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Faces & Places
Published October 4, 2010
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 Shanghai tours MBA students from the Warsaw Sports Marketing Center at the University of Oregon on Sept. 13 toured the Shanghai Qi Zhong Tennis Center, home of the Shanghai Rolex Masters on the ATP World Tour. The event’s managing director, Charles Humphrey Smith (seated in the center), visited with the students. This is the fifth year for the annual study tour. |
 “The Tenth Inning” premieres in Boston Filmmakers Ken Burns and Lynn Novick premiered “The Tenth Inning” on Sept. 22 in Boston. In the crowd for the world premiere were Anne Finucane, Bank of America global strategy and marketing officer, whose company is the sole underwriter of the two-part, four-hour film; and writer and MSNBC contributor Mike Barnicle, who led a discussion on baseball with the filmmakers, and former Red Sox ace Curt Schilling. The sequel to Burns’ 1994 “Baseball” aired last week on PBS. From left: Novick, Barnicle, Finucane and Burns. |
 Frito-Lay celebrates Back to Football At the Frito-Lay Back to Football Friday pep rally on Sept. 10 in the company’s headquarters in Plano, Texas, from left: Former Dallas Cowboy Darren Woodson; Jeannie Cho, Frito-Lay senior marketing manager; former Cowboy Drew Pearson; Mike Del Pozzo, Frito-Lay director of marketing; former Cowboy and member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame Tony Dorsett; and John Tatum, CEO of Genesco Sports Enterprises. |
 NASCAR execs visit the Worldwide Leader A group of NASCAR executives visited the ESPN campus in Bristol, Conn., following the Sept. 19 Sprint Cup race in New Hampshire. Outside the ESPN Café are: (front, from left) Jay Abraham, NASCAR Media Group COO; Jenn Powell, NASCAR senior manager, broadcast and regional communications; and Seth Bacon, NASCAR Media Group director, broadcasting; (back, from left) Eric Nyquist, NASCAR VP, strategic development; Steve O’Donnell, NASCAR SVP, racing operations; Paul Brooks, NASCAR Media Group president and NASCAR SVP; Steve Phelps, NASCAR SVP and CMO; Tally Hair, NASCAR Media Group director, broadcasting; Scott Warfield, NASCAR and NASCAR Media Group senior manager, PR; and Marc Jenkins, NASCAR managing director, global media rights and strategy. |
 Rangers, VW tout partnership New York Rangers and Volkswagen announced a new marketing partnership and the launch of the “Shoot. Score. Drive. Challenge” with an event for Rangers fans outside Madison Square Garden on Sept. 22. From left: Greg Elliott, SVP, marketing partnerships, MSG Sports; former Ranger Ron Duguay; Ben Freidson, manager, sports marketing, Volkswagen of America; former Ranger Nick Fotiu; MSG Sports President Scott O’Neil; and Adam Davis, sales manager, marketing partnerships, MSG Sports. |
