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THE BOSTON GLOBE TUESDAY, AUGUST 6, 1991 Broadcast Notes Weather Partly sunny, breezy, in upper 70s cKenna, Peruzzi leave KISS-108 National Weather Service By Susan Bickelhaupt GLOBE STAFF tion had a sense of family to it, and when I went there my perception was accurate. So I tried to work with the changes, but then it came to this." McKenna is under contract until the end of the year, and has a noncompete clause that prohibits him from working elsewhere in the Boston radio market for six months. McKenna has been gaining national recognition and was one of five music directors nominated in a recent Billboard poll for best in the country. John Madison, senior vice president of Pyramid, which owns KISS, acknowledged that the station will feel the loss of McKenna. "Jerry is a real good guy; he deserves to be in the music industry," said Madison.

"But he's indicated he might do something totally different" Madison didn't sound as favorable about the way Peruzzi gave his notice, though. "He called Richie owner Richie Balsbaugh today Monday and said he resigned on the air Sunday night," Madison said. "What kind of deal is that?" Peruzzi said that he had intended to give two weeks' notice, but thought the station wouldn't grant him a final air shift to say goodbye to his listeners. "I've been there 12 years, and otherwise I wouldn't have had a chance to say goodbye," said Per uzzi, who's been known as "Disco Vinnie" for spinning his so-called "dance classics" in Boston clubs as well as on the radio since, the late 70s. "When Sunny was there, it was a fun place to work, and it's just not fun anymore," Peruzzi Baid.

"It's nothing personal against Rivers, I'm more upset with KISS for bringing a stranger into a station that's a real family." Peruzzi said hell probably take six weeks off to travel before he figures out what hell do next When WEEI-AM (590) announced last week that it's changing from an all-news to an all-sports format, there was one inherent problem: the station's weak signal that does OK reaching north and south, but not due west The station remedied that by announcing yesterday that it will beam out to the Worcester area by simulcasting on WFTQ-AM (1440) starting Sept 3. "A big complaint has been that if people are driving out west they can't hear the signal," said general manager John Laton. "This will compensate for that" Laton figures the Worcester outlet will add a potential 724,000 listeners to the station, according to census projections. WFTQ currently simulcasts the programming of album rock station WAAF-FM. 1VXKS-FM (107.9) is starting to feellthe ripple effects of hiring a new program director last January.

Music director Jerry McKenna turned in jiis resignation last week, and once-a-week DJ Vinnie Peruzzi said his goodbye on the air Sunday night Both cited a deterioration in the "fanVly" feeling that used to exist at the successful Top 40 station. fit the beginning of the year, KI S-108 management brought Steve Rivers in from Top 40 competitor WZOU-FM (94.5) after Sunny Joe White's contract wasn't renewed. White has since landed Riv-ers'old job at 'ZOU as program director. "The changes in the past six moriths were changes I tried to work witty," McKenna said. "I looked at Rivers as an opportunity to learn from a different person, that it might be advantageous.

But in the past month, it went totally downhill and they took away all my McKenna said he wasn't allowed to look at the station's research or schedule the music, both integral parts of a music director's job, as he deals directly with record "It's hard, because I grew up in East Boston listening to KISS, and I've-been there five years," McKenna' said. "I always thought the sta WOX tOW SHOWfRS RAIN T4TOUS nUKHXS SNOW Kt SUNNY PT CLOUOY CiOUOY 8 p.m. EOT forecast and highs for Tuesday, August 6 REGIONAL FORECASTS Bottoi area: Partly sunny, northwest winds 10-15 m.p.h., diminishing and becoming locally onshore In afternoon, highs 75-80 (24-27 C). Tonight, clear, lows around 60 (16 C). Tomorrow, sunny, highs around 80 (27 C).

MatMchiMtts, Rhode Island, Connectlcit: Partly sunny, highs in 70s and low 80s. Tonight, clear, lows In 50s and low 60s. Tomorrow, sunny, highs from mld-70s to mid-80s. Cape Cod and Wands: Partly sunny, northwest winds around 10 mph, becoming locally onshore in afternoon, highs 75-80. Tonight, clear, lows around 60.

