NFL Senior Vice-President of Events
The National Football League has appointed Peter O’Reilly senior vice-president of events. O’Reilly, a 20-year veteran of the sports industry…
Continue ReadingRob Manfred Named MLB Commissioner
Rob Manfred has been elected commissioner of Major League Baseball, the 10th person to hold the position in the league’s history…
Continue ReadingNBA Executive Vice-President of Events Steps Down
Ski Austin, the NBA’s executive vice-president of events, has stepped down after 25 years with the league and eight years as the leader…
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Ann Shepphird: On Assignment
An impressive array of sports figures were on hand at the Hyatt Regency Century City on August 8 for the 14th Annual…
2021 World Games
Birmingham, Alabama; Lima, Peru; and Ufa, Russia, have submitted a bid to host the 2021 World Games. The three cities applied to the…
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Tim Schneider: Publisher’s Post
Hosting a sporting event can have many benefits for a destination, including a boost in hotel occupancy, increased tax…
Jim Baugh
In his lengthy career in the sports industry, Jim Baugh has overseen some significant campaigns. While he was vice-president of sales and marketing for Prince from 1977–1983, he helped launch and market the first oversized tennis racket. As racquet sports general manager and later president at Wilson Sporting Goods from 1987–2003, he oversaw a $1 billion company with a global marketing reach. His work in tennis later led him to become president of the Tennis Industry Association and a USTA board member. Now a sports-industry consultant, his latest project is as president and CEO of PHIT America, which is pushing passage of the Personal Health Investment Today…
Continue ReadingX Games
In the X Games’ first foray outside Los Angeles in 11 years, Austin, Texas, proved to be a worthy host of the annual extreme sports and cultural festival. Despite high winds that caused one event to be canceled for safety reasons, the event was deemed a success, with 160,000 people in attendance, far surpassing the 100,000 organizers had predicted…
Bob Latham: Winners And Losers
Another soccer World Cup has come and gone, and the event again demonstrated the increasing willingness of American…
Frank Supovitz: Ask The Event Doctor
SportsTravel‘s Event Doctor discusses the advantages of celebrities at events and how to stay in touch with event organizers…
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