
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: FRIDAY, April 6, 1990                   TAG: 9004060232
SECTION: SPORTS                    PAGE: B9   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: From Associated Press reports
DATELINE:                                 LENGTH: Short

MUSBURGER REPLACED BY BUCK

Jack Buck replaced Brent Musburger as CBS' top baseball announcer on Thursday, and the network filled Buck's spot on the second unit with Dick Stockton.

CBS Sports executive producer Ted Shaker said network officials met earlier this week with ABC's Al Michaels and Arthur Kaminsky, Michaels' agent.

"We discussed the possibility of Michaels, sure we did," Shaker said. "But he's under contract with ABC, and that takes care of that."

Shaker said CBS also considered Bob Costas, under contract with NBC into 1993, and Vin Scully, a free agent who left NBC during the winter.

Musburger and McCarver were scheduled to be CBS' top team, backed up by Buck and Jim Kaat. Shaker said the two new teams were equal, but said Buck and McCarver would broadcast the All-Star Game and the World Series.

CBS' four-year, $1.06 billion contract to televise baseball starts April 14, taking over from NBC and ABC. Buck and McCarver will open with the Chicago Cubs' game against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Stockton and Kaat will open with the Los Angeles Dodgers' game against the Houston Astros.

by CNB