IN ANY LANGUAGE, THIS YEAR`S SUPER BOWL QUICKLY BECAME A COLOSSAL BORE
For all intents and purposes, Super Bowl XXIV was over by V:XXX. Unfortunately for CBS, its telecast still had more than II hours to fill. For those who switched to...
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DITKA A NATURAL AT THE MIKE, BUT WON`T LEAVE SIDELINES SOON
Mike Ditka wants to set the record straight. He isn`t about to forsake the Bears for a job in the broadcast booth. At least, not now. ''A lot of people...
CH. 9 TABS DURHAM FOR WHITE SOX JOB
Ending weeks of specualtion, WGN-Ch. 9 Tuesday named Bulls announcer Jim Durham as its White Sox play-by-play man this year. ''He`s very recognizable and has a very positive image with...
CBS PRODUCER IS COVERING ALL BASES WITH CAMERAMEN
Ric LaCivita, producer for CBS` upcoming Major League Baseball package, may not be out to ''reinvent the wheel,'' as he says, but he`s not leaving much to chance, either. LaCivita,...
NHL ALL-STARS GIVE NBC CHANCE TO TEST THE ICE
Professional hockey returns to network television Sunday for the first time in 10 years. And while it`s only the National Hockey League`s All-Star Game, it could be the precursor for...
HEALTHY ENBERG SAVES NBC TELECAST
The flu bug bit NBC with a vengeance in Denver, first sending ''NFL Live'' host Bob Costas to the hospital early Sunday morning and then sidelining reporter Ralph Wiley at...
EX-TEAMMATE MORRIS LIKES DITKA`S TV POTENTIAL
As Mike Ditka prepares for his national television debut Sunday as a guest analyst on ''The NFL Today,'' who better to ask about the Bears coach`s TV potential than Johnny...
GUMBEL ADDS GOLF COVERAGE TO HIS NBC LOAD
The mix of news and sports got more curious at NBC Wednesday with the announcment that Bryant Gumbel, anchor of the ''Today'' show, will be the network`s new host for...
COSTAS ALREADY `LATER,` AND SOON WILL BE LONGER
First, NBC lost the rights to major league baseball. Then, it lost veteran sportscaster Vin Scully, who last week opted for broadcasting Los Angeles Dodgers games rather than hosting golf...
THIS LIST SHOULD BE SEEN AND HEARD
Say what you will about this last year of the `80s, it had its great moments of journalism, merriment and wonder. It also had the ''Great NFL Talent Search.'' So,...