Week of July 15, 1983

A bomb, apparently planted by Armenian extremists, explodes in front of the

Turkish airlines counter in Orly airport. 5 are dead with 60 injured.

President Reagan taps former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger to head a

bipartisan commission to gorge long-term policy toward Central America and

“keep the light of liberty alive” in the region.

next week’s summit with President Regan for “personal

reasons” further delaying U.S. Middle East peace efforts.

David Dodge, acting president of the American University of

Beirut, kidnapped a year ago in Lebanon, is freed and will

be returning to the United States.

The House censures Reps. Gerry Studds (D-Mass.) and

Daniel Crane (R-ILL.) for their sexual relationships with

teenage pages - much harsher punishments than recommended by the ethics

Committee. Both were force to stand alone before the House while Speaker

Thomas O’Neill Jr. chastised them.

A study by a private think tank says that raising Social Security’s retirement age

to 67 in the next century will hurt black workers more than whites and result in a

“massive transfer of wealth from blacks to whites,” since the average life

expectancy of blacks is 64 years.

Chrysler Corp. announces that it earned a record $310.3 million profit in the

second quarter of this year, up 190% from the same period last year.

hepatitis. His last anchor on “ABC World News Tonight” was

April 21.

First Lady Nancy Reagan intervened with her husband to

allow the burial of ABC-TV news anchorman Frank

Reynolds in Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia. He was

eligible “on-request” for burial at the cemetery because he

received a Purple Heart in World War II when he served as

a sergeant in the Army. Reynolds’ fight with hepatitis, which he contracted while

undergoing surgery for a broken leg was common, but there had been no

indication he was near death.

Week of July 15, 1983

Feminist (NOW) leader Ginny Fost facing murder charges in Louisiana, bids

farewell “temporarily” to the group she headed for two years and vows “I will

return.”

Passing - George Lichty (78) - originated the “Grin and Bear It” strip in

newspapers.

Tower Records opens a super record

store in Manhattan. The four-story

complex, complete with elevator, offers

more than 450,000 records and tapes. 4,000 customers showed up opening day.

Monitors throughout the store show MTV.

The nation’s largest automated teller network begins operations as the Plus

System now links about 2,000 ATM’s and 3,000 should be in operation by year-

end. Bank participants include Chase Manhattan of New York, National Bank of

Chicago, Colorado National Bank of Denver, Rainier National Bank of Seattle

and Bank of America of San Francisco. The system allows a customer of one of

the participating banks to withdraw cash from the machine of any other bank on

the network.

Playing in Las Vegas -

John Davidson - Aladdin

Flip Wilson - MGM Grand

Joan Rivers - Riviera

BB King, Billy Preston - Sahara

Television news - Johnny Carson Productions names Joan Rivers as Carson’s

sole substitute. The deal gives Rivers nine full weeks over a yearlong period

beginning in September.

WKBS-TV (channel 48) in Philadelphia, an

the Philadelphia ratings, is going off the air for

good. Owner Field Communications apparently

can’t get the money they want for the station.

Field has already sold four its five UHF stations,

but the company says the dissolution of WKBS-TV would be more advantageous

to stockholders than accepting a bid below what it considered minimally

satisfactory. The station will broadcast through August 31, when about 80

employees will be let go. Some of WKBS’ equipment and programming are going

to rival WPHL-TV (channel 17).

Week of July 15, 1983

WABC-TV will debut “New York Hot Tracks” against NBC’s “Friday Night

Videos.” “Hot Tracks” will stick to urban contemporary videos, most of them

dance-oriented and by black artists. WKTU-FM DJ Carlos DeJesus will veejay.

Gaylord Broadcasting Co of Oklahoma City signs a letter of intent to pay

American General Corp. $270 million for the Nashville WSM/Opryland properties.

They are - The Grand Ole Opry, WSM AM/FM; WSM’s interest in the 100 station

park and the Opryland Hotel complex. Gaylord Broadcasting is headed by

Edward Gaylord. George Gillette purchased WSM-TV and renamed it WSMV-TV

last year.

on WFAA-TV Dallas, moves to WCBS-TV has co-host of “2

on the Town.” She replaces Adrienne Meltzer.

The cancellation last week of ABC’s late-night interview

program “One on One” - it only leaves Ted Koppel’s

“Nightline” to compete with NBC and CBS. Nightline was

born of the Iranian hostage crisis.

Music news - Sam Moore, formerly part of “Sam and Dave”

goes public about his now-cured 15-year drug habit.

Simon and Garfunkle are back and begin a U.S. tour this week. The pair reunited

in 1981 with a free Central Park concert, attracting over 500,000 persons. That

set off a successful overseas tour and now they’re back!

Appearing at the Bottom Line in New York - Weird Al Yankovic, Bennie Bell and

Dr. Demento.

Concert on July 19. Showtime will be airing the

concert as well as subscription TV outlets SelectTV,

On TV, Wometco Home Theatre, Super TV, Preview,

Dorason, Home Entertainment Network and Graphic

Scanning.

