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Driving diversity for NASCAR


Basketball legend Magic Johnson (left) poses for photos with NASCAR Chairman and CEO Brian France. Johnson was announced as co-chairman of the newly created Executive Steering Committee for Diversity at NASCAR at a news conference May 20 in Concord, N.C.

Meet you in Madison


Mike Haislip (left), senior vice president of operations for the Great Lakes division of Charter Communications, and Christine Godleski, vice president and general manager of ESPN Outdoors, shake on it at a media day in Madison, Wis., for which the organizations were co-hosts. The event May 18 included demonstrations of sports from the Great Outdoor Games, which will be contested July 8-11 in Madison.


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NASCAR’s Brian Herbst, NFL Schedule Release, Caitlin Clark Effect

On this week’s pod, SBJ’s Austin Karp chats with our Big Get, NASCAR SVP/Media and Productions Brian Herbst. The pair talk ahead of All-Star Weekend about how the sanctioning body’s media landscape has shaped up. The Poynter Institute’s Tom Jones drops in to share who’s up and who’s down in sports media. Also on the show, David Cushnan of our sister outlet Leaders in Sport talks about how things are going across the pond. Later in the show, SBJ media writer Mollie Cahillane shares the latest from the network upfronts.

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SBJ I Factor: Molly Mazzolini

SBJ I Factor features an interview with Molly Mazzolini. Elevate's Senior Operating Advisor – Design + Strategic Alliances chats with SBJ’s Ross Nethery about the power of taking chances. Mazzolini is a member of the SBJ Game Changers Class of 2016. She shares stories of her career including co-founding sports design consultancy Infinite Scale career journey and how a chance encounter while working at a stationery store launched her career in the sports industry. SBJ I Factor is a monthly podcast offering interviews with sports executives who have been recipients of one of the magazine’s awards.

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