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...staff members as well as station executives. "A small amount of political involvement is inevitable," says Al DeVaney, general manager of WPWR, which is carrying the program in Chicago. "But we certainly don't want the show to turn into a soapbox for Jesse." Dick Robertson, president of Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution (owned by Time Warner Inc.), which is syndicating the show, insists that it will be balanced. "What we hope we will achieve is a forum for discussion," he says, "not a platform for political ideology...
...bosses a bundle. As Sony planned its $3.4 billion takeover of Columbia Pictures last year, Yetnikoff tried to help out by orchestrating what turned into a costly $500 million deal to hire Jon Peters and Peter Guber, the producers of Batman, to run the movie studio. But rival Warner Bros. contended it had a contract with the producers and sued Sony. In a settlement, Warner won valuable properties, including half-ownership of the CBS record club...
PRINCE: GRAFFITI BRIDGE (Warner Bros.). The movie -- a sequel to 1984's Purple Rain -- is not out until October, but this funked-out, sizzling soundtrack won't wait that long. Sensual and spiritual: better grab it fast...
MARK WHITFIELD: THE MARKSMAN (Warner Bros.). This prodigiously gifted 24-year- old jazz guitarist is right on target with a mellow, bluesy swing that will have you jabbing the "repeat" button before the first tune is over...
...sure, make much use of training in Shakespeare or Method-style character analysis. But they say acting study helps nonetheless. Kevin Kraft, 22, is a University of Southern California junior in his second summer as a clown and juggler at Hersheypark; he has also toured with the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus. Says Kraft: "If I pretend in slow motion to grab for a nonexistent ball, I'd better have a real intention to catch it, which is acting technique, or the comedy falls flat...