CHARLES BARKLEY "again was talking about the Alabama
governor's office." Barkley: "This could be one of the
greatest states on the union, but there has to be a lot of
improvements as far as its image is concerned" (USA TODAY,
8/28)....The 50th Emmy Awards show has added NBC Sports' BOB
COSTAS to the program (DAILY VARIETY)....MAGIC JOHNSON says
his late-night show "failed because black stars shunned the
show." Johnson: "Black stars think that if they're not on
'Leno' or 'Letterman' that they're not making it. That's the
problem" (N.Y. POST, 8/28)....SFX Founder ROBERT SILLERMAN
is profiled by Richard Harrington in today's WASHINGTON POST
under the header, "A Concert Promoter Out To Steal The Show?
SFX's Reach Extends Way Beyond Music. Some See A Worrisome
Grab For Power" (WASHINGTON POST, 8/28)....GARY PLAYER
DESIGN and CLUB CORP. OF AMERICA have added ANDRE AGASSI to
their proposal to build a golf-and-tennis complex on about
160 acres in Las Vegas. A bid by the US/GP-LV Partnership
calls for spending $60M to build an 18-hole golf course and
a 2.9-mile Formula One race course (LAS VEGAS SUN, 8/26).
