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NAMES IN THE NEWS

     NHL Oilers Owner PETER POCKLINGTON has reportedly made a
C$27.7M bid on behalf of his private holding company, Pocklington
Financial, to acquire full control of margarine producer Canbra
Foods, Ltd. of Alberta (Toronto GLOBE & MAIL, 10/30)....Virginia
consultant, THOMAS ARONSON, who is attempting to run the Foxboro,
MA harness track, admitted that he has "major financial backing"
from Patriots Owner ROBERT KRAFT.  Kraft, who owns the track, has
reportedly put up a $2M "backstop" line of credit (BOSTON HERALD,
10/29).... BOB COSTAS will be the Master of Ceremonies at the
21st Annual All Sports Hall of Fame Dinner to benefit the Boys'
Club of New York tonight in New York at the Waldorf-Astoria.  NBC
Sports President DICK EBERSOL will be honored as the Harriman
Award winner (Boys Club).

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

On this week’s pod, SBJ’s Austin Karp chats with SBJ NBA writer Tom Friend about the pending NBA media Deal. Cindy Brunson of NBC and Phoenix Mercury is our Big Get this week. The sports broadcasting pioneer talks the upcoming WNBA season. Later in the show, SBJ media writer Mollie Cahillane gets us set for the upcoming network upfronts.

SBJ Morning Buzzcast: May 7, 2024

The PWHL playoffs set to begin after record-breaking inaugural season; Smith Entertainment Group announces plans for Utah hockey franchise HQ; new title sponsors for the PGA Tour event in Charlotte and college football bowl game in Arizona.

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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