SOUTHPORT, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Main Street Sports Group (“Main Street Sports” or the “Company”) today announced that it is expanding its senior leadership team with the appointment of Norby Williamson as the Company’s new President of Production and Programming, effective January 13th.
In this role, Mr. Williamson will be responsible for overseeing all live productions for more than 3,000 NBA, NHL and MLB events, as well as original programming for FanDuel Sports Network’s 16 RSNs. His duties will include pre-game, game and post-game strategy and innovation, along with managing operations and content across linear and digital platforms. Mr. Williamson will report to Main Street Sports Group’s Chief Executive Officer, David Preschlack.
Mr. Preschlack said: “Adding an esteemed producer of Norby’s caliber strengthens our ability to seize on the opportunities ahead as we begin this transformative new chapter for Main Street Sports. With decades of experience and a stellar track record overseeing live sports events and iconic studio programs, Norby’s expertise and vision will be key to innovating our production capabilities and delivering exceptional experiences for fans. Having worked alongside Norby for 20 years at ESPN, I am confident that he will enhance our ability to drive success and push the boundaries of what Main Street Sports can achieve.”
“I could not be more excited to join FanDuel Sports Network,” said Mr. Williamson. “The platform’s unique combination of valuable local sports rights with powerful, forward-looking content and distribution partnerships provides an incredible foundation that I am eager to build on. I look forward to collaborating with the talented Main Street Sports team to drive excellence in our productions and find new ways to deliver high quality content that resonates with fans across platforms.”
About Norby Williamson
Throughout his career, Mr. Williamson’s talent as a producer has been widely recognized with 35 Sports Emmy awards; four Edward R. Murrow Awards for Journalism and Investigative Reporting; and three Peabody Awards for Excellence in storytelling that reflects social issues.
Prior to joining Main Street Sports, Mr. Williamson spent nearly forty years at ESPN where he held various roles of increasing responsibility, culminating in his role as Executive Vice President of Content & Executive Editor. In this role, Mr. Williamson was responsible for editorial direction, strategy, investigative reporting and newsgathering across all platforms, including ESPN, ESPN.com, ESPN APP and ESPN+, and managed the studio and event production for major ESPN and ABC sporting events including the US Open, SportsCenter, College Game Day, among others. Prior to this role, Mr. Williamson served as the Executive Vice President of Programming and Development where he managed the scheduling and strategic placement of programming across all ESPN networks. Earlier in his career at ESPN, Mr. Williamson spent two years as the Executive Vice President of Programming and Acquisition and six years as the Executive Vice President of Production.
Mr. Williamson also serves on the board of directors for V Foundation Cancer Research, Avon Old Farms Preparatory School, Southern Connecticut State University and Elon University School of Communications.
About Main Street Sports Group
Main Street Sports Group, LLC, formerly known as Diamond Sports Group, owns the FanDuel Sports Network Regional Sports Networks (RSNs), the nation's leading provider of local sports. Its 16 owned-and-operated RSNs include FanDuel Sports Network Detroit, FanDuel Sports Network Florida, FanDuel Sports Network Great Lakes, FanDuel Sports Network Kansas City, FanDuel Sports Network Indiana, FanDuel Sports Network Midwest, FanDuel Sports Network North, FanDuel Sports Network Ohio, FanDuel Sports Network Oklahoma, FanDuel Sports Network SoCal, FanDuel Sports Network South, FanDuel Sports Network Southeast, FanDuel Sports Network Southwest, FanDuel Sports Network Sun, FanDuel Sports Network West, and FanDuel Sports Network Wisconsin. The FanDuel Sports Network RSNs serve as the TV home to select MLB, NHL and NBA teams based in the United States. Main Street Sports Group also has a minority interest in the YES Network, the local destination for the New York Yankees and Brooklyn Nets. Main Street Sports Group’s RSNs produce over 3,000 live local professional telecasts each year in addition to a wide variety of locally produced sports events and programs.
