From Program Alumni, Christie Phillips!
Universal Sports to Carry 2016 Olympic Announcement Live on Friday
Ongoing, Pre-Announcement Bid City Presentations Available at UniversalSports.com
President Obama will Attend and be part of the Chicago Presentation Bid in Copenhagen
LOS ANGELES - September 28, 2009 - Universal Sports and UniversalSports.com will air and live-stream NBC5 News Chicago's coverage of the Friday, October 2, announcement of the winning bid city for the 2016 Summer Olympic Games. The unprecedented national television coverage of the bid city announcement will take place from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. ET (9 a.m. - 1 p.m. Chicago time), and may be extended if Chicago wins the bid. The announcement itself will take place in Copenhagen, Denmark. President Obama is expected to attend in support of Chicago's bid, along with the heads of state representing the other finalist cities of Madrid, Rio de Janeiro and Tokyo.
"As part of our mission of airing Olympic sports and events that are impactful within the Olympic framework, the IOC announcement awarding the 2016 Summer Games to one of these great international cities is very deserving of our attention," said Claude Ruibal, CEO of Universal Sports. "We're extremely pleased to be able to offer this coverage to our millions of viewers around the U.S. and online, and to work closely with our NBC5 Chicago partners to make this happen."
The coverage will include live interviews with newsmakers both in Copenhagen and Chicago, with limited commercial interruptions. UniversalSports.com/Olympics has a dashboard featuring news, pictures and bid city facts, with live Twitter updates from NBC Olympics and Universal Sports' reporter Alan Abrahamson from Copenhagen. UniversalSports.com will be streaming video from 2:45 a.m. - 1 p.m. ET, and will show each of the four finalist cities' LIVE presentations at the following times (all times Eastern):
2:45 - 3:55 a.m. Chicago Final Bid Presentation::
http://www.universalsports.com/mediaPlayer/media.dbml?id71912&catid=-2&sid050&db_oem_id#000
4:25 - 5:45 a.m.
Tokyo Final Bid Presentation
6:05 - 7:25 a.m.
Rio de Janeiro Final Bid Presentation
8:45 - 9:55 a.m.
Madrid Final Bid Presentation
12:30 - 1:00 p.m.
Announcement of Host City for 2016 Olympic Games
ABOUT UNIVERSAL SPORTS: Universal Sports, a partnership between NBC Sports and InterMedia Partners, serves as the preeminent multiplatform destination for Olympic-related and lifestyle sports programming available on television and online. Universal Sports is available in 56 million homes, including nine of the top 10 DMAs: New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Dallas-Fort Worth and Washington, D.C. Recent expansion includes launches in Atlanta, Houston, Miami, Denver, Portland, and Jacksonville. Go to UniversalSports.com for a complete list of TV markets. Major world championship and Olympic qualifying events found on Universal Sports range from track and field, skiing, swimming, gymnastics, marathons and cycling, to volleyball, rowing, triathlon, fencing, speed skating and martial arts. UniversalSports.com delivers an immersive experience via live and on-demand competition coverage, interaction with top athletes through blogs and in-depth access to Olympic sports news and information year round. For more information on the availability of the Universal Sports 24-hour television channel, please visit UniversalSports.com.
The Graduate Program in Sport Management will be at the following Universities during their respective grad fairs:
Sep. 22 (Tue) Cal State Long Beach
Sep. 24 (Thu) Cal State Fullerton
Oct. 1 (Thu) Cal Poly Pomona
Oct. 13 (Tue) University of San Diego
Oct. 14 (Wed) UC San Diego
Oct. 15 (Thu) San Diego State
Oct. 21 (Wed) Whittier College
Oct. 26 (Mon) UC Irvine
Oct. 27 (Tue) Loyola Marymount
Oct. 28 (Wed) UC Los Angeles
Nov. 2 (Mon) Cal State Northridge
Nov. 5 (Thu) UC Santa Barbara
Nov. 10 (Tue) Cal State Los Angeles
Hope to see you there!
