Week of January 15, 2003
Reaching out to North Korea, President Bush told reporters he might consider
food and fuel aid and a “bold initiative” to improve relations with the Pyongyang
regime - if it gives up its nuclear weapons program.
U.N. weapons inspectors in Iraq discover 11
empty chemical warheads at an arms depot south
of Baghdad, their most significant find in nearly
two months of searching for an illegal arsenal.
President Bush said that he was “sick and tired” if
Iraq’s failure to cooperate with the United Nations
on disarmament and warned that “time is running
out.”
In a broad challenge to the Bush administration’s
foreign policy, French Foreign Minister Dominique
de Villepin said that France would not yet approve the use of force against Iraq
and cautioned that U.N. handling of Baghdad would set a precedent for North
Korea and the Middle East.
Eight backcountry skiers from the U.S. are killed and two injured after an
avalanche crashes down a mountainside in eastern British Columbia.
K-Mart announces it is shutting down 326 stores - in a plan to emerge from
chapter 11 bankruptcies.
“MoveOn.Org” begins an anti-war ad on television this week. The ads raise the
specter of nuclear war if the United States attacks Iraq and shows a mushroom
cloud aimed at stirring controversy and galvanizing public opinion. “MoveOn.org”
was formed during the Clinton impeachment trial, in an effort to get Congress to
“move-on” and has since moved to other issues. Some say it is very left in its
bent.
Al-Jazeera - the Arab satellite television channel, signs
an agreement with the BBC for the exchange of news
stories. Al-Jazeera, an independent channel, began
broadcasting in 1996 and is based out of the tiny gulf Arab
state of Qatar.
Week of January 15, 2003
At the Golden Globe Awards held this week…
Best picture (drama) - “The Hours”
Best picture (comedy) - “Chicago”
Best actor (drama) - Jack Nicholson _”About Schmidt”
Best actress (drama) - Nicole Kidman - “The Hours.”
Best actor (musical or comedy) - Richard Gere “Chicago”
Best actress (musical or comedy) - Renee
Zellweger “Chicago”
Best director - Martin Scorsese - “Gangs of New
York”
Television - Best drama series - “The Shield”
Best musical or comedy - “Curb Your Enthusiasm”
Best actress drama - Edie Falco - “The
Sopranos”
Best actor drama - Michael Chiklis - “The Shield”
Best actress musical or comedy - Jennifer Aniston
- “Friends”
Best actor musical or comedy - Tony Shalhoub -
“Monk”
Some best-selling books -
Prey - Michael Crichton
The Lovely Bones - Alice Sebold
I Don’t Know How She Does It - Allison Pearson
You Shall Know Our Velocity - Dave Eggers
The Power of Now - Eckhart Tolle
Four Blind Mice - James Patterson
By The Light Of The Moon - Dean Koontz
Stupid White Men and Other Sorry Excuses for the State of the Nation - Michael
Moore
Get With The Progress - Bob Greene
Bush At War - Bob Woodward
Everyday Grace - Marianne Williamson
Live From New York - Tom Shales and James Andrew Miller
Portrait of a Killer - Patricia Cornwell
Week of January 15, 2003
Hollywood news - passing actor Richard
Crenna (75).
Lisa Marie Presley is set to release her first album
- “To Whom It May Concern” April 8. She wrote
most of the songs.
Tom Cruise wins a $10 million judgment against a
porn actor (Chad Slater) who allegedly told a
French magazine that the two men had a
homosexual affair that broke up Cruise’s 10-year
marriage to Nicole Kidman.
The fifth Harry Potter book is scheduled to be published on June 21. The
announcement follows almost two years of publication date push-backs and
countless articles speculating on the future of the publishing houses and film
studios linked to the series.
Television news - Fox-TV says it will begin to premiere new shows in the
summer, in the hopes of jumping on rivals. Will others follow?
After a rash of low-rated shows, ABC-TV says it’s going for a quick fix and will
add a number of reality shows - most with a thematic emphasis on appearance.
One, from the producer of “The Bachelor” is titled “Are You Hot: The Search For
America’s Sexiest People.” Another project, “All American Girl” - is a kind of
pageant with young woman competing on the basis of beauty, intellect and skills.
Fox-TV renews “ The Simpsons ” for two more years,
easily making it the longest-running U.S. television
comedy at 16 seasons.
Music news - Inflating airplay? There’s some
controversy in the radio world with Mariah Carey’s
new single “Through The Rain.” Island Def Jam
Music bought radio spots featuring some 53 seconds
of the song. Problem was/is, computers monitoring
airplay gave the commercials credit for a full spin of
the song, giving it momentum for airplay, when in fact, radio stations weren’t
playing the song as much.
Week of January 15, 2003
Radio news - It’s announced that Ryan Seacrest will
be filling-in for Rick Dees on his morning show from time-
to-time over KIIS-FM in Los Angeles. Dees has never had
a live replacement - instead, opting to run voice tracks
during vacations and sick days. Is Seacrest being
groomed to take Dees’ place on KIIS-FM? Currently
Seacrest holds afternoons on Star 98.7 in Los Angeles.
