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September 24, 2019
10 Questions with ... Scott ShapiroBRIEF CAREER SYNOPSIS:
As Vice President of FOX Sports Radio, Scott Shapiro oversees the daily execution of the company’s sports programming for the industry-leading sports radio network which reaches more than 15 million monthly listeners on more than 500 stations nationwide. Joining the company in 2015, he worked closely with his Premiere Networks team and FOX Sports TV on the acquisition and launch of “The Herd with Colin Cowherd,” resulting in a cross-platform simulcast on FS1 and Premiere. Along with Don Martin, Premiere Networks SVP of Sports Programming, he has helped oversee the launches of “Outkick the Coverage with Clay Travis,” “The Doug Gottlieb Show,” “Straight Outta Vegas with RJ Bell,” the first-ever weekday radio show focused on sports betting, and “The Odd Couple with Chris Broussard & Rob Parker,” the only daily national sports radio show featuring two African-American personalities. Shapiro and the FOX Sports Radio team have also launched national weekend programs featuring several marquee names, including Caron Butler, Brady Quinn, TJ Houshmandzadeh, Robert Smith, Cedric Ceballos, Jim Jackson, Cuttino Mobley, Chris Mannix, Bill Plaschke, Rob Ryan, Jason McIntyre, and others. Shapiro previously served as Program Director of ESPN Radio, where he helped drive all-time peak listenership and viewership for “Mike & Mike,” “The Herd with Colin Cowherd” and “SVP & Russillo.” Prior to that, he served as producer of “Mike & Mike,” which experienced double and triple-digit ratings gains on ESPN Radio and ESPN2.
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