March 11, 2010
Former WMA Agent Heading to Sports Management
John Ferriter, a former top TV tenpercenter at WMA, has been tapped for an exec role at sports and entertainment marketing shingle Octagon. Ferriter will serve as managing director of Octagon’s Athletes and Personalities wing with the goal of expanding the company’s actitivities in the entertainment biz. Ferriter will focus on packaging TV programs for Octagon as well as working with its athlete reps, sports and branded content teams. Ferriter spent nearly 20 years as a TV packaging agent and board member at WMA. He exited the agency following its merger last year with Endeavor.
http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118016347.html?categoryId=14&cs=1
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