Mike Trager, Former Chairman of Clear Channel Entertainment Television Joins PrepChamps

Wednesday, December 10th, 2008, filed in PrepChamps News, Press

We have some exciting news to tell you about today! Mike Trager, former Chairman of Clear Channel Entertainment Television and a well-respected figure in the sports media world, has joined our Board of Directors. Please see below for the press release. Here’s the link if you’d like to pass it on to anyone who may be interested.

Former Chairman of Clear Channel Entertainment Television Joins PrepChamps Board of Directors

A pivotal figure in the development of sports media in America brings decades of expertise to high school sports online recruiting community.

Raleigh/Durham, NC (PRWEB) December 10, 2008 — PrepChamps, a fast growing online social recruiting community for high school sports, announced today that Mike Trager, a well-known figure in the sports media industry, has joined the company’s Board of Directors.

“Mike is a highly-respected figure in the sports industry and will be a tremendous asset as we step up efforts to serve the high school sports community,” said Dean Bundschu, CEO of PrepChamps. Bundschu continues, “Having served as Chairman of Clear Channel Entertainment Television and serving as a pivotal figure within the sports industry with blue-chip properties such as the NFL, MLB and NCAA Basketball Tournament, it’s clear Mike brings an extremely valuable perspective.”

“I am really excited about the direction Dean and his team is taking PrepChamps,” said Mike Trager. “I am particularly impressed with the creativity of the site and the depth of its software. This is by far the best site of its kind in the high school sports space.”

While at Clear Channel Entertainment Television, Trager supervised television programming for the entire division. He was also responsible for CCE entertainment programming arm, Tollin/Robbins Productions, producers of the HBO hit series “Arli$”; and feature films such as “Varsity Blues”, “Coach Carter”, and “Hardball”. Prior to this position, Trager served as the President of the Television & Entertainment arm of the SFX Sports Group before its acquisition by CCE and co-founded the Marquee Group prior to its acquisition by SFX.

Trager started his career with NBC in New York and Los Angeles where he held various sales management positions and was voted the top sales executive in the broadcast advertising business. He continued his career in management at NBC as Vice President, NBC Sports, where he was responsible for all program acquisitions including the Moscow Olympics, National Football League, Major League Baseball and the NCAA Basketball Tournament.

“Mike’s insight and depth of expertise will strengthen our ability to develop solutions to realize our goal to get high school athletes recognized and recruited,” Bundschu said. “His understanding of emerging technologies and our market will be an invaluable asset to PrepChamps’ leadership team.”

About PrepChamps

PrepChamps is an online social recruiting community for high school sports helping athletes to improve their chances of getting recognized and recruited by college coaches and recruiting coordinators. High school athletes showcase their talents by creating an online profile, posting statistics and photos and uploading highlight videos on www.PrepChamps.com. In addition, PrepChamps hosts nationwide football combines and serves as the official recruiting partner of several high school sporting events including the Reebok Basketball Summer Championships.

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