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League Two side Barnet appointed former interim manager ROSSI EAMES as its new head coach. Eames, 32, is the "youngest full-time boss in the top four divisions of English football" (BBC, 5/19). ... Formula 1 announced NIGEL KERR will on Aug. 1 take over as finance director, motorsports, reporting directly to F1 Managing Dir ROSS BRAWN. JASON SOMERVILLE was appointed as head of aerodynamics and CRAIG WILSON as head of vehicle performance (F1). ... League Championship side Birmingham City Dir PANOS PAVLAKIS resigned from the club's board. The former banker had been "in charge of the day-to-day running of the club." A Birmingham City statement said that Pavlakis "left to pursue other opportunities" (BBC, 5/19). ... League Championship side Leeds United CEO BEN MANSFORD will leave the club on May 31, after one season in the role. Having previously worked at Barnsley, Mansford "has overseen a busy year in which the club secured fresh investment" from new co-Owner ANDREA RADRIZZANI. Leeds said that news will follow about a replacement "in the coming days" (BBC, 5/19).

SBJ Morning Buzzcast: May 9, 2024

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Phoenix Mercury/NBC’s Cindy Brunson, NBA Media Deal, Network Upfronts

On this week’s pod, SBJ’s Austin Karp chats with SBJ NBA writer Tom Friend about the pending NBA media Deal. Cindy Brunson of NBC and Phoenix Mercury is our Big Get this week. The sports broadcasting pioneer talks the upcoming WNBA season. Later in the show, SBJ media writer Mollie Cahillane gets us set for the upcoming network upfronts.

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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