Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: TUESDAY, March 22, 1994 TAG: 9403220133
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The singer said she is most interested in the champion Chicago Bulls, according to the March 28 issue of New York magazine. Unfortunately, the team isn't for sale.
The Detroit Pistons, the Miami Heat and the Orlando Magic also are on her shopping list. Barkley's squad, the Phoenix Suns, is not.
Barkley has denied dating Madonna.
Diane Sawyer insists that money isn't important. That's easy to say, when you're making $7 million a year.
Sawyer recently signed a new five-year contract with ABC-TV, but said she turned down even more money from CBS and Fox.
"She didn't want to be swayed by the wrong thing," Sawyer's husband, film director Mike Nichols, said in the March 20 issue of TV Guide. "She gave up enormous amounts of money without blinking."
Besides money, Sawyer's contract brings more exposure. She'll remain as co-anchor of "PrimeTime Live," will be a contributor to "Day One" and will rotate the anchor position on a new show, "Turning Point," with Barbara Walters and Peter Jennings.
Ed Asner's big mouth often gets him into trouble. This time, it got him an award.
Asner was recognized as Distinguished Citizen of the Midwest by a Kansas City group that praised Asner's willingness to speak out on causes from organized labor to peace in the Middle East.
"He's not afraid to speak out for what he believes in," Louis Smith, chairman of the awards dinner, said Sunday. "His contributions to the nation and profession are far-reaching and lasting."
Asner thinks he has a special responsibility to voice his opinions, even if it costs him popularity.
"I serve as a lightning rod," Asner said. "I can get my name and brief few words in the paper, while your average Joe Blow can't."
by CNB