Week of May 23, 1984
The Civil Aeronautics Board, reversing a decision made tow months ago, agrees
to ban smoking on all commercial airline flights of les than two hours.
President Reagan picks
Martha Seger
, a former
Michigan bank regulator, to be the second woman
governor of the Federal Reserve Board in its 70-year
history.
Walter F. Mondale says Gary Hart, the candidate of
“new ideas” is now resorting to “old politics… back-
room politics in an effort to preserve his presidential
hopes.
Campaigning in New Jersey, Sen. Gary Heart notes,
“One of every 10 research dollars invested in this country is spent in the state of
New Jersey.” Hart said his new ideas would blend with New Jersey’s “high tech”
future.
And the campaigns of Sen. Gary Hart and Jesse Jackson now accuse Walter F.
Mondale of “playing hardball’ in his drive for the Democratic presidential
nomination.
International Olympic chief
Juan Antonio Samaranch
says the Soviet decision to boycott the Los Angeles
Olympic Games is now final. But, the final tally - some 123
nations - a record - will be participating in the summer
Olympic games.
President Regan and his wife, Nancy had to walk down
nine flights of darkened stairs after a power failure knocked
out an elevator at the exclusive Watergate complex. The
Reagans were the guests of honor at a dinner party given
by Clare Booth Luce and were just finishing desert in her
ninth-floor apartment when the lights went out
An unidentified Vietnam veteran is laid to rest with nameless casualties of the
last three wars in the white marble Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington
National Cemetery. At the ceremony, President Reagan called on the Hanoi
regime to cooperate in accounting for the 2,489 Americans still listed as missing
in Vietnam. “The unknown soldier who has returned to us today and whom we
lay to rest is symbolic of all our missing sons. Today, we pause to embrace him
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and al who served us so well in a war whose end offered no parades, no flags
and so little thanks.”
Iraq claims to have hit eight more ships in the Persian Gulf in the Iran-Iraq war.
A full eclipse of the sun is seen in Atlanta.
A midnight thunderstorm drenches Tulsa with more than a foot of rain causing
flash floods that killed at least 10 and left more than 2100 families homeless.
After 20 years of hit-and-run warfare against the Colombian military - The oldest
Marxist guerrilla movement in South America agrees to come in and negotiate
with President Belisario Betancu.
China says it will station troops in Hong Kong when it regains sovereignty over
the British colony in 1997.
MTV
- The channel is in the midst of
lavish promotions and lavish contests.
Joseph Long Jr. of Maryland just won
“The MTV Private Affair With the Cars”
whereby he’ll receive a Cars concert
along with 1000 of his friends, plus a new
Porsche. Other MTV contests so far were
‘The MTV Party Plane,” “The MTV One-
Night Stand,” The MTV Hawaiian Holiday
With
Devo”
and recently, “The MTV Lost Weekend With Van Halen.” Kurt
Jefferis won the MTV Lost Weekend With Van Halen. He got to go backstage
with the band during a concert. Actually, he was introduced onstage by David
Lee Roth who then stuck a cake in his face. Jefferis (20) loved it.
Radio news -
Ratings in New York -
WRKS (Kiss) - 5.6
Z-100 - 5.5 (Down considerably from its first top-40 book last fall when it was at
a 6.2)
WPAT AM-FM - 5.5
WOR - 4.9 (down from a 5.1)
WCBS AM - 4.6
WINS - 4.6
WPLJ - 4.1 (up from a 3.5) It’s now top-40 going head-to-head with Z-100.
WKTU - 4.0
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WBLS - 3.7
WRFM - 3.7
WAPP - 3.3
WNEW-FM - 2.6
WNBC - 2.9
WNEW - 2.9
WPIX - 2.9(down from a 3.4)
WYNY - 2.9 (down from a 3.6)
WCBS-FM - 2.7
WHN (country) - 2.3
WABC - 2.2
Los Angeles ratings -
KIIS-FM - 7.8
KABC - 5.7
KJOI - 4.5
KBIG - 4.1
KMET - 3.9
KLOS - 3.3
KROQ - 3.0 (up from a 2.6)
KNX - 3.5
KOST - 3.5
KFWB - 3.0
KRTH - 2.8
KIQQ - 2.7
KZLA - 2.7
KKHR - 2.6
KMGG - 2.3
KPRZ - 2.3
KRLA - 2.1
KHTZ - 1.7
KLAC - 1.6
XTRA (The Mighty 690) - .8
KHJ - .6
Oldies WCBS-FM (New York) has added radio vet Ron
Lundy permanently. The WCBS-FM line-up is Harry
Harrison, Ron Lundy, Bill Brown, Dick Heatherton, Bob
Shannon, Don K. Reed, Max Kinkel. Norm N. Nite and
Jack Spector do weekends.
NBC says
Dr. Ruth Westheimer
will soon be syndicated
on the radio network. She’s now heard in New York and
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Los Angeles.
Low-rated KHTZ (Los Angeles) is giving away a house. Listen to the Charlie
Tuna show mornings for details. (The listener turned out to be a guy who never
listened to the station. He was just dial twisting when he won the call-in phase.
As a finalist, he received one of seven house keys and it fit!).
Transtar launches “Format 41” on 12 stations, so says Mike Harvey, vice
president of programming. It’s the third Transtar format.
