Robert Daly

If they made a movie about Robert Daly ("Hemorrhaging Dodger Blue," by James Bates, March 12), a young Jimmy Stewart might play the lead. Daly has that same original, all-American quality--that of a friendly, modest man who exudes fundamental decency and common sense. However dire a crisis the Dodgers may face, Daly's calm voice always would have a way of reassuring the team. Clarence Evan Dale Santos Adelanto

Nancy M. Daly, a widely respected children's advocate, philanthropist and arts leader in Los Angeles, has died. She was 68. Daly, who had high-profile marriages to entertainment executive Robert A. Daly and former Los Angeles Mayor Richard J. Riordan, had been battling pancreatic cancer. She died Friday in St. Louis while traveling back to Los Angeles from New York in a motor home with her three adult children. "It's exactly what she wanted," her daughter Linda Daly said Saturday.

Viacom Inc. has hired former Warner Bros. studio chief and industry veteran Robert Daly as a consultant, the company announced Thursday. In an interview, Daly said the part-time position would involve advising Viacom on a variety of entertainment matters, especially its ongoing efforts to restructure Paramount Pictures. Daly also will counsel Viacom on any issues that arise if the media company splits its entertainment and broadcast operations, as it is considering.

Viacom Inc. has hired former Warner Bros. studio chief and industry veteran Robert Daly as a consultant, the company announced Thursday. In an interview, Daly said the part-time position would involve advising Viacom on a variety of entertainment matters, especially its ongoing efforts to restructure Paramount Pictures. Daly also will counsel Viacom on any issues that arise if the media company splits its entertainment and broadcast operations, as it is considering.

Dodger chairman Robert Daly and agent Scott Boras are scheduled to speak again today about a multiyear contract for Adrian Beltre, and baseball officials are watching developments closely. Daly is willing to settle the Beltre matter by giving the young third baseman a long-term deal, but baseball sources said the commissioner's office has encouraged the Dodgers to let the arbitration process unfold. The Major League Baseball Players' Assn.

Call it grace in defeat. Call it putting on a happy face. Call it making the best of a bum deal. Whatever you call it, NBC's network competitors were returning phone calls Tuesday as they congenially bowed to the preening peacock's first ratings win in more than 30 years. From the Enough Said department, ABC Entertainment President Brandon Stoddard in Century City issued a brief, two-sentence statement. "Congratulations to NBC," read the No. 3 network's spokesman. "We're glad our season is over."

Robert Daly was in New York on Monday, where he reported the temperature to be 14 degrees, much too bitter to be construed as an invigorating break from the hot seat that comes with being chairman of the Dodgers, a position that now could become even hotter as the flames of another potential distraction licks at a franchise that has known only turmoil since News Corp. bought it in 1998.

It was a year of unconventional wisdom. Sony Pictures, which had been the industry's joke, ran away with the box office. Hollywood's bastion of stability, Warner Bros., was the industry's most turbulent studio. Its powerhouse music unit had its troubles as well. In television, the cable industry, nearly given up for dead, became hot again.

As besieged Dodger Chairman Bob Daly begins his evaluation of General Manager Kevin Malone and Manager Davey Johnson (if Johnson's status hasn't already been determined), one person with whom he talks frequently and who seems to have become something more than just a player agent, club and industry sources say, is Scott Boras.

There was only one statement during Friday's Dodger news conference that rang absolutely true. There was one phrase that didn't make you shake your head in disagreement or disbelief. It came when Chairman Bob Daly said, "Certainly, it's a tough day for the Los Angeles Dodgers." Sure was. Pathetic, even. Was that really the general manager begging for forgiveness and asking for another chance?

Robert Daly was in New York on Monday, where he reported the temperature to be 14 degrees, much too bitter to be construed as an invigorating break from the hot seat that comes with being chairman of the Dodgers, a position that now could become even hotter as the flames of another potential distraction licks at a franchise that has known only turmoil since News Corp. bought it in 1998.

There was only one statement during Friday's Dodger news conference that rang absolutely true. There was one phrase that didn't make you shake your head in disagreement or disbelief. It came when Chairman Bob Daly said, "Certainly, it's a tough day for the Los Angeles Dodgers." Sure was. Pathetic, even. Was that really the general manager begging for forgiveness and asking for another chance?

The Dodgers finally made the firing of Manager Davey Johnson official Friday while apologizing for this season's missteps in a tense Dodger Stadium news conference. Chairman Bob Daly, President Bob Graziano and General Manager Kevin Malone stoically answered questions about the decision to fire baseball's winningest active manager, the continuing management upheaval under Fox and the impact of the disastrous Malone-Johnson partnership in the organization's latest change in direction.

As besieged Dodger Chairman Bob Daly begins his evaluation of General Manager Kevin Malone and Manager Davey Johnson (if Johnson's status hasn't already been determined), one person with whom he talks frequently and who seems to have become something more than just a player agent, club and industry sources say, is Scott Boras.

If they made a movie about Robert Daly ("Hemorrhaging Dodger Blue," by James Bates, March 12), a young Jimmy Stewart might play the lead. Daly has that same original, all-American quality--that of a friendly, modest man who exudes fundamental decency and common sense. However dire a crisis the Dodgers may face, Daly's calm voice always would have a way of reassuring the team. Clarence Evan Dale Santos Adelanto

New Dodger chief Robert Daly squints into the glare above Chavez Ravine, looking through the glass walls of his office, just a pop fly from the foul pole marking left field. "This is my field of dreams," he says. Some field of dreams. On this day, Dodger Stadium is a field of dirt. Lots of it, thanks to a $50-million make-over that must be finished before the Cincinnati Reds show up on April 14 for the home opener.

The Dodgers finally made the firing of Manager Davey Johnson official Friday while apologizing for this season's missteps in a tense Dodger Stadium news conference. Chairman Bob Daly, President Bob Graziano and General Manager Kevin Malone stoically answered questions about the decision to fire baseball's winningest active manager, the continuing management upheaval under Fox and the impact of the disastrous Malone-Johnson partnership in the organization's latest change in direction.

New Dodger chief Robert Daly squints into the glare above Chavez Ravine, looking through the glass walls of his office, just a pop fly from the foul pole marking left field. "This is my field of dreams," he says. Some field of dreams. On this day, Dodger Stadium is a field of dirt. Lots of it, thanks to a $50-million make-over that must be finished before the Cincinnati Reds show up on April 14 for the home opener.

Dodger chairman Robert Daly and agent Scott Boras are scheduled to speak again today about a multiyear contract for Adrian Beltre, and baseball officials are watching developments closely. Daly is willing to settle the Beltre matter by giving the young third baseman a long-term deal, but baseball sources said the commissioner's office has encouraged the Dodgers to let the arbitration process unfold. The Major League Baseball Players' Assn.

It was a year of unconventional wisdom. Sony Pictures, which had been the industry's joke, ran away with the box office. Hollywood's bastion of stability, Warner Bros., was the industry's most turbulent studio. Its powerhouse music unit had its troubles as well. In television, the cable industry, nearly given up for dead, became hot again.