Week of March 22, 1984

Edwin Meese III asks for the appointment of a special

prosecutor to make a “rapid, impartial and thorough”

investigation of the charges of political and financial

improprieties that jeopardize his prospect of becoming

attorney general.

Robert Diaz, a coronary care nurse in Riverside County (CA)

is found guilty of murdering 12 elderly patients by giving them

overdoses of a heart-regulating drug.

A spring storm kills at least 70 in the Northeast and the Carolinas.

President Reagan is not happy over a new Democratic TV campaign that

charges that his Administration contains “more scandal-tainted officials tan we’ve

seen since Richard Nixon and Watergate.” He called the attack “guilt by

accusation.’

New England loves Hart - Gary Hart defeats Walter F. Mondale in the

Connecticut primary - his sixth New England state.

Congress hands President Regan the fourth veto override of his Administration,

approving a $180-million program for water research grants over the President’s

objections.

Medical - Forty cases of AIDS in 10 cities have been linked through a chain of

sexual contacts to one homosexual man who may have bee a carrier of the

disease without knowing he had it.

Virginia McMartin (76) who owns the Virginia

McMartin Pre-School near Los Angeles and one of her

former teachers are named as two of seven school

employees indicted on charges of sexually molesting

children in their care.

Technology - There’s a shift as VCR’s appear to be

making the transition from specialty item to mass-

market appliance.

Since the breakup of AT&T Jan. 1, there are more than

Week of March 22, 1984

90 million phone credit cards - much more than before and phone card fraud is

increasing. AT&T began issuing credit cards in 1939.

IBM’s PCjr and Apple Computer’s

Macintosh computers have drawn similar

reactions in many places since they hit the

market two months ago Watchers say that

while the Mac seems destined to become a

hit, PCjr sales so far have been

disappointing - in part because of the new

Apple.

Media - For the first time since 1979, Turner

Broadcasting system has posted a profit -

gaining a $7 million profit. Turner says he’ll

dip back into the red until midyear, but it’s

the light at the end of the tunnel. His WTBS

is the strongest property - now reaching 29

million homes. CNN now reaches over 25

million and CNN Headline News is gaining.

Music news -

“Thriller” breaks the “Saturday Night Fever” soundtrack album for all-time

bestseller. As “Saturday” had 25 million in sales, so far, “Thriller” by Michael

Jackson has almost 31 million sales.

Frank Dileo , head of promotion at Epic

Records, resigns to become Michael

Jackson’s new manager. Jackson

severed ties with his last managers July

This Saturday night - MTV presents

Thomas Dolby in concert.

Tuesday night television -

CBS - The American parade, Terrible Joe Moran

NBC, The A-Team, Riptide, Remington Steele, Tonight, David Letterman

ABC - Foul-Ups. Bloopers and Blunders, AKA Pablo, Three’s Company, Shaping

Up, Hart to Hart, Nightline

PBS - Nova, American Playhouse, America Afterdark

A&E - Arts Playhouse

Week of March 22, 1984

Three’s Company - An automatic bankteller machine gives Jack a lot of loot.

David Letterman - Sandra Bernhard.

Radio news -

Leases 4 channels Westwood One becomes the first independent radio producer

to lease digital audio channels on RCA’s Satcom 1-R communications satellite

under a $6.7 million multi-year pact. Westwood says it will re-sale some down

time to independent producers.

Mike Joseph just licensed “Hot Hits” to Z-100 New York.

Kevin Metheny is leaving as program director of WNBC to

go to MTV. “I would not have left if I felt the station was in

peril. I’m comfortable that our advertisers, our programming

and our current lineup are well positioned. It looks bright and

cheery. Metheny joined WNBC in 1980 as program manager

and was upped to director of programming and operations in

1982. Before WNBC, he programmed WNOE, New Orleans,

KMJC, San Diego, WXKX, Pittsburgh, WEFM Chicago and

KSLQ St. Louis.

Storz Broadcasting sells legendary WTIX (New Orleans) and KOMA (Oklahoma

City) to Price Communications.

