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NAMES IN THE NEWS
Published January 13, 1995
CFL Chair JOHN TORY was named president of Rogers Multimedia, parent company of the TORONTO SUN and Rogers Broadcasting (FINANCIAL POST, 1/13)....The Arthur Ashe Foundation for the Defeat of Aids Inc. is closing its doors at New York Hospital, where Ashe was treated for AIDs. The group has just created a $1M endowment from funds raised (WALL STREET JOURNAL, 1/13)....JAMES ADAMSON, formerly CEO of Burger King, has been elected president and CEO of Flagstar, Inc -- owner and operator of Denny's Restaurants. Adamson succeeds Carolina Panthers owner JERRY RICHARDSON, who will his time to football (Flagstar). Richardson's move was not "unexpected because of the pressures of running both a huge company and an NFL team, particularly given Flagstar's troubles" (CHARLOTTE OBSERVER, 1/13).... TERRI MORSE was promoted to VP of Sales and Marketing for PRISM and SportsChannel Philadelphia (PRISM/SC Philadelphia).




