News stations to share same general manager

CBS shuffled its deck of general managers Thursday - anddeliberately came up one short.

The realignment of radio station bosses in Chicago was promptedby the resignation of Harvey Pearlman after 15 years as vicepresident and general manager of WJMK-FM (104.3).

Named to succeed Pearlman at the oldies station was WeezieKramer, vice president and general manager of WMAQ-AM (670).Kramer's position at WMAQ, in turn, will be filled by RodZimmerman, who continues as vice president and general manager ofWBBM-AM (780).By putting "Newsradio 78" and "News/Sports 670" under the samecommand, CBS reduces expenses but virtually eliminates any pretenseof genuine competition …