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Article: Fox's biggest fan: Sports Net President Tracy Dolgin revamps programming to give cable network a sharper identity in ever-costlier industry. (People).(Interview)
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- Los Angeles Business Journal
- Article date:
- April 29, 2002
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FOX Sports Net President Tracy Dolgin likes to say that he ended up in his current position by "pure blind luck." But Dolgin has earned his stripes. After stints at Atari, General Foods and HBO, Dolgin was hired by Fox in 1993 to run marketing for the fledgling television network. Later, he was tapped to launch the company's cable sports ventures, which, in L.A., now include two channels -- Fox Sports West and Fox Sports West 2 -- that carry the Dodgers, Lakers, Kings and Angels. But like ESPN, Fox Sports Net is being hit by the escalating costs of airing pro games, as well as the challenge of keeping viewers tuned in after the games are oven Dolgin is trying to retool ...