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Mark Silverman steps down as Fox Sports president/COO. Brad Zager to succeed him, AP source says
Mark Silverman will transition to a consulting role after leading Fox Sports' national networks and operations since 2018, with Brad Zager set to succeed him.
- Mark Silverman announced Tuesday that he is stepping down as Fox Sports president and chief operating officer and will move into a consulting role.
- Before Fox Sports, Silverman led Big Ten Network from its 2007 formation until he joined Fox Sports in 2018, when he was president of national networks.
- He oversaw live event and studio programming, production, marketing and digital for Fox, FS1 and FS2, and revamped college football coverage with `Big Noon Kickoff` and `Big Noon Saturday` in 2018.
- Brad Zager is expected to succeed Silverman, The Associated Press cited an anonymous source because the promotion has not been announced; Zager started in 1996 as an intern at Fox Sports West.
- Silverman said `I am immensely proud of all that we have been able to accomplish at Fox Sports and the 11 prior years at ,` and Fox leadership praised him as `an amazing partner during this period of growth.
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Mark Silverman steps down as Fox Sports president/COO. Brad Zager to succeed him, AP source says
Mark Silverman has announced he is stepping down as Fox Sports' president and chief operating officer and will move into a consulting role.
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Silverman "stepping away" from Fox Sports role in coming months
The following article "Silverman “stepping away” from Fox Sports role in coming months" originally appeared on Sports Media Watch. Fox Sports president/COO Mark Silverman is “stepping away from his current role” at the company “in the coming months,” it was announced Tuesday. Silverman, who first joined Fox Sports in 2018 as the president of its national networks, is moving into a consulting role with the company. John Ourand of Puck reported th…
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