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Going Off The Grid: Four Sports Industry Execs Weigh In On Biz & Pop Culture

A survey of sports execs offering their opinions on a handful of pressing (and trivial) issues in sports and pop culture. This week, answers from four corners of the industry:

  • West Virginia AD Shane Lyons 
    – Enjoys watching the latest Pixar movies with the family
  • Fox Sports Senior VP/Talent Development Roy Hamilton 
    – Pop-culture knowledge revolves around "Minions," Taylor Swift and Disney Channel
  • Marketing Arm Senior VP/Account Services Amy Erschen
    – Makes it a point never to miss The Skimm
  • Team Majestic National Sales Manager Todd Bradney
    – Knows more about splitting the atom than about pop culture

Going Off The Grid
  Top commissioner in pro sports Most-used sports mobile app Best summer vacation memory
Prized sports possession What would be your walk-up music?

Lyons
Roger Goodell ESPN Trip to L.A. and Las Vegas at age 15 2011 BCS National Championship rings "Thunderstruck" by AC/DC

Hamilton
Gary Bettman NBA Gametime Playing golf in Dublin with my wife Autographed "Pyramid of Success" from John Wooden


Erschen

ESPN alerts on ESPN app Colorado backpacking trips with my six siblings Fake Bulls championship ring when my husband proposed "Run The World (Girls)" by Beyonce

Bradney
Rob Manfred
Jet-skiing on the Gulf with my sons Pic of me and my wife on "College GameDay" set "Take a Little Ride" by Jason Aldean

Do you want to get your thoughts in the Grid? If so, shoot an e-mail to adamharris@sportsbusinessdaily.com.

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