Front Office Sports hires Smith as reporter
Sports business news site Front Office Sports has hired Kennington Smith to cover the business of college football. Smith spent the past year freelancing for the Associated Press and AL.com covering Alabama football and athletics. He will cover everything from NIL deals to media rights, coach buyouts to conference realignment, and the power brokers who loom over […]
Front Office Sports hires Condon as New York correspondent
Sports business news site Front Office Sports has hired Bridget Condon as the New York correspondent for its new nationally syndicated TV show “Front Office Sports Tonight.” She will start on Sept. 1. Condon joins FOS after spending several years as on-air talent for NFL Media. Prior to this, she began her career in local […]
Front Office Sports is launching an app
Sports business website Front Office Sports will launch its first mobile app Sept. 1, the first of two major product launches from the publisher in recent weeks, reports Mark Stenberg of Adweek. Stenberg reports, “The release precedes the Sept. 14 debut of Front Office Sports Tonight, a nationally syndicated daily television show, where the digitally […]
Front Office Sports reporter Schiffer departs
Alex Schiffer, a reporter at Front Office Sports, has departed for a new opportunity. He was covering the business of basketball and breaking news. He previously covered the Brooklyn Nets for The Athletic and the Missouri Tigers for The Kansas City Star. He hails from New Jersey and graduated from the University of Missouri.
Front Office Sports hires Maske as a reporter
Sports business news website Front Office Sports has hired Mark Maske to cover the National Football League. Maske has been covering the NFL for The Washington Post before leaving the paper in February. He has covered the NFL and the Washington Redskins/Commanders since 1998. He previously covered baseball, the Baltimore Orioles, the effort to bring a major […]
How Briggs uses research for Front Office Sports stories
Talking Points interviewed Front Office Sports reporter Ellyn Briggs to unpack how research informs her trend-based reporting, Talking Points writes, “As it turns out, that research background is the throughline she sees across her work today—and if you’ve read her stories, it’s not hard to tell. Her reporting is detailed, meticulous, and original, and she […]
Front Office Sports seeks reporter to cover biz of college football
Front Office Sports is seeking a dynamic reporter to lead our coverage of the booming business of college football. College football is now the clear No. 2 sport in the United States, behind only the NFL. It is also chaotic and in constant flux, without clear rules, leadership, or limits. It’s a target-rich environment for […]
Front Office Spots taps Iseman to host daily show
Sports business news website Front Office Sports announced that Matt Iseman has been named host of its upcoming daily news program, “Front Office Sports Tonight.” The 30-minute show will launch Sept. 14, airing Monday through Friday and once on the weekend each week, and has gained spots in stations representing the top 50 U.S. markets. […]
Front Office Sports hires Briggs as reporter
Front Office Sports has hired Ellyn Briggs as the outlet’s first culture and lifestyle reporter. In this role, Briggs will help expand coverage of the intersection of sports, culture, and entertainment. Briggs joins Front Office Sports after nearly four years at Morning Consult, most recently as a senior brand analyst. While at Morning Consult, Briggs covered consumption and […]
The push into sports business coverage
Sara Guaglione of Digiday examines the recent push by media companies to cover sports business news. Guaglione writes, “These verticals spotlight the economics behind sports, such as sports media rights negotiations, investment in sports, ownership structures, valuations and betting and prediction markets. Though niche publishers like Front Office Sports and Sportico have covered this space for […]