Tomorrow, sunny, highs 75-80. MatsachasetU coastal aiarlne forecast: Northwest winds around 10 knots through tonight with local sea breezes possible during afternoon and evening. Average sea 1-3 feet through tonight. Maine: Mostly cloudy, chance of showers, highs In low to mid-70s. Tonight, clearing, lows in low to mid-50s.

Tomorrow, mostly sunny, highs in mld-70s to low 80s. New Hampshire: Partly sunny, chance of showers north, highs In low to mid-70s. Tonight, mostly clear, lows in low to mid-50s. Tomorrow, mostly sunny, highs in mid-70s to low 80s. Vermont: Mostly cloudy early with chance of showers then partly sunny north, partly sunny south, highs In 70s.

Tonight, fair, lows 50-55, cooler In mountains. Tomorrow, mostly sunny, highs In 70s. NATIONAL FORECAST Showers will dampen Idaho, Montana, the Oakotas, the Midwest and New York. Thunderstorms will develop In Colorado, New Mexico, the Midwest and Southeast. High temperatures will be in the 60s from central California to Canada along the coast; in the 90s from inland central California to Florida as far north as west-central Utah; 100-110 In the desert Southwest.

(Eaatoni fteyesM Tkswt 5:42 1:18 am 7:58 Moonset 4:21 pm Length of day 14:16 Day of year 218 HIGH TIDE Hgt. of tide 8.9' 10.8' LOW TIDE 1:54 2:07 Hgt. of low tide 0.2' 0.9' WOtfS PHASES New Moon August 9, 10:28 am First Quarter August 17, 1:02 pm Full Moon August 25, 5:08 am Last Quarter September 1, 2:17 pm FOREIGN CITIES US CITIES yesterday Weather and highs for today and Today CLIMATE DATA a ML IDT Meedey. Aegeet 1991 OSTOM TEMHIItJUfaES High yesterday 82 Low 64 Mean 73 Departure from normal -1 Departure this month 5 Departure this year 611 OSTON DCCfttTOAY DATA Degree day units 0 Total this month 0 Total for season 1 Total corres. data last year 4 30-yr.

normal, corres. date 0 Springfield health chief urges steps to avoid intestinal disorder City frost Albany ptcldy Albuquerque ptcldy Anchorage ptcldy Ashevllle mocldy Atlanta ptcldy Atlantic City tunny Austin ptcldy Baltimore sunny Birmingham ptcldy Bismarck ptcldy Boise ptcldy Buffalo sunny Charistn.SC ptcldy Chartstn.WV mocldy Chartorte mocldy Cheyenne ptcldy Chicago cloudy Cincinnati ptcldy Cleveland ptcldy Columbia, SC ptcldy DalhVFtWrtfi ptcldy Denver ptcldy Des Moines shwrt Detroit ptcldy El Paso ptcldy GmdRapds ptcldy Great Falls ptddy Green Bay ptcldy Greensboro mocldy Honolulu sunny Houston ptddy Indianapolis shwrs Jackson ptcldy Jacksonville ptddy Karnes City tstrms LatVesas sunnv EXTENDED FORECASTS Weather and tempt Cfty Amsterdam 75 Athens 93 Auckland 59 Bangkok 91 Barbados 87 Barcelona 86 Beijing 90 Beirut 84 Belgrade 79 Bermuda 91 Brisbane 82 Brussels 77 Budapest 81 Cairo 95 Copenhagen 79 Ohahran 106 Dublin .66 Frankfurt 82 Geneva 79 Harare 75 Havana 87 Helsinki 78 Hong Kong 90 Istanbul 84 Jerusalem 82 Johannesburg 64 Kiev 79 Lisbon 86 London 77 Madrid 100 Manila 88 Moscow 75 Nairobi 77 Nassau 91 New Delhi 87 Nicosia 100 Oslo .68 Paris 72 Roma ..91 Seoul ,86 Singapore 90 Stockholm 79 Sydney 66 Taipei 95 Tel Aviv ...4 84 Tokyo .75 Warsaw 81 BOSTON r-IUXtPrTATKM rain dear dear dear cloudy dear cloudy cloudy dear cloudy cloudy clear dear cloudy cloudy dear clear dear, cloudy cloudy dear 'dear clear clear cloudy clear cloudy clear cloudy clear cloudy cloudy cloudy clear cloudy clear clear clear deer deer cloudy clear clear cloudy cloudy By Don Aucoin GLOBE STAFF GO Hkfa Ftvsi. Wsa 77 sunny 80 87 ptcldy 89 66 mocldy 63 85 mocldy 85 93 ptcldy 92 83 sunny 83 94 ptcldy 95 84 ptcldy 83 95 ptcldy 95 79 ptcldy 82 91 ptcldy 91 74 sunny 77 92 ptcldy 90 82 tstrms 83 89 mocldy 88 76 cloudy 75 76 ptcldy 79 81 cloudy 82 76 mocldy 77 93 mocldy 92 98 ptcldy 98 84 ptcldy 89 77 cloudy 81 77 ptcldy 78 90 ptcldy 92 76 ptddy 78 86 ptcldy 86 74 ptddy 75 86 mocldy 84 90 sunny 90 93 ptddy 94 75 ptcldy 82 96 ptcldy 96 92 ptcldy 91 86 ptcldy 87 98 sunny 98 98 ptddy 98 77 ptcldy 78 87 ptddy 88 98 ptcldy 98 88 ptcldy 88 69 ptcldy 72 76 cloudy 78 94 ptddy 94 93 ptcldy 92 82 tunny 84 85 mocldy 84 98 ptcldy 97 81 ptcldy 85 92 ptcldy 92 84 tunny 84 105 tunny 104 78 mocldy 81 79 ptcldy 83 86 mocldy 85 86 ptcldy 81 88 mocldy 86 84 tunny 86 85 ptcldy 88 89 ptcldy 91 71 ptcldy 72 Marsachasette, Rhode Island, Connecticut: Fair Thursday through Saturday. Highs 75-85; lows in 50s Inland, low 60s near coast. Maine, New Hampshire: Fair Thursday through Saturday.

