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Jul 30, 2021

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Longtime sports business leader and innovator Larry Lucchino, a member of the 2021 class of SBJ’s Champions, talks with Senior Writer Bill King about developing new stadiums, why he insisted on being a part of both the business and the baseball sides, and breaking the curse of the Bambino.

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Jul 30, 2021

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Sports business is facing new global economic, political, and cultural changes. Unpacks is a new series from Sports Business Journal that analyzes how current trends are impacting sports business. Listen as SBJ editors and special guests provide trusted insights to help you navigate these dynamic, complex situations.

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13. Weathering COVID-19: Sports Sponsorships with AJ Maestas: As global sports have ground to a halt, so too have the related activities of sports sponsors. No games mean no assets – at least as they’ve traditionally been viewed. Bill King examines the impact of a global pandemic on sports sponsorship with AJ Maestas, founder and CEO of Chicago-based Navigate Research. by SBJ Unpacks
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16. Weathering COVID-19: Venue Impact with Russ Simons: Bill King discusses how the coronavirus has impacted the facilities industry with Venue Solutions Group’s Russ Simons. Now that we’ve learned the importance of social distancing, what will it take to get us back to cheering side by side? And what might a return to “normal” look like? by SBJ Unpacks
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8. Weathering COVID-19: Interview with Andy Dolich: It has been a tumultuous 24 hours across sports business. Former NBA, NFL and MLB team executive Andy Dolich takes us inside the minds of his peers and behind the decisions they face. by SBJ Unpacks
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4. Weathering COVID-19: College Sports: Michael Smith joins Bill King to talk about the impact COVID-19 is having around the college sports landscape. by SBJ Unpacks
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3. Weathering COVID-19: Interview with Attorney Tim Browne: Attorney Tim Browne joins us to discuss the potential financial ramifications on the US sports industry if an outbreak leads to the cancellation of games, as it has elsewhere, and looks at the likelihood that insurance would cover any of those losses. by SBJ Unpacks
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2. Weathering COVID-19: NBA & NHL React: Bill King is joined by John Lombardo and Mark Burns to talk about how the NBA and NHL head towards their respective playoff pushes with COVID-19 casting a shadow over the sporting world. by SBJ Unpacks
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7. Weathering COVID-19: Interview with Bill Oakes & Impact on Professional Tennis: SBJ's Bret McCormick is joined by Bill Oakes to chat about how COVID-19 is disrupting the professional tennis tours. The former tournament director of the Winston-Salem Open and ATP Tour 250 Tournaments Executive Committee chairman shares his thoughts on what could be next. by SBJ Unpacks
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23. Weathering COVID-19: Tennis with Noah Rubin by SBJ Unpacks
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11. Weathering COVID-19: Interview with Joe Asher & Impact on Sports Betting: Bill King is joined by Joe Asher, CEO of William Hill, to discuss COVID-19’s impact on sports betting. by SBJ Unpacks
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1. Weathering COVID-19: Europe & The Olympic Games: As fear of the coronavirus spreads, we take a look at how the sports industry is reacting in the US. We then move abroad to the discuss the 2020 Olympic Games and esports. by SBJ Unpacks
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9. Weathering COVID-19: Impact on NASCAR: Bill King and Adam Stern discuss NASCAR’s decision to postpone their upcoming races. by SBJ Unpacks
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12. Weathering COVID-19: Interview with Mikaela Whitman on Event Insurance by SBJ Unpacks
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5. Weathering COV-19: Interview with Regina Phelps by SBJ Unpacks
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33. Weathering COVID-19: NFL Draft with Seth Markman: John Ourand is joined by ESPN Vice President of Production Seth Markman to discuss the network’s NFL draft plans, coordinating with the NFL Network, and the innovation that ESPN is creating during the COVID-19 pandemic. by SBJ Unpacks
