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TV/RADIO

On the Record: Universal Records will release comedian Jerry Seinfeld’s first-ever album, “I’m Telling You for the Last Time,” on Sept. 22. The album will be recorded during Seinfeld’s upcoming live HBO comedy special, which originates Sunday from New York City’s Broadhurst Theatre. The HBO show will feature the comedian in his first televised stand-up performance since ending his long-running hit television series on NBC earlier this year. Meanwhile, Seinfeld gave away tickets on his mini-tour for a second time. As he did in Nebraska, Seinfeld guaranteed full houses at four weekend shows in Iowa by making the performances complimentary. The Des Moines audience learned about the giveaway just before the comedian took the stage Friday night at the Des Moines Civic Center, where Seinfeld gave away all of the nearly 11,000 tickets to his four weekend shows. “He wants to give back to the community that’s supported him through all this time,” tour manager Kevin Dochtermann told the crowd. Audience members who paid more than $60 each for tickets were given refunds and about 2,000 remaining tickets were given away Saturday morning. Seinfeld is scheduled to talk about his current U.S. stand-up tour on Thursday’s “Late Show With David Letterman.”

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On the Air Again: Charlie Van Dyke--a name familiar to Los Angeles listeners from his days at the now-defunct KHJ in the ‘70s--has been named morning-drive host for oldies station KRTH-FM (101.1). Van Dyke, who will take over the 5-9 a.m. shift on Aug. 31, fills the void left by the late Robert W. Morgan, who left the station about a year before his death from lung cancer last May. Joni Caryl, who had worked on Morgan’s show and continued to co-host with temporary morning man Jim Carson, will now team up with Van Dyke.

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Behind the Scenes: Hank Azaria has signed on to be the voice of Eric Feeble in “Stressed Eric,” Britain’s first prime-time animated series that is being added to NBC’s Wednesday night lineup on Aug. 12. Azaria is no stranger to animation, having provided the voices of Moe, Apu, Chief Wiggum and Dr. Nick Riviera on Fox’s “The Simpsons” for several years. He also has a recurring role in the NBC series “Mad About You” and played the houseboy in the film “The Birdcage.” “Stressed Eric” follows the travails of a middle-aged, divorced American in London.

POP MUSIC

Stewart Tix Tops at Bowl: Rod Stewart’s Sept. 25 concert at the Hollywood Bowl will set a record for top ticket price for a pop-rock show at the historic venue: $150 for prime seats. That’s up from the $125 figure previously charged by such acts as Fleetwood Mac, Michael Crawford, the Gipsy Kings and Stewart himself during two 1996 appearances. But promoter Andrew Hewitt, of Bill Silva Presents, doesn’t see the price as gouging Stewart fans. He sees the veteran British rocker doing his fans a favor. “We’re giving real value to Rod Stewart fans,” says Hewitt, who adds that the price for the prime seats is balanced by a charge of only $20 to $40 for nearly half of the 16,000-plus seats. Whatever, Stewart fans don’t seem to mind the $150 tab. All of the 1,500 or so of the garden box tickets sold out within minutes of going on sale July 26, Hewitt says, adding that some lower-priced tickets are still available. An employee at a Hollywood ticket broker, which buys and resells concert tickets, says there is enough demand for the $150 seats that they could resale for as high as $350.

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Concert Tragedy: A man who encountered his estranged wife at a Stevie Nicks concert shinnied up a utility pole and hanged himself with jumper cables as hundreds of people watched. Roger Henrich, 38, of Lodi, climbed up the pole in a parking lot outside the Concord Pavilion Sunday night after arguing with his wife, who had a restraining order against him, police said. By the time officers arrived, the man had taken a set of battery jumper cables and scaled the light pole.

LEGAL FILE

Supporting His Dad: Woody Harrelson had a front row seat in a Denver courtroom Monday as lawyers for his father, Charles, tried to prove the elder Harrelson was wrongly convicted of assassinating a federal judge 20 years ago. The actor is paying for his father’s defense in what may be the last legal chance his father has of getting out of jail for the notorious crime. Charles Harrelson, 60, was convicted of murdering U.S. District Judge John Wood in San Antonio in 1982 and is serving two life sentences. “I am here to support Dad,” the actor told reporters during a break at the three-day habeas corpus hearing.

STAGE

Material Girl Tribute: Actresses and female impersonators will pay homage to 15 years of Madonna during the fourth installment of the “Blonde Exhibition Show” at Hollywood’s El Rey Theatre Thursday and Friday. The event, in honor of the pop star’s upcoming 40th birthday, will benefit L.A.’s AID for AIDS charity.

QUICK TAKES

Jill Clayburgh and John Spencer (“L.A. Law”) have been cast as the family matriarch and patriarch in NBC’s new drama “Trinity,” about an Irish Catholic family in New York Hell’s Kitchen. The two replace Anne Meara and Philip Bosco, who appeared in the original pilot. The series is from “ER” executive producer John Wells. . . . Singer Grace Slick will sign copies of her autobiography, “Somebody to Love,” during a 7 p.m. in-store appearance Sept. 18 at the Tower Records store on the Sunset Strip. . . . “The Practice” and “Ally McBeal,” two Emmy-nominated series from producer David E. Kelley, have been chosen as best drama and comedy series, respectively, by the TV lobbying group Viewers for Quality Television. Other winners, who will be honored at the group’s annual convention in October, include lead actors Gillian Anderson (“The X-Files”), Dennis Franz (“NYPD Blue”), Kelsey Grammer (“Frasier”) and “Ally’s” Calista Flockhart. . . . Car collectors and celebrity fans will get a chance to see roadsters of the rich and famous at Christie’s Los Angeles tonight. Cars headed to auction include a 1989 Jaguar XJS previously owned by Frank Sinatra, James Cameron’s 1991 Callaway Twin Turbo Speedster, Kimberly Hefner’s 1962 Chrysler 300H Convertible and others.