Every Town Is a Sports Town: Business Leadership at ESPN, from the Mailroom to the Boardroom by George Bodenheimer & Donald T. Phillips

Author:George Bodenheimer & Donald T. Phillips
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: Business & Economics / Leadership, Business & Economics / Industries / Media & Communications, Sports & Recreation / Business Aspects
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Published: 2015-05-04T14:00:00+00:00

When I arrived early to the office on my second day as president of ESPN, there was a message on my voice mail from the night before. An excited but familiar voice came over the phone:

“George! George! I’m sitting in the Atlantic City airport and I just heard that you’re the new president of ESPN!” said an ecstatic Dick Vitale. “Yeah, yeah! ‘Am I ever going to have a career here? All I do is drive you around!’ Remember saying that to me back in ’81? George, I’m proud of you! Congratulations! You’re not a diaper dandy anymore. You’re Awesome, baby—with a capital A. By the way, I don’t want to retire and get a wristwatch. How about a new contract?”

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