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Compass Media Networks Presents Big 10 Basketball Tournament Action

Compass Media Networks is presenting complete and exclusive coverage of the Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament beginning onimg Tuesday, March 10 and culminating with the championship game broadcast on Sunday, March 15. “We cannot wait for tip-off,” says Robert Blum, general manager of Compass Media Networks/Sports. “With the expansion of the Big Ten Tournament the six days will be packed with extremely compelling games that will help power the ratings of our affiliates and dazzle our audience.”

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Compass Media Networks Promotes Three Executives

Compass Media Networks promotes executives Robert Blum, Tyler Brewer, and Chris Kleiber, who will collectively oversee the content creation, production, and distribution of the company’s play-by-play sports platform. Blum, a 12-year veteran of the company, is named vice president & general manager ofim sports. He’ll continue to serve as vice president of affiliate sales for news/talk and sports. Brewer, a 14-year veteran of the company, is named executive producer – sports programming. Kleiber, a 10-year veteran of the company, is been named senior producer – sports programming. Compass Media Networks CEO/founder Peter Kosann comments, “For over 16 years, Compass Media Networks has set a standard of excellence for national play-by-play sports with Chris, Rob, and Tyler playing a vital part in our success. It is our pleasure to give these three talented executives their day in the sun, knowing that they will continue to work incredibly hard to carry on this tradition of excellence.”

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Compass Promotes Robert Blum to VP of Sales Post

Compass Media Networks promotes of Robert Blum to vice president of affiliate sales for sports & news/talk programming. Blum comments, “It is a privilege to work with over 1,200 news/talk/sports affiliates and our awesome array of talent and sports partners. The best part of my job is the meaningful friendships that I have been fortunate enough to build over the years. The best is yet to come.”