ATP TOUR: The ATP Tour announced several moves: JON
WIGLEY will be leaving as VP/Marketing & Television to head
up the Tour's Internet ventures with partners Kabel New
Media and ISL through their joint venture company, Sports
Interactive AG; MURRAY SWARTZBERG was named VP/Information
Technology, and JONATHAN MARKS was promoted to
VP/Television; PAUL MACPHERSON, who was News Editor of
www.oncourt.com, the official Web site of ATP Tour player
Patrick Rafter, was named Player Communications
Writer/Editor; ALEX KENNISON was named Writer/Editor in the
tour's Creative Services department (ATP Tour).
OTHER EXECS: In DC, Rick Snider reported that Redskins
PR Dir JOHN MAROON resigned. He's the third team publicist
"to depart" since July (WASHINGTON TIMES, 4/11)....SKIP FOX
was named Dir of Sales at Lowe's Motor Speedway. Fox
previously worked for the Titans, where he helped sell
luxury suites and PSLs (LMS)....RON SIRAK was named Managing
Editor of News and Business for The Golf World Group, which
encompasses Golf World Business, Golf World Business Weekly
and Golf World Business E-Mail. Sirak previously spent 18
years with the AP in various roles. Meanwhile, ALAN PITTMAN
was named Editor of Golf World Business Weekly and Golf
World Business E-Mail (The Golf World Group).
