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NASCAR announced several personnel hires and promotions. TOM BRYANT was named Dir of Touring & Weekly Communications and ADE HERBERT was named Fan & Media Engagement Center Coordinator. NASCAR also promoted KURT CULBERT to Senior Dir of Stakeholder Communications, JAYME AVRIT to Senior Manager of Stakeholder Communications, MATT NORDBY to Senior Manager of Broadcast & Entertainment Communications and ALEX MOORE to Senior Coordinator of Content Communications (NASCAR).

EXECS: Back9Network named American Media National Dir of Digital Sales STEPHEN HIGGINS VP/Advertising Sales & Marketing (Back9Network)….Sports USA Radio Network promoted LYLE GORDON to Exec VP/Affiliate Relations (Sports USA)….Silver Chalice named Feld Entertainment Dir of New Media LINDA LELUDIS Senior Dir of Audience Development and Alli Sports Senior Dir of Digital & Media CHRISTI BASSOS Dir of Strategic Partnerships (Silver Chalice)….Learfield Sports named PATRICK MCCARTHY Account Exec for its Northwestern Sports Properties (Learfield).

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