Edwin Durso

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Edwin Durso
Alma mater Harvard
Employer ESPN
TitleExecutive Vice President/Administration of ESPN

Edwin M. Durso was the executive vice president/administration of ESPN, Inc. [1] [2] He has helped to build ESPN since 1989.

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Education

Durso attended Harvard and played shortstop on the baseball team. He graduated in 1975, cum laude. In 1978, Durso received his law degree with honors from the George Washington University Law School. [3] [4]

Career

Durso worked at the D.C. law firm Cole, Raywid and Braverman from July 1978 to November 1979. [5]

In January 1985, Durso was appointed general counsel and secretary-treasurer of Major League Baseball. He spent ten years in the Office of the Commissioner. [6]

Durso joined ESPN in 1989 and retired in December 2017 after 28 years at the network. He started his career with the company as senior vice president and general counsel and was a close advisor to presidents Steve Bornstein, George Bodenheimer, and John Skipper. [7]

In December 1990, he was promoted to executive vice president and general council. [5]

ESPN Leadership was launched in 1992 under his supervision. [5] In February 1996, Durso was named executive vice president of administration. [5]

References

  1. ↑ Directory of Corporate Affiliation, Volume 4. National Register Pub. Co., 2007.
  2. ↑ Television & Cable Factbook, Issue 69, Volume 3. Television Digest, Inc., 2001.
  3. ↑ "Edwin M. Durso - ESPN MediaZone U.S." ESPN MediaZone. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  4. ↑ Soltys, Mike (2017-12-15). "ESPN celebrates outgoing EVP Ed Durso". ESPN Front Row. Retrieved 2025-04-02.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference Speaker | Ed Durso". www.sloansportsconference.com. Retrieved 2025-04-02.
  6. ↑ "Edwin Durso has been appointed general counsel and secretary-treasurer... - UPI Archives". UPI. Retrieved 2025-04-08.
  7. ↑ "ESPN's Durso brings low-key, yet influential, career to an end". Sports Business Journal. 2025-04-02. Retrieved 2025-04-02.


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