2008 Woodie Awards
Panel Discussion at Salve Brings New Insight into Professional Sports
Anne B. Falcetano
Issue date: 5/4/06 Section: Sports
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Last Fri., April 28, approximately 100 people spent a few hours of their afternoon in Bazarsky Hall for the panel discussion, "It's More Than a Game: Exploring Opportunities in the Business of Sports".
The event attracted students, faculty, local members of the community and prospective students. One attendee brought his son from New York to look at the school and to sit in on the event. At the end, of the day the two left with a free t-shirt, tickets to a Boston Red Sox game and an alternative look at the university that they would not have gotten from a simple campus tour.
WEEI Sports Radio started the day with music, games and giveaways. Afterward, the panel discussion which included four sports professionals from the New England area started. Mike Szostak, a Providence Journal writer, acted as moderator for the day. Tony Attanasio, former professional baseball and soccer player, started the discussion.
As a sports agent for the last 35 years, Attanasio has also managed players from baseball teams such as the Padres, Yankees, and Washington Nationals. Attanasio contributed to the panel in a unique way coming from both sides - as player and agent.
To his left sat Susan Byrne, director of Marketing and Community Relations for the Boston Bruins. Byrne began her career as a receptionist at the New England Sports Network (NESN), a fact that students found encouraging as they begin to go out into the working world in search of jobs, possibly in the field of sports.
"I think it proves that there are opportunities everywhere and you have to put yourself out there in order to succeed down the road," senior Emily Dauenhauer said. "It is important to know that you may have to start at the bottom, but there is always potential in any job."
Next to Byrne sat Lawrence "Larry" Cancro. After 20 years with the Boston Red Sox, Cancro, the senior vice president of Boston Red Sox/Fenway Affairs, spoke about his part with the world famous baseball franchise. Cancro shared a comical story with the audience about pitcher Roger Clemens.
The event attracted students, faculty, local members of the community and prospective students. One attendee brought his son from New York to look at the school and to sit in on the event. At the end, of the day the two left with a free t-shirt, tickets to a Boston Red Sox game and an alternative look at the university that they would not have gotten from a simple campus tour.
WEEI Sports Radio started the day with music, games and giveaways. Afterward, the panel discussion which included four sports professionals from the New England area started. Mike Szostak, a Providence Journal writer, acted as moderator for the day. Tony Attanasio, former professional baseball and soccer player, started the discussion.
As a sports agent for the last 35 years, Attanasio has also managed players from baseball teams such as the Padres, Yankees, and Washington Nationals. Attanasio contributed to the panel in a unique way coming from both sides - as player and agent.
To his left sat Susan Byrne, director of Marketing and Community Relations for the Boston Bruins. Byrne began her career as a receptionist at the New England Sports Network (NESN), a fact that students found encouraging as they begin to go out into the working world in search of jobs, possibly in the field of sports.
"I think it proves that there are opportunities everywhere and you have to put yourself out there in order to succeed down the road," senior Emily Dauenhauer said. "It is important to know that you may have to start at the bottom, but there is always potential in any job."
Next to Byrne sat Lawrence "Larry" Cancro. After 20 years with the Boston Red Sox, Cancro, the senior vice president of Boston Red Sox/Fenway Affairs, spoke about his part with the world famous baseball franchise. Cancro shared a comical story with the audience about pitcher Roger Clemens.
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