Highs in mid-70s to low 80s; lows In mld-50s to low 60s. Vermont: Dry Thursday through Saturday. Highs in 70s Thursday, 75-85 Friday and Saturday; lows In 50s. ptcldy Lima Rock Lot Angelas Louisville Memohls ptcldy mocldy Miami Beach tstrms Milwaukee otddv 6- TO 10-DAY OUTLOOK LATIN AMERICA Total 24 hours, ending 8 p.m. 0.03 Total this month to data 0.16 Departure from normal Total this year 19.91 Departure from normal Atoanrrn at su lcvel at 2 p.m 29.88 In.

101 1.9 mbs. at 8 p.m 29.96 In. 1014.4 mbs. 8 p.m. relative humidity 47 mraoArt suwhm atoa 658 77 of possible.

Boston record temps for August 5 are 97 In 1931 and 52-m 1881. HIGH TIDE ml ML OM Orchard, Me. 7:56 8:12 Hampton Beach, N.H 8:07 8:23 Plum Island 8:05 8:21 Ipswich 8:03 8:19 Gloucester 8:02 8:18 BOSTON AREA 8:05 8:21 Scltuata 8:00 8:16 Plymouth 8:15 8:26 Cape Cod Canal (E) 8:04 8:20 Cape Cod Canal (W) 5:55 6:12 Falmouth 7:47 8:03 Hyannls Port 9:06 9:22 Chatham 8:35 8:51 Weirneet 8:17 8:33 Pnwincetown 8:19 8:35 Nantucket Harbor 9:10 9:26 Oak Bluffs 8:35 8:51 New Bedford 4:48 5:05 Newport, R.I 4:35 4:51 MT. WASHINGTON 8 p.m. EDT weather: light rain, dense fog; wind: 43-60 m.p.h.; temperature: 42; maximum: 45; minimum: 41; precipitation: 3.53; snow depth: none.

