ABC TURNS THE PAGE ON INDY 500 ANNOUNCING TEAM

          Paul Page, the lead announcer for ABC Sports' coverage
     of the Indy 500 since '88, is "stepping down," according to
     Bill Koenig of the INDIANAPOLIS STAR-NEWS, who writes that
     the move is a "joint decision" between Page and ABC Sports. 
     The network had "shifted" Page to broadcasting CART events
     on ABC and ESPN, and there will be three CART races
     broadcast in May, including one the day before the Indy 500. 
     Page: "Physically, it would have killed me."  Koenig writes
     that Page was "at times, caught in the middle during the
     split between CART and the Speedway's Indy Racing League,"
     and in '96, "fans of each" series "criticized him" when he
     broadcast for both.  ABC's Al Michaels will be the host of
     the Indy 500 telecast, while Bob Jenkins will handle the
     play-by-play duties (INDIANAPOLIS STAR-NEWS, 3/11).