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EASED ASIDE. ROONE ARLEDGE, 66, ABC's visionary producer who, after inventing modern sports coverage for the network, reinvented its news division; in New York City. Though he will remain chairman of ABC News, control will be wielded by 45-year-old David Westin...
...posted on the wire service's web site. But neither the staffer nor Armey caught on. Armey went straight to Rep. Bob Stump of Arizona and asked him to announce Hope's death on the House floor. Reuters picked up the Stump speech -- broadcast live on C-SPAN -- and ABC reported the death of Hope in a special national news alert, complete with a package of clips and performances...
Always in the line of fire, Galbraith was the last person to escape from Iraq during the Kurd uprising in 1991. Galbraith shared his videotape of the Kurd flight from Iraq and later recounted this experience for Peter Jennings of ABC News. Galbraith says he believes this account was influential in forcing the Allies to take quick action against Iraq...
...acquired profit participation from the producer, BRILLSTEIN-GREY, which most likely went for the deal in order to prolong the show's life and make it eligible for the big money of syndication. "Much better to partner with a network and own 50% of $350 million," observed an executive. ABC took another tack, forcing three producers to accept longer contracts and smaller licensing fees in exchange for spaces on its schedule next season. Producers are not happy with these demands, and while they are worried that quality will become secondary to economics, many feel they don't have a choice...
With children ages 3 to 12 the fastest-growing slice of the software market, it's no wonder so many kids' titles are previewing at this week's Electronic Entertainment Expo in Atlanta. A digital Elmo teaches pre-schoolers their ABC's and 1-2-3's in two of the first "edutainment" titles for the Sony PlayStation. And move over, Quicken: a Beanie Babies CD-ROM helps kids track their cuddly assets and guides them to some online trading sites...