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          In N.Y., Paul Tharp previews CARL HIAASEN's "scathing"
     new book on WALT DISNEY CO., "Team Rodent: How Disney
     Devours The World" (N.Y. POST, 5/21)....Due to his shoulder
     injury, GREG NORMAN is unable to drive the pace car during
     this weekend's Indy 500.  He will be replaced by '63 Indy
     winner PARNELLI JONES (DALLAS MORNING NEWS, 5/21)....The AP
     reports that Amway co-Founders, the DEVOS and VAN ANDEL
     families, have "contributed" nearly $95M to charities since
     '95, for a total of $150M this decade.  Many of the
     donations are to Christian causes.  RICHARD DEVOS is RDV
     Sports Chair (AP/DET. NEWS, 5/21)....GEORGE WILL was named
     to the Board of Dir of the NEGRO LEAGUES BASEBALL MUSEUM
     (K.C. STAR, 5/21)....TARA LIPINSKI was in Washington, DC,
     pushing anti-tobacco legislation (HOUSTON CHRONICLE, 5/21). 
                                

SBJ Morning Buzzcast: April 25, 2024

Motor City's big weekend; Kevin Warren's big bet; Bill Belichick's big makeover and the WNBA's big week continues

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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