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    ESPN’s Connor Schell to receive NY Festivals’ Lifetime Achievement Award

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    Connor Schell
    NEW YORK --

    Connor Schell, executive VP, content for ESPN, will receive the 9th annual New York Festivals® Lifetime Achievement Award on Tuesday, April 9, at the annual NAB Show in Las Vegas.

    The Lifetime Achievement Award recognizes prominent industry leaders whose accomplishment have advanced their field and made a lasting impression on the industry.

    “For the past decade, the documentaries of 30 for 30 have earned multiple Grand Trophies and Gold World Medals from the New York Festivals Grand Jury and have won acclaim for their passionate storytelling, compelling journalism, and innovative techniques – all under Connor’s guidance. His commitment to excellence encompasses long-form and short-form and we are proud to honor him with the New York Festivals Lifetime Achievement Award,” said Rose Anderson, VP and executive director, New York Festivals Television & Film Awards

    ESPN Films’ prestigious 30 for 30 documentary brand marks its 10th anniversary this year. Schell is the executive producer and co-creator of the Emmy, Oscar, and Peabody Award-winning 30 for 30 documentary series and the Emmy-winning 30 for 30 Shorts digital series. The ESPN Films group continues to report to him and win awards. 30 for 30 received Sports Emmys, Producers Guild Awards, NAACP Image Awards, IDA Awards, Webby Awards and Edward R Murrow Awards. Schell also served as a producer and executive producer of the company’s first Academy Award-winning film, O.J.: Made in America. As a producer of the film, Schell was also a recipient of a DuPont Award for Journalism and his third Peabody Award.

    Schell is responsible for overseeing all aspects of ESPN’s content creation across television, digital and print platforms. He oversees management of all of ESPN’s event production domestically and internationally including the production of the NBA Finals, the College Football National Championship, Monday Night Football, Sunday Night Baseball, Wimbledon and the US Open. He also manages all of ESPN’s studio programming including SportsCenter and ESPN’s News & Information division. Schell oversees digital and print content creation covering ESPN.com, the ESPN App, ESPN the Magazine, The Undefeated and all off-platform ESPN branded content (i.e. SC on Snap). Additionally, Schell is responsible for ESPN Films, ESPN Audio, and the company’s Talent Office.

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    Area 23 NY and New York Times Magazine top 2026 ADC Global Creative Rankings

    Wednesday, May 20, 2026
    ADC 2026 Global Creative Rankings announced

    Area 23 New York and The New York Times Magazine New York are among the top firms in the Art Directors Club’s ADC 2026 Global Creative Rankings, based on point totals for wins at last week’s ADC 105th Annual Awards ceremony during Creative Week in New York.

    Area 23 New York was named 2026 ADC Global Agency of the Year on the strength of a Best of Discipline win in Pharma for EarliTec Diagnostics’ “The EarliShow,” working with Aardman Animations (Bristol, U.K.), an ADC Fusion Cube for Gavião Kyikatejê FC’s “Kyikatejê,” and a total of eight Gold Cubes, four Silver, three Bronze, and five Merits.

    The New York Times Magazine was named ADC Design Firm of the Year for the ninth straight year, winning Best of Discipline in Illustration for “How A.I. Sees Us,” as well as five Gold Cubes, two Silver, three Bronze, and three Merits.

    Highlights of this year’s ADC Global Creative Rankings are as follows:

     

    Agency Rankings

    1, Area 23 New York

    2. HeimatTBWA Berlin

    3. McCann New York

    4. Klick Health Toronto

    5. Romance Paris

    6. FCB Canada (TBWA Canada) Toronto

    7. Serviceplan Germany Munich

    8. VML Health Spain Madrid

    9. TBWAMedia Arts Lab Los Angeles

    10. Dentsu Inc. Tokyo

     

    Design Firm Rankings

    1. The New York Times Magazine New York

    2. Established New York

    3. SMLXL New York

    4. Mallandrich Barcelona

    5. The New York Times for Kids New York

     

    ADC 105th Global Creative Rankings in other categories are as follows:

    Brand-Side Agency Rankings: Squarespace New York
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