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Change Is On the Air: How WZAK Became #1 in Cleveland

Change Is On the Air: How WZAK Became #1 in Cleveland - Hardcover

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Availability:In StockContributor:Lee ZapisPublish date:2019-06-11Pages:128
Language:EnglishPublisher:Leon ZapisISBN-13:9781950843008ISBN-10:1950843009UPC:9781950843008Book Category:Business & Economics, Performing ArtsBook Subcategory:Corporate & Business History, Industries, RadioBook Topic:Media & Communications, History & CriticismSize:8.50 x 5.50 x 0.38 inchesWeight:0.6305Product ID:SC6EYZNXNH

Change Is On the Air: How WZAK Became #1 in Cleveland

On March 2, 1981, one of the more radical format changes in the history of Cleveland radio occurred: WZAK switched from time-brokered ethnic programming, featuring shows in fourteen different languages, to a sole focus on urban contemporary, a blend of R&B, smooth jazz, and pop. It was a move so outrageous that not many people gave it much of a chance. Yet, through more ups than downs, WZAK...

Language:EnglishPublisher:Leon ZapisISBN-13:9781950843008ISBN-10:1950843009UPC:9781950843008Book Category:Business & Economics, Performing ArtsBook Subcategory:Corporate & Business History, Industries, RadioBook Topic:Media & Communications, History & CriticismSize:8.50 x 5.50 x 0.38 inchesWeight:0.6305Product ID:SC6EYZNXNH
Zapis, Lee: - Lee Zapis is the former president of Zapis Communications, a corporation that owned and operated WZAK along with other radio stations in Cleveland, Akron and Youngstown. Zapis Communications' stations received numerous national broadcast awards and were nominated eight times for the Marconi Award, the highest honor of the National Association of Broadcasters. After the sale of Zapis...
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