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NAMES IN THE NEWS

     CFL Chair JOHN TORY was named president of Rogers Multimedia,
parent company of the TORONTO SUN and Rogers Broadcasting
(FINANCIAL POST, 1/13)....The Arthur Ashe Foundation for the
Defeat of Aids Inc. is closing its doors at New York Hospital,
where Ashe was treated for AIDs.  The group has just created a $1M
endowment from funds raised (WALL STREET JOURNAL, 1/13)....JAMES
ADAMSON, formerly CEO of Burger King, has been elected president
and CEO of Flagstar, Inc -- owner and operator of Denny's
Restaurants.  Adamson succeeds Carolina Panthers owner JERRY
RICHARDSON, who will his time to football (Flagstar).
Richardson's move was not "unexpected because of the pressures of
running both a huge company and an NFL team, particularly given
Flagstar's troubles" (CHARLOTTE OBSERVER, 1/13).... TERRI MORSE
was promoted to VP of Sales and Marketing for PRISM and
SportsChannel Philadelphia (PRISM/SC Philadelphia).

SBJ Morning Buzzcast: April 25, 2024

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TNT’s Stan Van Gundy, ESPN’s Tim Reed, NBA Playoffs and NFL Draft

On this week’s pod, SBJ’s Austin Karp has two Big Get interviews. The first is with TNT’s Stan Van Gundy as he breaks down the NBA Playoffs from the booth. Later in the show, we hear from ESPN’s VP of Programming and Acquisitions Tim Reed as the NFL Draft gets set to kick off on Thursday night in Motown. SBJ’s Tom Friend also joins the show to share his insights into NBA viewership trends.

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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