Week of August 15, 1991

In San Diego, Bob Dole gets the

Republican Party nod for the

presidential nomination. He

promised sweeping tax cuts to

revive America’s economy and old-

time leadership o reverse - what he

termed the country’s moral slide.

Later, he chooses Jack Kemp as

his running mate.

Mexico’s attorney general fires over

700 members of the judicial police

in an attempt to reform Mexico’s

biggest drug-fighting force.

Reform party officials announce that Ross Perot will carry the party’s banner in

the fall campaign for the White House. He told a cheering crowd at Valley Forge,

PA - “Thank you for creating a Reform party. I am honored and I am humbled

that you have chosen me as you candidate to be president.

Mamoru Konno, president of Sanyo’s Video Component Corp USA, is released

by kidnappers near Tijuana after his company paid a $2 million ransom.

President Clinton signs a bill raising the minimum wage another 90 cents an

hour.

Technology - Netscape introduces

Navigator 3.0. It will search out

content from the Internet based on

users’ specified interests and

deliver it to the personal

computers. It also includes

technology to carry three-

dimensional video electronic mail.

Hollywood news - “Lost Paradise” - a Sandra Bullock film made seven years

ago - way before her current popularity, will be released early next year. Should

be interesting.

Television news - Martha Stewart’s weekly show “Martha Stewart Living” is

going to be produced daily beginning next TV season.

Week of August 15, 1991

Westinghouse/CBS will launch a cable channel by early next year. The channel,

called “Eye On The People,” will focus on historical and contemporary

personalities in and out of the news. (This never happened).

TV comebacks - so far, there has been

Michael J. Fox in “Spin City,” Ted Danson in

“Ink” and CBS reaches an agreement with

Arsenio Hall and is expected to come up with a

series for him soon. Hall has taken a long

vacation after ending his late night talkshow.

He’s been developing movies and is ready to

go back to TV.

Barbara Walters tapes the first interview with

Margot Kidder since she was found dazed and

confused in a Southern California backyard -

back in April.

For the second time in a row, Dennis Miller will

host the annual MTV Video Music Awards. Watch it September 4.

VH1 gets a talk show - The RuPaul Show - will debut

October 12 on Saturday nights.

A & E is looking into the possibility of creating a “Biography”

channel - the network’s top rated show.

This week - “VH1 Presents the ‘70’s” - a five part

documentary series told in part with music from the decade.

CBS is promoting “Big Comedy Monday” on September 16 with the debut of Bill

Cosby’s new show “Cosby” and Ted Danson’s “Ink” along with Rhea Perlman in

“Pearl.”

Saturday night television -

CBS - Dr Quinn Medicine Woman, Touched By An Angel, Walker, Texas Ranger

NBC - Arctic Kingdom: Life at the Edge, Movie

ABC - Second Noah, Movie

Fox - Cops, Cops, Sightings

PBS - Great Performances, Buddy Guy Live: The Real Deal

Comedy Central - Politically Incorrect, One Night Stand, Lounge Lizards, Dream

On.

Week of August 15, 1991

A & E - Country Music Hall of Fame 25 th Anniversary celebration, Biography This

Week, Investigative reports.

Music news -

Rick James is released from Folsom State Prison where he served three years

for assaulting a woman and holding her against her will.

Melissa Etheridge and her life partner Julie Cypher

announced they are expecting a child in January. Etheridge is

touring for her new album, “Your Little Secret.”

Ticketmaster says these were tops on their online top-10

- the hottest ticke ts…

Kiss

Alanis Morissette

Smashing Pumpkins

Jimmy Buffett

Dave Matthews Band

Gloria Estefan

Cure

Phantom of the Opera

Neil Young

Cranberries

Alanis Morissette’s “Jagged Little Pill” has sold

some 9.5 copies since its release in June of last

year. It’s still selling briskly, at 100,000 per week.

She had two dance-oriented albums in her native

Canada as a teen. She’s now 22.

Pop music this week in 1996 -

Twisted - Keith Sweat

Loungin - LL Cool J

Macarena - Los Del Rio

How Do U Want It - 2Pac

Elevators - OutKast

I Love You - Always Forever - Donna Lewis

I Can’t Sleep - R. Kelly

You’re Makin’ Me high - Tony Braxton

Only You - 112

It’s All Coming Back to me Know - Celine Dion

Top albums -

Week of August 15, 1991

Jagged Little Pill - Alanis Morissette

Secrets - Toni Braxton

Sublime - Sublime

Unplugged - Alice in

Chains

Beats, Rhymes and Life -

A Tribe Called Quest

It Was Written - Nas

Tragic Kingdom - No

Doubt

Phenomenon -

soundtrack

Falling Into You - Celine

Dion

Songs From The Motion

Picture: She’s The One -

Tom Petty & The

Heartbreakers

Load - Metallica