A moment of silence for late CBS SportsLine Senior
Writer STEVE SCHOENFELD was observed in each NFL press box
before kickoff of yesterday's games. A memorial fund has
been established in his name and contributions can be sent to
the Steven I. Schoenfeld Memorial Fund, care of the Arizona
Republic, 200 E. Van Buren Street, Phoenix, AZ, 85004 (INDY
STAR, 10/30)....Phoenix's KTVK-TV last Wednesday erroneously
reported on its morning broadcast that former Coyotes coach
JIM SCHOENFELD "had passed away." KTVK Exec News Dir PHIL
ALVIDREZ: "There's no excuse. To compound one tragedy with a
mistake only makes it worse" (ARIZONA REPUBLIC, 10/30).
NAMES: In Phoenix, Laura Trujillo reports on Republicans
and Democrats "courting" former NBA G KEVIN JOHNSON to run
for office. Trujillo: "If party officials could have created
an ideal candidate, they say, Johnson might be it." AZ
Democratic Party Chair Mark Fleisher: "He's bright, he's
articulate, he knows the issues. And he knows how to work a
crowd" (AZ REPUBLIC, 10/29)....JAMIE FOXX is in talks to star
opposite WILL SMITH in the biopic "ALI" (H. REPORTER, 10/30).
