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Faces and Places05 / 13 / 13Knight’s a hall of famer Nike co-founder Phil Knight was among seven people inducted into the Advertising Hall of Fame at a ceremony and dinner April 29 at the Waldorf-Astoria hotel in New York City. Above: The inducte... Tags: People and Pop Culture |
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Mike and Mike and Mavs for ESPN Radio Dallas 103.3 ESPN RADIO DALLAS To celebrate the 10-year anniversary of both 103.3 ESPN Radio Dallas and its partnership with the Dallas Mavericks, ESPN Radio’s “M ...
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Atlanta teams’ execs gather for panel BRYON SMALL Executives from Atlanta’s major league teams made up the “Franchise Factor” panel at the Business of Sports Summit in Atlanta on April 29. From left: the Bra ...
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Kosner adds print duties
ESPN has consolidated its digital and print media operations under John Kosner, previously the sports media giant’s lead digital executive. SHANA WITTENWYLER Senior Vice President John Kosner has been ESPN’s lead digital executive. Kosner, now carrying the title of senior vice p ...
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Baseball Watson The Milwaukee Brewers hired Nick Watson as vice president of information technology. Watson worked for Medtronic in their information technology and customer service departments. College Pain ...
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What I Like: Jim Haworth
PROFESSIONAL What I Like … PBR ■ AN INSIGHT: Always look for light in the darkness. Also, be aware of the darkness in the light. — Chairman of CP Group. ■ AN INFLUENTIAL PERSON IN MY CAREER : My grandfather, who own ...
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Baseball The Houston Astros hired Joe Furmanski as assistant director of sponsorship sales, Lorin Leatherwood as manager of foundation development and Maureen Wade as coordinator of community affairs. College Denison University hired Nan Carney-DeBord as athletic di ...
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Woods visits China NIKE (2) PGA Tour golfer Tiger Woods (top, center) drew a crowd (above) when he visited Beijing Sports University last month as part of the Nike ...
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What I Like: Charlie Besser
PROFESSIONAL What I Like … ■ AN INSIGHT: The world revolves around relationships. ■ AN INFLUENTIAL PERSON IN MY CAREER: Too many to list or rank. ■ AN OUT-OF-THE BOX IDEA: To serve is to win. ■ A TIMELESS IDE ...
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Spotlight: Jeffrey Orridge
Jeffrey Orridge has just started his job as executive director of CBC Sports Properties. Orridge has been surrounded by sports his entire life, from keeping score in summer league basketball as a child to becoming the head of business and legal affairs for the first U.S. Olympic basketball “Dream ...
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Silva Colleges York College in Pennsylvania hired Paul Saikia as assistant dean for athletics and recreation. Finance Park Lane hired Carlos Silva as managing director/entrepreneur-in-residence. Silva ...
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