Chief Executive and Executive Producer
, Fox Sports

The highest-ranking executive at the Century City-based sports network spearheaded a ground-breaking 2022 season. It included TV rights to the FIFA World Cup, Super Bowl LVII and the World Series. Fox was also part of a record TV deal for the Big Ten Conference: $8 billion over the next seven years. Shanks was instrumental in one of the year’s biggest stories in sports, coaxing future Hall of Famer Tom Brady to sign a reported 10-year, $375 million deal to be the network’s lead NFL TV analyst. Shanks is a finalist for Sports Executive of the Year for the 16th annual Sports Business Awards by the Sports Business Journal.

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