Planet Hollywood International Inc. is planning to
launch a syndicated talk show next year called "The Home
Team", to be hosted by Fox's Terry Bradshaw (ORLANDO
SENTINEL, 12/13)....Former CBS and Turner Sports broadcaster
Rick Barry has been contacting NBA executives, seeking a job
either as a TV announcer or an assistant coach. Barry: "I
called Pat Riley over the summer because I was interested in
teaming with Jack Ramsay on Heat TV broadcasts, but I didn't
get a call back. I was surprised. Pat and I had a decent
rapport" (MIAMI HERALD, 12/13)....The N.Y. Times will
introduce two new daily sections next September, devoted to
sports and culture, as part of an effort to publish six
sections daily with four-color capability (AD AGE, 12/13).
...Singling out the N.Y. Post because he said it had only
one minority on a sports staff of 40, Rev. Jesse Jackson
called for members of the Knicks to "freeze out" N.Y. Post
reporters in the team locker room. Jackson: "Change occurs
when slaves change their minds. Patrick Ewing and a few
ballplayers could change the Post situation by Christmas"
(NEWSDAY, 12/13)....At the Western Cable Show, Time Warner
Vice Chair Ted Turner, on News Corp. Chair Rupert Murdoch.
"He's the only person that really gets my dander up. I like
everybody else in the world now that Hitler's dead"
(HOLLYWOOD REPORTER, 12/13)....NFL heading into the final
two weeks: NBC is averaging a 10.7, off 2% from last year.
Fox is at 11.6, down 9%; ABC is at 16.4, down 4% and ESPN is
down 11% to an 8.3 (USA TODAY, 12/13). After 14 games, the
Redskins have averaged a 27.1 rating and a 54 share on local
television (WASHINGTON POST, 12/13).
