KXEL@80–1992

The Year Was 1992–Iowa native Johnny Carson ended his 30-year run as host of “The Tonight Show”…new television programs premiering included “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno” and “Mad About You”…in the news, Mafia kingpin John Gotti was convicted and sent to prison, and H. Ross Perot began his third party candidacy for president…on the big screen, “A League of Their Own,” “A Few Good Men” and “Wayne’s World”…while on the pop charts, we listened to Eric Clapton’s “Tears in Heaven,” “Bohemian Rhapsody” by Queen returned to the charts thanks to inclusion in the “Wayne’s World” film, M.C. Hammer was “2 Legit 2 Quit” and Billy Ray Cyrus sang of an “Achy Breaky Heart”.