Sports & Media

Sure, you’ve heard about Missy Franklin and Gabby Douglas, two young stars of the 2012 summer Olympic Games in London. And while you may not have heard about Adelle Tracey, 19, an aspiring British track star with her hopes set on Rio de Janeiro in four years, she played a very important role in this year’s games. Knowledge@Wharton High School caught up with the 800-meters national champ in London, where she is also studying to be a makeup artist.…

Live from London: An Olympic Hopeful Lights the Torch

Talk about a love for soccer. Kids in Africa are known to fashion soccer balls out of just about anything they can find in order to play the game. Jeff DeCelles and his Grassroot Soccer colleagues have used that passion as a platform to teach young people about HIV and AIDS. In this podcast with Knowledge@Wharton High School editor Diana Drake, DeCelles discusses soccer for social good and his path from the University of Vermont to Sub-Saharan Africa.…

Grassroots Goal: HIV Prevention on the Soccer Field

Nonprofit organizations dedicated to the public good can’t do their important work without money. Take, for instance, Sesame Street, an educational program for children that is seen around the world. Without the necessary funding, the Muppets would be out of work. During the recent Child & Youth Finance International summit in Amsterdam, Knowledge@Wharton High School sat down with Anita Stewart to discuss her role developing and securing strategic corporate alliances and sponsorships for Sesame Workshop, the organization that produces Sesame Street. …

Funding Elmo: Sesame Workshop’s Anita Stewart Talks Money and Muppets

When Bill Rasmussen launched ESPN on September 7, 1979, he gave the world its first 24-hour television network and changed the way people viewed both television and sports. His innovations include the creation of “Sports Center,” wall-to-wall coverage of NCAA regular-season and March Madness college basketball, and coverage of the College World Series baseball tournament. Rasmussen, who wrote a book titled, Sports Junkies Rejoice! The Birth of ESPN, talked with Knowledge@Wharton about the challenges of founding a 24/7 sports network in the face of nearly universal skepticism, what entrepreneurs need to succeed and why he doesn’t ever plan to retire. …

Calling All Sports Junkies: Talking with the Founder of ESPN

As senior vice president and chief information officer of the San Francisco Giants baseball team, Bill Schlough “keeps the lights on” for all the team’s technical needs. He recently spoke to Knowledge@Wharton High School about how he came to work in his high school dream job – even though he wasn’t a great athlete – and why it’s important to be geographically flexible if you want a job in the sports business.…

San Fran Giants CIO Bill Schlough: ‘The Business Side Can Be Just as Exciting’

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