Andrew Westney

After more than two decades climbing the ladder at local news stations in Grand Rapids, Denver and Minneapolis, BILL DALLMAN made a big leap last year, taking on the role of FS1 VP/News. Hired on July 23, he had less than a month to get ready for...

Overseeing sports talent for TNT, TBS and CNN -- plus online and new media -- Turner Sports VP/Talent Services TARA AUGUST  touches just about every sport and platform for the Atlanta-based media giant. In charge of talent acquisition, contract negotiations, media assignments, and booking on-air guests, her job melds...

The PBR and AEG today announced that they have partnered to create the PBR Velocity Tour, a new bull riding series that will begin its inaugural season on March 14. PBR COO Sean Gleason said that the new series will reach 16-18 U.S. markets that the company’s leading...

As captain of the Florida State Univ. women's soccer team, Wasserman Media Group Senior Dir of Consulting JEZ RATLIFF  set out for a career geared toward college athletics administration. But her grad school mentor at the Univ. of Central Florida, Bill Sutton & Associates Principal BILL SUTTON...

Before crossing over into the digital world,  NANCY GAY earned her stripes as a 49ers beat reporter for the San Jose Mercury News and NFL columnist for the S.F. Chronicle. After a three-year stint in L.A. as FoxSports.com Senior Editor of NFL Content, Gay returned to S.F. this...

Oberto today is launching its America's PROtein campaign featuring U.S. Olympic snowboarder Louie Vito, centered on the company's Facebook page. Vito as the campaign's "stokesperson" will appear in videos emphasizing the nutritional benefits of Oberto's all-natural beef jerky. Oberto Marketing Dir Mike Ginal, noting that...

AT&T’s season-long “Be The Fan” college football campaign featuring “Modern Family” actor Eric Stonestreet seeks to parlay his high social media profile into ongoing fan engagement, and also uses the company’s longstanding association with ESPN’s “College GameDay” to drive social media activity. As the Fan Coach in the campaign’s...

UFC Senior VP/Global Marketing Partnerships MIKE MOSSHOLDER has had his hand in marketing for all kinds of sports properties, from his time with former MLS club Tampa Bay Mutiny to a stint with the Dolphins, followed by prominent positions with Churchill Downs and Las Vegas Motor Speedway....

We put out the call last week seeking those running in yesterday's ING N.Y. Marathon, the first after last year's cancellation due to Hurricane Sandy. We appreciate the many readers who sent in their times and thoughts from the experience. We would like to...

NBA data goes big tonight as Stats LLC’s SportVU technology, a series of cameras used to track every on-court movement, makes its league-wide debut with the start of the ’13-14 NBA season. For Stats, the installation of the motion-tracking system in all NBA arenas marks the turning point in...