SVG RSN Summit: Sports Production Stalwart Larry Meyers Named Executive Program Director

The Sports Video Group is proud to announce that veteran sports-production executive Larry Meyers will serve as Executive Program Director for the 2017 SVG RSN Summit, which will take place June 27-28 at the Palmer House Hilton Hotel in Downtown Chicago. Meyers was most recently the VP of content and the executive producer for Spectrum (formerly Time Warner Cable) Regional Networks. Along with the newly-formed SVG RSN Advisory Committee, Meyers will spearhead the direction of the agenda for SVG’s second-annual RSN Summit. 

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meyers_larry150At Spectrum Regional Networks, Meyers was responsible for all event, studio, and original production for Spectrum SportsNet (Lakers, LA Galaxy, LA Sparks, and college/high school events) and Spectrum SportsNet LA, the regional television network of the Los Angeles Dodgers. The networks produce over 500 live events annually plus the weekly behind-the-scenes documentary franchise Backstage, live daily studio programs such as Access SportsNet, and other original programming. The networks garnered 26 team and individual LA area Emmy awards in their first four years. Meyers also received Emmys for his work at the RSN in San Francisco and a national Emmy for his work covering the 1988 Seoul Olympics for NBC.

Previously, Meyers spent nine years at the Tennis Channel as the senior vice president of production and the executive producer. In that role he was responsible for the channel’s original programming, as well as national and international live events. Prior to that, he spent seven years at Fox, working in Los Angeles and the Bay Area. Meyers began his career in sports television in the 1980s working in TV trucks producing and directing regional and national live sports event programming. Over the years, he transitioned to a production executive. Meyers is originally from Oakland, CA and graduated from UCLA. He lives in Los Angeles and is married with two daughters.

Meyers will team with the SVG RSN Advisory Committee to help create a gathering place for networking and the exchange of ideas about the pertinent issues facing RSN leaders. The RSN Advisory Committee is composed of:

Mike Connelly, FOX Sports Regional Networks,SVP/Executive Producer
John Filippelli, YES Network, President, Production/Programming
Curt Gowdy, SNY, SVP Production and Executive Producer
Doug Johnson, Root Sports, VP/Executive Producer
Joseph Maar, NESN, VP of Programming & Production/Executive Producer
Ken Miller, Altitude, SVP of Production/Programming
Leon Schweir, Pac-12 Networks, SVP Production
Jon Slobotkin, NBC Regional Sports Networks, VP/Executive Producer-Live Events
Michael Spirito, Fox Sports Regional Networks, VP Business Development and Digital Media

The RSN Summit is designed to meet the needs of today’s regional sports network leaders and content creators. Networks are being challenged to deliver more events and original content, including high school and college, at historically low costs that may be distributed outside of the traditional linear model.  Keynotes, panels and – this year – targeted workshops will cover a range of essential topics from UHD/HDR implementation to innovations in operations, graphics, analysis tools, ad sales, and low-cost production techniques.  SVG will kick off the RSN Summit with an afternoon workshop and opening-night reception on Tuesday, June 27 at the Hilton Chicago, followed by the full-day event on June 28.

The full SVG RSN Summit program will be announced and registration will open in the coming weeks. Stay tuned to Sportsvideo.org/event/2017-rsn-summit for more info.

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