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NAMES IN THE NEWS

     Turner Sports President HARVEY SCHILLER will receive the
Olympic Order from the IOC on December 17.  It is the group's
highest award (Turner)....JOHN KASTBERG, Dir of Finance for THE
SPORTING NEWS, was promoted to VP & General Manager, while Editor
JOHN RAWLINGS was promoted to Senior VP and Editorial Director.
Publisher FRANCIS FARRELL was also named as a Senior VP (N.Y.
POST, 12/15)....TIGER WOODS was named GOLF WORLD's "Man of the
Year" (USA TODAY, 12/15). ....NICK PRICE, on the World Golf Tour
and GREG NORMAN's role: "The tours must listen to him a little
bit, to what he has to say because he has obviously gone out
there and done his homework and found these prospective sponsors
who are keen to get involved in something like this.  Now, why
can't we get together for the good of the game and global golf
and get this together?" ("SportsCenter," ESPN, 12/14)....GLENN
MON, VP/GM of Joe Robbie Stadium, will leave in February to
become GM at the Louisiana Superdome (MIAMI HERALD, 12/15).

SBJ Morning Buzzcast: May 9, 2024

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Phoenix Mercury/NBC’s Cindy Brunson, NBA Media Deal, Network Upfronts

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SBJ I Factor: Molly Mazzolini

SBJ I Factor features an interview with Molly Mazzolini. Elevate's Senior Operating Advisor – Design + Strategic Alliances chats with SBJ’s Ross Nethery about the power of taking chances. Mazzolini is a member of the SBJ Game Changers Class of 2016. She shares stories of her career including co-founding sports design consultancy Infinite Scale career journey and how a chance encounter while working at a stationery store launched her career in the sports industry. SBJ I Factor is a monthly podcast offering interviews with sports executives who have been recipients of one of the magazine’s awards.

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