Program Faculty Member and Kinesiology Department Chair, Dr. Sharon Guthrie, along with co-authors Magyar & Kain were recently recognized for their work: "Guthrie, S.R., Magyar, M., Eggert, S., and Kain C. (2009). Female Athletes Do Ask! An Exploratory Study of Gender Differences in the Propensity to Initiate Negotiation Among Athletes. Women's Sport and Physical Activity Journal, 18(1), 90-101."
Students Tour STAPLES Center
The newest batch of CSULB Sport Management students took in class last week at the "Sports and Entertainment Center of the World," the STAPLES Center. The students were given a complete tour of the venue by CSULB Sport Management alum Devon Murray, a current STAPLES Center Event Manager. Murray, a graduate of the program in 2006, was proud to give the tour as "these types of [tours] helped me when I was in the program."
After the tour, the students were invited to watch the Los Angeles Sparks clinch a playoff spot with a victory over the San Antonio Silver Stars in one of STAPLES Center's luxury suites. The General Manager of the Sparks, Penny Toler, was on hand to talk to the class about the day-to-day challenges of being the general manager of the Sparks. Toler, who led an animated discussion, is a member of the CSULB Sport Management Advisory Committee and also spoke at the program's annual Luncheon in January.
Manager of Student Affairs and Sparks season-ticket holder, Diane Higgs, appreciates when those connected to the program give back commenting that "the fact that Devon and Penny took time out of their day to impart their knowledge is encouraging because it shows that our program is slowly but surely branching out into all corners of the local sport industry."
The students took the trip in conjunction with their Foundations in Sport Management class, taught by Cindy Jarvis.
Internship Roundtable was a Success!!!
Last Thursday evening our Manager of Business Affairs / Marketing Steve Buchan and Manager of Student Affairs Diane Higgs, hosted the Internship Roundtable Event for Learning Team 17. Our students had the opportunity to meet leaders from multiple Southern California Sport Organizations. They were exposed to a broad range of 'product' offerings, we gained insight into the depth and breadth of roles and opportunities within each organization and heard from these leaders how they have progressed through their careers, what drove them, and what sparked the fire to lead them to where they are today. A productive time was had by all!
LT 17....Good Luck! Dig in and Enjoy the ride! Special thanks to our Internship Partners for making this event so impactful and rewarding!
Brittany Johnson
Manager, Recruitment & Training, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
Ashley Chalk
Auto Club Speedway of Southern California
Eva Orozco
AEG Worldwide
Dedan Brozino
Director of Marketing & Corporate Partnerships, Long Beach State
Jessica Alban
Newport Sports Museum
Marcus Kowal
Manager, Krav Maga West LA
Sahar Milani
Marketing Communications, AYSO
Kathy Kinane
Kinane Events, Inc
Monica Staniec
Imagine Marketing AgencyThe Graduate Program in Sport Management enthusiastically held its Reception-Orientation-Colloquium (ROC) on August 11th.The ROC celebrated Learning Team 14'ssuccessful completion of the Sport Management Program! CSULB Commencement Ceremonies were held in May. Although the majority of the cohort as well as LT 13 who completed graduation requirements in February participated in the festivities, the ROC provided a more timely opportunity to celebrate and recognize the graduating students of summer. LT 14 students worked diligently to complete their projects for the Seminar in Professional Literature (also known as the Capstone). This project/presentation is designed as a culminating experience to demonstrate the students' understanding of the concepts related to the business of sport. Examples of the Capstone projects include an exploration into the factors that affect attendance at the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach and the perception of students regarding the use of a social networking website for alumni associations, to mention a few. These projects were presented to a panel of faculty and staff on August 1st. Three students were selected to share their project/presentation at the ROC. Congratulations to the graduating class!
