LOS ANGELES COUNTY - News from Jan. 26, 1989

Scott Shannon, vice president-programming and operations at WHTZ-FM, New York’s No. 1-rated radio station, has been named vice president of the Westwood One Radio Station Group. Shannon will move to Los Angeles and assume overall programming responsibility for Westwood One’s radio stations, including WYNY-FM and WNEW-AM in New York and KIQQ-FM in Los Angeles. A co-founder of the “Morning Zoo” concept--a mix of hit songs, skits, contests and wild characters--Shannon will host the morning show on KIQQ and will be a consultant for Westwood One’s network programming. He also will continue to host “Rocking America Top 30 Countdown.”