August 11, 2025

CHICAGO – Marquee Sports Network has hired Brady Huston as its new Senior Vice President of Sales and Revenue effective today, August 11, 2025. In this role, Huston will be responsible for strengthening the network’s traditional sales channels while developing a digital sales strategy, unlocking new revenue streams and fostering strong commercial partnerships.

“As the network continues to experience industry-shattering audience growth across linear and digital platforms, we needed a leader who could propel our commercial partnerships to new heights, capitalizing on the power of our audience to deliver value for brands ready to grow with us,” said Diane Penny, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Marquee Sports Network. “Brady’s deep expertise in both traditional and digital media, combined with a strong record of leading high-performing teams and delivering revenue growth, make him the perfect leader for the job.”

A lifelong Chicagoan, Huston joins Marquee Sports Network with more than two decades of experience driving revenue growth and building strategic partnerships across some of the world’s most influential media and technology platforms. He most recently served as a Principal at Amazon, leading sales strategy for Prime Video and driving sponsorship growth across non-endemic verticals. Prior to Amazon, he was Head of Video at Google, where he led a national sales team and helped spearhead YouTube’s upfront strategy for performance-oriented brands.

Prior to joining Google, Huston spent seven years in digital audio as Director of Sales for Pandora (SXM Media) where he led retail sales strategy and developed enterprise partnerships with major national retailers. Earlier in his career, Huston held key sales roles at ESPN/Disney and FOX Cable Sports, where he managed high-value client relationships and led multi-platform negotiations for major brands including Anheuser-Busch, Gatorade, McDonald’s and State Farm.

“I’m beyond excited to join Marquee Sports Network and work alongside Diane and the executive leadership team,” said Huston. “As someone who’s always been passionate about sports and sports marketing, it feels great returning to the industry with one of the most iconic and respected brands in all of sports. From Amazon and Google to ESPN and FOX Sports, my experience has taught me the power of connecting brands with fans in meaningful ways, and I’m excited to apply those insights to help grow Marquee’s advertising partnerships and deliver even more value to Chicago sports fans and our brand partners.”

Huston  graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a bachelor’s degree in journalism.

Marquee Sports Network has experienced a 32% year-over-year increase in linear viewership — the third largest increase in Major League Baseball. The network’s total streams are up 73% fueled by a remarkable 76% surge in direct-to-consumer subscribers in 2025. Today, its gameday audience is evenly split between linear and streaming platforms.

ABOUT MARQUEE SPORTS NETWORK: Marquee Sports Network is the exclusive, award-winning home of the Chicago Cubs (MLB) and a proud partner of the Chicago Bears (NFL), Chicago Stars (NWSL), Chicago Fire (MLS) and Athletes Unlimited Softball League (AUSL). Marquee Sports Network also is home to college and high school sporting events, as well as community programming.

Named the RSN of the Year in 2023 and 2024 by Cynopsis Media, Marquee Sports Network provides innovative and exclusive year-round regional sports coverage through WatchMarquee.com and the Marquee Sports Network App, accessible at home or on the go through connected TV platforms (Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, Samsung TV) and mobile/tablet devices (iOS, Android). Comprehensive sports coverage is also available anytime, anywhere at MarqueeSportsNetwork.com.  For more information, visit MarqueeSportsNetwork.com/About.

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