Executive Transactions

NBA Senior VP/Marketing CAROL ALBERT has joined MSG Media as Senior VP/Marketing. Albert spent 15 years with the NBA and joined MSG Media on Jan. 5. She reports to MSG Media President MIKE BAIR. The NBA will split her duties among other league executives (John Lombardo, SportsBusiness Journal).

EXECS: The USOC named The Weather Channel Dir of Organizational Development PAM SAWYER Dir of HR, effective January 12 (USOC)....USC named Raiders Assistant to the Head Coach MATT CAPURRO Dir of Football Operations (L.A. TIMES, 1/9)....Florida-based Exclusive Sports Marketing CEO & Sales Manager MATT LORRAINE, whose company runs the Ft. Lauderdale A1A Marathon, has taken over as Race Dir after CHRIS LASKEY stepped down (South Florida SUN-SENTINEL, 1/9)....Tennis Channel promoted Coordinating Producer BOB WHYLEY to VP/Tournament Production, effective immediately. Whyley, who has been with the net since '03, will remain in L.A. and will continue to report to Tennis Channel Senior VP/Production and Exec Producer LARRY MEYERS (Tennis Channel)....Duke Univ. named AOL Senior Manager for Production & Publishing ROB MCKINNEY Dir of Operations for GoDuke.com (Duke)....Northeast Conference (NEC) Coordinator of Men's Basketball Officials EDGAR CARTOTTO will retire at the end of the '08-09 season (NEC).

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