Chris Fitzpatrick Email & Phone Number

New York, Ny, Us

Greater New York City Area

• Oversee NBA International Programming & Localized Content Management & Development, working with all 12 NBA Regional Offices and approx. 125 NBA Global Media Licensees (broadcast, digital & mobile partners) covering 215 countries and territories in 50 different languages to ensure all contractual obligations are met (live games, short-form & long-form linear and digital programming); manage staff of 7 direct/indirect reports, plus 3 dotted line reports; other responsibilities include, but are not limited to, approx. 1,300 annual live NBA games – i.e., program Game Distribution Center (GDC) Continuous Feeds – nightly SOP running premium short-form & digital content (NBA broadcast partners and NBA LEAGUE PASS int’l); NBA Saturdays & NBA Sundays dedicated feeds (Europe-Middle East-Africa); Game Recaps (Highlights) and Features (via NBA Daily rundown/feed – approx. 235 each season); NBA Production Feed (39 weeks); NBA Action (39 weekly 30-minute shows); NBA Inside Stuff Replacement Programs (36 weekly 30-minute shows); NBA World (int’l digital & mobile content) weekly features (25-plus weeks); NBA TV Specials (several annual additional hours of long-form original programming); NBA TV International (NBA TVi) 24-hour channel; and World Feeds for NBA Global Games, NBA All-Star Weekend and NBA Finals.• Chair of NBA Celebrity-Influencer Content Committee (CICC), managing on-site content activations during NBA Regular Season, Playoffs, Finals & NBA Draft (maximizing global exposure of this high-profile digital and social media content).• Liaison between the NBA’s Global Content & Media Distribution (GCMD), Global Partnerships (GP), Content Production and Digital Media groups to plan and exploit content within international digital and linear deals (licensees, existing marketing partners and new business partners).

New York, New York

• Manage, evaluate and supervise CBSSN Remote Production Department, including full-time employees, freelance crew members, third-party vendors and interns.• Coordinate, manage and oversee, in conjunction with CBSSN VP of Remote Production, all live and live-to-tape Remote Productions (approx. 400 per year) produced by CBS Sports Network, along with being the Coordinating Producer of NCAA Men’s Basketball Selection Show on CBS.• Supervise, coordinate and oversee Outside Packagers live, live-to-tape and post-edited tape delay shows (approx. 100 per year) on CBS Sports Network.• Serve as Remote Production liaison for CBSSN Departments, including but not limited to, Ad Sales, Creative Services, Graphics, Features/Original Programming, Marketing and Promotions, Master Control, Operations, Programming, Studio and Traffic.• Coordinate live game-to-game transitions and slide broadcast windows by coordinating and integrating the network via Master Control, Traffic, Programming, League Officials, Studio and Remotes.• Evaluate and develop CBSSN Announcers, Sideline Reporters, Producers, Directors, Associate Directors and Associate Producers/Graphics, including the presentation of story lines, animations, graphics and video elements.• Conduct and lead Weekly CBSSN Remote Production Meetings and Conference Calls to ensure each telecast is dynamic, entertaining, high energy, informative and of the highest quality.

Indianapolis, Indiana

• Managed Television Programming, Production and Broadcast Rights (Domestic and International) for $10.8 Billion NCAA-Turner/CBS Multimedia Agreement.• Supervised Television Programming, Production and Broadcast Rights (Domestic and International) for $200-plus Million NCAA-ESPN Contract (22 NCAA Championships).• Approved and managed NCAA Network Partners’ (CBS, CBS Sports Network, ESPN and Turner) Television Programming (Domestic and International) for all 88 NCAA Championships, including Television Syndication Rights to various Regional Sports Networks (Comcast SportsNets, FOX Sports Nets, ROOT Sports, etc.).• Oversaw NCAA Network Partners’ (CBS, CBS Sports Network and ESPN) Television Remote Productions and Operations (Domestic and International) of all televised NCAA Championships.• Served as primary NCAA Broadcast Department Television Programming and Production Contact for 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010 NCAA Men’s Final Fours (including, but not limited to, CBS HD Game Broadcasts; CBS/CBS College Sports Pregame/Postgame Broadcasts and In-Stadium Sets; International World Feed Broadcasts; ESPN SportsCenter and College GameDay Broadcasts and In-Stadium Set; NCAA-Big Screen Network Video Board Stadium Productions; The Big Dance Concert Series Video Board Productions; and 2010 CBS 3D Game Broadcasts).• Managed International, National and Local Audio Rights for $150-plus million NCAA-Westwood Radio Agreement.

Colorado Springs, Colorado

➢ Creator and Executive Producer of RMAC Showcase Television Show on Altitude Sports & Entertainment (10 States: CO, KS, ID, MT, NE, NM, NV, SD, UT and WY).➢ Negotiated RMAC-Altitude Sports & Entertainment Television Contract, which included monthly hour-long RMAC Showcase and multiple live game telecasts throughout the academic year.➢ Second time incepting and launching NCAA Division II Conference TV Show on Regional Sports Network.➢ Creator, Executive Producer and Co-Host of This Week In The RMAC Radio Show (40-plus Programs on 5 Regional Affiliates – RMAC Radio Network).

Minneapolis, Minnesota

➢ Creator and Executive Producer of Northern Sun Showcase Television Show (32 Programs) on Midwest Sports Channel/Fox Sports Net (MN, ND, SD, IA and WI) and Comcast Cable Network (Saint Paul, MN).➢ Launched nation’s second-ever NCAA Division II Conference TV Show.➢ Creator and Executive Producer of NSIC Basketball and Football Television Broadcasts (16 Games) on Midwest Sports Channel/Fox Sports Net (MN, ND, SD, IA and WI) and Comcast Cable Network (Saint Paul, MN).➢ Creator, Executive Producer and Co-Host of Northern Sun Spotlight Radio Show (80-plus Programs on 11 Midwest Regional Affiliates – NSIC Radio Network).

Master Of Education (M.Ed.), Sports Management

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Sports Studies