Sports Biz Journal reporter Sanderson departs

Wes Sanderson, a reporter at the Sports Business Journal, has left for a new opportunity. He had been with the American City Business Journals publication since October 2022. Sanderson worked as part of the Daily publications team responsible for writing aggregation stories tailored to SBJ’s audience of subscribers. He was responsible for aggregation coverage of […]

Sports Business Journal partnering on TV show

The Sports Business Journal, which is part of American City Business Journals, has struck a deal with Monumental Sports Network to start a television show. The show, called “Sports Business Journal: Inside the Industry,” will air its first show on Jan. 27 with new episodes on the last Monday of each month. It plans to […]

Sports Biz Journal hires Sutelan as senior assistant editor

The Sports Business Journal has hired Edward Sutelan as a senior associate editor. Sutelan has been with The Sporting News since 2021 after covering high school sports for PennLive. He graduated from The Ohio State University in 2019, where he gained experience covering the baseball, football and basketball teams. Sutelan also spent time working for The Columbus […]

Sports Business Journal hires Axon to cover Olympics

Rachel Axon

The Sports Business Journal has hired Rachel Axon as a full-time staff writer to cover the Olympics. She has been a long-term freelancer for the American City Business Journals publication the past eight months. Axon previously covered the Olympics for USA Today, where she was also a sports investigative reporter. She also worked at NBC Sports, the […]

Sports Biz Journal hires Cahillane to cover sports media

The Sports Business Journal has hired Mollie Cahillane to cover sports media. She will start next week and be based in New York. Cahillane was Adweek’s senior TV reporter, covering the business of connected TV, streaming news, measurement and sports media. She’s a former Cablefax editor, and has held roles at People and Daily Mail. Cahillane is a […]

Sports Biz Journals’ Madkour on covering the business of sports

Russell Sherman of the “Press Profiles” podcast interviewed Abe Madkour, publisher and executive editor of the Sports Business Journal, about his publication and career. “Sports can be a business driver. Sports can help deliver unbelievable relationships,” says Madkour. “…There’s so many elements that I find fascinating.” Madkour’s says his philosophy is that his publication’s reporters should not […]

Sports Biz Journal LA bureau chief Mullen departs

Liz Mullen, Los Angeles bureau chief at Sports Business Journal has left. She wrote on X/Twitter: “After working 25 years at Sports Business Journal, I’ve decided to leave and do something different. I wish everyone at SBJ the best.” Mullen is now freelancing. She had joined the Sports Business Journal in 1998 as a reporter. […]

Axon joins Sports Biz Journal to cover the Olympic beat

Sports Business Journal has hired Rachel Axon to cover the Olympic beat and the 2024 Paris Games. Previously, Axon was a sports investigative reporter at USA Today, where she investigated a variety of issues, focused on sports, institutional response to sexual abuse and Olympics. There, she also won a SABEW award for government writing (large […]

Portnoy to join Sports Biz Journal as college sports reporter

Sports Business Journal has hired Benjamin Portnoy to serve as a college sports reporter. He joins from The State Newspaper, where he worked as a South Carolina football reporter. Previously, Portnoy served as a Mississippi State athletics reporter, where he focused on football, basketball and baseball. Portnoy has a B.A. in journalism, political science and […]

Sports Business Journal seeks a staff reporter – tech

Sports Business Journal is a globally recognized brand that is the go-to news and network source for thousands of sports business professionals. Producing breaking news every day, hosting over 20 events a year, and offering excellent content to thousands of subscribers, the task of amplifying the brand socially is a large and important one. Responsibilities: […]