Fox Sports and the Big Ten Conference have appointed Francois McGillicuddy, Gm of Fox’s Ohio regional sports networks, as president of the Big Ten Network.
The announcement was made today by Eric Shanks, CEO & Executive Producer of Fox Sports and Jim Delany, Commissioner of the Big Ten.
McGillicuddy will assume his new role in early 2019 and take over the day-to-day operations for Btn, which are currently overseen by Mark Silverman. Last January, Silverman was elevated to the position of President, National Networks, Fox Sports.
“Francois has been a key contributor and valued colleague at Fox Sports since 2006, so it is with great pleasure to now welcome him to the Btn family,” said Shanks. “We have a terrific team in place at the network and I am confident that Francois will be an outstanding addition given his strong leadership skills, wealth of experience in our industry and proven ability to work with Fox Sports’ partners.
The announcement was made today by Eric Shanks, CEO & Executive Producer of Fox Sports and Jim Delany, Commissioner of the Big Ten.
McGillicuddy will assume his new role in early 2019 and take over the day-to-day operations for Btn, which are currently overseen by Mark Silverman. Last January, Silverman was elevated to the position of President, National Networks, Fox Sports.
“Francois has been a key contributor and valued colleague at Fox Sports since 2006, so it is with great pleasure to now welcome him to the Btn family,” said Shanks. “We have a terrific team in place at the network and I am confident that Francois will be an outstanding addition given his strong leadership skills, wealth of experience in our industry and proven ability to work with Fox Sports’ partners.
- 12/10/2018
- by Dade Hayes
- Deadline Film + TV
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