Week of January 15, 1989

The Soviet military commander in Afghanistan says that he expects all of the

Kremlin’s troops to be withdrawn from that country by next month.

Stockton (CA) - Armed with an AK-47 assault rifle, a 9-millimeter pistol and

bayonet, a young drifter attacks an elementary school, spraying children with

bursts before taking his own life. In the end - Patrick Purdy had killed 5 and

injured some 29.

Miami - Several days of racial violence leads to 1 dead with 8 shot. Some 230

were arrested in the neighborhoods of Overtown and Liberty City.

owner of the New York Yankees, who was fined

$15,000 for campaign law violations.

George Bush, on the eve of his inauguration, spoke of

his optimism about the future, but also expressed his

feeling that President Reagan’s “shoes are gong to be

pretty darn hard to fill.”

President of the United States, describing the nation at

the end of the Reagan era as prosperous and at

peace but promised that “a new breeze is blowing.”

Ronald Reagan leaves a handwritten note for

George Bush in the Oval Office and then takes a

16-block ride to private citizenship before leaving

the capitol en route to his Los Angeles home.

In the wake of the riot in the Overtown section of

Miami, the NFL issues a statement announcing

that all its Super Bowl activities would proceed as

planned.

Soviet President Mikhail S. Gorbachev says the Soviet defense budget is to be

reduced by more than 14% and that nearly half of a previously announced cut of

500,000 troops will come from units in the European part of the country.

Deficit meeting - President Bush invites Democratic and Republican

congressional leaders to a federal budge summit.

Week of January 15, 1989

old girl in 1978 and says it does not want to hear from the

suspected serial killer again. Bundy is scheduled to die in the

electric chair on Tuesday.

Evangelist Jim Bakker pleads not guilty in Charlotte (NC) to

federal charges that he diverted millions of dollars from his PTL TV audience for

personal use.

begins his first day on talk station KSDO - San Diego.

Reagan had worked as a summer fill-in for the station

before he got his own show. His father called in and

the message was played back on radio 1130/ KSDO:

“This is your old man. I’m a little too far away to hear

your program, but I wanted to call and wish you good

luck on your new show.”

Radio news-

The industry is watching as Casey Kasem returns to

challenge his old “American Top 40” with a new national show from rival

Westwood One called “Casey’s Top 40 With Casey Kasem.” Since August,

Shadow Stevens has hosted “American Top 40” which is owned by ABC and is

heard on 487 U.S. radio stations - 1,012 stations worldwide. “Casey’s Top 40” is

set to air on 425 stations.

Scott Shannon has yet another project - The Z-100 program director and

morning talent adds the video show “Smash Hits.” It will count down the top-10

and even include, what Shannon is calling, a “gold clip.’ Shannon is co-producing

the show with radio syndicater Dana Miller. Miller says Shannon will be placed in

a hi-tech setting that’s as much a spaceship as a radio control room. But wait…

for WHTZ, “Z-100” New York is signed to a five-year

deal as VP of Westwood One’s radio station group. He’ll

be based at the company’s ready purchase of KIQQ Los

Angles. That station is expected to shift to some top-40

format under Shannon. It has the same channel has Z-

100

(100.3) and is currently a soft a/c station.

Week of January 15, 1989

American Top 40 host Shadoe Stevens has a two-hour “movie of the week’ ready

to air. If it goes well, Stevens could have a sitcom. Fred Silverman (that one) is

producing. Seems that Stevens has had his eye on TV ever since those “Fred

Rated” manic TV commercials seen on the West Coast.

Larry Berger - The longtime program director of WPLJ New York, is now the

program director of KIOI-FM San Francisco. Berger says one of his motivations

is not to be near WPLJ. “It’s like breaking up with a girlfriend. You don’t want to

be near a lot of memories.”

ABC is buying Satellite Music Network out of Dallas - a company that feeds radio

formats to medium and smaller markets.

Evergreen Media says it will acquire longtime Los Angeles classical music station

KFAC-FM for $55 million.

White rappers? That’s what they call themselves,

but they are DJ’s rapping between the music. Out

is in San Francisco - George McFly at KXXX. The

father of DJ rap, make no mistake - is Douglas

“Jocko” Henderson. He was doing it back in the

1950’s at WOV New York and WDAS in Philly.

Lee’s signoff after each shift - “Stay Calm. Kiss

your mom. Ban the bomb. Do the best you can.

Remember God loves you, man.”

Lee’s been rhyming since his early days at WTIC-

FM (Hartford) - around 1977.

Sports -

was 66.

Music news -

Metallica - after years of refusing to make an MTV video, now have

one. In fact, it’s “One,” a song from their “… And Justice For All.”

Their 7-minute video stars actor Jason Robards.

Bobby Brown becomes the youngest artist (19) to have a #1 album

since Stevie Wonder in 1963. Bobby’s doing it with “Don’t Be Cruel” and Stevie

did it with “Little Stevie Wonder/the 12 Year Old Genius.” Ricky Nelson was the

first: in 1957 at age 17 with his album, “Ricky.”

Week of January 15, 1989

MTV is moving into the concert tour packaging business. On April 3, it kicks off a

30-city “Headbanger’s Ball Presents” heavy metal tour. Featured acts include

Anthrax, Helloween and Exodus.

top teen stars are going strong. Tiffany

has her fourth top-10 single with “All This

Time.” Debbie Gibson’s “Lost In Your

Eyes” is headed straight up the charts -

her fifth major hit. Ms. Gibson writes most

of her songs.

