There’s a management shakeup at ESPN. The platform has named Burke Magnus as president to head up the content of the sports channel. Magnus is the living legend of ESPN, he has been with the channel for the past 28 years.
He recently served as president of programming and original content. Magnus with the new gig, he will lead ESPN’s programming, original productions, and live content, including the sports media giant’s news operation.
Speaking about Magnus’s appointment, ESPN chairman Jimmy Pitaro said, “he has led teams responsible for some of the most important and impactful content at ESPN, both licensed and developed.”
“He is a strong relationship builder, both internally across Disney, and externally with our league partners, and will bring valuable institutional and industry knowledge to his new role as he builds upon our history of developing unparalleled storytelling across platforms.”
Magnus’s new brief also covers ESPN’s audio, digital and social media operations.
