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: […]
Sports Biz Journal hires Silverman, promotes Smith
Sports Business Journal has tapped Alex Silverman as a staff reporter, covering the world of hockey and soccer. He returns to the Journal in Charlotte, where he was a staff writer for Sports Business Daily from 2013 to 2017. He has also covered the media industry at CableFax and recently, covered the sports business as […]
Sports Biz Journal parent close to deal for SportTechie
The parent company of the Sports Business Journal is close to an agreement to purchase SportTechie, reports Jacob Feldman and Scott Soshnick of Sportico. Feldman and Soshnick report, “Launched in 2013, SportTechie has offered online news and events, with a listed team of 10 employees. Financial terms of the deal have not been announced. “‘Our parent company, Advance, prohibits us (and […]
Burns joins Sports Business Journal as staff writer
Mark Burns has left his post at Morning Consult to join the Sports Business Journal as a staff writer covering NHL hockey. Burns as a senior sports business reporter for the Morning Consult for the last eight months. He also founded the Sports Business Chronicle, where he acted as editor-in-chief. Additionally, Burns has written for […]
