ORLANDO, Fla. (Aug. 11, 2011) – Jay Madara has been named chief financial officer for Golf Channel.
In his new role, Madara, 39, will be responsible for the overall financial management and direction of Golf Channel – part of the NBC Sports Group – including forecasting, annual budget, long-range planning, new business development, financial reporting and accounting, as well as administrative and facilities management. He will report to Golf Channel President Mike McCarley.
Madara comes to Golf Channel as a long-time executive with Comcast Corp., most recently as Vice President of Business Intelligence at Comcast Cable. He also served Comcast Cable as Vice President of Financial Planning & Analysis and Vice President of Finance at Comcast Spotlight, the advertising sales business unit of Comcast Cable.
A certified public accountant by trade, Madara began his professional career with Ernst & Young in Philadelphia. He is a member of both the Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. He also is a Core Class Fellow of Leadership Philadelphia and a graduate of the FBI Philadelphia Field Office Citizens’ Academy & Community Partnership Program.
A native of Reading, Pa., Madara earned a bachelor’s degree from Temple University, where he graduated magna cum laude and also played for the school’s baseball team. He will make the transition from the Philadelphia area to Golf Channel’s Orlando, Fla., location with his wife and two daughters.
Golf Channel is a multimedia, golf entertainment and services company based in Orlando, Fla. The Golf Channel cable network, co-founded by Arnold Palmer and part of the NBC Sports Group, is available in more than 120 million homes worldwide through cable, satellite and wireless companies. Exclusive partnerships with the world’s top tours allow Golf Channel to feature more live golf coverage than all other networks combined, added to a programming schedule distinguished by golf’s best news, instruction and original programming. Golf Channel’s digital platform of businesses is led by www.GolfChannel.com, a leading golf destination on the Internet, delivering unmatched coverage of the world of golf, as well as services that help the recreational player with how to play, what to play and where to play golf.
Contact:
Dan Higgins
Golf Channel Public Relations
407-355-4018
407-496-8107 c
Dhiggins@golfchannel.com
