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From HITS:

BILLBOARD SHRINKAGE: Billboard executive editor Ken Schlager and bureau chiefs Melinda Newman and Phyllis Stark were among nine staffers laid off by the trade publication Monday as part of a bigger overhaul triggered last month when the magazine's VNU parent bought radio trade publication Radio & Records and closed down Billboard Radio Monitor. A total of 26 employees were let go from editorial, sales and operations, including nine from Billboard Information Group and 17 from Radio & Records. Those exiting the former include veterans Schlager, who oversaw group editorial operations, West Coast bureau chief Newman, and Nashville chief Stark. Radio & Records, under publisher Erica Farber, is being relaunched this week with a redesign and airplay charts supplied by Nielsen BDS. The 33-year-old trade had previously published charts that utilized data from Mediabase, which will continue to be the exclusive compiler of adds from all Clear Channel radio stations, who will no longer report to R&R. Billboard Information Group's Scott McKenzie will be in charge of the editorial team as Director. (8/8a)