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EXECUTIVE TRANSACTIONS

          ABC Sports has promoted TERI WAGNER to VP/Strategic
     Marketing & Development.  Wagner will work with various ABC
     Sports departments to "pursue marketing rights acquisitions"
     and "leverage the existing rights" of ABC (VARIETY, 1/14).
     ...ESPN Int'l promoted TIM LEISURE to VP.  Leisure has
     served as Dir of Program Acquisitions since December '96
     (ESPN)....DraftWorldwide, Chicago has hired HOWARD SCHACTER
     as Senior VP/Dir Corporate Communications (BRANDWEEK, 1/11
     issue)....KAREN DURKIN has been promoted to Dir of Marketing
     and New Business for the LPGA.  LORI DAWSON has been named
     Manager of Broadcast Services (LPGA)....TOM KOWITZ has
     resigned as Exec Dir of the Western Baseball League.  League
     President BOB ENGLE and League Treasurer BOB LINSCHEID will
     assume Kowitz's duties on an interim basis (SAC. BEE, 1/11).
     

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