At ESPN‘s new Manhattan headquarters at Hudson Square in late June, Mike Foss pulled up to his office for the day at a temporary meeting room at 7 a.m. He was in town as Get Up and First Take debuted their new sets in the building’s basement, completing the network’s exit from its studio space at the South Street Seaport.
Not unlike the old British Empire, the sun does not set on an ESPN program Foss oversees.
Last August, Foss was promoted to Senior Vice President, Sport Studio & Entertainment, overseeing all studio programming, including Get Up, First Take, The Pat McAfee Show, Pardon The Interruption, all editions of SportsCenter, ESPN’s betting and fantasy studio shows, and ESPN radio and podcasts. That includes both the editorial and business sides. Recently named to SBJ’s 40 Under 40 class, Foss exudes a calm, understated air for someone with such a high role at a company valued at more than $20 billion.
“Because of the nature of the business, you can’t really predict what’s going to come next. So, you just make sure that you’re open when the moment calls,” Foss told Boardroom. “And because I oversee things literally 24 hours, you just make sure that when there’s a need, you’re able to drop in and be useful.”
