CBS's ANDY ROONEY: "My major complaint about television
coverage of all sports events, not just the Olympics, is
that producers don't understand how important pauses are for
viewers. ... Television ruins it by filling in all the
pauses with commercials or chatter from the announcers. ...
Shut up, for gosh sakes, and let us enjoy the game!" ("60
Minutes," 3/1)....PHILIP GUARASCIO, General Motors VP &
GM/Marketing & Advertising for the company's North American
operations, is profiled by Robin Pogrebin in the N.Y. TIMES.
Guarascio "has moved away from nitty-gritty negotiating to
making big deals," like GM's deal with NBC Sports and the
USOC making GM the official car & truck of the U.S. Olympic
team through the 208 Games (N.Y. TIMES, 3/2)....WFAN ended
its 9th annual TOMORROWS CHILDREN FUND/C.J. FOUNDATION FOR
SIDS radiothon with a record $2.3M, including a $500,000
contribution from AT&T (N.Y. DAILY NEWS, 3/2)....ESPN and
MLB Giants play-by-play announcer JON MILLER has written
"Confessions of a Purist," scheduled to be released later
this month. The book is co-written by MARK HYMAN and
published by Simon & Schuster (S.F. EXAMINER, 2/28)....BRETT
FAVRE makes his movie debut in, "There's Something About
Mary," playing a pro quarterback who tries to win back his
old girlfriend, played by CAMERON DIAZ. MATT DILLON and BEN
STILLER also star in the film (K.C. STAR, 3/1).
