Thursday, October 16, 2003

The Summer 2003 Arbitron ratings showed little dramatic change compared to Summer 2002. KDKA-AM remained in first place among total listeners, and gained more than 1 share point over last year in morning drive. The gaps between stations following first place KDKA and second place WDVE are narrow, especially in morning drive.

WSHH dropped from fourth to eighth place in morning drive, while WZPT moved into the Top 10, up from 13th a year ago.

Among 25- to 54-year-olds, the top 10 stations were: WDVE, WDSY, WWSW, KDKA, WXDX, WRRK, WZPT, WSHH, WLTJ and WJJJ. In morning drive, the top five shows for this age group were: WDVE's Jim Krenn and Randy Baumann, WXDX's syndicated Howard Stern, WRRK's Jim Quinn, with WDSY's Welch and Woody and KDKA's Larry Richert tied for 4th, and WWSW's Merkel and Dickson.

'Naked in Baghdad'

NPR correspondent Anne Garrels will talk about her new book, "Naked in Baghdad," in a one-hour broadcast at 6 a.m. Saturday on WDUQ-FM (90.5).

Garrels wrote the book based on her experiences covering the war in Iraq. The program is a broadcast of her talk at the Public Radio Program Directors annual conference, where she discussed the war and its aftermath.

The special pre-empts "Commonwealth Club," which will return on Oct. 25. -- Adrian McCoy

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