Week of July 15, 1983

Monday night television -

CBS - Square Pegs, Private Benjamin, Tucker’s Witch, Cagney & Lacey

NBC - Movie, Tonight Show

ABC - Monday Night Football, Nightline, One on One

PBS - Frontline, Great Performances, The Magic of Dance

WTBS The Catlins, Movie, Movie

reporter asks the Tucker’s for help after

an attempt on her life.

Square Pegs - Lauren encourages Patty

to join her on the girls’ football team.

Tonight Show - Joan Rivers hosts with

William & Ames Caulfield.

Radio news -

Top-40 KIIS-FM (Los Angeles) program director Gerry DeFrancesco is upped to

vice president of programming.

Everybody is talking about a new New York FM station ready to make its debut

on 100.3 - WHTZ. Its “hit radio” format debuts early next month. Program

director Scott Shannon says the station will have a mass appeal or “fusion

sound, one that you can dance to. We’re taking the position that we’re here to

Shannon says he’s been listening to other New York stations and concludes,

“everybody sounds so serious. We’re going to be fun and that should make us

different. I want to customize a product for New York that will reflect the spirit and

feel of the old WABC, before they lost touch with the street.” “That was their

downfall and I loved that station.”

Meantime, rival WPLJ may be changing to a top-40 station. WPLJ-FM has added

artists such as Michael Jackson, Prince, Rod Stewart and Blonde, artists they

wouldn’t be caught dead playing a year ago with their AOR format. PD Larry

Berger maintains the station has not changed format. “We’ve broadened the

base of our station to grow for the future.” WPLJ-FM slipped in the last ratings

period - to a 4.1 from a 4.5.

KFRC night jock Bill Lee is fired for making a joke about AIDS on the air. He

aired a tape of two station secretaries making light of AIDS, by singing a song to

Week of July 15, 1983

the tune of “America the Beautiful.” In a misjudgment, Lee aired the song. One of

the secretaries was also fired.

KPKE-FM in Denver shifts from AOR to Top-40.

Wherever I Lay My Hat - Paul

Young

I.O.U - Freeze

Baby Jane - Rod Stewart

Who’s that Girl? - Eurythmics

Moonlight Shadow - Mike Oldfield

Come Live With Me - Heaven 17

Double Dutch - Malcolm McLaren

Flashdance - Irene Cara

War Baby - Tom Robinson

It’s Over - Funk Masters

Pop hits this week in 1983 -

Electric Avenue - Eddy Grant

Every Breath You Take - The

Police

Never Gonna Let You Go - Sergio

Mendes

Wanna Be Startin’ Something - Michael Jackson

Is There Something I Should Know - Duran Duran

Our House - Madness

Stand Back - Stevie Nicks

Sweet Dreams - Eurythmics

She Works hard For The Money - Donna Summer

Come Dancing - Kinks

1999 - Prince

Maniac - Michael Sembello

All This Love - Debarge

Hot Girls In Love - Loverboy

Baby Jane - Rod Stewart

Cuts Like A Knife - Bryan Adams

(Keep Feeling) Fascination - Human League

It’s A Mistake - Men At Work

I’m Still Standing - Elton John

Saved By Zero - The Fixx

Take Me To Heart - Quarterflash

Week of July 15, 1983

Rock of Ages - Def Leppard

Time - Culture Club

Top albums -

Synchronicity - Police

Thriller - Michael Jackson

Flashdance - Soundtrack

Let’s Dance - David Bowie

Pyromania - Def Leppard

Keep It Up - Loverboy

Killer on the Rampage - Eddy Grant

1999 - Prince

The Wild Heart - Stevie Nicks

State of Confusion - Kinks

Cargo - Men At Work

Listen - A Flock of Seagulls

H20 - Daryl Hall & John Oates

Cuts Like A Knife - Bryan Adams

Reach the Beach- The Fixx

Speaking in Tongues - Talking Heads

Duran Duran - Duran Duran

Living in Oz - Rick Springfield

Kissing to Be Clever - Culture Club

Kilroy Was Here - Styx

Piece of Mind - Iron Maiden

Eliminator - ZZ Top

Return of the Jedi - Soundtrack

The Closer You Get - Alabama

Pancho & Lefty - Willie Nelson and Merle

Haggard

I Always Get Lucky With You - George

Jones

Snapshot - Sylvia

Highway 40 Blues - Ricky Skaggs

Your Love’s On The Line - Earl Thomas

Conlee

The Love She Found In Me - Gary Morris

He’s A Heartache (Looking For A Place To

Happen) - Janie Frickie

Week of July 15, 1983

I Love Her Mind - Bellamy Brothers

I Wonder Who’s Holding My Baby Tonight - The Whites

Top movies this week in 1983 -

Return of the Jedi

Trading Places

Superman III

War Games

Octopussy

Twilight Zone - The Movie

Porkys II - The Next Day

Flashdance

Stroker Ace

The Survivors

Psycho II

Screwballs

Deadly Force

Fanny And Alexander

Hells Angels Forever

1990 The Bronx Warriors

Blue Thunder

48 Hours

High Road to China

First Blood

Sophie’s Choice

The Verdict

Mad Max

The Toy