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Abe Madkour – Publisher & Executive Editor at Sports Business Journal – joins the Navigating Sports Business podcast to discuss the state of the sports industry and his transition from journalist to editor.

He and AJ also highlight their favorite SBJ events throughout the year, and sports business trends they are keeping an eye on.

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3:20 – Abe’s background

9:55 – The transition from journalist to publisher

12:05 – Competition in the sports business news world

16:35 – Balancing objectivity

22:30 – Sports Business Trends

35:30 – Abe picks some of the best organizations in sports

40:45 Rapid Fire Questions

The Charlotte FC crowd singing the National Anthem: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S09-E-OwxtI
AJ’s 2019 article on downward attendance in college athletics: https://www.mercurynews.com/2019/11/06/maestas-college-football-attendance-is-down-but-why-we-have-the-data-and-ideas-for-getting-fans-back-to-the-stadiums/

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