Week of April 15, 1993
Armed cult leader
David Koresh
, pledges to
surrender after writing a religious manuscript - so
says his lawyer. Koresh and his heavily armed
followers have kept hundreds of law enforcement
officers at bay since a February 28 shootout with
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms agents
who were trying to serve search and arrest
warrants. The FBI says they want the situation
resolved almost immediately.
A fire is set by David Koresh at his
Branch Davidian compound near
Waco. Reports say 86 are dead
including Koresh. Nine of the 95
people inside escaped.
Federal jury returns guilty verdicts
against to Los Angeles police officers
for violating Rodney King’s civil rights
during his infamous 1991 arrest and
subsequent videotape.
Ross Perot purchases a prime-time slot on NBC to discuss President Clinton’s
economic plan and tax increase. Catch it April 25.
First President to invite gay groups for talks - President Clinton invites leaders of
gay-rights groups to a meeting at the Oval Office. Leaders are expected to ask
Clinton to demonstrate his support for a march they plan in Washington April 25.
On Long Island -
Joey Buttafuco
declares his
innocence on charges that he had sex with
underage teen Amy Fisher, who shot his wife in
what the teen believed to be a love triangle.
Buttafuco was charged with statutory rape and
sodomy for allegedly having sex with Fisher in
July 1991, a month before her 17
th
birthday.
Fisher, now 18, is serving a 5-to-15 year prison
sentence after pleading guilty to shooting Mr.
Buttfuoco in the head. Mrs. Buttafuco whose face
is partially paralyzed from the shooting says she
is standing behind her husband.
Week of April 15, 1993
A new survey of the sexual behaviors and attitudes of American men in their 20’s
and 30’s finds that just 2.3% - less than the 10% expected, have engaged in any
homosexual act.
Technology - IBM says it lost $285 million in the first quarter of this year. The
company said it suffered from a severe decline in its core mainframe computer
business.
Shares of Intel dive after a legal decision enabling AMD to begin shipping 486-
class microprocessor chips.
The industry says sales of PC’s with CD-ROM’s have zoomed, largely because
the prices have come down and the technology is better. CD-ROM’s add a
whole new dimension with graphics, music, pictures and much more. Apple
Computer says nearly half the buyers of new Macintoshes are opting for CD-
Rom drive on models that offer it.
Sports - Quarterback
Joe Montana
chooses
Kansas City over Phoenix.
Finance - Credit Card interest rates are at an all-
time low - at 16.47%. It’s all due to an enormous
amount of competition.
Top TV -
Home Improvement - 21.4
Roseanne - 20.3
Seinfeld - 17.8
60 Minutes - 17.7
Coach - 17.6
Delta -16.3
Murder, She Wrote - 15.6
Cheers - 15.5
PrimeTime Live - 14.9
20/20 - 14.8
Rescue 911 - 14.7
Fresh Prince of Bel-Air - 14.1
Hanging’ With Mr. Cooper - 14.0
48 Hours - 14.0
Matlock - 13.8
Full House - 13.5
Seinfeld (Mon.) - 13.4
Week of April 15, 1993
Murphy Brown - 13.3
Passing -
Cantinflas
, Latin America’s most
celebrated and loved comic. He was 81.
Passing - Leslie Charteris - creator of “The Saint.”
Television news -
Arleen Sorkin
- former co-host of
“America’s Funniest People” files a
facial discrimination suit against
the show’s producer, claiming he
dismissed her because she is
white.
NBC Prime Time is hurting and is in last place these days.
CBS is on top.
Margaret Larson, news anchor for NBC’s “Today” show, is leaving to move with
her husband to Seattle.
Wednesday night television -
CBS - Wanna Bet? Walker, Texas Ranger, Dangerous Curves
NBC - Unsolved Mysteries, First Person With Maria Shriver, Law & Order,
Tonight Show
ABDC - Wonder Years, Home Free, Home Improvement, Coach, Sirens,
Nightline
Fox - Beverly Hills 90201
PBS - Earthkeeping, The Longest Hatred, Charlie Rose
CNBC - Tom Snyder, Real Personal, Steals and Deals, McLaughlin
Lifetime - L.A. Law, Christine Cromwell, Thirtysomething
Nashville - On Stage, Club Dance, Miller & Company, Nashville Now
Unsolved Mysteries - Includes a 14-year search for a Texas fugitive.
Home Improvement - Jill has a new checking
account and Tim’s a little worried.
Tonight Show -
William Safire
, Neil Young and
Katie Couric guest.
Week of April 15, 1993
Music news - Madonna is making the rounds - but
she’s promoting someone else - a singer named
Nick
Scotti
. Appearing on Entertainment Tonight - she
said “When I first met him, I wanted him, but then
when I heard his music, I wanted to work with him and
you can’t, you know… mix business with pleasure.”
Appearing at this year’s Lollapalooza summer tour -
Arrested Development, Alice in Chains, Fishbone,
Front 242, Primus, and Rage Against The Machine.
More could be added. The tour kicks-off June 18 at
the Univ. of British Columbia’s football stadium in Vancouver.
VH1 says it will air a new country countdown show in prime time beginning in
April. Country is hot now (see below).
Eddie Murphy’s new music video, “
Whatzupwitu
,”
premiers this week on Fox-TV. They’ll broadcast it
on Thursday, between “Martin” and “In Living
Color.” Michael Jackson is featured.
Radio news - Trend - more stations are flipping
to country.
Westwood One sells former Pirate Radio KQLZ-
FM to Viacom.
