Posted Nov. 3, 2014
By Annie Lambert, alumni relations and development coordinator
Justin Connolly, senior vice president of college networks at ESPN, is the speaker for the Buchheit Family Lecture on Wednesday, Nov. 19.
The lecture, titled "The Sports Television Business and Rise of the SEC Network," will take place at 7 p.m. in the Gambrell Hall auditorium. It is free and open to the public. Connolly will explore the competitive dynamics of the sports television business, the concept, development and the historic launch of the SEC Network.
As senior vice president of college networks, Connolly leads ESPN's Longhorn Network and the SEC/ESPN Network. Connolly has worked for ESPN since 2003, serving as director of strategy and operations, vice president of distribution strategy and vice president of national accounts for Disney and ESPN media networks.
The Buchheit Family Lecture Series was created in 2000 in honor of the late Phil Buchheit, the former president and chairman of Mid-South Management Company and the former publisher of the Spartanburg Herald-Journal. The series is sponsored by the Buchheit Family Endowment, which provides undergraduate scholarships and graduate and doctoral fellowships to students of the School of Journalism and Mass Communications.
For more information on the Buchheit Family Lecture Series, contact Annie Lambert at 803-777-6791 or lambert@sc.edu.