MEDIA NOTES

          Among TIME magazine's weekly "Winners" is NBC Sports'
     Tom Hammond: "He's not exactly a household name, but
     somebody at NBC has to inherit Marv's [Albert's] airtime"
     (TIME, 10/6 issue).  In N.Y., Laura Italiano wrote that two
     FL radio execs "are trying to rescue Marv Albert with a
     'serious' offer they hope he can't resist: $100,000 for six
     months of daily sports commentary" (N.Y. POST, 10/1). 
          GENERAL: Chicago-based One-on-One sports radio launched
     Tuesday in the New York City market (N.Y. DAILY NEWS, 10/1).
     ...TBS' "National Geographic Explorer" episode on Sunday
     features host Boyd Matson behind the scenes with Jeff Burton
     at the NASCAR Select Batteries 400 (NASCAR).