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Outgoing Fox Execs' Farewell Party Draws Numerous Industry Figures

Outgoing Fox Sports communications execs Lou D’Ermilio and Ileana Pena held a farewell last night party in N.Y., drawing a wide array of industry figures. D’Ermilio and Pena, along with Dan Bell, accepted buyouts and are leaving the company after a combined 61 years with Fox. Among those attending were MLB COO Tony Petitti, Chief Communications Officer Pat Courtney, VP/Communications John Blundell, VP/Business PR Matt Bourne and Senior Dir of Baseball Operations Roy Krasik, ESPN Senior VP/Corporate Communications Chris LaPlaca, NBC Sports Group Senior VP/Communications Greg Hughes, YES Network VP/Communications Eric Handler, Time Warner Cable Senior Dir of PR Andrew Fegyveresi, VMW Communications Owner Vince Wladika, and longtime N.Y. journalists Richard Sandomir, Phil Mushnick and Steve Zipay, among many others.

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