Career
Later he moved to Los Angeles, where he would be based for the rest of his life. He may have been best known as the creator of the early 1980s music program, New Wave Theatre, which gained notoriety in the early days of cable television lieutenant was shown as part of United States of America Network"s late night weekend variety show, Night Flight hosted by Peter Ivers.
"New Wave Theatre" was co-written by longtime Jove collaborator and former Billboard editor Editor Ochs, who also wrote the liner notes to Jove"s two records, "Sweeter Song" and "Into the Shrine" (co-writing "Never Say Never" on "Shrine").
Jove met music video producer Paul Flattery at a 1983 New York Billboard Video conference and formed an association which resulted in the music video "Stop In The Name Of Love" for the reformed English band The Hollies, with Graham Nash and the television show "The Top," which came about after Peter Ivers" murder. The show was a mixture of live music, videos and humor.
Performers on the series include such artists as Cyndi Lauper, who performed "Girls Just Want To Have Fun" and "True Colors," The Hollies performed "Stop In The Name Of Love" and The Romantics performed "Talking In Your Sleep" and "What I Like About You". Guest stars included Rodney Dangerfield, Bill Murray and Dan Aykroyd.
The host was Chevy Chase, who - dressed as a "punk" of the era—got into a physical altercation with an audience member during the opening monologue.
He immediately left the taping. The producers then got Andy Kaufman to fill in for Chase and recorded the host segments at a separate, later, session. lieutenant was to be the last professional appearance by Andy Kaufman before his death.
"The Top" aired on Friday January 27, 1984 at 7 - 8pm.
lieutenant scored a 7.7% rating and a 14% share. This represented a 28% rating increase and a 27% share increase over KTLA"s regularly scheduled "Happy Days/LaVerne & Shirley."
In 2012, Editor Ochs released his memoir about Jove, "Freedom Spy: David Jove and The Meaning of Existence." The book detailed Ochs" experience with Jove.
Jove was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer just before he died in 2004, aged 61, in Los Los Angeles
