European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 19, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 4 Bill Roedy with Rocker Rod May be worlds Best weapon. Of Quot if Loon years ago Bill Roccy was a Young army Captain protecting the free world with Nike and Hercules missile units m Northern Italy those Days the West Point Grad is spearheading the assault on Europe As the head of music television Britain s version of mtg. A a since february 1980. The 42-year old Boston born Miami raised Roedy has been commanding a 110�?~strong Ulm of Young men and women who Are out to conquer the continent in a novel Way. Roody who after leaving the army earned an mba Iron Harvard before working in the to Industry in to United states says that he has. Found Little in common with his year stint in the army and his mtg Job but there is no shortage of contradictions. Quot it provides incredible irony Quot he said from his spacious third floor office in London s Camden town. He admits hat he is sometimes reluctant to left his european associates about his army background Quot ii sometimes creates a false mtg Quot my background is extremely unusual Quot Roedy said Quot i have difficulty sometimes explaining it to not Only Rock artists but record companies. It does t Roedy Whoso father was an army officer likes to Lell the Story about being in East Berlin with an mtg Crew when the Berlin Wall first crumbled. He suggests a although not All. That seriously a the first Ever broadcast there of Western video Vas May have had an Impact on the now defunct communist state. Quot within an hour of bringing in mtg to East Berlin the politburo resigned Quot said Roedy an airborne Ranger and Vietnam vet. Quot within 4b hours the Wall came . A kidding aside Roedy is serious about his philosophy a with which he has the Benefit of a fair amount of Hindsight a that celluloid heroes bran dishing a beat May bring an end to communism taster than atomic bomb toting soldiers he readily compares his army Roie with that of his mtg role Quot fifteen years later i m bringing Rock n Roll to to the same audience in the same countries. The irony that strikes me is that by far Rock n Roll is a much More effective weapon. Quot maybe instead of spending ail the billions of dollars on weapons we should have invested a portion of it on co players or satellite dishes and brought music Over maybe the changes would have happened More a Dave Diehl a us. Bureau Nielsen St. Fie following Are the latest available rankings of television shows in America starting with the top shows As compiled by the . Nielsen co. The season to Date ranking is in parentheses or an Quot a a for firs time showing and the tinal figure is the rating which notes the percentage of the nation s 92,1 million Homes where people watched the show. 1 cheers 1 14.8 rating 2 60 minutes 9 lbs 14.7. 3 unsolved mysteries 12 14.0. 4 empty nest 10 13.3. 4 Murphy Brown tie 26 lbs 13.3. 4 Rose an be tie 2 13.3. 7 America s funniest Home videos 6 13,2.7 a different world tie 4 . 13.2. 7 designing women tie 22 lbs 13.2. 10 Simpsons tie 27 Fox 13.1. A and these Are the least watched shows the ones at the Bottom of the Nielsen ratings. 82 Ann Hie Annec 4.4. 83 wish you were Here lbs 4 2, 84 21 jump Street Fox 3 9. 85 pure insanity Fox 3 5 86 outsiders Fox 3.4, 87 Allen nation Fox 3.2. 88 Tracey Ultman show Fox 2.7. 89 in a Home Fox 2.5. 90 21 jump Street special Fox 2.1.90 Miloy Fox 2.1. C to plus sunday August 19, 1990
