Happy 20th for Golf Channel
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| PGA of America CEO Pete Bevacqua and Golf Channel co-founder Joe Gibbs and President Mike McCarley celebrate Golf Channel’s 20th anniversary and the last 20 years in golf at the PGA Merchandise Show in Orlando. More than 1,000 Golf Channel employees and guests attended the Jan. 21 gathering.
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Back on tour for NASCAR
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| At the Champions Pavilion at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Jan. 26 for opening night of the annual NASCAR Media Tour: Eric Shanks, Fox Sports president and COO, and executive producer; Fox Sports NASCAR analyst Darrell Waltrip; Marcus Smith, Speedway Motorsports Inc. president and COO, and Charlotte Motor Speedway GM; and Fox Sports host John Roberts.
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Rising in Chicago
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| The Chicago Bulls, Chicago Blackhawks and United Center were joined by Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and local civic leaders for the Jan. 22 announcement of the construction of their new office building: Blackhawks Chairman Rocky Wirtz, Bulls Chairman Jerry Reinsdorf, Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Alderman Walter Burnett Jr.
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NACDA meets at midwinter
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| NACDA held its Midwinter Meetings Jan. 24-26 at Marco Island, Fla. The USOC’s Alan Ashley, Fordham AD Dave Roach, the USOC’s Rick Adams and Notre Dame’s Jack Swarbrick talk about Olympic sports survival and threats on campus.
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| NACDA Executive Director Bob Vecchione and the NCAA’s Oliver Luck.
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PGA, TruGreen talk about partnership
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| TruGreen CMO Kari Rajaniemi and PGA of America Chief Commercial Officer Jeff Price did an interview with Golf Channel on TruGreen’s new PGA sponsorship at the PGA Merchandise Show on Jan. 22 in Orlando.
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Wielgus honored by CEO group
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| USA Swimming Executive Director Chuck Wielgus (left) receives the Association of Chief Executives for Sport’s first Chief Executive Leadership Award in Reno, Nev. Sports Illustrated senior writer Alex Wolff (center) and Skip Gilbert, U.S. Tennis Association managing director of professional tennis operations and U.S. Open tournament manager, presented the award Jan. 21.
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