UNC alum John Skipper to head ESPN

Posted Nov 23, 2011
John Skipper's dream job at ESPN got bigger Tuesday. The Walt Disney Co., parent company of ESPN, has named Skipper, a Lexington native and a UNC Chapel Hill graduate, as its president, effective Jan. 1. He also will serve as co-chairman of Disney Media Networks. (Winston-Salem Journal)

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