Jeff Husvar, FOX Sports Interactive Media Executive Vice President & General Manager has announced that Rick Jaffe has been appointed as Senior Vice President & Editor-In-Chief.
Rick Jaffe, Senior Vice President & Executive Producer for Fox Sports Net’s national production group and former Executive Sports Editor of the Los Angeles Times in his new position as Editor-In-Chief will oversee all news and editorial operations for the FOX Sports digital network.
The Network captured 23.5 million unique visitors this past May, and includes FOXSports on MSN, Scout, WhatIfSports and the FOX regional sports network websites. Recently, FSIM strengthened its content by adding Pulitzer Prize-winning automotive columnist Dan Neal, Daily Variety’s media critic Brian Lowry as a weekly contributor and NFL rules analyst Mike Pereira to an already impressive roster of writers.
Husvar said “Creating this new role and bringing Rick onto our executive team is just another signal of our commitment to sports journalism and high quality digital programming.”
Ed Bunnell, FOX Sports Interactive Media’s Senior Vice President, Content & Programming, continues to develop the division’s long-term content production strategy. Under Mr. Bunnell’s direction, FOXSports.com added a number of high-profile editorial contributors including award-winning columnists Jason Whitlock, Mark Kriegel, Ken Rosenthal and Lee Spencer.
He also heads FOX Sports Digital Entertainment, FSIM’s industry-leading digital video content production/distribution unit. FSDE, commissioned in September 2009, creates programming exclusively for FOXSports.com on MSN. FOXSports.com typically produces more than four hours of exclusive Web video daily, including the acclaimed “Lunch with Benefits” series, a weekday programming lineup of five mid-day shows that evolves throughout the year, staying current with the sports calendar.
Husvar also added “Ed’s creativity and understanding of how content is consumed on digital platforms has been instrumental in creating unique experiences for FOX Sports users, and now he can focus on continued innovation for our millions of users.”
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What happened to Pam Oliver? She used to be……..well a FOX. Now she looks like sin dipped in missery whenshe is giving her sideline commentary