LT 14 Award Winners & Presenters
Top Row (from left): Jenna Schmidt - Presenter, 4.0 Club; Katie Young - Beach Pride Award; Bryan Arguello - 4.0 Club; Cristina Scotti - 4.0 Club, Outstanding Sport Management Student; Kazuhiko Kashiwagi - 110% Award
Bottom Row (from left): Ruby Foster - Presenter; Tim Little - 4.0 Club; Matt Kradle - Presenter; Darren Smith - 4.0 Club; Mitch Ham - 4.0 Club
California State University, Long Beach has been ranked among the "Best in the West" by the Princeton Review in its Web Site feature"2010 Best Colleges: Region by Region," posted on Monday, July 27.
Courtesy of Long Beach State Athletics:
Dedan Brozino named Director of Marketing and Corporate Partnerships at The Beach
Brozino replaces Tim Dickson who left after 10 years at LBSU
June 12, 2009
LONG BEACH, Calif. - Dedan Brozino has been named the new Director of Corporate Sales/Marketing and Promotions in the athletic department at Long Beach State University.
Brozino will replace Tim Dickson who left after 10 years at Long Beach State. Brozino has worked in the Long Beach State athletic department since February 2007 as an intern, a graduate assistant and a full-time employee.
For the last 13 months, Brozino has served as the Assistant Director of Marketing and Special Projects at The Beach. He worked primarily with men's basketball, while also handling a number of other marketing and promotions duties. Before being promoted to the assistant director's position, Brozino worked as a marketing assistant for seven months at LBSU (Nov. 2007-May 2008) and a marketing intern, marketing graduate assistant and a athletics development intern for nine months (Feb. 2007-Nov. 2007).
Brozino is a 2006 graduate of DeSales University in Center Valley, Penn., where he earned a degree in sp sport management while also working in the athletic department. He received his master's from Long Beach State in 2008.
Global Spectrum Welcomes Two New Faces
Mark Clark and Lynn Lorio Join the Comcast Arena at Everett
Global Spectrum, operators of the Comcast Arena at Everett, has named Mark Clark the facility’s Chief Engineer and Lynn Lorio to the position of Event Manager.
Clark will oversee general maintenance, engineering, ice plant refrigeration and other related systems for the three facilities, the Comcast Community Ice Rink, Comcast Arena and the Edward D. Hansen Conference Center. Prior to joining the Comcast Arena team, Clark worked 12 years as an engineer in Alaska aboard fishing and fish processing vessels. Clark also spent 14 years as a contractor, mechanic, maintenance and operations engineer for several Seattle companies. His experience includes all aspects of facility maintenance, refrigeration, fabrication, plumbing and electric.
Lynn Lorio has joined the company as an Event Manager. Lorio will serve as liaison between facility clients and internal departments managing events. Prior to accepting this position, Lorio spent three years as an Event Manager at the Long Beach Convention & Entertainment Center and two years as a Production Assistant at the Los Angeles Forum. She first became involved in events as a graduate student at California State University Long Beach’s Sport Management Program and internships with the AVP, NBA Summer Pro League, and the LPGA Office Depot Championship.
“I’m pleased to have Mark and Lynn join our team,” said Global Spectrum’s Kim Bedier, General Manager for Comcast Arena at Everett. “Mark’s vast knowledge of all aspects of facility management and Lynn’s live entertainment experience within our industry make them great assets to the clients we serve, our venue, and the Everett Public Facilities District.”
Comcast Arena was recently ranked a top twenty facility internationally by Venues Today based on gross ticket sales from October 2007-2008 for facilities with a mid-sized capacity of 5,001-10,000.
Long Beach State Sport Management,
Panel Presentation at the 8th Annual Luncheon
Report for Website (Michele Himmelberg)
Posted by admin February 2009
In a down economy, experts advise education and preparing for the next wave of opportunities
The sports industry cannot escape the realities of an ailing economy: Companies are shutting down across the nation and hundreds of layoffs are announced daily. Job seekers need to be realistic in these lean times, but they should not despair, said a panel of experts who spoke at the Long Beach State Sport Management annual luncheon on Friday, Jan. 30.
