Sports Broadcasting Hall of fame inducts new class
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The Sports Broadcasting Hall of Fame held its induction ceremony Dec. 16 at the New York Hilton Hotel. Former NBA commissioner and 2014 inductee David Stern, former NBC Sports Group chair and hall of famer Dick Ebersol, and hall of famer Howard Katz, COO of NFL Films and SVP of NFL Broadcasting.
Photo by: KEN CAROZZA / SPORTS VIDEO GROUP
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Fox Sports Media Group CEO and 2014 inductee David Hill and Chase Carey, president and COO of 21st Century Fox.
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CBS Sports Chairman Sean McManus, NFL EVP of media and 2014 inductee Steve Bornstein, and CBS Sports President David Berson.
Photo by: KEN CAROZZA / SPORTS VIDEO GROUP
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National Football Foundation award winners
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Honorees at the 57th National Football Foundation Annual Awards Dinner at the Waldorf-Astoria last month: Florida special teams player Mike McNeely, NFF Vice Chairman George Weiss, humanitarian Dr. Tom Catena, Host Communications founder Jim Host, Michigan broadcaster Frank Beckmann, and Duke Athletic Director Kevin White.
Photo by: MIKE MCLAUGHLIN
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Celebrating new-look Team LA Store
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The Los Angeles Kings recently unveiled their new NHL Stadium Series jersey as part of a remodeled Team LA Store at Staples Center: Luc Robitaille, Kings president of business operations; Los Angeles Clippers alum Corey Maggette, Sean Ryan of AEG Merchandise, Los Angeles Lakers hall of famer James Worthy and Staples Center President Lee Zeidman.
Photo by: JEFF MOELLER / @LAKINGSPR
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Big Ten hockey, hoops headed to Garden
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The Big Ten Conference and Madison Square Garden last month announced a partnership that will bring the Big Ten men’s college basketball championship to the Garden in 2018 as well as college hockey and basketball doubleheaders starting next season: Big Ten Commissioner Jim Delany; New York Rangers Carl Hagelin and Derek Stepan, both of whom played in the Big Ten; and Joel Fisher, MSG Sports executive vice president.
Photo by: REBECCA TAYLOR / MSG PHOTOS
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Tour takes DePaul students to Soldier Field
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Twenty-five undergraduate and graduate students visited 14 Chicago sports teams, organizations and agencies as part of a new DePaul University sports management program course. As part of the program, the class visited Soldier Field before the Bears’ Thursday night game against Dallas last month. With the students are Bears VP of sales and marketing Chris Hibbs and marketing coordinator Christine Christopoulos and program director Andy Clark.
Photo by: JEFF CARRION / DEPAUL UNIVERSITY
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ASU alum Vada Manager honored
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Arizona State University alumnus Vada Manager (left) was honored as Architect of the Year at the Center for the Study of Race and Democracy’s inaugural Architects of Change Gold and Silver Gala last month. With him are U.S. Rep.-elect Ruben Gallego, Sparky the Sun Devil; Phoenix Councilwoman Kate Gallego; and professor Matthew Whitaker, founding director of the center.
Photo by: ASHLEY LOWERY PHOTOGRAPHY
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