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WPGC Daily Hype - 1976

Text Reads:

PRETTYMAN PGC STA. MGR! D.C AGENCIES BREATHE SIGH OF RELIEF!

Agency principles throughout the Greater Washington area are breathing huge sighs of relief these days since Bill Prettyman has been promoted to Station Manager. One major agency buyer remarked that since Prettyman has been off the street, the agency's phone bills have dropped dramatically due to the removal of the "Prettyman Phone" in their reception area. (continued on page 14)

WPGC's JIM COLLINS APPEARS ON TV's "MIDNIGHT SPECIAL"

PGC PD BIGGIE!

(Washington) Jim Collins, WPGC's Program director & resident Boy Wonder, is shown presenting a platinum record to Capital Records artist Helen Reddy for her Multi-million dollar smash album "Helen Reddy's Greatest Hits". After presenting the record to Ms. Reddy on NBC's "Midnight Special", Collins was heard to say "Where am I...What's going on here...what was that funny looking camera for?" Well you see, Jim, it's a new invention called TV. Kind of a radio with pictures. Some people are predicting that it might be big someday.

RADIO RUMORS
By HERB HONDLER

DC FLASH...Overheard at a Washington restaurant...WPGC Reps Shoe, Cavaleri, Neal & Seibold, in a fit of pique, threatening severe bodily damage to PGC Manager Bill Prettyman over, would you believe, a new rate card.

 

HONDLER'S HUNCHES

WPGC will shortly announce several of the biggest promotions (continued on page 31)

FOR SOME GOOD TIMES CALL 779-2100

Read more on Jim Collins, Bill Prettyman, Charlie Scheu,
Don Cavaleri, Paul Neal, Harvey Murphy & Herb Hondler.

 




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