Mike Dee, President of Sports for Audacy, is exiting the company after joining in 2017.
In an internal memo from Audacy Chairman, President, and CEO David Field, it was revealed that Dee approached Field about “redefining his role” with the company earlier this year so he could “free up some bandwidth” to explore other endeavors.
“Over the past six years, Mike has made invaluable contributions to the company, deepening and enhancing our league and team relationships, forging landmark customer partnerships, and launching new content and monetization opportunities,” wrote Field.
“During his tenure, Mike spearheaded our company’s foray into the rapidly growing sports betting space, including his work establishing record-breaking, multi-year partnerships with FanDuel and BetMGM, acquiring BetQL, and the launch of the BetQL Network.”
According to Field, Dee will transition into a new role as a senior advisor with the company.
Dee came to Audacy after a long tenure in professional sports, mostly in Major League Baseball. He worked as the CEO of both the San Diego Padres and Miami Dolphins, and was the COO of the Boston Red Sox.
Additionally, Audacy has announced that Executive Vice President of Strategy and Corporate Business Development Tim Murphy is also exiting the company. According to the memo, Murphy also suggested a change in role with the organization. Field claimed Murphy suggested that the “smartest path forward for the company would be to pivot away from a centralized businesses development role and distribute those responsibilities to our business development leadership across the various focus areas”.
Murphy has been with Auday for 15 years. He oversaw the company’s digital strategy before moving to the Business Development role.
