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Longtime Sports PR Executives Mike Bass and Mary Scott to be Honored on June 17 Washington, D.C. – The Sports PR Summit and Monumental Sports & Entertainment today announced that longtime NBA executive Mike Bass and senior sports communications executive and educator Mary Scott are the recipients of the Sports PR Summit Lifetime Achievement Awards. “Mary and Mike have had […]

Event Will Take Place on June 24 at the New Intuit Dome (Home of the LA Clippers) Los Angeles , CA  (May 27, 2025) – The Sports PR Summit (@SportsPRSummit), an invite-only event that brings together senior PR and digital media executives, sports reporters, professional athletes and industry influencers for dynamic panels and conversations, announced […]

The 2024 Sports PR Summit took place on June 17, 2024 at Wrigley Field in Chicago. Our event was graciously hosted by the Chicago Cubs and included our attendees taking in an evening game as the Cubs faced the San Francisco Giants. Read a recap of our event here. Thanks to all who attended and […]

Conversation with NASCAR President Steve Phelps The Sports PR Summit 2022 kicked off with a conversation between Brian Berger, founder of the Sports PR Summit, and NASCAR President Steve Phelps. Phelps spent much time speaking about NASCAR’s evolution in recent years, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic and social justice movement in summer 2020, a time […]

Authored by Montclair State University School of Media and Communications Photos by Brad Kinzer and Libris by Photoshelter It was a great day to be in the sports industry at the seventh annual Sports PR Summit held at The Players’ Tribune in New York City on May 21. The event brought together some of the […]

Below are testimonials from people who attended the 2018 Sports PR Summit at The Players’ Tribune in New York City (gathered by students from Montclair State University’s School of Communications and Media): “The Sports PR Summit here at The Players’ Tribune is one of the highlights of the year. Professionally and personally, I look forward […]

Written by Montclair State University students and Madeline Breskin: All photos shot by Brad Kinzer, Kinzer Images and Sports PR Summit photographer Tuesday, May 22, marked the sixth edition of the Sports PR Summit. Held at The Players’ Tribune’s New York offices, public relations and social media professionals from across the sports world, gathered to […]

7 Questions with Burt Lauten, Pittsburgh Steelers Director of Communications 1.) Give us a sense of what a “normal” work day is like for you. A: Every day is different in the NFL, whether it is in-season or what some like to call the offseason (hint: there is no offseason). Typically a day in-season starts […]

NEW YORK, NY (October 12, 2017) – The Sports PR Summit (@SportsPRSummit) announced today that The Players’ Tribune (@PlayersTribune) will return as the presenting sponsor and host of the 2018 and 2019 Sports PR Summit. The annual event takes place in May at The Players’ Tribune headquarters in New York City. Launched in 2013, the Sports […]

The 2017 Sports PR Summit took place at The Players’ Tribune in New York City on May 23. Below is a recap written by students from the Marist Center for Sports Communications of each of the 6 conversations during the full day event. CONVERSATION #1: In the sports industry, maintaining a personal and positive relationship […]