THE WAR’S IMPACT

Gulfbound: ABC Radio has hired Rolling Stone magazine reporter P.J. O’Rourke to cover the Persian Gulf War for its youth audience. O’Rourke’s reports will be heard on ABC Radio’s youth-oriented rock, FM and contemporary programming networks. He will report from Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, the New York-based network announced. The correspondent will specialize in covering troops, ABC said.