1.   Area volunteers, he said, called the family repeatedly a week ago in dire straits for local host families.

2.   Basically, it is up to the local host to force the sports industry and its corporate support base to reach out to the community and the ordinary fan.

3.   A local host and a local guide?

4.   He gave interviews on three drive-time radio programs Friday morning, joshing with the local hosts and lapsing into a heavy Southern drawl.

5.   In addition, contacts, guides and local hosts offer insights that could never be found in a guidebook.

6.   In fact, the Arizona Democratic Party in January sent an e-mail trying to find local hosts for its rural members during the session.

7.   In New York, the first all-sports station, WFAN, holds sway over sports enthusiasts with its own well-known local hosts.

8.   Money raised by local host committees is to be used to promote the city.

9.   Packages also include daily buffet breakfast, half-day sightseeing tours and local hosts.

10.   Rodriguez formerly was spokeswoman for Los Angeles Mayor Richard Riordan, and recently headed the local host committee for the Democratic National Convention.