Week of July 23, 1989

The House votes to halt production of the controversial B-2 aircraft while the Air

Force searches for ways to make it cheaper.

Raid in Lebanon - Israeli commandos abduct a leader of the militant Hezbollah

militia and return him to Israel.

McMartin Pre-school trial - After almost six years after his arrest - teacher Ray

Buckey takes the stand for the first time and tells jurors he never molested

anyone.

A Manila TV station that packed nearly an hour’s worth of commercials during the

91-second Tyson-Spinks bout last year is fined for airing too many

advertisements.

Birdie May Vogt, born the daughter of a Union Army captain the year of Custer’s

last stand, dies at age 112, after being recognized as the oldest documented

living person.

Business - Bristol-Myers and Squibb agree to merge in a $12 billion stock swap.

Carl’s Jr. founder Carl Karcher and six of his relatives agree to settle civil

charges of insider trading by paying a total of $664,000.

Entertainment news -

Brigitte Bardot, now an animal rights

activist - is accused of having her

neighbor’s donkey castrated because it

was getting too friendly with her own

donkey. Industrialist Jean Pierre Manivet,

who lives next door to Bardot, says his

donkey, Charly had been castrated while

the actress was looking after it for him.

Radio news -

WMCA New York switches to a mostly

financial and business format. This takes

place as WMCA transfers owners to

Salem Communications, a predominately

religious broadcaster. Talk host Barry Gray will move to nights (8pm) and Barry

Farber remains in overnights. Alan Colmes will exit.

Week of July 23, 1989

Going away - as more and more record companies have stopped shipping

45rpm records to radio stations as promos - to play on the air. Many have

converted to compact discs. RCA says it will discontinue supplying vinyl singles

to radio as of August 1. IRS and A&M have already stopped.

Passing - Rick Carroll - veteran radio programmer who

created “Rock of the ‘80’s and put KROQ on the map. He

was 42 from complications from pneumonia.

In its first full ratings period - Scott Shannon’s “Pirate

Radio” in Los Angeles (KQLZ) is up 2.7-4.3 and did better

in shares in Orange County. Rival KROQ was down 3.0-

2.3.

Heard more and more on morning shows, parody songs.

Some believe they are not as effective as they once

where, since so many are being produced. Heard recently

- “The Oprah Motion” (locomotion), “I Just Can’t Stop

Changing My Face” - a take off of the Michael Jackson

hit “I Just Can’t Stop Loving You.” and “Vanna, pick me a letter” after the 1960’s

hit - “The Letter.”

WLS is finally throwing the music towel in - the last of the great AM radio stations

to abandon music. Actually, WLS left the top-40 game in 1986, still late by any

AM comparison. Up to now, it’s had an a/c-oldie hybrid format. A recent Chicago

Sun -Times article says the WLS planned to buy out the contracts of both

morning man Fred Winston and afternoon driver John Landecker and that

syndicated hot Rush Limbaugh would be used in the midday slot no occupied by

Don Wade & Roma.

Music news -

Rod Stewart says he’s scraping the Spandex as part of a

long-range plan that he and his managers mapped out six

years ago in an effort to restore the performer’s sagging rock

‘n’ roll credibility.

Chuck D announces that the rap group Public Enemy is

ending in the wake of anti-Semitic comments by group

member Professor Griff.

Check out David Bowie’s new band - “Tin Machine” and

their self-titled new album. “Tin Machine” consists of Bowie, Hunt and Tony sales

(Soupy Sales’ sons) and Reeve Gabriels.

Week of July 23, 1989

Madonna has landed her 16 th consecutive top 10 single with “Express Yourself.”0

Now touring - Ringo Starr and his 8-piece All-Star band.

Sports -

Larry Bird fractures a bone in his back five

minutes into his first scrimmage at the Boston

Celtics summer camp and is expected to be

sidelined for four to six weeks.

Music news -

Island Records is being purchased by Polygram

Records for about $300 million. Island’s most

famous artists are U2.

