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EXECUTIVE TRANSACTIONS

     PATRICK COURTNEY has been named for PR Manager for MLB.
Courtney has worked in MLB's PR Dept. since '92.  MLB also
promoted ROB DOELGER to Supervisor of the Baseball Information
System, KATHLEEN FINEOUT to Supervisor of PR, and DENISE MICHAELS
to Administrator of Media Relations (MLB)....OZZIE NEWSOME has
been promoted to Dir of Football Operations for the Baltimore
franchise (WASHINGTON POST, 3/12)....DON CORSINI, formerly
Original Programming and Development VP at Liberty Sports, joins
KCAL as VP/Sports Operations and Production (BROADCASTING &
CABLE, 3/12).... L.A. Ice Dogs GM/Coach JOHN VAN BOXMEER has
signed a new three year deal with the team (Ice Dogs)....Long-
time MLB Rangers Exec CHARLIE WANGNER is expected to be named
interim Chair of the Arlington, TX, Convention & Visitors Bureau
(FT. WORTH STAR TELEGRAM, 3/12)...CHRISTOPHER SINCLAIR has been
named CEO & Chair of the newly created Pepsi-Cola Co., while
STEVEN REINEMUND will hold a similar post for Frito-Lay (WALL
STREET JOURNAL, 3/12)....BENITO PEREZ-BARBADILLO and ANN CHRISTIN
WALDMANN have joined the ATP Tour's European staff as
Communications Managers (ATP Tour).

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