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NAMES IN THE NEWS

     Cowboy WR MICHAEL IRVIN charged that Dallas area electronic
and print media have been motivated by competition for readers
rather than concerning themselves with fairness and accuracy.
Therefore, he will not do any more interviews unless conducted in
the broadcast medium (DALLAS MORNING NEWS, 4/11)....Yankees Owner
GEORGE STEINBRENNER announced yesterday he will personally fire
George Costanza on the season finale of "Seinfeld," set to air
May 16 (N.Y. POST, 4/11)....Former tennis pro JOHN MCENROE, now a
New York art dealer, is opening "The Human Body," an exhibit of
paintings by several artists (WALL STREET JOURNAL,
4/11)....Former Reds and Mets slugger GEORGE FOSTER was arrested
Wednesday after telling CT revenue agents he never paid state
income taxes while earning more than $500,000 in '94.  Foster,
who lives in Greenwich, says he hasn't filed state returns since
'91 because he "did not have the funds."  CT Commissioner of
Revenue Service GENE GAVIN called Foster's arrest "a home run for
the taxpaying citizens" of CT (HARTFORD COURANT, 4/11)....JON
STEVENSON, President of AVP Properties and Senior VP/Tour Admin.,
and AVP Tournament Dir JIM MENGES will be inducted into the Pro
Beach Volleyball Hall of Fame (AVP)....In his inaugural IHRA
race, former NBA All-Star forward LARRY NANCE won the Winter
Nationals in Darlington, SC (Cleveland PLAIN-DEALER, 4/10).

SBJ Morning Buzzcast: April 26, 2024

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TNT’s Stan Van Gundy, ESPN’s Tim Reed, NBA Playoffs and NFL Draft

On this week’s pod, SBJ’s Austin Karp has two Big Get interviews. The first is with TNT’s Stan Van Gundy as he breaks down the NBA Playoffs from the booth. Later in the show, we hear from ESPN’s VP of Programming and Acquisitions Tim Reed as the NFL Draft gets set to kick off on Thursday night in Motown. SBJ’s Tom Friend also joins the show to share his insights into NBA viewership trends.

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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