Last of Pirate Radio as KQLZ-FM flips from modern rock to Adult Contemporary
KXEZ (EZ100.3).
Howard Stern takes some heat in Cleveland after airing a parody song on the
boating accident that killed two Cleveland Indians players. The song:
“Shipwrecked Bodies” was sung to the tune of “Gilligan’s Island.”
Sex talk on late night music stations - three shows stand out:
KROQ (Los Angles) “LoveLines:” with Jim Trent “Poorman” and Dr. Drew Pinsky.
WBBM-FM (Chicago) and “Private Lives” With Karen hand and Dr. Kelly
Johnson.
Z-100 (New York) and LovePhones
Week of April 15, 1993
Top Country -
Nobody Wins -
Radney Foster
The Heart Won’t Lie - Reba McEntire & Vince Gill
She Don’t Know She’s Beautiful - Sammy Kershaw
Alibis - Tracy Lawrence
Hard Workin’ Man - Brooks & Dunn
Learning To Live Again - Garth Brooks
Born To Love You - Mark Collie
When My Ship Comes In - Clint Black
Tonight I Climbed The Wall - Alan Jackson
She’s Not Cryin’ Anymore - Billy Ray Cyrus
Hearts Are Gonna Roll - Hal Ketchum
Mending Fences - Restless Hart
Ol’ Country - Mark Chestnutt
My Blue Angel - Aaron Tippin
Top Modern Rock -
Regret - New Order
I Feel You - Depeche Mode
Are You Gonna Go My Way - Lenny Kravitz
Cursed Female - Porno For
Pyros
Jump they Say - David Bowie
Los Angeles - Frank Black
Is It Like Today? - World Party
Truganini - Midnight Oil
Being Simple - The Judybats
We Are The Normal - Goo Goo
Dolls
Leave It Alone - Living Colour
Week of April 15, 1993
Hot Hits -
Freak Me - Silk
Informer - Snow
Nuthin’ But A “G” Thang - Dr. Dre
I Have Nothing - Whitney Houston
Love Is - Vanessa Williams/Brian
McKnight
Two Princes -
Spin Doctors
Cat’s In The Cradle - Ugly Kid Joe
Don’t Walk Away - Jade
Comforter - Shai
I’m So Into You - SWV
Ditty - Paperboys
Looking Through Patient Eyes - P.M.
Dawn
I Got A Man - Positive
Ordinary World - Duran Duran
Hip Hop Hooray - Naughty By Nature
Bed Of Roses - Bon Jovi
Mr. Wendal - Arrested Development
Angel - Jon Secada
A Whole New World - Peabo Bryson & Regina Belle
That’s What Love Can Do - Boy Krazy
Right Kind of Love - Jermey Jordan
The Crying Game - Boy George
It Was A Good Day - Ice Cube
Down With The King - Run
D.M.C.
If I Ever Lose My Faith In You -
Sting
Forever In Love - Kenny G.
Top albums this week in 1993 -
Breathless - Kenny G.
Bodyguard - Soundtrack
Pocket Full of Kryptonite - Spin
Doctors
Songs of Faith and Devotion -
Depeche Mode
14 Shots to the Dome - L.L. Cool
J.
Week of April 15, 1993
The Chronic - Dr. Dre.
Lose Control - Silk
Some Gave All - Billy Ray Cyrus
12 Inches of Snow - Snow
Ten Summoner’s Tales - Sting
Coverdale page - Coverdale/Page
Aladdin - Soundtrack
Love Deluxe - Sade
Ten - Pearl Jam
Unplugged - Eric Clapton
Hard Workin’ Man - Brooks & Dunn
3 Years 5 Months & 2 Days In The Life Of
… - Arrested Development
Dangerous - Michael Jackson
Home Invasion - Ice-T
If I Ever Fall In Love - Shai
Are You Gonna Go My Way? - Lenny
Kravitz
Jon Secada - Jon Secada
It’s About Time - SWV
This Time - Dwight Yoakam
Till Death Do Us Part - Geto Boys
Top hits in Britain -
Oh Carolina - Shaggy
Young At Heart - The Bluebells
Mr. Loverman - Shabba Rangks
I nformer - Snow
When I’m Good and Ready - Sybh
Show Me Love - Robin S.
Fever - Madonna
No Limit - 2 Unlimtied
Don’t Walk Away - Jade
Ain’t No Love (Ain’t No Use) -Sub
Dub
Cats In The Cradle - Ugly Joe Kidd
Hot Contemporary Jazz -
Soul Embrace - Richard Elliot
Cache - Kirk Whalum
Breathless - Kenny G.
Like a River - Yellowjackets
Wes Bound - Lee Ritenhour
Week of April 15, 1993
Tribes Vibes & Scribes - Incognito
Snapshot - George Duke
Simple Life - Kevyn Lettau
Deep Soul - Ronnie Laws
Top children’s videos -
Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland
Beauty and the Best
Barney In Concert
Barney Goes to School
The Rescuers
101 Dalmations
Barney’s Magical Musical Adventure
Barney Rocks
Ariel’s Undersea Adventures: Vol. 1
The Great Mouse Detective
Barney’s Birthday
The Jungle Book
Fantasia
Barney and the Backyard Show
Barney, Campfire Sing-A-Long
Top movies this week in 1993 -
Indecent Proposal
The Sandlot
Boiling Point
Cop and a Half
Benny & Joon
Adventures of Huck Finn
Ninja Turtles III
Crying Game
Unforgiven
Point of No Return
