Week of August 15, 2001
Jeffrey Skilling abruptly resigns as chief executive of Enron Corp - a company
facing accusations of electricity price gouging in California.
The U.S Census Bureau reports that the number of unmarried partner household
rose 72% during the 1990’s.
Radio address - President Bush urges Americans to pressure their senators to
approve his proposal to help religious and other community groups seeking to
provide social services usually delivered by the government.
Defense Secretary
Donald Rumsfeld
says he seeking to shape a smaller,
more nimble military that’s capable of
winning a major war decisively while still
fighting smaller conflicts around the
world.
John Dilulia Jr. resigns as director of the
Office of Faith-Based and Community
Initiatives after six months.
Technology -
“AOL Anywhere” - AOL says a unit to
oversee the next-generation cable TV
services such as video on demand and
AOL TV. IT also said it is slashing prices
on its devices that enable customers to
connect to the online service without using a PC - such as its AOL Mobile
Communicator and AOL TV set-top boxes.
Interesting - MTV says it rarely bothers to lock up its talent because it knows
each new generation wants its own heroes. The latest? Jackass’ Johnny
Knoxville may leave after being with the show for one season. MTV talents are
signed to one-year contracts.
Radio news - Program Director John Ivey moves from KISS-
FM Boston to KIIS-FM Los Angeles.
Week of August 15, 2001
Television news -
Scoop - Rep Gary Condit will give his first interview regarding missing intern
Chandra Levy
to Connie Chung of ABC. The interview will air this Thursday on
“PrimeTime Live.”
ON HBO - “Shot in the Heart” - about the relationship murderer Gary Gilmore
had with his brother - Mikal. The show uses “Gary Gilmore’s Eyes” - a 1977
punk release by the British punk band - the Adverts.
On Saturday Night Live this week - Mena Suvari hosts with musical guest Lenny
Kravitz.
Top TV -
Who Wants To Be A Millionaire on Sunday - 13.45
Millionaire - 12.54
Millionaire on Tuesday - 12.47
Everybody Loves Raymond - 11.46
Dateline NBC on Monday - 11.31
Law & Order - 11.22
60 Minutes - 11.12
Wayne Brady
- 11.00
The Weakest Link - 10.90
Becker - 10.54
20/20 - 10.22
CSI - 9.90
Fear Factor - 9.86
Friends - 9.81
Wayne Brady Show at 8pm - 9.78
Big Brother II - 9.66
King of Queens - 8.85
Music news -
Rapper Nelly and a crowd of 3,000 are refused entry to a Lake of the Ozarks
nightclub - too many people.
Mariah Carey couldn’t attend MTV’s big 20
th
birthday bash Aug 1 at New York’s
Hammerstein Ballroom. She cited an “emotional and physical breakdown,” but
sent a videotape offering congratulations. Appearing - Sum-41, TLC, Billy Idol,
Kid Rock (without his Twisted Brown Trucker band), Mary J. Blige. Madonna was
another no-show.
Marry - Sade (34) to Nick Sommerlad (27) - a British journalist.
Week of August 15, 2001
Roger Daltrey (The Who), will host VH1’s first scripted drama series - “Strange
Frequency.”
Don Cornelius - producer of “Soul Train” says MTV has been pressuring African
American artists not to appear on his “Lady of Soul Awards” program which airs
the same week as the MTV “Video Music Awards.” This year, Alicia Keys was
supposed to, or booked on both shows. MTV contends it does have appearance
parameters - but that goes for all other competing shows - black or white - even
talk shows such as the Tonight Show.
Top Country hits this week -
I’m Just Talkin’ About Tonight -
Toby Keith
Austin - Blake Shelton
Where The Blacktop Ends -
Keith Urban
Downtime - Jo Dee Messina
What I Really Meant To Say -
Cyndi Thomson
I’m Already There - Lonestar
While You Love Me - Rascal
Flatts
Laredo - Chris Cagle
Hot albums -
Songs In A Minor - Alicia Keys
Now 7 - Various Artists (19 chart
topping hits)
Celebrity - ‘n Sync
Duces ‘N Trays - The Old
Fashioned Way - Snoop Dogg Presents Tha Eastside
So Bla - Blue Cantrell
Hybrid Theory - Linkin Park
Devil’s Night - D12
J.l.o. - Jennifer Lopez
The Sage Continues… P Diddy & The Bad
Boy Family
Jagged Little Thrill
- Jagged Edge
Rush Hour 2 Soundtrack
Aaliyah - Aaliyah -
Three Chord Opera - Neil Diamond
Take Of Your pants and Jacket - Blink 182
Jagged Little Thrill - Jagged Edge
Week of August 15, 2001
O Brother, Where Art Thou? - Soundtrack
Hot Hits -
Loverboy - Mariah Carey
Purple Hills - D12
Bootylicious - Destiny’s Child
She’s All I Got - Jimmy Cozier
All Or Nothing - O-Town
Take You Out - Luther Vandross
Fill Me In - Craig David
There She Goes - BabyFace
I Wanna Be Bad - Willie Ford
Hot Modern Rock -
Smooth Criminal - Alien Ant
Farm
It’s Been Awhile - Staind
Schism - Tool
Crawling - Linkin Park
The Rock Show - Blink 182
Bad Day - Fuel
Control - Puddle of Mud
Clint Eastwood - Gorillaz
Hash Pipe - Weezer
At the movies -
American Pie 2
Rush Hour 2
Rat Race
The Others
The Princess Diaries
Captain Corell’s Mandolin
Planet of the Apes
American Outlaws
Jurassic Park III
Legally Blonde
