John McCready
{{Short description|New Zealand businessman}}
John McCready was the founder of the RTC record label in New Zealand. He was also the general manager of CBS Records, New Zealand.
Background
Prior to mid-1974, McCready was working at Phonogram in New Zealand as the GM of their creative division.Billboard, 15 June 1974 [https://books.google.com/books?id=ZwkEAAAAMBAJ&dq=%22+John+McCready%22CBS&pg=RA1-PA44 Page 44 International News Phonogram Gives Labels More Autonomy In Structural Changes] In the late 1970s, he formed his own record label, RTC. The label was the licensee for the catalogue of Virgin Records in New Zealand. This opened the door for him to work at CBS records.New Zealand Musician, Vol.18 No. 8 February / March 2015 [https://issuu.com/nzmusician/docs/nzm159_february_march_2015 Page 21 moments like these - Curated by Trevor Reekie]
He started with CBS Australia in March 1981. By January 1982, he was in charge of the Australian operation.Billboard, June 12, 1982 [https://books.google.com/books?id=GCQEAAAAMBAJ&dq=%22+John+McCready%22CBS&pg=PT57 Australia and New Zealand, Market Leaders Surveyed]
During the 1980s, McCready was GM of Radio Hauraki. Later he moved into television.Audio Culture, 4 May 2016 [http://www.audioculture.co.nz/people/john-mccready/stories/john-mccready-part-3-the-cbs-years John McCready part 3 - the CBS years Murray Cammick]
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External links
- [https://musicandmediastories.blogspot.co.nz John McCready's blog]
- [https://issuu.com/nzmusician/docs/nzm159_february_march_2015 moments like these (NZ Musician article about John McCready)]
- [https://www.nzonscreen.com/person/john-mccready/biography NZ On Screen - John McCready]
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