Sports Business Radio
Host: Brian Berger
Saturdays, 3pm - 4pm ET

Sports Business Radio focuses on the issues and people directly impacting the world of sports business. Guests on the show offering an insider's perspective include pro sports league executives, agents, college athletics administrators, sports apparel company reps, ad agency executives, media executives and athletes. Portland is a natural point of origin for Sports Business Radio with companies such as Nike, adidas, Wieden & Kennedy and the Warsaw School of Sports Marketing all based in the Pacific Northwest.

Brian Berger has been in the sports business industry for 15 years as a radio broadcaster and a public relations expert. After working for KXLU and KBLA radio in Los Angeles, Berger moved to Portland to work for the Portland Trail Blazers in 1992. After 6 years with the Blazers, Berger started BBPR Inc. in 1998.Berger has worked on projects with high profile notables ranging from Brian Grant, Carmelo Anthony and LeBron James to Andre Agassi, Anna Kournikova and Katie Harman. His sports business background is enhanced by the fact that he has been both a member of the media and a PR professional who has serviced the media, allowing him a unique insight into both worlds.Keith Forman has spent 20 years working in sports event management, broadcast and marketing. From PA announcing on the Pro Beach Volleyball circuit to managing the installation of temporary sod fields for World Cup Soccer, Forman has seen all sides of the sports industry.

Forman also worked with Berger as the radio voices for Loyola Marymount University's men's basketball team in Los Angeles for several years, including 1990, when the team advanced to the Great Eight of the NCAA Tournament following the tragic death of All-American Hank Gathers.

Keith currently manages his own event production company and consults for numerous non-profit organizations.

For more information about Sports Business Radio, visit the web site at http://www.sportsbusinessradio.com/.

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