Television ratings -
CSI - 25.48
Football - 24.93
Friends - 23.67
ER - 21.52
Everybody Loves Raymond - 19.7
Law & Order - 19.55
Joe Millionaire - 18.61
60 Minutes - 17.61
CSI: Miami - 17.52
The Bachelorette - 17.44
Scrubs - 17.18
Law & Order - SVU - 16.59
Without a Trace - 16.34
Will & Grace - 16.25
Law & Order: Criminal Intent - 16.21
Monday Night Television -
CBS - King of Queens, Yes Dear, Everybody Loves
Raymond, Still Standing, CSI:Miami, David Lettermen
NBC - Fear Factor, Fear Factor, Meet My Folks,
Tonight Show
ABC - Movie - “The Rock” , Nightline
WB - 7 th Heaven, Everwood
UPN - The Parkers, One on One, Girlfriends, Half and
Half
PBS - Antiques Roadshow, American Experience,
P.O.V. Charlie Rose
CSI - The team investigates the death of a male
stripper found after a sex party.
7 th Heaven - Eric agrees to see a therapist.
Week of January 15, 2003
Everwood - Andy is offered the lead in “The King and I.”
Meet My Folks - 8 Woman spend time with a man’s parents in their home.
Tuesday Night Television -
CBS - JAG, The Guardian, Judging Amy, David Lettermen
NBC - In Style: Celebrity Weddings, Frasier, Hidden Hills, Meet My Folks
ABC - 8 Single Rules For Dating My Daughter, According To Jim, Less Than
Perfect, NYPD Blue, Nightline
WB - Gilmore Girls , Smallville
UPN - Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Abby, Girlfriends
PBS - Nova, Journey of Man, Charlie Rose
JAG - A Navy whistle-blower claims a top-secret
device is defective.
Judging Amy - Amy’s lawyer wants to put Lauren on the stand during a custody
battle with Michael.
Smallville - Clark rescues his mother from thugs
without revealing his powers.
According to Jim - Cheryl and Jim play matchmaker
to a cop and his partner.
Top Movies this week in 2003 -
Kangaroo Jack - Jerry O’Connell,
Anthony Anderson
N ational Security - Martin Lawrence,
Steve Zahn
Just Married - Brittany Murphy, Ashton
Kutcher
Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Week of January 15, 2003
Pop hits this week in 2003 -
Die Another Day - Madonna
Dirrty - Christina Aguilera
Picture - Kid Rock (Feat Sheryl Crow)
Ignition - R. Kelly
This Is My Party - Fabulous
All The Things She Said - Tatu
A Moment Like This - Kelly Clarkson
Gangsta Lovin’ - Alicia Keys
Auld Lang Syne - Kenny G
Don’t Mess With My Man - Nivea
Featuring Brian and Brandon Casey
Lose Yourself - Eminem
Top modern rock music -
All My Life - Foo Fighters
Always - Saliva
No One Knows - Queens of the
Stone Age
The Red - Chevelle
When I’m Gone - 3 Doors Down
You Know You’re Right - Nirvana
Fine Again - Seether
Honestly - Zwan
Still waiting - Sum 41
Poem - Taproot
She Hates Me - Puddle of Mudd
Cochese - Audioslave
Top CD/Albums this week in 2003
8 Mile - Soundtrack
Let Go - Avril Lavigne
Home - Dixie Chicks
Stripped - Christina Aguilera
This Is Me…Then - Jennifer Lopez
Justified - Justin Timberlake
Up! - Shania Twain
I Care 4 U - Aaliya
Now 11 - Various artists
Under Construction - Missy Elliott
God’s Son - NAS
Week of January 15, 2003
The Eminem Show - Eminem
Better Days - 2PAC
Nellyville - Nelly
Forty Licks - Rolling Stones
The Last Temptation - Ja Rule
Josh Groban - Josh Groban
MTV Heavy rotation -
Lose Yourself - Eminem
Cry Me A River - Justin Timberlake
Without Me - Eminem
03 Bonnie & Clyde - Jay-Z
Top Hip-Hop this week in 2003 -
Love of My Life - Erykah Badu
Bump, Bump Bump - B2k & P. Diddy
Work It - Missy “Misdemeanor” Elliott
Air Force Ones - Nelly
Miss You - Aallyah
I Should Be… - Dre Hill
Fabulous - Jaheim
Ignition - R. Kelly
Don’t Change - Musiq
Thugz Mansion - 2PAC
03 Bonnie & Clyde - Jay-Z Featuring Beyonce
Knowles
Wanksta - 50 Cent
Made You Look - Nes
Top Country hits this week in 2003 -
19 Something - Mark Wills
Fall Into Me - Emerson Drive
She’ll Leave You With A Smile - George Straight
The Baby - Blake Shelton
These days - Rascal Flatts
Somebody Like You - Keith Urban
I Just Wanna Be Mad - Terri Clark
Who’s Your Daddy? - Toby Keith
A Lot Of Things Different - Kenny Chesney
You Can’t Hide Beautiful - Aaron Lines
Week of January 15, 2003