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DRUDGE REPORT 2002®







XXXXX DRUDGE REPORT XXXXX THURSDAY JUNE 06, 2002 14:01:29 ET XXXXX

INTRIGUE SWIRLS AROUND DISNEY: PITTMAN EYED IF EISNER EXITS

**Exclusive**

Top intrigue intensifying over whether DISNEY is secretly trying to hire Bob Pittman away from AOLTIMEWARNER -- to be Michael Eisner's successor!

Pittman, who has theme park experience [having run TIMEWARNERS's SIX FLAGS, before getting the ax from Gerry Levin], has become the center of a behind-the-scenes media scramble.

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The WALL STREET JOURNAL reported last week how the DISNEY board has been pressuring Eisner over the media giant's lackluster performance.

There are indications that DISNEY powerplayer Bob Iger is not considered heir apparent.

"Pittman has the marketing know-how, he would look good on television," says a source "The question is: Will Pittman jump?"

Top reporters in Mediaville are trying to pin down the Pittman development, newsroom sources on both coasts tell the DRUDGE REPORT.

Developing...

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