UT Alum Turned ESPN Senior Coordinating Producer Speaking On Nov. 5
What: Former UT student and current ESPN senior coordinating producer Stephanie Druley to offer a talk.
When: Thursday, Nov. 5
Where: Eastwood Room of the Texas Union
More Info.: Druley is a senior coordinating producer in the studio production department at ESPN. She oversees all NFL studio shows - including the Emmy Award-winning Sunday NFL Countdown, Monday Night Countdown, NFL PrimeTime and NFL Live.
Druley oversees the planning and presentation of ESPN’s NFL shows and works directly with the on-air personalities, as well as field and feature reporters. A key member of the SportsCenter features unit during the NFL off-season,
Druley oversees the annual SportsCenter "My Wish" summer series, a collaborative effort with the Make-A-Wish Foundation that chronicles the granting of unique sports-related wishes for children (ages 6-15) with life-threatening medical conditions.
Druley began her ESPN career in 1990 as a production assistant. In 1993, she returned home to Houston to work the next three years as a freelancer -- primarily for ESPN covering the NFL and NBA.
She returned to ESPN full-time in 1996. Druley is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin, where she earned a Bachelor of Journalism Degree. A member of Women in Cable & Telecommunications (WICT), Druley successfully completed the 50 Class XVI fellows program (2007-08) in WICT’s Betsy Magness Leadership Institute, a distinguished year-long educational program designed to elevate women leaders in the cable and telecommunications industry.
For more information or times, contact professor George Sylvie at g.sylvie@mail.utexas.edu.