One of the best things a job seeker can do in a down business cycle is to improve their skills and take a shot at enhancing their education, the experts said. Their advice is backed up by numbers at the Long Beach State Sport Management Program, where inquiries about enrollment are up 20 percent.
Passion is a tremendous asset for any job seeker, but you need more than that to compete, said Andy Roeser, president of the Los Angeles Clippers.
“If you like basketball, that’s great – go buy a ticket to the game,” said Roeser, who talks to lots of job applicants. “We have issues right now and we need solutions. I want people who can solve problems and help make the franchise better.”
With fans holding onto their precious dollars, attendance for the Clippers is down 6 percent, Roeser said.
The Los Angeles Sparks, who play in the WBNA, are looking at creative ways to cut costs in this down cycle, said Penny Toler, general manager of the women’s basketball franchise. She and her staff can’t use the old playbook anymore to attract sponsors and fans.
“The bottom line is that people love sports,” Toler said. “We have to help them find a way to be part of the game.”
Tim Mead, vice president of Communications with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, frequently encourages students to learn to “sell themselves.” Now is not the time to scale back your efforts, he said.
“Meet as many people as you can,” Mead said. “It’s opportunity and timing. Some (teams) are going to scale back their staffs a little too much – and you could be there when they suddenly need someone. Continue to be aggressive.”
Marketing the Anaheim Ducks and the Honda Center in Anaheim is a big job that requires a skilled team of professionals. Bob Wagner, senior vice president and chief marketing officer, leads that team.
“We have to find ways to do it better, smarter and more efficiently in tough times,” Wagner said. “Education is a very good tool, but our team also works at it every day.”
The panel agreed that those who excel in the sports industry, now and in the future, are those who rely on their work ethic, skills and education to find alternative solutions for success.
-Stacy Embretson has joined the staff of the Los Angeles Marathon. Embretson will be director of operations. Embretson previously worked for the Long Beach Marathon and U.S. Road Sports.
Patrick McClenahan: CSULB Graduate Program in Sport Management, Advisory Committee Member
Patrick McClenahan has been promoted to President and General Manager of KCBS-TV and KCAL-TV, the CBS-owned stations in Los Angeles announced today Tom Kane, President and Chief Executive Officer, CBS Television Stations.
At the same time, Don Corsini, who has overseen the duopoly since May 2002, will step down from the post at the end of the year, after the completion of the transition of leadership.
“Don has been extremely effective in bringing KCBS and KCAL together under one roof, creating one of the industry’s most successful duopolies,” said Kane. “We appreciate his years of service, and are fortunate to have the kind of deep bench that enables us to name a successor with tremendous experience in the marketplace and at CBS.”
“In Patrick, we have one of the brightest, most creative executives in our group,” Kane continued. “He’s a native Southern Californian who knows these stations and the community very well, and has earned the trust and respect of everyone at KCBS and KCAL. I look forward to the many contributions he will make as we build on the strength of all we’ve achieved in this crucial market.”
McClenahan has served as Senior Vice President and Station Manager at CBS 2 and KCAL 9 since the stations became the largest duopoly in the nation in 2002. In addition to his day-to-day responsibilities as Station Manager, McClenahan has overseen several major projects, including the merger of CBS 2 and KCAL 9’s operations, the planning and construction of the stations’ new home at the Studio City Broadcast Center, the most technologically advanced HD television facility in the country, and the negotiation of KCAL’s long-term broadcast rights agreements with both the Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Dodgers.
McClenahan first joined KCAL 9 in April 1997 as Vice President and Executive Producer of Sports and was responsible for overseeing the production of more than 150 major sports broadcasts per year. In 2000, he added oversight of the station’s new media businesses to his responsibilities; and was promoted to Senior Vice President and Station Manager one year later.
Prior to that, McClenahan ran his own production company for seven years. In 1989, he was hired as Executive Producer of one of his firm’s key clients,Prime Ticket Network, the leading regional sports network in the country. McClenahan was soon promoted to Vice President of Programming and Production when the network became part of the Liberty/Prime Sports family of regional sports networks. When Liberty merged with Fox Sports, he was promoted to Senior Vice President of Production for Fox Sports Net and was responsible for overseeing the sports production operations for 12 regional sports networks.
