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HEY, HEY, HEY, IT'S MARV ALBERT: YES! MAN BACK ON NBA ON NBC

          Marv Albert, who was dropped by NBC in '97 following a
     "misdemeanor assault conviction," has been rehired as NBC
     Sports' lead NBA announcer starting with the 2000-01 season,
     according to USA TODAY's Rudy Martzke.  The move follows
     Tuesday's announcement that NBC's Bob Costas has reached a
     two-year, $2.2M deal with HBO Sports to host a "'Nightline-
     like' sports issues show."  Costas, who is serving as NBC's
     lead NBA announcer, will "continue to host NBC's five
     Olympics and contribute to NBA coverage after this season"
     (USA TODAY, 12/15).  NBC Sports Chair Dick Ebersol said
     yesterday that Costas' "duties for the 2000 Olympics in
     Sydney and his preparation for the 2002 Winter Games in Salt
     Lake City prevent him from devoting enough time to the NBA"
     (BLOOMBERG NEWS, 12/15).  Starting in 2000-01, Costas' NBA
     duties "will be limited to interviews during the semifinals
     and finals of the league playoffs" (N.Y. TIMES, 12/15). 
     Albert, who was scheduled to do some games for NBC this
     season after he returned to the net in June, will make his
     season debut December 25 and is "expected" to be paired with
     Bill Walton (N.Y. POST, 12/15). DAILY VARIETY's Michael
     Schneider writes that Albert's career has "experienced a
     remarkable revival after his admission" in '97 to the
     misdemeanor assault charge (DAILY VARIETY, 12/15).
          HBO SHOW TO FOCUS ON ISSUES: HBO Sports Senior VP Ross
     Greenburg, on the new sports show with Costas: "It will deal
     not only with breaking news, but some of the key issues.  We
     will draw on Bob's skills an interviewer, essayist, humorist
     and journalist" (ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, 12/15).  

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