As Michael Jackson is to Diet Pepsi -

Diet Coke will be using George Michael.

We should see the first ad on Super Bowl Sunday.

Television news -

“The Pat Sajak Show” beats “The Tonight Show” its first week on the air with a

5.3 rating compared to “Tonight’s” 4.7.

Geraldo Rivera, comedian Richard (Cheech) Marin and three other prominent

Latinos have formed a new company to buy and run network-affiliated TV

stations. The company is called Maravila Communications.

guest Anita Baker.

Thursday night television -

CBS - Presidential Inaugural Gala, Knots Landing, Pat Sajak

NBC - Cosby Show, A Different World, Cheers, Dear John, L.A.

Law, Tonight Show

ABC - Knightwatch, Heartbeat, Command Performance, Nightline

PBS - Planet Earth, Mystery!, One More Season

movies

Presidential Gala - Participating - Frank Sinatra, Julio Iglesias, Roberta Peters

and randy Travis.

Inside the NFL - With Len Dawson and Nick Buoniconti preview the Superbowl.

Pat Sajak - Emma Samms, Hal Linden, Barry Steiger.

Week of January 15, 1989

Johnny Carson - Suzanne Pleshette.

Morton Downey Jr. (syndicated) - Lawyers Vs. Lawyers.

Hot Children’s Video Tapes -

Bambi

Teen Mutant Ninja Turtles: Killer Pizzas

The Land Before Time

Charlotte’s Webb

Teen Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Shredder

The Jetsons Meet the Flintstones

Winnie The Pooh: New Found Friends

At the movies -

Rain Man

Twins

Beaches

Accidental Tourist

Working Girl

Mississippi Burning

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

The Naked Gun

Tequila Sunrise

Top Modern Rock -

Fine Time - New Order

Stand - R.E.M.

Dear God - Midge Ure

Charlotte Anne - Julian Cope

Dirty Blvd - Lou Reed

Sweet Jane - Cowboy Junkies

Fisherman’s Blues - The Waterboys

I’m An Adult Now - Pursuit of

Happiness

Grain of Sand - The Saints

Top Hits in Britain -

Buffalo Stance - Neneh Cherry

Especially For You -Kyle Minogue &

Jason Donovan

Crackers International EP - Erasure

Week of January 15, 1989

The Living Years - Mike + The Mechanics

Baby I Love Your Way/Freebird - Will To Power

Good Life - Inner City

You Got It - Roy Orbison

Waiting For A Star To Fall - Boy Meets Girl

She Drives Me Crazy - Fine Young Cannibals

Cuddly Toy - Roachford

Hot Rock Album Cuts -

The Love In Your eyes - Eddie Money

Last Night - Traveling Wilburys

Got It Made - Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

Stand - R.E.M.

Marathon - Rush

Driven Out - The Fixx

When Love Comes To Town - U2

You Got Ii - Roy Orbison

The Crush of Love - Joe Satriani

The Living Years - Mike + The Mechanics

Hot Hits -

Don’t Rush Me - Taylor Dayne

Armageddon It - Def Leppard

Two Hearts - Phil Collins

Smooth Criminal - Michael Jackson

Every Rose Has Its Thorn - Poison

My Prerogative - Bobby Brown

When the Children Cry - White Lion

The Way You Love Me - Karyn White

Born To Be My Baby - Bon Jovi

Put A Little Love in Your Heart - Annie Lennox/Al Green

When I’m With You - Sheriff

All This Time - Tiffany

Straight Up - Paula Abdul

Holding On - Steve Winwood

Wild Thing - Tone Loc

I Remember Holding You - Boys Club

Little Liar - Joan Jett and the Blackhearts

I Wanna Have Some Fun - Samantha Fox

Week of January 15, 1989

Top Albums -

Appetite For Destruction - Guns N’ Roses

Don’t Be Cruel - Bobby Brown

Traveling Wilburys - Traveling Wilburys

New Jersey - Bon Jovi

Rattle and Hum - U2

Hysteria - Def Leppard

G N’ R Lies - Guns N’ Roses

Cocktail soundtrack

Hysteria - Def Leppard

Silhouette - Kenny G.

Delicate Sound of Thunder - Pink

Floyd

Giving You the Best That I Got -

Anita Baker

Greatest Hits - Fleetwood Mac

Shooting Rubber bands At The

Stars - Edie Brickell & New

Bohemians

Green - R.E.M.

American Dream - Crosby, Stills,

Nash & Young

Journey’s Greatest Hits

Faith - George Michael

Smashes, Thrashes & Hits - Kiss

Kick - INXS

Any Love - Luther Vandross

Long Cold Winter - Cinderella

Tracy Chapman - Tracy Chapman

Hold An Old Friend’s Hand - Tiffany

Til I Loved You - Barbra Streisand

“… And Justice For All - Metallica

Winger - Winger

OU812 - Van Halen

Reach For The Sky - Ratt

Tell It To My Heart - Taylor Dayne

Week of January 15, 1989

Top Country -

She’s Crazy For Leaving - Rodney Crowell

Deeper Than The Holler - Randy Travis

All The Reasons Why - Highway 101

Song of the South - Alabama

Hold On (A Little Longer) - Steve Wariner

I Sang Dixie - Dwight Yoakam

Big Wheels In the Moonlight - Dan Seals

Change of Heart - The Judds

Burnin’ A Hole In My Heart - Skip Ewing

Life As We Knew It - Kathy Mattea