Area sports business executives to be honored in NYC.
Russ Brandon from the Buffalo Bills will be honored tonight by the SportsBusiness Journal. David Stern, commissioner of the National Basketball Association, will serve as the keynote speaker.
Brandon is the VP, business development and marketing for the Bills. He joined the organization 5 years ago from the Florida Marlins and is credited with helping the franchise succeed on its regional marketing push 3 years ago, particularly to Rochester, Brandon’s home town. That’s where his sports marketing career began, with the minor league baseball team, the Rochester Red Wings.
“Everyone in sports should work in the minor leagues,” said Brandon, who was included in the 2001 Business First “Forty Under 40” class.
Among the others to be honored by the SportsBusiness Journal’s “40 Under Forty” is former Buffalo Bills linebacker Scott Radecic. Radecic who played for the Bills from 1987-89 and now is a senior principal with HOK Sport, which designs sports stadiums and arenas.