Lee Masters is now in Tulsa at KWEN… Comedy is all the rage at the new
KMDY just north of Los Angeles at 850 on the AM dial. It joins several other
stations in the format - like KLAF Salt Lake City.
Apple will spend $2 million in radio advertising - lots of it for rock station to reach
teens for the company’s new $1.295 IIc computer.
Music -
It’s
Bruce Springsteen
fever as Columbia
Records begins a pre-release blitz of the
album “Born in the U.S.A.” The single
“Dancing In The Dark” was shipped to radio
stations on May 9, although Z-100 and
WNEW-FM New York were playing the song
two days in advance. Columbia is teasing
with album cover blow-ups, T-shirts and
other samples. Look out!
The next Jackson album - “Victory” will push
the other Jacksons into the spotlight.
“Thriller” really spotlighted Michael, so this
time, the other brothers are to be featured on their songs. Tito, who has never
sung lead on a Jacksons record, will provide vocals for his tow songs, “Change
the World” and “Band Company.” Brother Marlon has three tracks for the new
album.
Misleading? - Capitalizing on the Jackson’s current success, Motown releases a
package of previously unreleased Jackson’s songs in an album titled “Farewell
My Summer Love 1984.” All 10 songs were recorded in 1973.
Seen on MTV a commercial for “We’re All Devo,” the group’s new home-video
greatest hits package.
Week of May 23, 1984
Jennifer Holliday
is glad - “Dreamgirls” is history after three
years and she wants to move on. “I’m finally free at last.” She
is touring with Peabo Bryson as a solo artist.
A&M Records will produce its entire line of prerecorded
cassettes on chromium tape.
Coca-Cola has lined-up a tour and endorsement deal with
Julio Iglesias.
Hot video show - “New York Hot Tracks” seen on 80 stations. The 90-minute
show is presented each week and unlike MTV, plays black artists!
Television news -
“One Day At A Time” tapes its last episode after nine seasons.
Following the FCC’s March 29 approval of stereo TV, TV stations are getting
ready to go stereo. NBC-TV seems to be out front. “The Tonight Show” is
recorded but not broadcast in stereo for test purposes.” NBC’s “Friday Night
Videos” is a prime candidate to move from FM simulcast to stereo broadcast in
the future. CBS says at this time, it is not committed to any stereo broadcast
plans. ABC was going to broadcast the Summer Olympics in stereo, but has
recently canned the idea.
Monday night television -
CBS - Scarecrow and Mrs. King, One Day At A Time, Cagney and Lacey
NBC - TV Bloopers and Practical Jokes, Super Birthday VII: A World’s fair Salute
To Bob Hoe, Tonight Show
ABC - Movie, Nightline, Eye on Hollywood
PBS - Frontline, Latenight America
HBO - Fraggile Rock (Jim Henson produced)
Showtime - Barry Manilow In Concert
Tonight Show - Joan Rivers hosts with Erma Bombeck
Shelley Winters and
Michael J. Fox
At the movies -
Romancing the stone
Chattanooga Choo Choo
Sixteen Candles
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Moscow on the Hudson
Sleepaway Camp
The Natural
Hot Hits -
Hold Me Now - Thompson Twins
Hello - Lionel Richie
Against All Odds - Phil Collins
Let’s Heart It For The Boy - Deniece Williams
Oh, Sherrie - Steve Perry
Footloose - Kenny Loggins
Time After Time - Cyndi Lauper
You Might Think - The Cars
To All The Girls I’ve Loved Before - Julio Iglesias and
Willie Nelson
The Reflex - Duran Duran
Head over Heels - The Go-Go’s
Breakdance - Irene Cra
The Longest Time - Billy Joel
The Authority Song - John Cougar Mellencamp
Sister Christian - Night Ranger
Love Somebody - Rick Springfield
The Don’t Know - Tracey Ullman
Head Over Heals - Go-Go’s
Tonight - Kool & The Gang
Dancing In The Streets - Shalamar
I’ll Wait - Van Halen
Black Hits -
Don’t Waste Your Time - Yarbrough & Peoples
Let’s hear It For the Boy - Deniece Williams
Freakshow On The Dance Floor - Bar Kays
She’s Strange - Cameo
Don’t Look Any Further - Dennis Edwards
Lady You Are - One Way
Give Me Tonight - Shannon
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Top Hits In Britain -
Against All Odds - Phil Collins
The reflex - Duran Duran
Locomotion - OMD
Automatic - Pointer Sisters
I Want To Break Free - Queen
When You’re Young And In Love - Flying Pickets
One Love/People Get Ready - Bob Marley & The Wailers
Footloose - Kenny Loggins
Don’t Bell me - BlancMange
Hot Albums -
1984- Van Halen
Footloose - Soundtrack
Thriller - Michael Jackson
Love At First Sting - Scorpions
Heartbeat City - The Cars
Grace Under Pressure - Rush
Sports - Huey Lewis & The News
Can’t Slow Down - Lionel Richie
She’s So Unusual - Cyndi Lauper
Body & Soul - Joe Jackson
Into The Gap - Thompson Twins
Learning To Crawl - Pretenders
An Innocent Man - Billy Joel
Into The Gap - Thompson Twins
Touch - Eurythmics
Go-Go’s -Talk Show
Hard to Hold - Rock Springfield
Uh-Huh - John Cougar Mellencamp
Street Talk - Steve Perry
In 3-D - Weird Al Yankovic
Shout at the Devil - Motley Crue
90125- Yes
