Olivia Holiday Tour
MCA recording artist Olivia Newton-John recently completed a nationwide promotional tour in support of three fall and seasonal projects:
a) Olivia’s current LP release “Olivia Newton-John’s Greatest Hits”
b) a two hour radio special “Thanksgiving with Olivia Newton-John” carried in 200 major markets and featuring guests Peter Frampton, Karen Carpenter, Kiki Dee, Bee Gees, Shaun Cassidy, Alice Cooper and John Travolta.
c) a two hour Christmas radio special “A country Christmas with Olivia Newton-John” to be carried in 200 major Country markets with guests Ronnie Mislap, Kenny Rogers, Conway Twitty, Stella Parton, Charlie Pride, Merle Haggard, Barbara Mandrell and Eddie Rabbit.
In each market emphasis was placed on radio interviews. Olivia arrived in most cities at noon and completed five interviews in the afternoon before attending cocktail parties in her honor, attended by press, radio personnel and accounts from the district.
Since Olivia Newton-John’s schedule usually prohibits one to one communication with those who program, play and sell her records, careful aim was taken to insure Olivia meeting everyone possible.
Photo captions from top left:
KFRC Program Director Les Garland and MCA Promotion Manager George Mangrum making Olivia welcome in San Francisco her first stop on the promotion tour,
WAYS Murphy In The Morning: WOXI-FM Program Director Don Bensor WALG Music Director Kris Ven Dyke: Independent Promoter. Jim Davenport and MCA Promotion Manager Ran Phelps welcome Olivia to Atlanta.
Olivia on the air with WRKO’s J.J. Wright in Boston.
On the air at WPGC in Washington with Dave Fox, Olivia is joined by Music Director Jim Elliott and Program Director Dan Mason.
CFRB personality Bill Anderson is pictured at the Toronto reception where Olivia was presented with gold and platinum LP’s for “Olivia Newton-John’s Greatest Hits”
Olivia guested with Roy Leonard at WGN in Chicago.
A WMET T-shirt was presented to Olivia in Chicago with Station Manager Harvey Peariman, Dave Morgan, and Gary Price.
KELI Program Director Jack Daniels: KAKC Program Director Benjamin Cain, and Dallas Promotion Manager Ralph Witsell welcome Olivia to Dallas.
Olivia visits with KDWB listeners in Minneapolis. KDWB Program Director John Sebastian is pictured in the background.
Olivia is pictured at KSTP in Minneapolis with MCA Promotion Manager Brian Boylan and KSTP Program Director Rob Sherwood
At WNEW AM in New York, Olivia guested on-air with William 8 Williams.
Olivia visited WNEW FM with Scott Muni, Ben Scotti, Craig Dudley of Scotti Brothers Entertainment, Inc., and MCA New York Promotion Manager Barry Goodman are pictured with Olivia.