Jazz acting GM DENNIS HASLAM was promoted yesterday to
President. Since July '97, Haslam has been President & COO
of the Larry H. Miller Sports and Entertainment Division,
the parent company of the Jazz (SALT LAKE TRIBUNE,
3/10)....DENNIS O'CONNOR left his position as Dir of
Communications for the CPBL and has joined PR firm Peter
Arnold Associates (PAA) as a Senior Associate (PAA). ....NFL
Europe Dir of Football Administration BRUCE WARWICK was
named to a similar position with the Packers (GREEN BAY
PRESS-GAZETTE, 3/9)....The XFL named BOB GATES as Pro
Personnel Dir, BILL BAKER as College Personnel Dir and WILL
MCCLAY as Personnel Consultant. All three will report to
XFL VP/Football Operations MICHAEL KELLER (XFL)....Acclaim
Entertainment named STEVE FELSEN as Extreme Sports Brand
Dir. Felsen led the marketing for Activision's PC Action
Games (Acclaim Entertainment)....The Sports Business Group
President DAVID CARTER has been named a Dir of the National
Sports Marketing Education Foundation, which offers
educational assistance to educators as well as career
information to students (The Sports Business Group).
