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iloo Anjjcleo Simeo Bugged by the Flu, Stations Scramble to Fill Deejays' Spots "DAZZLIHOt" John fmi, lon Beach Pint ikgrim (101.1 FM, 930 AM), where three deejays have needed replacements in recent days, assistant program director Irma Molina said schedules are rotated and free-lancers fill open spots. Molina refused to name those who have been ill, however, saying this was "not relevant" because the station is dependent only on its music. At some stations, however, such as KPWR-FM (105.9), KNX-AM (1070) and KMPC-FM (101.9), deejays have managed to stay fairly healthy despite a heavy flu toll on off-air people. "We've been very fortunate," said De-nise Maynard, KMPC's assistant program director. The disc jockeys "have all got it, but they haven't gotten it to the point of being bedridden.

Mentally, they just tell themselves, 'I'm not going to get up their doses of Vitamin eat better and get plenty of rest much more than they normally would." That, and what KPWR deejay Todd Parker called the "ritual" performed by his colleague Mucho Morales swabbing down the telephone and control board with alcohol and spraying everything with Lysol. KLAC's Richards, who is also the station's program director, said his strategy to avoid developing the flu or a voice problem is to use throat lozenges and "drink tea with lemon and Jack Daniels or Jim Beam and get into bed." Said KPWR'S midday deejay Brenda Ross: "You have to just hang in there even if you sound kind of stuffy. And the listeners don't want to hear about it if you're sick. But there have been many days where many of us have worked sick." All those contacted agreed, however, that once a bug gets into a radio station, it's very hard to stop. "(The germs hang around on the microphones and telephones," KLAC's Richards said.

"Everyone uses their hands and faces to work with the equipment, and the germs are all right there." Clifford were recently out with voice and stomach problems. And although it was feared last week that the flu would force Inkers announcer Chick I learn (heard on KI-AC) to miss his first broadcast since 1965, I learn said Thursday that after a 10-day bout, he is finally getting better. KFWH's Beck laughed when asked if the bug had brought problems to his station. "Oh yeah," he said, "everybody's losing their voices and their breakfast, but fortunately that's not on the air." To replace sick newscasters, Beck said, the station rotates schedules and taps into its "bullpen staff." "But our regular listeners will notice the change," he said. At KROQ, program director Van Johnson said illnesses don't hurt the station because there are two alternate deejays, Lewis Largent and Mike Bell, to fill in.

At KEZY, Powers said, healthy deejays' shifts are extended and part-time and weekend people cover openings as well. At KRTH llySIIAUNASNOW Although a handy can of Lysol and plenty of hot tea with lemon and honey can often protect the voices of radio personalities, the recent flu bug has overcome even those arsenals, with several local stations scrambling to fill spots left vacant by sick deejays and newscasters. The toll seems to be highest at Orange County's KKZY-KM (95.9), where program director Craig Powers says almost all the station's deejays have missed a full week at some time since Christmas, and at Los Angeles news station KFWB-AM (980). where news director Ken Beck reports that at least six on-air people have been out in the past few weeks. At KROQ-FM (106.7).

disc jockeys Jed the Fish and Dusty Street have been out this week, and at country station KLAC-AM (570), the morning show's Stoney Richards and the afternoon show's Chuck THf MIT tRAZHIAN NIHKAl I XTSAVA6ANZAII LMtTED ENCA6EHENTII CHARCC ST PHONE: (HD4I0-I062 (714)634-1300 GROUP MIES: (113)444 7521 r. Cruz Resignation Baffles Some at KVEA-TV TODAY AT 2:00 8:00 PM SUN. AT 2:00 8:00 PM 'Not new matinee thowtlme Cheer lp! You CAN get tickets to Les Miserables. LILIANE MONTEVECCH1 today it ON THE BOULEVARD 30 A 80 CALL (818) 356-PLAY THE PASADENA PLAYHOUSE Stale Thtitrt of Cilifornli, Inc. TELETHON (Z19) 410-106Z Am au iHtiwi mmtun II MlM rwUciu.

