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HENRY S. FORD, FOX Sports

Senior Vice President and General Manager FOX Sports West, FOX Sports San Diego and Prime Ticket

As of June 2016 Henry Ford became the Senior Vice President and General Manager of the newly combined Los Angeles and San Diego FOX Sports RSNs, a subsidiary of 21st Century FOX.

A native of New York, Ford initially joined 21st Century FOX in 2008 as the General Sales Manager of FOX Sports Detroit, before quickly moving up within the company. He served as the Senior Vice President and General Manager of FOX Sports Ohio for three-years prior to moving to San Diego to launch the network’s San Diego region in 2012. Most recently, Ford was promoted to oversee the newly combined Southern California FOX Sports networks, which collectively hold the telecast rights for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Los Angeles Clippers, Los Angeles Kings, Anaheim Ducks, San Diego Padres, Big West Conference and CIF Southern Section.

Prior to his time at 21st Century FOX, Ford established a name for himself as an advertising sales executive at various newspaper companies including the Tribune-owned Newsday and Knight Ridder’s San Jose Mercury News. He moved on to become Vice President of Gannett’s Detroit Newspapers, then on to Hearst’s San Francisco Chronicle where he managed the marketing, media, trade and public relations efforts for The Chronicle and SFGate.com. In addition, Henry had production responsibility for the company’s niche and custom publications division. and oversaw the McDonald’s and Seagram accounts for Arnold Advertising.

Henry was a member of many non-profit boards during his time in Ohio including the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Cuyahoga Community College and the Greater Cleveland Sports Commission.

During his time in San Diego, Ford became heavily involved with several local non-profits. He currently serves on the board of the Downtown San Diego Partnership, and as the board chair for After-School All-Stars San Diego, an organization dedicated to serving low-income and at-risk youth. In Los Angeles, Henry serves on the board of the Los Angeles Sports Council

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