 25) and Rome (June 27), before returning to France for a show in Nice (June 30).

They perform at two large Spanish bullrings, the Monumental in Madrid (July 2) and another in Barcelona (July 3), before returning to London July 4. END

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NOTE: San Diego was ultimately billed into the Beatles 1965 North American Tour (sometime after this Billboard article went to print) prior the group’s arrival in New York City for their first concert stop at Shea Stadium, August 15. Also, as to another possible add, the article made reference about the question whether the Beatles would commit possibly to a second performance to their NYC concert venue at Shea. Beatles’ history would concede they did not. — MCRFB

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Information and credit source: Billboard; May 5, 1965

THIS WEEK 58 YEARS AGO: THE HOTTEST HIT IN THE USA!

NUMBER ONE IN AMERICA | MAY 18 – MAY 25, 1963

— NUMBER ONE 1963 —

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FOURTEEN WEEKS on the singles chart, “If You Wanna Be Happy” by Jimmy Soul peaked this month at No. 01 (2 weeks) on the Billboard Hot 100. Week ending, May 18, through week-ending, May 25 1963. (Source: Billboard)

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THIS WEEK 61 YEARS AGO: THE HOTTEST HIT IN THE USA!

NUMBER ONE IN AMERICA | MAY 1 – MAY 22, 1960

— NUMBER ONE 1960 —

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SIXTEEN WEEKS overall on the singles chart, “Stuck On You” by Elvis Presley peaked this month at No. 01 (4 weeks) on the Billboard Hot 100. Week ending, May 1, through week-ending, May 22 1960. (Source: Billboard)

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THIS WEEK 60 YEARS AGO: THE HOTTEST HIT IN THE USA!

NUMBER ONE IN AMERICA | APRIL 30 – MAY 21, 1961

— NUMBER ONE 1961 —

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SEVENTEEN WEEKS on the singles chart, “Runaway” by Del Shannon peaked this month at No. 01 (4 weeks) on the Billboard Hot 100. Week ending, April 30, through week-ending, May 21 1961. (Source: Billboard)

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THIS WEEK 59 YEARS AGO: THE HOTTEST HIT IN THE USA!

NUMBER ONE IN AMERICA | MAY 5 – MAY 19, 1962

— NUMBER ONE 1962 —

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FOURTEEN WEEKS overall on the singles chart, “Soldier Boy” by The Shirelles peaked this month at No. 01 (3 weeks) on the Billboard Hot 100. Week ending, May 5 through week-ending, May 19 1962. (Source: Billboard)

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THIS WEEK 58 YEARS AGO: THE HOTTEST HIT IN THE USA!

NUMBER ONE IN AMERICA | APRIL 27 – MAY 11, 1963

— NUMBER ONE 1963 —

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FOURTEEN WEEKS overall on the singles chart, “I Will Follow Him” by Little Peggy March peaked this month at No. 01 (3 weeks) on the Billboard Hot 100. Week ending, April 27, through week-ending, May 11, 1963. (Source: Billboard)

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THIS WEEK 56 YEARS AGO: THE HOTTEST HIT IN THE USA!

NUMBER ONE IN AMERICA | MAY 1 – MAY 15, 1965

— NUMBER ONE 1965 —

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ELEVEN WEEKS overall on the singles chart, “Mrs. Brown You’ve Got A Lovely Daughter” by Herman’s Hermits peaked this month at No. 01 (3 weeks) on the Billboard Hot 100. Week ending, May 1, through the week-ending, May 15 1965. (Source: Billboard)

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WHYT: DETROIT’S POWER 96 FM! THIS WEEK, MAY 4, 1987

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NUMBER ONE SINGLE

— “LOOKING FOR A NEW LOVE” by JODY WATLEY | MCA —

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34 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK

WEEK of MAY 4-10, 1987

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