• by August 10, 2004

JOHN SKIPPER has been promoted to ESPN executive vice president-advertising sales, new media and consumer products, adding oversight of ESPN ABC Sports Customer Marketing and Sales to his current responsibilities as head of ESPN.com, ESPN The Magazine and the company's ventures in emerging media, including ESPN Broadband, ESPN Enterprises, SportsTicker and ESPN Mobile. Skipper will continue to report to GEORGE BODENHEIMER, president of ESPN and ABC Sports, in connection with his prior duties, and to ALEX WALLAU, president of ABC Network Operations and Administration, with regards to ESPN ABC Sports Customer Marketing and Sales. The move unites Skipper and ED ERHARDT, president of ESPN ABC Sports Customer Marketing and Sales, to manage all ad sales across the spectrum of ESPN and ABC Sports media assets, including television, the internet, radio, print, wireless, broadband, video games and other businesses. Erhardt will report to Skipper.