Ilan Ben-Hanan has been promoted to vp of College Sports Programming after previously holding the title of lead college football programming exec. The two-time cancer survivor has been instrumental in the creation and promotion of one of ESPN’s and The V Foundation for Cancer Research’s biggest fundraising events, Jimmy V Week.
Ben-Hanan will now manage the relationships and rights acquisition activities for the network’s entire college sports portfolio, including the College Football Playoff and more than 30 bowl games and more than 20 additional NCAA Championships.
He will be based in Los Angeles and will now report to Burke Magnus, Executive Vice President, Programming and Scheduling.
“Ilan is widely recognized throughout the world of intercollegiate athletics for his leadership, creativity, knowledge and dedication to all college sports,” said Magnus. “He has demonstrated the necessary leadership skills for this position in numerous situations, most recently with the successful long-term rights agreement for the highly sought after College Football Playoff.”
Ben-Hanan first joined ESPN in 2002 as programming associate for college basketball and X Games.