U.S. Rep. Edward Markey (D-MA) introduced legislation
yesterday that would extend federal cable TV rate
regulations beyond their expiration date of March 31, 1999.
Markey said that "competition hasn't emerged in the cable
field, as lawmakers envisioned two years ago." Markey has
21 co-sponsors, primarily Democrats (WASHINGTON POST, 2/26).
PERSONALITIES: Brad Sham will return to the Cowboys'
radio booth for KVIL-FM to call play-by-play after a three-
year absence. He will team with Babe Laufenberg. The pair
replaces Dave Garrett and Mike Doocy (DALLAS MORNING NEWS,
2/26)....Former Islander Wayne Merrick is the color analyst
for Isles radiocasts on WLIR-FM (N.Y. DAILY NEWS, 2/26).
NOTES: USA TODAY's best-seller book list features a
look at ice skating books "Beyond The Top 50." No. 225 is
"Tara and Michelle: The Road to Gold" by Wendy Daly; No. 226
is "Tara Lipinski: Triumph on Ice" as told to Emily Costello
by Tara Lipinski; and at No. 232 is "My Sergei: A Love
Story" by Ekaterina Gordeeva with E.M. Swift (USA TODAY,
2/26)....ESPN Radio will debut "RPM Radio: NASCAR Now," a
two-hour weekly program, on Friday at 8:00pm ET, hosted by
ESPN's John Kernan (ESPN Radio).