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37. Weathering COVID-19: Youth Sports with Benita Fitzgerald Mosley and Jeremy Goldberg: Earlier this week, a coalition of over 400 youth sports organizations requested more than 8.5 billion dollars in federal emergency aid. In today's SBJ Unpacks, Bill King is joined by Benita Fitzgerald Mosley, Olympic gold medalist and CEO of Laureus Sport for Good Foundation USA, and Jeremy Goldberg, President of LeagueApps. They talk about the changes that were already taking place in youth sports before the coronavirus pandemic, and how COVID-19 has created an even more complex situation. by SBJ Unpacks
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10. Weathering COVID-19: Impact on the Olympics: Bill King and Ben Fischer talk about how COVID-19 is disrupting Olympic qualification events and what that may mean for the Tokyo Games. by SBJ Unpacks
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24. Weathering COVID-19: Youth Sports Facilities with Dev Pathik: Bill King and Dev Pathik, Founder and CEO of Sports Facilities Advisory, discuss how the COVID-19 quarantine has shut down not only professional and collegiate sports, but the youth sports world as well, and the impact that has had on youth sports facilities. by SBJ Unpacks
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43. Weathering COVID-19: Professional Bull Riders with Sean Gleason: Bill King speaks with Sean Gleason, CEO of Professional Bull Riders. They discuss how the circuit held its first event this past weekend since the COVID-19 shutdown began, including the planning, precautions and preparation that went into their return. by SBJ Unpacks
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19. Weathering COVID-19: iRacing with NASCAR's Scott Warfield by SBJ Unpacks
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6. Weathering COVID-19: Interview with Jim Palmer: Precaution for COVID-19 is creating major sporting event cancellations and some organizations are playing in empty arenas and stadiums. John Ourand spoke with Orioles TV analyst and baseball hall of famer Jim Palmer about his experience calling games without fans. by SBJ Unpacks
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14. Weathering COVID-19: Impact on Youth Sports with Tom Farrey: This weekend, millions will wake up with no place to take their kids. No game. No practice. No tournament. Bill King speaks with Tom Farrey, executive director of the Aspen Institute's Sport & Society Program, about the impact of a global pandemic on youth sports on this episode of SBJ Unpacks. by SBJ Unpacks
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30. Weathering COVID-19: Encore - Crisis Management with Regina Phelps: Bill King revisits one of the first episodes of SBJ Unpacks featuring crisis management and pandemic planning consultant Regina Phelps, founder of Emergency Management & Safety Solutions. by SBJ Unpacks
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32. Weathering COVID-19: Encore - Venues & Facilities with Russ Simons by SBJ Unpacks
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35. Weathering COVID-19: Small Business Loans in Sports: Bill King, Eric Prisbell and John Lombardo discuss the Paycheck Protection Program and how the federal government’s emergency loan program can have an impact in the sports industry. by SBJ Unpacks
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36. Weathering COVID-19: Sports Betting with Sara Slane by SBJ Unpacks
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21. Weathering COVID-19: Sales & Sponsorships with Bernie Mullin by SBJ Unpacks
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54. Weathering COVID-19: Sports Business Class of 2020 with Whitney Wagoner: Whitney Wagoner, Warsaw Sports Marketing Center Director at the University of Oregon, joins Bill King to look back at the road the Class of 2020 has traveled at sports management programs across the country, and ahead to what awaits them. by SBJ Unpacks
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22. Weathering COVID-19: Brand Marketing with Tony Ponturo: Terry Lefton is joined by Tony Ponturo, CEO of Management Group and former Vice President of Global Media, Sports and Entertainment Marketing at Anheuser-Busch. The two discuss the impact of the coronavirus on brand marketing in sports. by SBJ Unpacks
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29. Weathering COVID-19: NCAA & College Athletes with Michael Smith: Bill King is joined by Michael Smith to discuss how collegiate athletes and the NCAA comes back on the other side of the COVID-19 pandemic. by SBJ Unpacks
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17. Weathering COVID-19: Impact on Sports Business Education with Jim Kahler by SBJ Unpacks
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