CA 4II0I MimJr LAflh TODAY AT 2 8. TOMTW AT 2 CLEO LAINE in INTO THE WOODS Muiic and Lyric by Written and Directed by STEPHEN SONDHEIM JAMES LAPINE KVEA has been able to capture about one-third of the Los Angeles market's Latino audience without substantially diminishing KMEX's audience, officials at both stations agree. Both stations say this fact indicates that KVEA's overall effect has been to increase Spanish -language TV's local viewership. "The pie has grown larger because more media resources draw more attention to the importance of our market," said Daniel Villan-ueva, KMEX's general manager. "I'm personally saddened because I think that Frank has shown a real commitment to the Latino community," Villanueva said.

"I considered him a very worthy adversary. He contributed a lot to his community. I just hope that that commitment won't be lost with Frank not being there." Cruz joined KVEA in November, 1985, and served as vice president of community and public-affairs activities until his appointment as general manager. Gutierrez said that Cruz was probably the first Latino journalist since the late Times columnist and KMEX reporter Ruben Salazar to switch from English to Spanish' broadcast media, lending Spanish-language TV mainstream CHARLOTTE RAE At Jcht Mother LAI I III 1 1 HUN (213) 410-1062 or (714) 634-1300 OR AT Al riCKFiaOMOCAriONS GROUP SALES CALL: 2I) 72-72il CENTEI THEATIE CROUP MUSIC CENTER OAHMANSON thiatk ARTISTIC DIRECTOR: ROBERT FRYER BJE OtifiMl Sftattny CM IlKtnliae a Vi Frank Cruz leaves Channel 52 to pursue "other interests." Angeles' first all-Spanish station. Felix Gutierrez, a USC journalism professor, would not speculate about Telemundo's internal politics, but he had no trouble putting Cruz' contributions to Spanish -language TV into context.

"The station took on a giant when he was there by challenging Channel 34," Gutierrez said. "Everyone has benefitted from that. Even KMEX has acknowledged that competition is good for Latinos. As a result, both stations are better operations." By VICTOR VALLE, Times Stall Writer Employees at Spanish-language KVEA-TV Channel 52 expressed surprise and bewilderment Friday in the wake of the resignation of Frank Cruz, the station's vice president and general manager. Cruz, 49, a former newsman at.

KNBC Channel 4 who had been named to the top post at KVEA in March, 1987, resigned Thursday to "pursue other interests," according to a memo released Friday by the Telemundo network, which owns and operates the 3-year-old station. He was immediately replaced by KVEA station manager Steven J. Levin, Telemundo said. Neither Cruz nor Levin could be reached for comment. "I don't know what to think," said one KVEA news staffer who asked not to be identified.

Even some ranking network officials in New York seemed surprised by the announcement. "I cannot tell you anything else because I don't know anything else," said Carlos Barba, Telemun-do's senior vice president of programming and promotions. Privately, some staffers said they believed the change was prompted by the network's desire to streamline KVEA's management by putting it the hands of an aggressive, hands-on broadcaster such as Levin, formerly operations manager for NBC-affiliate KRON-TV in San Francisco. Levin, said one, had injected new financial life into KVEA by greatly boosting its advertising sales. Others speculated that Cruz had become increasingly disconnected from the station's day-to-day operations after failing to convince network officials that he should be promoted into Telemundo's corporate hierarchy.

Staffers said they did not believe that KVEA's performance was a factor in Cruz's resignation. Last November's Arbitron ratings showed that KVEA's daytime programming had continued to gain ground on KMEX Channel 34, Los 1289 iiAANVWAAVVVVVVAiy We're there for you, every dap. mm THE KENNEL CLUB OF BEVERLY HILLS ALL BREED DOG SHOW OBEDIENCE TRIALS (D)M(ID 274-7144 Invites you to npwywj Grand Champiortjhip Show WdDRTDEIKFILnL MM OSS WtTDIHtTT.Tn) (LDF 2,549 EiNTRIES -138 BREEDS Competing For Top Honors from 8:00 am. to 9:00 p.m. JUDGING SCHEDULE HI Mr, (8 78O-2M0 Tue Wed aprrysol i iu pm ITTERSUITE hnals worst i mvjtt in Comic lov Storv Hapi APPY JACKC0OttPtaYft0Uffr5O-85O7 ROYCE HALL LIT (213 427-5699 Tuu-Sun torn.

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