CBS SportsLine named Sporting News Online Division VP & General Manager JASON KINT Senior VP & GM (CBS SportsLine)....NBA VP/Int’l Communications TERRY LYONS announced that the ’06-07 season will be his last with the league after 26 years. Lyons, who plans to relocate to New England with his family, will continue to assist the NBA as a consultant during the transition (NBA)....Fenway Sports Group (FSG) named Van Wagner Sports Group Dir of Media & Sponsorship Sales FRANK HUCKABONE VP/FSG Properties, responsible for selling integrated marketing and sponsorship programs across the company’s entire sports and entertainment portfolio (FSG)....The Barclays Center named ROB CHIBBARO Managing Dir of Premium Sales. Most recently, Chibbaro was Senior VP/Premium Sales for AEG New York, where he developed and managed all premium sales for the new Red Bull Park (Barclays Center).
COLLEGE: The Peach Belt Conference announced Northeast-10 Conference Commissioner DAVID BRUNK will succeed Commissioner MARVIN VANOVER, who is stepping down at the end of June (AUGUSTA CHRONICLE, 4/18)....Learfield Sports named Ohio State Univ. Dir of Sales TODD KUCINSKI Associate GM for K-State Sports Properties at Kansas State Univ. and SPHL Fayetteville FireAntz GM LANE CODY Account Exec for Gamecock Sports Properties at the Univ. of South Carolina (Learfield Sports).
EXECS: Buffalo Communications, the publicity, media relations and marketing and communications division of Billy Casper Golf, promoted DAN SHEPHERD to VP, TOM WILLIAMS to PR & Branding Dir and SHANE SHARP to PR Manager (THE DAILY).... Cenergy promoted ALEX MORSE to Art Dir and named Aquasol Corp. Graphic Designer & Print Production Manager REBECCA AWALD Production Designer (Cenergy)....Synergy Events named Alloy Marketing & Promotions Manager of New Business Development, Sponsorship & Event Sales BRAD BOSSOW Account Supervisor (Synergy).
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