Published October 17, 2012
British Telecom hired U.K. boxing network Boxnation CEO
SIMON GREEN to "oversee a sports channel it plans to launch next year." Green also has worked for BSkyB and Setanta (
HOLLYWOODREPORTER.com, 10/16)....Premier Partnerships promoted
STEPHANIE CHENG VP/Marketing Services (
Premier Partnerships)....Penn State Univ. "will not renew the contract" of AD
TIM CURLEY, who has been on leave since being charged last year with perjury and failing to report a child sex abuse allegation against former assistant football coach
JERRY SANDUSKY. Curley's contract expires in July (
AP, 10/16)....Sources said Richard Childress Racing named Richard Petty Motorsports Technical Dir
ERIC WARREN Dir of Competition, replacing
KENT DAY (
ESPN.com, 10/16)....The Univ. of Detroit Mercy promoted Assistant Dir of Athletic Facilities
DREW WESTRICK to Dir of Athletic Facilities (
Detroit Mercy)....The Univ. of Virginia named Univ. of Denver Media Relations Dir
ERICH BACHER Assistant AD/PR (
UVA).
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