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          NIKE donated $600,000 over three years in support of
     increasing child literacy in Oregon (Nike)....Magic Senior
     Exec VP PAT WILLIAMS has a new book out, "The Magic of Team
     Work" (BOSTON GLOBE, 10/22)....MARV ALBERT will be sentenced
     tomorrow in Arlington, VA (WASHINGTON POST, 10/23).
     ...Broncos RB TERRELL DAVIS will be Denver's celebrity
     participant on a "Wheel of Fortune" show that will air
     during Super Bowl week (DENVER POST, 10/23)....Packers DE
     REGGIE WHITE is teaming with the Shooting Gallery to produce
     "Barnstormin,'" a family-oriented football movie.  White,
     who wrote the outline for the film, will also have the
     starring role (REUTERS/VARIETY, 10/22). ...VENUS WILLIAMS is
     profiled in PEOPLE.  Williams wants to open a clothing store
     for young people with her mother ORACENE, and her sister,
     SERENA (PEOPLE, 10/27 issue)....The Orioles' ERIC DAVIS was
     awarded MLB's '97 ROBERTO CLEMENTE AWARD, given to the
     player "who best exemplifies the game of baseball both on
     and off the field" ("CNN/SI," CNN, 10/22).

SBJ Morning Buzzcast: April 25, 2024

Motor City's big weekend; Kevin Warren's big bet; Bill Belichick's big makeover and the WNBA's big week continues

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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