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“The Man, The Myth, The Legend” |
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Presented By: |
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Bryan Flory |
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Education:
Denison Univ. 1980 |
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B.A. in Economics |
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Family |
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Wife, a daughter (16), and two sons (13, and 12) |
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Where did marketing interests start? |
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Bartender at a local sports bar in Connecticut |
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“All we do is listen to our fans, and I think
that works. We listen to our fans
and give our fans what they want.” |
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Career Goal:
To bring greater value to all of ESPN’s constituents: affiliates,
advertisers, rightsholders, and ultimately consumers. |
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ESPN2 in Oct. 1993 |
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Owns rights to four professional teams |
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Created ESPN Original Entertainment |
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assets to B.A.S.S. |
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ESPN Outdoors |
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ESPN Deportes |
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X-Games |
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ESPNEWS relaunch |
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ESPY Awards |
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2001-- Sports Industrialist of the Year |
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1998-99--Named to the CableFax 100 |
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1996--ESPN named Cable Marketer of the Year by
Advertising Age |
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1995--ESPN awarded the C.A.B. for Network
Affiliate Sales Achievement |
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Cable in the Classroom |
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The V Foundation for cancer research |
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in memory of Jim Valvano |
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Cable Television Advertising Bureau |
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member of the Cable Programming Committee of the
Museum of Television and Radio |
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Jan. 1981--starts career in admin. |
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Mar. 1982--marketing rep. in Dallas |
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May 1985--marketing rep. in Chicago |
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July 1985--Nat’l Accts. Mgr.. in Denver |
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Feb. 1988--Dir.. of Affiliate Sales &
Marketing in Chicago |
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July 1989--V.P. of Affiliate Sales &
Marketing in Bristol, Connecticut |
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June 1991--V.P. of Nat’l. Affiliate Sales in New
York |
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Oct. 1993--Sr. V.P. of Affiliate Sales and
Marketing in New York |
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Sep. 1996--Exec. V.P. of Sales and Marketing in
New York |
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November 19, 1996--President of ESPN |
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focus on domestic business |
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May 1, 1999--Sr. President of ESPN |
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focus on domestic and international operations |
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Notes