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Scott
Murray (former
NBC
5
Sports
Director)
From
the
Olympics
to
the
US
Open,
the
World
Series
to
the
World
Cup,
Presidential
Inaugurations
to
30
straight
Super
Bowls,
Scott
Murray
has
covered
them
all.
For
close
to a
quarter
of a
century
he
was
the
award-winning
news
Sports
Director
and
Anchor
at
NBC
5,
Dallas/Ft.
Worth.
Prior
to
that,
Scott
was
based
in
Washington,
D.C.
with
NBC
television.
During
his
three
decades
of
television
sports,
Scott
was
named
Sportscaster
of
the
Year
17
times
by
various
news/media
organizations
such
as
the
Associated
Press,
United
Press
International,
Dallas
Press
Club,
NATAS,
among
others.
He
won
back
to
back
Emmy
Awards
for
Best
Sportscaster
in
2000
and
2001
and
was
the
recipient
of
the
prestigious
Silver
Circle
Lifetime
Achievement
Award
from
the
National
Academy
of
Television
Arts
and
Sciences
in
2002.
Although
Scott
retired
from
television
news
in
2003,
Scott
remains
very
active
in
the
media
world
as a
published
author,
Whatever
It
Takes
(Life
Lessons
Learned
through
Sports
Lessons),
a
sought-after
keynote
and
motivational
speaker,
a
television
and
radio
talk
show
host,
a
commercial
spokesperson,
and,
as
Chairman/CEO
of
his
own
communications
company,
Murray
Media.
Murray
Media
is a
full
service
television
production
company
that
deals
with
the
creation,
production,
and
distribution
of
television
programs,
TV
commercials,
industrial
videos,
DVD’s,
as
well
as
audio/visual,
production
and
staging
presentations
at
corporate,
community,
and
charitable
non-profit
events.
Scott
is a
member
of
the
board
of
directors
of
the
Lone
Star
Film
Festival
and
has
been
a
longtime
member
of
the
Sigma
Delta
Chi
Journalism
Fraternity
and
AFTRA,
the
American
Federation
of
Television
and
Radio
Artists.
Scott
stays
very
active
in
the
community
as a
volunteer,
serving
on
the
board
or
advisory
board
of
many
civic,
charitable
and
non-profit
organizations,
including
his
own
“Scott
Murray
Foundation:
Lifting
Spirits...
Building
Dreams.”
He
was
inducted
into
the
Philanthropy
World
Hall
of
Fame
in
1996;
inducted
into
the
Omicron
Delta
Kappa
Fraternity
(The
National
Leadership
Honor
Society)
in
1991;
and,
installed
as
an
honorary
member
of
the
National
Congress
of
Parents
and
Teachers
in
1995.
Scott’s
commitment
to
community
has
resulted
in
his
being
honored
on
many
occasions
with
such
awards
as
Man
of
the
Year,
Citizen
of
the
Year,
Volunteer
of
the
Year,
Humanitarian
of
the
Year,
Director’s
Award
from
the
FBI
and
the
US
Department
of
Justice,
Governor’s
Award,
George
Washington
Medal
of
Honor
Freedom
Award,
Tom
Landry
Award
of
Excellence,
United
Way
Hercules
Award,
Champion
for
Children
Award,
Boy
Scouts
of
America
God
and
Service
Award,
National
Youth
Leadership
Council
Gift
of
Leadership
Award,
Susan
G.
Komen
for
the
Cure
Foundation
National
Individual
Community
Service
Award,
and,
the
honor
he
cherishes
most,
Father
of
the
Year
Award.
Scott
serves
on
the
advisory
board
or
board
of
directors
of a
number
of
sports
organizations.
He
is a
charter
member
of
the
SMU
Athletic
Forum
Board
and
the
Doak
Walker
National
Running
Back
Award.
Scott
is
on
the
executive
board
of
the
Davey
O’Brien
National
Quarterback
Award
and
serves
as
chairman
of
the
O’Brien
Legends
Award
and
Founder’s
Award
Committees.
He
is
on
the
selection
committee
of
The
Lott
Trophy,
the
executive
board
of
the
Armed
Forces
Bowl
and
the
Dallas
All-Sports
Association
Board
of
Directors.
In
addition,
Scott
is a
charter
member
of
the
Texas
Motor
Speedway’s
Children’s
Charity
Board
of
Trustees,
the
Dallas
Symphony
Board
of
Directors
and
the
President’s
Advisory
Council
of
the
Dallas
Center
for
the
Performing
Arts.
Scott
was
inducted
into
the
Texas
Baseball
Hall
of
Fame
as
an
honorary
member
in
1992.
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James Olan Hutcheson
Jim
is
the
founder
and
managing
partner
for
ReGENERATION
Partners,
LLC,
a
Dallas,
Texas
based
business
consulting
firm
devoted
exclusively
to
dealing
with
matters
related
to
family-owned
and
managed
businesses.
Jim is a
widely recognized expert on family
business. He is one of the few
professionals in the field that has
actually worked in a significant
family business, Olan Mills
Portraits Studios, the world’s
largest portrait photography
company.
Jim joined his family business as a
part time telemarketer in 1976 and
rose through the ranks to eventually
lead all of Olan Mills studios. His
responsibilities included an
organization with over 1,000
locations throughout the US, Europe
and Canada, 18,000 employees, and
annual revenue of approximately
one-half billion dollars. In the 19
years that Jim spent in leadership
roles in his family firm, the
business grew at a 27.5% annual
compounded growth rate.
In
1995, Jim left his family business
to start ReGENERATION Partners, LLC.
Over the past eight years, Jim has
worked with over 70 family
businesses throughout the US,
including some of the country’s
leading and well known family
businesses.
Jim received degrees
in psychology, sociology and an MBA.
He regularly appears in the media on
matters related to family business.
He has appeared in numerous media
including
The New York Times, Wall Street
Journal, MSNBC, CNBC, and
International Herald Tribune.
He has been an editor for Nation’s Business, the US
Chamber of Commerce magazine and is
currently the family business editor
for
Financial Planning Magazine.
Additionally, Jim has written an
inspirational business leadership
book that has become a category best
seller, titled,
Portraits of Success: 9 Keys to
Sustaining Value in Any Business,
(Dearborn Publishers, August 2002).
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