McClenahan is actively engaged in leadership roles with a number of community organizations. Since 2001, he has served as Chairman of the Board of Directors for Special Olympics Southern California. He also serves on the boards of the Los Angeles Sports Council and the PGA Tour’s Northern Trust Open.
McClenahan regularly appears as a guest speaker at local colleges and universities and recently was named Leader in Residence for the Ukleja Center for Ethical Leadership at California State University, Long Beach.
Brezya Rhodes: Learning Team ~ 8, CSULB Graduate Program in Sport Management
Women’s Basketball’s Laurie Kelly Adds Brezya Rhodes to the Coaching Staff
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. - Brezya Rhodes has been hired for her first season at Northern Arizona, rounding out the coaching staff for the Lumberjack women’s basketball team. Rhodes joins sixth-year head coach Laurie Kelly’s staff after spending two years in the UCLA Athletic Department.
“We’re very excited to have Brezya join our staff,” said Kelly. “Being from California, she has a lot of West coast ties and that’s great for us. As a former Division I player herself, I know she’ll relate very well to the players. With her past work experience she brings in a lot of organizational and marketing skills that will be beneficial both in the office and in the community.”
Rhodes played for two years at Cal State Northridge before graduating in 2004 with a bachelor’s degree in business administration and marketing. She went on to earn her Master’s in Sport Management at Long Beach State in 2006. While playing at Cal State Northridge, Rhodes was a two-time team captain, earned postseason honors in the Big West Conference and was the team’s second-leading scorer as a senior.
Prior to playing at Cal State Northridge, Rhodes was a first team all state selection at San Jose City College where she helped lead the team to a 57-9 record over two seasons.
“I am thrilled to be a part of NAU women's basketball,” said Rhodes. “It’s a program perfectly positioned to do great things in the Big Sky Conference. I believe in fundamentals, discipline and effort, and I look forward to working under Coach Kelly and helping build on the tradition of success she has established here.”
Along with her full-time position at UCLA, Rhodes has been an assistant coach at Brentwood High School in Los Angeles. During her time at UCLA, Rhodes coordinated the main operations of “First to 100,” a year-long NCAA Championship celebration for the Bruins, and served as the NCAA/Pac-10 liaison for the Senior Women’s Administrator. Since 2003, Rhodes has also been involved with the women’s basketball camps and clinics at UCLA.
After completing her degree at Cal State Northridge, Rhodes spent a year as the marketing and promotions coordinator in the athletic department, and helped increase ticket sales as well as initiate the development of a community relations program C.A.R.E.S. (CSUN Athletes – Role Models Educating Students).
Kari Duperron: Learning Team ~ 7, CSULB Graduate Program in Sport Management
Kari Duperron joined the UNLV Women's Basketball staff in May of 2008. She has previous ties to head coach Kathy Olivier, as she spent a total of four seasons on the UCLA staff beginning in the 2003-04 season as the director of basketball operations when Olivier was the Bruins' head coach. She also spent a portion of the 2006-07 season as an interim assistant coach for Olivier. At UCLA, she oversaw the administrative side of the program which included work on recruiting, marketing, and also directed the summer and winter basketball camps.
Duperron spent last season as the sophomore boys' basketball coach for North Torrance High School in Torrance, Calif., and led the team to a second place league finish, while also serving as assistant coach for the varsity team that won its first league championship since 1972.
Duperron began her collegiate career at Cal Poly as a freshman walk-on, and would finish as a three-year starting point guard. She was a two-time team captain and named the 2003 Big West Conference "Hustle Player of the Year." Duperron earned her bachelor of science degree in marketing management from Cal Poly in June of 2003, and also received a master of arts degree in Sport Management from Long Beach State in February of 2006.
