Bressler leaving Viacom
Citing a need to let new Co-Presidents Les Moonves and Tom Freston pick their own executive team, Richard Bressler announced that he is leaving Viacom as CFO once a successor is in place. His current contract runs through March 2006. Although not a protégé of Mel Karmazin, Bressler joined Viacom from AOL Time Warner in March 2001, during the Karmazin era at Viacom.
John Rutledge dead at 80
WRTS/WMFQ Ocala, FL owner John Rutledge died last weekend in Ocala at age 80 - - just five days shy of his 81st birthday.
Frank Kovas dead at 81
Radio group owner Frank Kovas died last weekend in Ft. Wayne, IN at age 81. Kovas owned a number of radio station during his lifetime and owned three stations in the Chicago market at the time of his death.
Nassau Broadcasting standardizes on dMarc / Scott Studios
dMarc Broadcasting, parent of Scott Studios and Computer Concepts, announced that Nassau Broadcasting Partners has committed to standardize all 50+ of their radio stations on dMarc's SS32 digital automation system.
Duke and the Doctor adds Chicago
Duke and The Doctor adds another top 10 market as the program blows into the Windy City this week on Healthradio 1580, WKKD. The program can be heard in Chicago weekdays 10a-12n. John Clark's CRG Media handles affiliate relations for Duke and the Doctor.
Payless ShoeSource narrows review to six
Payless ShoeSource has narrowed to six agencies a review for the North American creative duties on the account of its flagship Payless ShoeSource footwear chain, says the NY Times. Those duties had been handled since 1999 by Barkley Evergreen & Partners Kansas City, which resigned by declining to take part in the review when it began last month. Spending is estimated at 60 million. The six contenders include Cramer-Krasselt Chicago; two NY units of the Publicis Groupe, the Kaplan Thaler Group and Saatchi & Saatchi; and three Omnicom Group agencies, the Chicago office of BBDO Worldwide; Goodby, Silverstein & Partners in San Francisco; and Martin/Williams Advertising in Minneapolis. A decision is expected in April.
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