Ben Grossman
Grossman began his career as a staff writer for The Sports Business Daily, before moving to the PR world heading communications for AEG's Major League Soccer franchise, the Colorado Rapids. In 2000, he became director of corporate communications for the XFL, which enjoyed a widely-publicized and successful launch...and subsequent demise. Grossman then joined Gemstar-TV Guide as manager of publicity and corporate communications in 2001before coming to B&C in 2005. A Minnesota native, he graduated with honors from Boston University with a bachelor's degree in broadcast journalism and holds an MBA from the Anderson School of Management at UCLA. He resides in Los Angeles with his wife, Joanna, and one-year-old son, Jack.
Title: Editor-in-chief
Email: ben.grossman@reedbusiness.com
BC BeatLink This | Email This | Comments (14) Boxing Needs a Slice of KimboI’m not sure if this a great marketing idea or a sad commentary on the state of the heavyweight division in boxing — or both — but if I am a boxing promoter I would be trying to sign Kimbo Slice to dump MMA for the sweet science. If you don’t know the name, Kimbo was a You Tube sensation as a backyard brawler, who then got into mixed martial arts and... MoreLink This | Email This | Comments (2) Joe Buck Keeps It Simple – And It Works WondersGood for Joe Buck and good for HBO. Tuesday night’s second installment of Joe Buck Live was a markedly different show than the June premiere, and all the differences were improvements. Actually it was really just one difference: the show wasn’t so forced and it just let Buck stay in his comfort zone. They booked good guests and Buck to his credit just got out of... MoreLink This | Email This | Comments (7) Tennis Embarrasses Itself MondayThe minute Serena Williams steps on the court Monday to play in the doubles final at the U.S. Open, the entire sport of tennis should be ashamed of itself. Serena’s embarrassing outburst in the women’s final was bad enough for everyone involved, but now the decision not to immediately suspend her widens the humiliation to an entire sport. And slapping a $10,000 fine on her is... MoreLink This | Email This | Comments (2) Remembering Steve BrennanThe industry is mourning the loss of Steve Brennan, longtime reporter and editor for The Hollywood Reporter .Read The Hollywood Reporter ’s obituary (and note all the comments from his many friends and fans) here , and the words of Variety deputy editor (and THR alum) Cynthia Littleton here . According to THR, funeral and memorial services are pending. MoreLink This | Email This | Comments (2) My Last Word On 'Joe Buck Live' (For Now)Journalists love to trash everyone’s ideas and performances, but seldom suggest fixes, which ticked me off when I was a PR person and still ticks me off as a journalist. So with that, here are three things I would do to fix HBO’s new show Joe Buck Live , which debuted to all the controversy Monday night. Don’t make it live Doing a show is hard enough when you are... More |
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