Effective Feb. 12, Ty Sutton, CVE, becomes president and CEO of Broward Center for the Performing Arts, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, replacing Kelley Shanley, who announced he was stepping down in May. Sutton’s latest move leaves another big opening for a new president and CEO at Dayton Live i

“Create space. Be patient.” That’s the advice Dominic Pavone, Senior Director, Event Services at Cleveland Cavaliers/Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, Cleveland, Ohio, has for any other venue lucky enough to book the brand-new Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey’s Greatest Show on Ear

Jo Dee Messina was brought to tears during that segment of the awards show that recognizes the colleagues we’ve lost during the past year. George Moffett, Variety Attractions, was on that list and a special agent to Messina, who hosted the 2023 International Entertainment Buyers Assoc

IAVM members were in abundance on panels and in the room, as networking commenced at IEBA 2023 (International Entertainment Buyers Assn.) in Nashville Oct. 8-10. Michael Marion, CVE, Simmons Bank Arena, North Little Rock, Ark., chaired a panel called “How the Touring Industry is Rethi

Speculative ticket selling should be banned completely, Dave Touhey emphasized to Congressmen and staff. “It is fraud and of no benefit to consumers.” Touhey, Connett Consulting, was representing IAVM, and by extension, the Fix The Tix Coalition of which IAVM is a member, during testi