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Univision President & CEO RANDY FALCO "has re-upped" with the Spanish-language net through January '20. He has "spent this decade leading Univision" (DEADLINE.com, 11/2). Univision has "significantly expanded and diversified its TV and digital operations on his watch." Univision Chair HAIM SABAN credited Falco with "steadily improving Univision's financial performance" (VARIETY.com, 11/2).

HARDWOOD HIRES: The Suns promoted Chief Commercial Officer and Senior VP/Business Innovation DAN COSTELLO to CRO. The team also promoted VP/Marketing Partnerships CARLISSA HENRY to Senior VP/Marketing Partnerships, taking the role previously held by MATT WRIGHT, who was promoted to Senior VP/Media & Content Strategy (Suns)....The Bucks have hired the following for the team's new downtown arena: DENNIS WILLIAMS as VP/Facility Operations; KIERAN NULTY as VP/Arena Experience; JONATHAN LACK as Senior Dir of Ticketing; KATELYN GRIGGS as Dir of Operations; MONICA KIESIG as Dir of HR; DAVID HARRELL as Dir of Arena Security; and ANDI GARCIA as Arena Exec Assistant (Bucks).

EXECS: Texas A&M named former Syracuse Dir of Academic Services JOE FIELDS Associate AD/Academic Services (247SPORTS.com, 11/1)....Univ. of Tennessee Vol For Life program Coordinator ANTONE DAVIS "has resigned" after holding the role since '12 (247SPORTS.com, 11/2)....The NASCAR HOF named former FoxSports.com motorsports writer TOM JENSEN to the newly created position of Curatorial Affairs Manager (NASCAR HOF).


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