"Kari is a very hard-working and dedicated coach with excellent people skills," said Olivier. "She also comes from a strong basketball family and her outstanding knowledge of the sport will be one of her greatest additions to our staff here. Having worked for me for four years before, I know that Kari's loyalty and work ethic are superb. She is really good with individual work with the players, which will be important for us this coming season."
I am pleased to announce the promotion of Richard Fernandez to Assistant Vice President - Development, Law Enforcement Torch Run (LETR), effective immediately. Since joining Special Olympics of Southern California in October of 2005, Richard has been instrumental to the success and growth of the LETR program which has grown from $595,000 in 2005 to the amazing sum of $900,000 that was received from the LETR Council at Summer Games in June.
Through his efforts, we’ve also seen a tremendous increase in the number of officers participating in the program, along with their level of involvement and commitment. I think the results of those efforts speak for themselves.
Rich’s new responsibilities include the development of increased online fundraising opportunities, increased/enhanced sponsorships and the recruitment of additional Law Enforcement agencies.
Please join me in congratulating Rich for a job well done.
Kris Drummond
Vice President, Development & Marketing
Special Olympics Southern California
Dedan Brozino was recently promoted to the Assistant Director of Athletic Marketing and Special Projects at Long Beach State University. He has been employed by Long Beach State since February 2006 when he started in the Athletic Department as a game-day intern. Since then, Dedan has been promoted three times to his current position which he received appointment to just before graduation from the Graduate Program in Sport Management at CSULB.
Dedan was born and raised on the East Coast in the Lehigh Valley area of Pennsylvania. Dedan received his undergraduate degree in Sport Management with a minor degree in Print Journalism from DeSales University in Center Valley, Pennsylvania in 2006. During his four years at DSU, he was a pitcher for the Bulldogs baseball team who played in the 2003 NCAA Division III College World Series in Appleton, Wisconsin and finished #8 in the nation. He was also an active member in the Sport Management Society and Sport Management Advisory Council which met twice a year to discuss possible improvements and progression of the Sport Management Program and its students.
He was the receipient of the Bill Shumard Beach Pride Award for LT 12 and completed his Capstone work through researching the consumer brand associations of Long Beach State Athletics. Dedan is also an active member in the sports community as a current member of the Stadium Managers Association and Chamber of Commerce for three different communities (Long Beach, Lakewood, Seal Beach). Additionally, he has been published on five different occasions as a contributer to The Bill James Handbook, the most well-known statistical reference for Major League Baseball.
Dr. Armstrong pictured here with C. Vivian Stringer, Head Women's Basketball Coach at Rutgers University. In her role as President of the National Association for Girls and Women in Sport (NAGWS), Dr. Armstrong recently presented Coach Stringer with the 2008 NAGWS /Guiding Woman in Sport Award /at the annual Convention held in Ft. Worth, TX. Coach Stringer is the only coach (male or female) to... 
The Graduate Program in Sport Management has received an in-kind sponsorship package from the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim.
A promotional spot for GPSM will be aired during all Mighty Ducks broadcasts on 1090 AM for the remainder of the season.
The Graduate Program in Sport Management thanks Advisory Committee members Fred Claire for providing the voice over and Bob Wagner, Mighty Ducks... 
Dr. Ketra L. Armstrong received Sport Marketing Quarterly's "Outstanding Research Award" for an article she co-authored with Dr. Mauricio Ferreira (of Texas A &M University). The article was featured in Volume 13, No. 4 issue of the 2004 Sport Marketing Quarterly. The research presented in the article employed a conjoint analysis technique to examine the salience of sport event attributes on... 
The Annual Fall Luncheon is the signature event of the CSULB Graduate Program in Sport Management. It is our opportunity to celebrate different facets of the business of sport. The event was well attended by students (i.e., former, current, and prospective students), faculty, staff, and University administrators, including CSULB President Dr. Robert Maxon and his wife Dr. Sylvia Maxon. Dr. Robert...
The Graduate Program in Sport Management at Long Beach State is accepting applications for the Spring Sessions, February 2010!!! Questions, call 562.985.2044
