Barry Munitz Leaves The Getty Trust; Jury Decides Angels Can Keep Name; President Bush’s Proposed Budget; FilmWeek
Barry Munitz Leaves The Getty Trust
Barry Munitz, one of the highest-paid nonprofit leaders in the nation has resigned from the J. Paul Getty Trust under scrutiny for reports of lavish spending. Munitz admitted no wrongdoing, but agreed in a resignation letter Thursday to resolve ``any continuing disputes'' by paying the institution $250,000 and giving up severance pay. Munitz' departure comes during a turbulent time at the $7 billion trust, which oversees the J. Paul Getty Museum and divisions of art conservation, research and philanthropy. Its former antiquities curator, Marion True, is on trial in Rome, accused of trafficking in looted artifacts. He earned an annual salary of $1.2 million during his eight-year tenure. Larry Mantle talks with Jason Edward Kaufman, Chief U.S Correspondent for The Art Newspaper.
Jury Decides Angels Can Keep Name
A jury ruled late Thursday that the Angels owner Arte Moreno did not breach a contract with the city when he changed the team's name to the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim last January. In a 9-3 verdict, the jurors found that the new name was consistent with a 10-year-old stadium lease agreement, which only specified that the team name should include the word Anaheim in it. Jurors, who decided the issue in just over four hours, also found the team did not violate a state law requiring good faith and fair dealing when it renamed itself. Outside court, Moreno told reporters that he was relieved by the ruling, adding he needed to change the team's name to expand its market. Anaheim Mayor Curt Pringle, said he was disappointed with the decision and insisted the case was about more than money for Orange County residents, who have long felt overshadowed by bigger, flashier Los Angeles.Larry talks with Mike DiGiovanna, Sports Writer who covers the Angels for the Los Angeles Times, John Nicolleti, spokesman for the city of Anaheim, and Tim Mead, Vice President of Communications for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.
President Bush’s Proposed Budget
Grants for school safety, vocational programs and the pursuit of criminal immigrants are among the over 140 programs President Bush wants eliminated or cut back in his current budget proposal. Larry talks to Donald Marron of the Congressional Budget Office, and analysts Phillip Swagel, Resident Scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, and John Irons, Director of Tax and Budget Policy for the Centers for American Progress.
FilmWeek
Larry Mantle and critics Henry Sheehan of HenrySheehan.com and Lael Loewenstein of Variety discuss this week's new releases, including The Pink Panther, Curious George, Firewall, London, Tristram Shandy: A Cock and Bull Story, Cowboy del Amor, Through the Fire (The Sebastian Telfair Story), Neil Young: Heart of Gold and Darwin's Nightmare.
Please join us on Sunday, February 19th at 1:30, at the Egyptian Theater in Hollywood for a taping of FilmWeek's look at the Academy Awards. Our FilmWeek critics will discuss their picks for this year's oscar race.