NFL Network’s Mike Mayock may be headed to an NFL front office. In other news, the longtime Fox Sports director Bill Webb has died and Brent Musburger will receive an honor at the Sports Emmys.
Mayock Candidate For Front Office Job
- NFL Network analyst Mike Mayock is a candidate for the vacant general manager position in Washington, ESPN.com reported Friday, though in a statement released through his employer he denied making any “official contact” with the team. Mayock has been with NFL Network since 2005 and has had stints with all of the major sports divisions. Washington is also pursuing ESPN analyst Mark Dominik, per Friday’s report. (ESPN.com 3.10)
Fox Sports, SNY, Director Bill Webb Dies
- Longtime Fox Sports and SportsNet New York director Bill Webb died Wednesday after a two-year battle with cancer. He was 70. Webb had been the lead director of the MLB on FOX since the series began in 1994, working every World Series on the network until his diagnosis in 2015, and directed the Mets on SNY since that network launched in 2006. He previously worked Mets telecasts from 1979-87 and was the lead director of ABC Sports from 1988-96. (NYT 3.8)
Sports Emmys to Honor Musburger
- Former ESPN and CBS play-by-play voice Brent Musburger will be honored with a lifetime achievement award at this year’s Sports Emmys. The honor, which last year was bestowed to Verne Lundquist, comes despite Musburger having never actually won a Sports Emmy. Musburger retired from broadcasting in January and now hosts a radio host in Las Vegas. (ESPN Media Zone 3.9)
