Going on three months after the ballyhooed launch of Fox Sports 1, Fox Sports has solidified its management team. David Nathanson has been upped to the newly created post of General Manager and COO at Fox Sports 1 and Fox Sports 2, and Bill Wanger has added Content Strategy to his title as Evp Programming and Research at Fox Sports. Three others also are moving up. Here’s the release: Los Angeles – In a reorganization of Fox Sports’ executive management structure, veteran executives David Nathanson and Bill Wanger have assumed new responsibilities, effective immediately. Nathanson has been appointed General Manager & Chief Operating Officer, Fox Sports 1 and Fox Sports 2, a newly created position, while Wanger, Fox Sports’ Executive Vice President, Programming & Research is now Executive Vice President, Programming, Research & Content Strategy. The announcement was made today by Fox Sports President, Chief Operating Officer & Executive Producer Eric Shanks, to whom both Nathanson and Wanger report.
- 12/6/2013
- by THE DEADLINE TEAM
- Deadline TV
Grand Slams singles champion Andy Roddick will join Fox Sports 1 as co-host of the network’s signature news and highlights program Fox Sports Live. The announcement came Wednesday from Fox Sports co-president and COO Eric Shanks and executive vice president Scott Ackerson. It's a high profile hire for Fox Sports, which is gunning for cable sports leader Espn when the former launches Aug. 17 in more than 80 million homes. Roddick, 30, announced his retirement from tennis after last summer’s U.S. Open. He’ll appear on the Fox Sports Live Monday through Friday with host Charissa Thompson, the
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- 5/22/2013
- by Marisa Guthrie
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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