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          ROGER STAUBACH's The Staubach Co. was profiled in the 
     N.Y. TIMES.  The company, which represents commercial
     tenants, has 23 offices and is looking to open more, "with
     Boston and Seattle as leading candidates" (N.Y. TIMES, 8/24).
     ...Dodger P CHAN HO PARK's book, "Hey Dude," is on the best-
     selling list in Korea (L.A. TIMES, 8/23)....In the DRUDGE
     REPORT's preliminary box office weekend estimates of the top
     grossing movies, SHAQUILLE O'NEAL's "Steel" was not included
     among the top 18 films (DRUDGE REPORT, 8/24)....A judge has
     "dropped" DON KING's company as a defendant in next month's
     retrial of King on charges that he "bilked" Lloyd's of
     London.  The ruling means King, not Don King Productions,
     will face charges in the retrial (N.Y. POST, 8/23).....In a
     feature focusing on Hollywood's next action movie heroes,
     HOWIE LONG is noted for combining "muscle with matinee-idol
     looks" (N.Y. POST, 8/24)....JON SPOELSTRA's book, "Ice To The
     Eskimos: How To Market A Product Nobody Wants," was reviewed
     in the WALL STREET JOURNAL: "Spoelstra's strategies seem to
     make even a losing season a winning one" (WALL STREET
     JOURNAL, 8/20).  HarperCollins has gone ahead with a second
     printing on the book (THE DAILY)....MARV ALBERT's lawyers
     want a judge to dismiss charges against their client, "saying
     prosecutors jeopardized his chances for a fair trial by
     making DNA results public" (AP/N.Y. DAILY NEWS, 8/24).

SBJ Morning Buzzcast: April 25, 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.

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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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