Behind the Broadcast Booth Episode 1: Curtis Symonds of HBCUGO Shares His Journey To Create the Network By Ken Kerschbaumer, Editorial Director
Thursday, February 20, 2025 - 9:00 am
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Welcome to Behind The Broadcast Booth with Sybil Wilkes, a new interview series that celebrates some of the industries most talented production and media executives.
Our first episode features Sybil in discussion with HBCUGO President and Co-Founder Curtis Symonds. Symonds, a member of the Broadcasting & Cable Hall of Fame, has a career that spanned from steering ad sales for ESPN to BET in the 1980s and through the 2000s and even former COO of the WNBA's Washington Mystics. Learn about Curtis's career, how HBCUGo became a reality, and much more!
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Behind the Broadcast Booth Episode 1: Curtis Symonds of HBCUGO Shares His Journey To Create the Network By Ken Kerschbaumer, Editorial Director 
