ESPN's Creative Chief Talks New Jordan Doc, Rethinking 'Get Up' and Negotiating League Pressures

Posted Jun 30, 2019
Connor Schell just moved into a new office on West 66th Street in Manhattan, a 120-year-old building that once served as a National Guard armory. The military symbolism is apt. Schell, an ESPN veteran who rose through the ranks after co-creating the groundbreaking doc franchise 30 for 30 with Bill Simmons, is taking incoming on a number of fronts. (Hollywood Reporter)

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