is gorgeous," O'Neil said on the council floor before the ordinance passed unanimously on July 17. "The only words you understand are 'Baby, baby, The ordinance and O'Neil became objects of derision on local rock 'n' roll stations such as WBCN-FM, which urged its listeners to call councilors in protest O'Neil jousted verbally on the air two weeks ago with a WBCN disc jockey, and WBCN went so far as to record and air "The Dapper Rap," a tune that mixed the councilor's remarks on the issue "Turn it down, turn it down" with a rap backbeat Neither O'Neil nor Hennigan-Casey could be reached for comment last night Flynn said that in its present form the boombox ordinance could be found "void for vagueness" by the Supreme Judicial Court because it does not "clearly define the conduct prohibited and the punishment authorized." The ordinance's failure to define "boomboxes" clearly enough would also make it vulnerable to a legal challenge, according to Flynn. Additionally, the mayor said, the wording of the ordinance is confusing speaking of "allowed amplification device" when it clearly means "a loud amplification device" and "overbroad, very likely including within its reach certain constitutionally protected conduct or speech." And finally, the provision allowing seizure of boomboxes falls short of due process requirements, Flynn said. Weather and temps yesterday Citizens who want to pump up the volume will be able to continue to do so at least temporarily after Mayor Flynn yesterday rejected a City Council ordinance that sought to diminish the din from boomboxes. a letter to the council, Flynn said that the ordinance was riddled with flaws that made it unenforceable and unlikely to survive a legal challenge.

However, he assured councilors that he shared their goal of limiting noise because the "loud, raucous, amplified sound has become so pervasive in certain areas of Boston that residents are being denied the quiet enjoyment of their homes," and promised to sign the ordinance into law if ther council revises it to a legally acceptable form. The ordinance stipulates that users can be fined $50 for the first offense and $250 for a third offense within 36 months when the sound from a boombox or stereo "is discernible at a distance of 100 feet or more." If a violator resists, the ordinance would give police authority to confiscate the boombox or the car containing the stereo. The battle over the portable radio-tape players known as boomboxes has raged from City Hall to the streets" to the airwaves. Though the ordinance was drafted Councilor Maura Hennigan-Casey (West Rox-birfy), Councilor Albert (Dapper) O'Neil seized the spotlight on the issue with his customary relish. "The music Temperatures will be near normal in Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut Sunday, August 11 through Thursday, August 15, but high- er than normal in northern New England.

Precipitation will be below normal In Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut and near normal In northern New England. Tee Cttr Le Weetfcer Bogota 66 43 rain Buenos Aires 50 48 cloudy Caracas 66 cloudy Lima 64 57 cloudy Mexico City 75 59 cloudy Rio de Janeiro 75 55 dear San Juan 89 78 dear Santiago .57 37 cloudy Sao Paulo 66 45 clear MplsStPaul ptddy Nashville ptcldy New Orleans ptcldy New York ptcldy Norfolk tunny OklhmaCity ptcldy Omaha mocldy Orlando tstrms Philadelphia tunny Phoenix tunny Pittsburgh ptcldy Portland.Or ptcldy Raleigh mocldy Rapid City ptcldy Richmond tunny Sacramento tunny St Louis tstrms SaltUkeCKy ptcldy San Diego ptcldy SanFmcsco mocldy San Juan ptddy Seattle ptddy Spokane ptcldy TmpStPete ptcldy Topeka ptcldy Tucson ptddy Tulsa tunny Washington tunny WEATHER RADIO 64 mocldy 66 90 ptcldy 89 76 sunny 78 CANADA 88 91 83 ptcldy 91 ptddy Weather and temps yesterday Ts cx 89 ptddy 90 101 ptcldy 100 101 sunny 100 86 ptcldy 84 Calgary 86 52 The National Weather Ser-. vice broadcasts 24-hour weather information on 162.475 mHz at Boston and 162.55 mHz at Hyannls and Worcester. dear drizzle 56 Chariottetown 67 Montreal 72 63 rain Toronto 77 64 cloudy Vancouver 79 55 cloudy WE CJlEl 3 3 WE IB If (LP IB ejESTDOC3S ABOy? EUHEEDlKdAIKiE StUIIPIPILECllJEKITS. FOK DL3SuX3CE, LX1 A 5 CU E2 0 K.

SILPIPIPLELUIEEY? lobby seeks continued funds for rapid rail A consortium of New England political and business leaders is urging the US Congress to continue to fund improvements to the Northeast corridor, which will allow for highspeed rail travel between New York and Boston. In a letter last week to members of the New England and New York delegations, the Northeast Corridor Initiative Inc. complained that the House recently passed a transportation appropriation bill that calls for virtually no funding for improvements in fiscal 1992. The previous year, Congress funded $179 million for signal and bridge improvements. "At least as much money is needed for FY 1992 to continue the major projects already under way," James RePass, president of the initiative, wrote.

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