Week of January 15, 1993

Goodbyes - In Little Rock - President-elect Bill Clinton and family board a jet for

Washington. “You know as I do, the road ahead is difficult and there will be

uncertainties and setbacks along the way, but I am confident that together we will

do this work.”

U.S. warships unleash 40 Tomahawk cruise missiles at a nuclear fabricating

plant on the outskirts of Baghdad.

In an expression of goodwill toward President-elect Bill Clinton, Saddam Hussein

orders his aircraft and missile batteries to stop shooting at U.S. and allied planes.

President Clinton Inaugural - Clinton issues a call for sacrifice and change,

proclaiming “a new season of American renewal.”

Disneyland opens Toontown USA.

The design inspiration came from

the 1988 movie “Who Framed

Roger Rabbit.”

Retired pathologist Jack

Kevorkian helps a 53-year-old

man who was

suffering from

bone cancer

to commit

suicide - the ninth person and the first male to do so with

his assistance.

In Reno, George Foreman TKO’s Pierre Coetzer in the 8 th

round.

Technology - IBM reports it largest annual corporate loss -

$4.96 billion in 1992 - and the largest loss in corporate

history (so far).

Xerox says it plans to leave the insurance and other financial services

businesses so it can focus on its core document processing business.

Week of January 15, 1993

Some best selling books -

The Tale of the Body Thief - Anne Rice

Mixed Blessing - Danielle Steel

Delores Claiborne - Stephen King

The General’s Daughter - Nelson deMille

Every Living Thing - James Herriot

The Way Things Ought To Be - Rush

Limbaugh

Women Who Run With The Wolves -

Clarissa Pinkola

JFK: Reckless Youth - Nigel Hamilton

Television news - Madonna does a Sinead

O’Connor spoof. Like Ms. O’Conner, she

yelled, “fight the enemy” - but ripped up a

picture of Joey Buttfuoco, whose story has

been featured in several recent TV movies.

It will be Dave Letterman Vs. Jay Leno as

it’s announced that CBS has hired

Letterman to compete with the “Tonight

Show.” CBS says that Letterman will receive an estimated annual salary of $14

million. Letterman ends his NBC show on June 25 and his new CBS show begins

in August.

Music news - MTV says it promises to air 80%

current music videos in 1993 and the only non-

music program in the Monday-Friday schedule

is the twice daily “MTV Half Hour Comedy

Hour.” New shows include “MTV Jams,” and

“Alternative Nation.” “Yo! MTV Raps” will now

get a regular weekly timeslot. Here’s a revised

schedule…

Week of January 15, 1993

Radio news - New York has a new all-news station as WBBR (1130) debuted

last week. The station is owned by the Bloomberg business people.

Top Country -

Walkaway Joe - Trisha Yearwood

Look Heart, No Hands - Randy Travis

Don’t Let Our Love Start Slippin’ Away - Vince Gill

Somewhere Other Than The Night - Garth Brooks

Wild Man - Ricky Van Shelton

Life’s A Dance - John Michael Montgomery

Too Busy Being In Love - Doug Stone

Can I Trust You With My Heart - Travis Tritt

Love Without Mercy - Lee Roy Parnell

Sure Live - Hal Ketchum

Take It Back - Reba McEntire

Hot Hits this week in 1993 -

In The Still Of the Nite - Boyz II Men

I Will Always Love You - Whitney Houston

Saving Forever For You - Shanice

Rump Shaker - Wreckx-N-Effect

Good Enough - Bobby Brown

I’d die Without You - P.M. Dawn

Rhythm Is A Dancer - Snap

Deeper and Deeper - Madonna

Real Love - Mary J. Blige

A Whole New World - Peabo Bryson and

Regina Belle

Week of January 15, 1993

To Love Somebody - Michael Bolton

When She Cries - Restless Heart

Faithful - Go West

7 - Prince and the New Power Generation

Love Is On The Way - Saigon Kick

Do You Believe In Us - Jon Secada

Mr. Wendal - Arrested Development

Here We Go Again! - Portrait

Top Albums -

The Chase - Garth Brooks

The Bodyguard - Soundtrack

Unplugged - Eric Clapton

Timeless - Michael Bolton

Ten - Pearl Jam

Same Gave All - Billy Ray Cyrus

If I Ever Fall In Love - Shai

Hard Or Smooth - Wreckx-N-Effect

It’s Your Call - Reba MacEntire

What’s The 411? - Mary J. Blige

Pure Country Soundtrack - George Strait

Automatic For The People - R.E.M.

Love Deluxe - Sade

The Chronic - Dr. Dre

Metallica - Metallica

Bobby - Bobby Brown

OOOOOOOHHH… On The TLC - TLC

The Predator - Ice Cube

Totally Krossed Out - Kris Kross

Dirt - Alice In Chains

Brand New Man - Brooks & Dunn

Boomerang - Soundtrack

No Fences - Garth Brooks

Funky Divas - En Vogue

Aladdin - Soundtrack

Top hits in Britain -

Exterminate! - Snap Featuring Niki Harris

Week of January 15, 1993

I Will Always Love You - Whitney

Houston

Mr. Wendal/Revolution - Arrested

Development

Could It Be Magic - Take That

Heal the World - Michael Jackson

I’m Easy/Be Aggressive - Faith No More

Phorever People - The Shamen

Would I Lie To You? - Charles & Eddie

Get The Girl Kill The Baddies! - Pop Will

Eat Itself

The Devil You Know - Jesus Jones

Top Jazz Albums -

Perfectly Frank - Tony Bennett

25 - Harry Connick Jr.

Letter To Evan - David Benoit

I Heard You Twice The First Time -

Branford Marsalis

You Must Believe In Spring - Frank

Morgan

Top Contemporary Jazz -

Life On Planet Groove - Maceo

Parker

Snapshot - George Duke

Cool - Bob James/Earl Klugh

The Return of the Brecker Brothers

- Brecker Brothers

Weekend in Monaco - The

Rippingtons

Just Between Us - Norman Brown

Hot Children’s Videos -

Ferngully… the Last Rainforest

Beauty and the Beast

101 Dalmations

The Great Mouse Detective

Fantasia

The Jungle Book

Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer

Rock-A-Doodle

How The Grinch Stole Christmas!