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Post by Deleted on Jun 21, 2005 14:01:08 GMT -5
From allaccess.com:
AMERICAN IDOL judge RANDY JACKSON is launching a syndicated Top 30 Countdown Show, RANDY JACKSON'S HIT LIST, to be syndicated by WESTWOOD ONE. "I've been in the music business my entire life and recognize there's no better way to reach the music listener than through radio," said JACKSON, a GRAMMY Award -winning producer and a 20-year music industry veteran who served as VP/A&R at COLUMBIA and SVP/A&R at MCA before becoming "Idolized."
I guess it took them 7 years to find the right person ;D
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Post by Scott Lakefield on Jun 21, 2005 14:53:15 GMT -5
Only question is what format this will be targeted to. I can hear the jingle singers warming up now..."Raaaaannnn-deeeee's Tahhhp For-teeee!"  |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 21, 2005 14:59:33 GMT -5
Since its only a Top 30 HITLIST I think a better one would be "Randy Jacksons Tooop thirty hiiiiitliiiiist"
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Post by Scott Lakefield on Jun 21, 2005 15:00:06 GMT -5
Answered my own question...HAC stations and Urban stations will be targeted by "Randy's Hit List." Here is the full press release from WW1:
WESTWOOD ONE ANNOUNCES
THE DEBUT OF
RANDY JACKSON’S HIT LIST
-- Three-Hour Weekly Music Countdown Show to Launch in September 2005 --
New York, NY – June 20, 2005 – Westwood One (NYSE: WON) announced today the debut of the new three-hour weekly music program, Randy Jackson’s Hit List, hosted by famed producer, musician and TV star Randy Jackson. The program will be available in both Hot AC and Urban versions and will debut in September of 2005 on radio stations nationwide.
Randy Jackson’s Hit List will countdown the top 30 songs of the week and much more, including features such as “What's in Randy’s iPod” and the new school meets old school feature “Throwback”. The program will also feature interviews with the lists top artists, plus the inside story from Jackson who works behind the scenes with many of the industry's top acts.
“I've been in the music business my entire life and recognize there's no better way to reach the music listener than through radio,” said Randy Jackson. “I'm thrilled to be with Westwood One and look forward to our September launch.”
"Randy is a rock star," said Peter Kosann CO-COO Westwood One. "Both advertisers and radio stations will enjoy working with Randy. He is an awesome addition to the Westwood One family of star studded talent."
“Millions of people know Randy Jackson from TV and now radio listeners across the country will know why he is one of the most respected people in the music business,” said Charlie Cook, VP Programming Westwood One.
Randy Jackson is a Grammy Award winning producer and twenty-year music industry veteran. For eight years, Jackson was VP of A&R at Columbia Records followed by four years as Senior VP of A&R at MCA Records. In addition to his tenure as the bass player for Journey, Jackson has recorded, toured and performed with some of the biggest selling artists in the world, including: Mariah Carey, *NSYNC, Madonna, Elton John, Destiny's Child and many more. Jackson has also worked on over one thousand gold and multi-platinum albums in various capacities including producer. With his amazing talent, immense studio knowledge, performing, touring and record company experience, Randy Jackson is one of today's most highly sought-after music industry experts. Jackson is represented by co-managers Abe Hoch of A Management and Harriet Sternberg, the Endeavor Agency and attorney Lee Phillips of Manatt, Phelps & Phillips. (Please click here for a photo of Randy Jackson)
Westwood One (NYSE: WON) provides over 150 news, sports, music, talk, entertainment programs, features, live events and 24/7 Formats. Through its subsidiaries, Metro Networks/Shadow Broadcast Services, Westwood One provides local content to the radio and TV industries including news, sports, weather, traffic, video news services and other information. SmartRoute Systems manages traffic information centers for state and local departments of transportation, and markets traffic and travel content to wireless, Internet, in-vehicle navigation systems and voice portal customers. Westwood One serves more than 5,000 radio stations. Westwood One is managed by Infinity Broadcasting Corporation.
