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SMI Chair & CEO Bruton Smith Weighs In On HOF Voting, Ticket Sales05 / 17 / 13SMI Chair & CEO BRUTON SMITH as Charlotte Motor Speedway Founder “remains a primary force behind Speedway Motorsports,” and is a finalist for the ’14 NASCAR HOF class to be “voted upon and announced Wednesday,” according to Scott Fowler of the CHARLOTTE OBSER... |
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Weekend Plans: Neal Pilson
After making a big impact in the sports media industry over two stints as CBS Sports President, NEAL PILSON is enjoying the next chapter of his life in the rural town of Richmond, Mass. He opened Pilson Communications consulting firm in '95, and then made the move to Berkshire County in ...
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Executive Transactions
NASCAR on Thursday named General Motors Exec Dir of Global Product Development Quality GENE STEFANYSHYN VP/Innovation & Racing Development ( NASCAR )....The Univ. of Tennessee named Univ. of Michigan Associate AD/ Football MIKE VOLLMAR Senior Associate AD/Football Administration ( FREEP ...
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Baseball HOFer ANDRE DAWSON on Thursday revealed that he "underwent robotic surgery in December" at the Univ. of Miami Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center to "remove a cancerous prostate gland -- and that he is now cancer-free." Dawson's goal now is to "raise awareness about the importance ...
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Documents Reveal Richardson-Goodell Talk
Newly released transcripts of closed-door negotiating sessions between the city of Charlotte and the NFL Panthers reveal rare comments by team Owner JERRY RICHARDSON before city leaders in the team’s pursuit for public funding for renovations at Bank of America Stadium, according to Erik Spa ...
Executive Transactions
NBCUniversal Exec VP/TV Networks Distribution DANA ZIMMER is leaving the company to become Tribune Broadcasting President of Distribution. Zimmer will oversee distribution for Tribune's TV channels, including WGN America and 23 local stations. She reports to Tribune CEO PETER LIGUORI and will be ...
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In L.A., Bill Shaikin reported an attorney for former Dodgers Owner FRANK MCCOURT argued his ex-wife, JAMIE , has “no claim to half the proceeds from the sale” of the team and “no grounds to throw out a divorce settlement never intended to provide her with that.” L.A. Supe ...
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Greg Bibb Launches Venture Capital Fund
Former Monumental Sports & Entertainment Exec VP GREG BIBB has launched Capital Sports Ventures, a venture capital fund "targeting sports and lifestyle properties, with backing from veteran sports investor FRED SCHAUFELD 's SWaN and Legend Venture Partners," according to Ben Fischer of the WA ...
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Behind NBC's "Today" Show Turmoil
Sunday’s N.Y. TIMES MAGAZINE cover story offers an excerpt from author BRIAN STELTER 's upcoming book, "Top of the Morning: Inside the Cutthroat World of Morning TV,” which looks at the recent turmoil around NBC’s “ TODAY ” show. After the departure of ANN CURRY , " ...
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Minding My Business With Elisa Padilla
One of six children and a self-described "inner city kid" from Newark, Nets and Barclays Center VP/Marketing ELISA PADILLA sharpened her marketing chops with HBO Sports, Nickelodeon, AT&T, the NBA and the Knicks before returning to her hometown in '10. But shortly after arriving at the Ne ...
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Executive Transactions
The Univ. of Maryland named NCAA Associate Enforcement Dir MARCUS WILSON Senior Associate AD/Compliance ( UM )….The Univ. of Delaware named Yale Univ. Senior Associate AD TIM FORD Senior Associate AD & Athletics Development Dir, replacing MARK URICK ( Delaware )….Back9Network ...
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