Nickell Bows Out as Speed President

Fox Sports vet departs after six years at the wheel

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Speed president Hunter Nickell on Monday announced he is stepping down from his post at the end of the year, putting the brakes on a six-year stint at the Fox Sports cable network.

Nickell’s resignation comes as Speed continues to rebound from a lengthy ratings slump. In November, the channel returned to the top 50 among adults 18-49, averaging 90,000 members of the demo (up 14 percent from the prior-year period). Since Nickell was named president in 2007, Speed has added nearly 16 million households, bringing its overall reach to 84 million households.

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