# 307 - 1989: Music and Headlines

Submitted by djbc on Wed, 08/14/2019 - 6:46pm
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1989. City Center and The Wexner Center open. Bo calls it a career and defines what a "Michigan Man" is. Charles Hustle gets banned from baseball FOR Life. It's Martial Law time in Beijing. Communism crumbles along the Berlin Wall. "Read My Lips! NO NEW TAXES!" The 1980s went out on a high note.

HEADLINES:
- Communism crumbles as the Berlin Wall comes tumbling down.
- George Herbert Walker Bush becomes the 41st President of the United States.
- Martial law takes place in China as students occupy Tiananmen Square.
- Major League Baseball Commissioner A. Bartlett Giamatti bans Pete Rose from baseball FOR LIFE for betting on the game; Eight days after said decision, Giamatti dies of a heart attack
- The Velvet Revolution takes place in Czechoslovakia.
- The Ayatollah Khomeini dies.
- Nicolae Ceacescu is captured and executed in Romania.
- Coming Soon

COLUMBUS in 1989:
- City Center Mall opens its doors for the First Time.
- The Wexner Center for the Arts opens on the campus of THE Ohio State University.
- "Son of Heaven" Exhibit takes place at the defunct Central High School.
- OSU promotes Randy Ayers to Head Basketball Coach after Gary Williams bolts for Maryland.

SPORTS CHAMPIONS:
World Series ("The Earthquake By The Bay") - Oakland A(thletic)s (First Crosstown World Series since 1956)
Super Bowl XXIII - San Francisco 49ers
Stanley Cup - Calgary Flames
NBA - Detroit Pistons
NCAA Football - Miami Hurricanes
NCAA Men's Basketball - Michigan Wolverines
NCAA Women's Basketball - Tennessee Lady Volunteers
Heisman Trophy: Andre Ware Jr., Quarterback (University of Houston)
Big Ten Football/The Game: Michigan Wolverines (in Bo's FINAL Year as Head Coach; started season as AP # 1)

EMMYS:
Comedy Series: Cheers (NBC)
Drama Series: L.A. Law (NBC)
Miniseries: War and Remembrance (ABC)
Made for TV Movie (TIE): Day One (CBS) and Roe vs. Wade (NBC)
Daytime Drama: Santa Barbara (NBC)
Actor, Comedy: Richard Mulligan, Empty Nest (NBC)
Actress, Comedy: Candice Bergen, Murphy Brown (CBS)
Supporting Actor, Comedy: Woody Harrelson, Cheers (NBC)
Supporting Actress, Comedy: Rhea Perlman, Cheers (NBC)
Actor, Drama: Carroll O'Connor, In the Heat of the Night (NBC)
Actress, Drama: Dana Delany, China Beach (ABC)
Supporting Actor, Drama: Larry Drake, L.A. Law (NBC)
Supporting Actress, Drama: Melanie Mayron, thirtysomething (ABC)
Actor, Daytime: David Canary, All My Children (ABC)
Actress, Daytime: Marcy Walker, Santa Barbara (NBC)
Supporting Actor, Daytime: Justin Deas, Santa Barbara (NBC)
Supporting Actress, Daytime (TIE): Nancy Lee Grahn, Santa Barbara (NBC) & Debbi Morgan, All My Children (ABC)
Younger Actor, Daytime: Justin Gocke, Santa Barbara (NBC)
Younger Actress, Daytime: Kimberly McCullough, General Hospital (ABC)
Actor, Miniseries or Special: James Woods, My Name is Bill W. (ABC)
Actress, Miniseries or Special: Holly Hunter, Roe vs. Wade (NBC)
Supporting Actor, Miniseries or Special: Sir Derek Jacobi, The Tenth Man - Hallmark Hall of Fame (CBS)
Supporting Actress, Miniseries or Special: Colleen Dewhurst, Those She Left Behind (NBC)

OSCARS (for 1988 films):
Best Picture: Rain Man
Best Actress: Jodie Foster, The Accused
Best Actor: Dustin Hoffman, Rain Man
Best Supporting Actress: Geena Davis, The Accidental Tourist
Best Supporting Actor: Kevin Kline, A Fish Called Wanda
Best Director: Barry Levinson, Rain Man

TONYS:
Best Play: The Heidi Chronicles
Best Musical: Jerome Robbins' Broadway
Best Revival: Our Town

SONGS:
HOUR # 1:
“Girl, You Know It’s True” - Milli Vanilli
“Turn Back Time” - Cher
“I Want It All” - Queen
“Wild Thing” - Tone Loc
“Under the Sea” - Samuel E. Wright (Academy Award-winner)
“Stand” - R.E.M.
“Bust a Move” - Young MC
“Kiss” - Tom Jones and the Art of Noise
“Don’t Know Much” - Aaron Neville & Linda Ronstadt
“The Living Years” - Mike and the Mechanics
“The End of The Innocence” - Don Henley
“Sowing the Seeds of Love” - Tears for Fears

HOUR # 2 (Online Only):
“Back to Life (Back to Reality)” - Soul II Soul
“Baby, Don’t Forget My Number” - Milli Vanilli
“Funky Cold Medina” - Tone Loc
“Batdance” - Prince
“Cold Hearted” - Paula Abdul
“Free Fallin’” - Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
“Downtown Train” - Rod Stewart
“Rock On” - Michael Damian
“Love Will Lead You Back” - Taylor Dayne
“She Drives Me Crazy” - Fine Young Cannibals
“I Won’t Back Down” - Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
“Love Shack” - The B-52′s