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For press information contact:
Peter Sessa
Westwood One
212-641-2053
peter_sessa@westwoodone.com
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Post by Matt Cameron on Jun 21, 2005 22:43:59 GMT -5
Jeez, is every tool from American Idol gonna get their own countdown? I think the jingle will go..."RAHNNNDY"S TOP THIRR_TEEE.......Dawg."  |
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Post by mstgator on Jun 21, 2005 23:29:39 GMT -5
And every week, he can play an extra by an artist he claims to have worked with... he'll never run out of songs! |
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Post by BrettVW on Jun 22, 2005 16:45:05 GMT -5
Having never watched American Idol, I really can't judge. As with Ryan...I never knew much about him until he began guest hosting AT40 and AT20 in 2003. And even now, when most people hear the name Ryan Seacrest they think American Idol while I think American Top 40.
I remember Randy guest hosted on Rick Dees Weekly Top 40 a long while back, and except for the overuse of "'sup dawg" I remember thinking the show was fairly entertaining.
I hope Randy's shows do well....although i hope his Hot AC show does not take away affiliates of American Top 20. But since WW1 is affiliated with Infinity, I doubt any CC stations would pick it up in favor of a Premiere show.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 23, 2005 19:06:25 GMT -5
so do I, I wonder if Infinity stations will now be forced to carry that show? If so, it will probably be on it's way to Orlando.
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Post by BrettVW on Jun 23, 2005 20:24:16 GMT -5
I could see Infinity stations having to run the show. Although I don't know of many Infinity stations that run Casey. It's really those small market or independent stations that run Casey (such as Forever Broadcasting's Hot AC station in my college town of Meadville) that really can add or drop shows at their own discretion, and could decide at some point to swap Casey for another countdown show.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 24, 2005 8:05:52 GMT -5
the station here I am referring to doesnt air Caseys show. A CC owned AC station airs his American Top 10, but AT20 doesn't air here. The infinity station plays Backtrax USA 90's....nd I hope it doesnt dissappear if they have to start airing Jacksons show.
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Post by Karstens on Jun 29, 2005 20:34:49 GMT -5
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Post by Radioman on Jun 30, 2005 1:37:27 GMT -5
the station here I am referring to doesnt air Caseys show. A CC owned AC station airs his American Top 10, but AT20 doesn't air here. The infinity station plays Backtrax USA 90's....nd I hope it doesnt dissappear if they have to start airing Jacksons show. Of course you don't hear AT20 and AT10 in the same city. As you may know, Casey has market exclusivity for his shows, since they were reborn in 1998 at AMFM and later on with Premiere. That's also one reason why the current number of AT40 affiliates doesn't mean that much as many people think about. |
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Post by Radioman on Jun 30, 2005 1:44:45 GMT -5
so do I, I wonder if Infinity stations will now be forced to carry that show? If so, it will probably be on it's way to Orlando. Probably in the same way - more or less - as Premiere/CC does it with their own programmings on Clear Channel stations. And probably a question of the individual power a local PD has against his network ........ |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 30, 2005 2:14:21 GMT -5
the station here I am referring to doesnt air Caseys show. A CC owned AC station airs his American Top 10, but AT20 doesn't air here. The infinity station plays Backtrax USA 90's....nd I hope it doesnt dissappear if they have to start airing Jacksons show. Of course you don't hear AT20 and AT10 in the same city. As you may know, Casey has market exclusivity for his shows, since they were reborn in 1998 at AMFM and later on with Premiere. That's also one reason why the current number of AT40 affiliates doesn't mean that much as many people think about. As far as I know there is NOT market excusivity any longer. If a station wants to carry AT10 and another AT20 within the same market, that is fine. The market exclusivity ENDED when he signed with AM/FM. My source for this is Rob Durkee's book. |
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Post by Radioman on Jul 1, 2005 2:04:34 GMT -5
As far as I know there is NOT market excusivity any longer. If a station wants to carry AT10 and another AT20 within the same market, that is fine. The market exclusivity ENDED when he signed with AM/FM. My source for this is Rob Durkee's book. [/quote]
The market exclusivity STARTED when he signed with AM/FM in 1998; Westwood One did this only in some markets; Casey had around 350 (!!!) stations for his 3 shows at WW1;
More recently, there was a marketing problem, as long as he did all 3 shows for Premiere, before AT40 was given away. One of the reasons for what became in 2003.
There is no market with both AT10 and AT20 on air, but lot's of small markets with one of the shows.
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