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2013 Sports Business Awards Nominees
ESPN, NBC Sports each receive four nominations
The nominees are set for the sixth annual Sports Business Awards, which will be presented during a live ceremony May 22 at the New York Marriott Marquis at Times Square.
ESPN and NBC Sports Group garnered the most nominations, with four each, while CAA Sports, IMG, the NFL and Wasserman Media Group each are nominated for three awards. Overall, 74 nominees are up for awards across 15 categories. The awards recognize outstanding achievements in sports business from March 1, 2012, to Feb. 28, 2013.
Each of the nominees listed below will be featured in a special Sports Business Awards preview issue that will be published May 20.
Now a panel of sports industry executives will study the nominations and serve as category judges. Those executives, and members representing SportsBusiness Journal/Daily, will evaluate the nominees and determine the winners of 13 of the 15 categories by private vote.
The winners of Executive of the Year and Athletic Director of the Year will continue to be judged solely by the editorial staffs of SportsBusiness Journal/Daily.
For more information on the awards, visit www.sports-business-awards.com.
Scott Blackmun, U.S. Olympic Committee
Mark Lazarus, NBC Sports Group
John Skipper, ESPN
Mark Walter, Los Angeles Dodgers/Guggenheim Baseball Partners
Melinda Witmer, Time Warner Cable
Mike Holder, Oklahoma State University
Tom Jurich, University of Louisville
Mal Moore, University of Alabama
Jim Phillips, Northwestern University
Major League Baseball
National Basketball Association
National Football League
PGA Tour
U.S. Olympic Committee
Oklahoma City Thunder
San Francisco 49ers
Seattle Sounders
Washington Nationals
Amon G. Carter Stadium, Fort Worth, Texas
Barclays Center, Brooklyn
JetBlue Park, Fort Myers, Fla.
Marlins Park, Miami
Pauley Pavilion, Los Angeles
2012 Ryder Cup
2012 Stanley Cup Finals
2012 U.S. Olympic Trials — Swimming
2012 U.S. Grand Prix
ESPN
Fox Sports Media Group
National Football League
NBC Sports Group
Turner Sports
CBS Sports
ESPN
NBC Sports Group
Pac-12 Networks
Time Warner Cable Sports
ESPN Digital Media
NBC Sports Group
NFL Digital Media
USA Today Sports Media Group
Yahoo Sports
CAA Sports
Excel Sports Management
IMG Worldwide
The Legacy Agency
Octagon
Wasserman Media Group
CAA Sports
GMR Marketing
IMG Consulting
The Marketing Arm
Octagon
Wasserman Media Group
AEG Global Partnerships
CAA Sports
IMG Worldwide
Legends
Wasserman Media Group
BaAM Productions
Intersport
Momentum Worldwide
SportsMark Management Group
Team Epic
Anheuser-Busch
BMW of North America
Coca-Cola North America
Pepsi Beverages Co.
Sprint
Visa
MLB Advanced Media
NeuLion
Pointstreak 5050
Yinzcam