WXTU Philadelphia goes country.

Over 170 radio stations carry the comedy feature

“Hiney Wine.” It’s marketed by Dorsey and Donnelly

enterprises of Arlington, Texas. Rick Dees uses it on

KIIS-FM as does Scott Shannon on Z-100. The

feature is sold on a cash basis between $1,500 and

$10,000 a year. Stations can make a lot of money and

especially if they follow “The Hiney Wine Operations Manual.” The booklet

instructs programmers on the art of selling Hiney T-shirts, bumper stickers, fly

swatters, drinking mugs and baseball caps among others.

The FCC begins implementation of one of the most sweeping changes in the

history of broadcasting and will add more than 600 new FM stations to the dial.

Also, the FCC gives nearly 200 daytime only AM stations special pre-sunrise

authorization. The authorizations were mailed to AM stations that operate on one

of the seven channels designated as “Canadian clear channels. They are - 540,

690,740,860,990,1010 and 1570 khz.

Week of March 22, 1984

Metromedia sells KJR-AM Seattle to Ackerly Inc for $6 million. Metromedia

purchased the station in 1980 for $10 million. KJR was a top-40

powerhouse

during the late 1950’s 1960’s and 1970’s when it was owned by Kaye-Smith

Broadcasting.

At the movies -

Romancing the Stone

Police Academy

Unfaithfully Yours

Splash

Ice Pirates

You Warriors

Footloose

Slapstick

Children of the Corn

Against All odds

Top Country -

Let’s Stop Talkin’ About It - Janie Fricke

Don’t Make It Easy For Me - Earl Thomas Conley

You Really Got A Hold One Me - Mickey Gilley

Buried Treasure - Kenny Rogers

I’ve Been Wrong Before - Deborah Allen

Thank God For The Radio - The Kendalls

The Yellow Rose - Johnny Lee/Lane Brody

Will It Be Love By Morning - Michael Martin Murphy

Roll On (Eighteen Wheeler) - Alabama

Right or Wrong - George Strait

Top Hits in Britain -

99 Red Balloons - Nena

Street Dance - Break Machine

Joanna - Kool & The Gang

Hello Lionel Richie

Relax - Frankie Goes to Hollywood

Wouldn’t It Be Good - Nik Kershaw

Jump Van Halen

An Innocent Man - Billy Joel

Torvill & Dean - Richard Hartley

and Michael Reed

Week of March 22, 1984

Hot Hits -

Somebody’s Watching Me - Rockwell

Girls Just Want To Have Fun - Cyndi Lauper

Jump - Van Halen

I Want a New Drugs - Huey Lewis and the News

99 Luftballons - Nena

Adult Education - Daryl Hall & John Oates

Against All Odds - Phil Collins

I Want A New Drug - Huey Lewis & The News

Thriller - Michael Jackson

Miss Me Blind - Culture Club

Nobody Told Me - John Lennon

Hold Me Now - Thompson Twins

Got A Hold On Me - Christine McVie

The Language of Love - Dan Fogelberg

New Moon On Monday - Duran Duran

Eat It - Weird Al Yankovic

Back Where You Belong - 38 Special

Give It Up - K.C.

Hot Albums -

Thriller - Michael Jackson

Footloose - Soundtrack

Colour By Numbers - Culture Club

Synchronicity - The Police

Can’t Slow Down - Lionel Richie

90125- Yes

Milk and Honey - Lennon/Ono

Windows and Walls - Dan Fogelberg

Touch - Eurythmics

Shout At the devil - Motley Crue

Rock ‘n” Soul Part 1 - Hall & Oates

An Innocent Man - Billy Joel

Seven and the Ragged Tiger - Duran Duran

Somebody’s Watching Me - Rockwell

Shout at the Devil - Motley Crew

Defenders of the Faith - Judas Priest

Eliminator - ZZ Top

Roll On - Alabama

She’s So Unusual - Cyndi Lauper

Christine McVie - Christine McVie

Love At First Sting - Scorpions