UNC alum John Skipper to head ESPN

Posted Nov 23, 2011
John Skipper's dream job at ESPN got bigger Tuesday. The Walt Disney Co., parent company of ESPN, has named Skipper, a Lexington native and a UNC Chapel Hill graduate, as its president, effective Jan. 1. He also will serve as co-chairman of Disney Media Networks. (Winston-Salem Journal)

Related: Campus Connections

10 Chapel Hill mainstays that tie Tar Heels together
Every Tar Heel has a favorite spot to gather with friends, grab a meal, or shop for Carolina gear in downtown Chapel Hill. While many...
Thu Jul 31, 2025

Watch as double Tar Heel, NASA mission commander Zena Cardman heads to space
Zena Cardman is heading out of this world. The astronaut, who delivered UNC's 2024 Spring Commencement address, is the mission commander for NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11...
Wed Jul 30, 2025

UNC campus stars in Season 3 of Amazon Prime series
Amazon’s wildly popular “The Summer I Turned Pretty” series, based on the young adult romance trilogy by Carolina distinguished alumna Jenny Han, was already being...
Sun Jul 27, 2025

Rich Eisen shares emotional Instagram post celebrating late friend Stuart Scott
One of the most dominant SportsCenter duos of all time was Rich Eisen and Stuart Scott. Both have become titans in the sports media realm...
Sat Jul 26, 2025