The Who’s Aug. 24 performance of “Tommy” at the

Universal Amphitheatre in Los Angeles will be

available on pay-per-view.

Passing - Steve Rubell, the co-owner of Studio 54 when it was at its hottest. He

was 45… Of AIDS.

Compact disc jukeboxes are taking off. One leading manufacturer claims it has

backorders for 250-300 machines. There are about 10,000 CD jukeboxes in

service.

Television news -

On “Saturday Night’s Main Event” - Featured bouts: WWF heavyweight champ

Hulk Hogan vs. Honky Tonk Man; Brutus (The Barber) Beefcake vs. Macho Man

Randy Savage WWF tag title: Demolition vs. Brains Busters.

Morton Downey’s syndicated loud talkshow is over -

it’s been canceled. He says he’ll be doing a 2-½ minute

radio commentary and perhaps more television.

HBO says it will take over management of The

Movietime Channel.

Thursday night television -

CBS - 48 Hours, The Davanaughs, Coming of Age, The

Equalizer, Pat Sajak

Week of July 23, 1989

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

Show

ABC - Baseball, Nightline

PBS - Survival, Mystery!

Disney Channel - Walt Disney Presents, Movie, Ozzie & Harriet

SPTS - Sports Nightly, Inside Racing,

American Outdoors

Hot Album Rock Tracks -

Brother Of Mine - Anderson, Bruford,

Wakeman, Howe

Crossfire - Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double

Trouble

The End of the Innocence - Don Henley

Forget Me Not - Bad English

Need A Little Taste Of Love - Dobbie

Brothers

So Alive - Live and Rockets

Let The Day Begin - The Call

Don’t Say You Love Me - Billy Squier

A Friend Is A Friend - Pete Townshend

Top Hits In Britain -

Song For Whoever - Beautiful South

Back To Life - Soul Ii Soul

Licence to Kill - Gladys Knight

Londong Nights - London Boys

Breakthru - Queen

Batdance - Prince

Patience - Guns N’ Roses

It’s Alright - Pet Shop Boys

I Drove All Night - Cyndi Lauper

Top Country -

Houston Solution - Ronnie Milsap

In A Letter To You - Eddy Raven

Cathy’s Clown -Reba McEntire

What’s Going On In Your World - George strait

One Good Well - Don Wiliams

She’s Got A Single Thing In Mind - Conway Twitty

Dear Me - Lorrie Morgan

You Ain’t Going Nowhere - Chris Hillman & Roger McGuinn

Week of July 23, 1989

Top Albums -

Don’t Be Cruel - Bobby Brown

The Raw & The Crooked - Fine Young Cannibals

Full Moon Fever - Tom Petty

Girl You Know It’s True - Milli Vanilli

Hangin’ Tough - New Kids On The Block

Forever Your Girl - Paula Abdul

Walking With A Panther - LL Cool J

Batman soundtrack

Twice Shy - Great White

Beaches soundtrack

Like A Prayer - Madonna

Repeat Offender - Richard Marx

Sonic Temple - The Cult

The Other Side of the Mirror - Stevie Nicks

Skid Row - Skid Row

Cycles - Doobie Brothers

Disintegration - The Cure

Big Daddy - John Cougar Mellencamp

Blind Man’s Zoo - 10,000 Maniacs

Flowers in the Dirt - Paul McCartney

Love and Rockets - Love and Rockets

New Jersey - Bon Jovi

Top Rap -

They Want Money - Kool Moe Dee

Fight the Power - Public Enemy

We Got Your Own Thank - Heavy D & the Boyz

I’m that Type of Guy - LL Cool J

Why Is That? - Boogie Down Productions

Funky Dividends - Three Times Dope

Express Yourself - N.W.A.

My Myself and I - de La Soul

Rap Summary (Lean On Me) - Big Daddy Kane

The Man We All Know and Love Kwame

Children’s Story - Slick Rick

Hot Modern Rock -

See A Little Light - Bob Mould

Here Comes Your Man - Pixies

So Alive - Love and Rockets