After 43 years at ESPN, Senior Vice President of Corporate Communications Chris LaPlaca has announced his pending retirement.
In a statement posted to X, formerly Twitter, LaPlaca wrote he would be retiring at the end of the calendar year.
“It feels like last week I walked into an office trailer at a little-known TV network called ESPN and used a folding table for my desk. I have a kaleidoscope of memories hurtling through my mind — all the firsts, all the brand extensions, the very first day Disney came to Bristol and changed our trajectory, the relentless focus on evolving still evident today,” LaPlaca added.
“What resonates the most are the exceptional people of this place (starting with my Comms team peeps!) — passionate, smart committed — and it has been my distinct honor and daily pleasure to be your teammate.”
LaPlaca became Senior Vice President of Corporate Communications in 2008 after overseeing public and media relations and consumer communications. Before joining the network in 1980, he worked as an assistant sports information director at Brown University.
