TOP EXEC SHAPIRO WILL LEAVE ESPN.Byline: - Tom Hoffarth ESPN ESPN Entertainment and Sports Programming Network officials said Thursday there's no one in particular lined up to take over for Mark Shapiro Mark Shapiro (IPA: [mɑrk ʃəpʰaɪro]) is currently the General Manager of the Cleveland Indians. , the head of programming and production who announced Wednesday he'll be leaving the network Oct. 1 to become chief executive officer of a private investment firm controlled by Washington Redskins Daniel M. "Dan" Snyder (born 1964 or 1965) is the current owner of the Washington Redskins football team, Chairman of the Board of Six Flags Inc. . There has been speculation for months Shapiro may be coaxed into joining another network. The move puts him in charge of Red Zone, a company Snyder has used to buy into the amusement park chain of Six Flags, Inc. In his 12 years at ESPN, Shapiro, 35, went from a hustling associate producer on Jim Rome's first TV show on ESPN2 in 1993 to become the top decision-maker on what went on all the ESPN networks - including hiring Rome for a show last year. Shapiro aggressively steered ESPN into more original programming with dramatic series and movies for the past several years since taking over his current duties in 2002. He has been a regular inclusion in The Sporting News' annual ``100 Most Powerful People in Sports'' list the past few years. ``Mark has made significant contributions to ESPN's growth, and we have benefited greatly from his talents,'' said ESPN and ABC ABC in full American Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. television network. It began when the expanding national radio network NBC split into the separate Red and Blue networks in 1928. Sports chairman George Bodenheimer. ``With Mark's help, we have infused our management team with pushing creative boundaries and taking smart risks.'' Before leaving, the brash Shapiro, who was the force behind the ``SportsCentury'' biographical history series, is expected to negotiate a contract extension for ESPN with Major League Baseball "MLB" and "Major Leagues" redirect here. For other uses, see MLB (disambiguation) and Major Leagues (disambiguation). Major League Baseball (MLB) is the highest level of play in North American professional baseball. . He had one year left on his ESPN contract, but the company allowed him to leave. |
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