COMSAT HIRES PROJECT DIRECTOR FOR NEW ARENA

     COMSAT Corp. has hired Tim Romani as project director for the
new basketball/hockey arena in Denver that is scheduled to open in
'97.  Romani had served as Exec Dir of the IL Sports Facilities
Authority before taking the Denver job.  There, he was responsible
for construction of the new Comiskey Park, a $185M project that
was completed on schedule and under budget in April '91.  Tim
Leiweke, President of COMSAT's Rocky Mountain Entertainment, on
Romani: "His expertise in constructing sports facilities ensures
Denver of receiving a showcase arena that will be one of the
finest in the country."  Leiweke and Romani were in Anaheim last
week to visit Arrowhead Pond, designed by HOK -- also architects
for Denver's arena (Chance Conner, DENVER POST, 3/8).