While the Sports Business Awards were being presented last night in N.Y., reaction rolled in on Twitter. The following is a sampling of Twitter activity in response to the awards.
ESPN Senior VP/Programming Acquisitions Burke Magnus: "Congrats to Kevin White SBJ AD of the year. @dukeathletic A honor to present to a true professional and gentleman."
Warriors co-Owner Peter Guber: “SO proud of our @warriors …sports team of the year!! quite an accolade.”
MLS Commissioner Don Garber tweeted, "Congratulations to our partners at NBC Sports for taking home the @sbjsbd Award for Best in Sports Programming and Production. #SBJAwards."
MLS CMO Howard Handler: "So proud of my friend Joel Fisher and everyone at Madison Square Garden for winning Sports Facility of the Year #SBJAwards #MSG."
Twitter Head of Sports Partnerships Geoff Reiss: "Congratulations to @rickcordella and @NBCSports for a very well deserved win at the #SBJAwards. Can't wait to see what comes next!"
Genesco Sports Enterprises VP/Client Services Megan Hughes Allison wrote, "@sbjsbd 2014 Awards in NYC. Love this industry! Love my job! #SBJAwards #gse."
TicketMaster Exec VP/Revenue Cole Gahagan: "Huge congrats to our friends and partner @ExpApp for winning @sbjsbd's Best In Sports Tech!"
Experience's Twitter feed: "We couldn't have won without the great support from our partners and most importantly our fans! Thank you. #MakeItMemorable #SBJAwards."
Aquarius SE's Twitter feed: "Hats off to @GMRMarketing on winning @sbjsbd award as the sports event and experiential agency of the year #SBJAwards."
Univ. of South Carolina Senior Associate AD Charles Bloom: "@sbjsbd: Roger Goodell presents Pittsburgh Steelers owner Dan Rooney with the Lifetime Achievement Award. #SBJAwards."
U.S. Ski & Snowboard Association CMO Michael Jaquet: "Honored to be at the SBJ Awards surrounded by friends, colleagues and especially mentors. #SBJAwards."
Univ. of Arizona AD Greg Byrne: "Congrats to @Duke_ATHLETICS AD Kevin White on winning @sbjsbd AD of the Year! Always have admired him. #SBJAwards."
The Breeders' Cup's Twitter feed: "Congrats once again to our friends @nbcsports! MT @sbjsbd: The #SBJAwards winner of Sports Event of the Year is...the NHL Winter Classic."
Property Consulting Group Managing Partner Eric Fernandez: "Congrats to @sdupee, @BrianGainor and everyone @GMRMarketing on your #SBJAwards tonight. Well earned."
GMR Marketing's Twitter feed: "It was a memorable night at the #SBJAwards. Congrats to the winners and nominees! Proud to be in this industry."
Octagon Account Manager Chad Glidewell: "Proud of my @Octagon family for the 2 nominations at the @sbjsbd #SBJAwards tonight. Can't win 'em all. Just motivates us that much more."
