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Enhancing the experience at Chicagoland

Comcast SportsNet Chicago’s Phil Bedella, the Chicago Cubs’ Tom Ricketts, Chicagoland Speedway and Route 66 Raceway’s Scott Paddock, KemperLesnik’s Tom Valdiserri and Horrow Sports’ Rick Horrow gather for a panel at Chicagoland Speedway. The panel discussed enhancing the live event experience on June 17 as part of Rick Horrow’s Sports Business Insider Series.
Photo by: CHICAGOLAND SPEEDWAY

Winning World Cup atmosphere

Norris Sports Group’s Dior Santos and Bill Norris take a break from client programs in Brazil to enjoy the World Cup. They attended the opening match in São Paulo on June 12.
Photo by: NORRIS SPORTS GROUP

Vitale honored at Seton Hall

ESPN’s Dick Vitale (left) receives the Humanitarian Award at Seton Hall University’s “Many Are One” annual alumni awards event in East Hanover, N.J. With him June 13 was Seton Hall University President A. Gabriel Esteban.
Photo by: KRISTINE FOLEY


Smith and Sherr share USTA plans

Lew Sherr (left), U.S. Tennis Association chief revenue officer, and Gordon Smith, USTA executive director and chief operating officer, discuss renovation plans at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center with SBJ/SBD staff during a June 16 visit to Charlotte.
Photo by: TIFFIN WARNOCK / STAFF

Clubbin’ with Derek Jeter

The PGA of America leadership present New York Yankees captain Derek Jeter with a set of custom golf clubs and bag at Yankee Stadium. With Jeter on June 4 were President Ted Bishop, CEO Pete Bevacqua, COO Darrell Crall and Chief Championships Officer Kerry Haigh.
Photo by: NEW YORK YANKEES

Final act at MSG

“White Collar” co-stars Matt Bomer and Tim DeKay, NBCUniversal CEO Steve Burke and NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman attend Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final, which was played June 11 at Madison Square Garden.
Photo by: GETTY IMAGES

Hall of fame inducts 2014 class

The Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame inducts its Class of 2014: Charlotte West, Jasmina Perazic, Yolanda Griffith, Mimi Griffin, Michelle Edwards and Lin Dunn. The ceremony took place June 14 in Knoxville, Tenn.
Photo: COURTESY OF THE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL HALL OF FAME

WISE celebrates 20th anniversary

WISE (Women In Sports and Events) celebrated its 20th anniversary by honoring industry veterans with the WISE Women of Distinction Award. Honored at the annual luncheon in New York on June 17 by WISE and Kathleen Francis, WISE president (second from left), were Barbara Paddock, JPMorgan Chase senior vice president; Judy Sweet, Alliance of Women Coaches co-founder and board of directors president; and Christine Driessen, ESPN executive vice president and CFO. Also honored, but not pictured: Big East Conference Commissioner Val Ackerman.
Photo by: WISE


NFF recognizes Duke’s Kevin White

Steve Hatchell (left), National Football Foundation president and CEO, presents Kevin White, Duke University VP and athletic director, with a personalized football during the recent NACDA Convention in Orlando. White will be honored with the foundation’s John L. Toner Award for excellence in athletics administration at the organization’s 57th annual awards dinner Dec. 9.
Photo by: JOAN TIEFEL

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SBJ Morning Buzzcast: March 25, 2024

NFL meeting preview; MLB's opening week ad effort and remembering Peter Angelos.

Big Get Jay Wright, March Madness is upon us and ESPN locks up CFP

On this week’s pod, our Big Get is CBS Sports college basketball analyst Jay Wright. The NCAA Championship-winning coach shares his insight with SBJ’s Austin Karp on key hoops issues and why being well dressed is an important part of his success. Also on the show, Poynter Institute senior writer Tom Jones shares who he has up and who is down in sports media. Later, SBJ’s Ben Portnoy talks the latest on ESPN’s CFP extension and who CBS, TNT Sports and ESPN need to make deep runs in the men’s and women's NCAA basketball tournaments.

SBJ I Factor: Nana-Yaw Asamoah

SBJ I Factor features an interview with AMB Sports and Entertainment Chief Commercial Office Nana-Yaw Asamoah. Asamoah, who moved over to AMBSE last year after 14 years at the NFL, talks with SBJ’s Ben Fischer about how his role model parents and older sisters pushed him to shrive, how the power of lifelong learning fuels successful people, and why AMBSE was an opportunity he could not pass up. Asamoah is 2021 SBJ Forty Under 40 honoree. 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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