Ken Haines
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| Born |
Kenneth Hileman Haines September 5, 1942 Spokane, Washington |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Sports television and media executive |
| Known for | President and CEO of Raycom Sports |
| Spouse(s) | Stephanie Phelps Haines |
| Children | daughter, Avery (b. 1986) |
Ken Haines (born September 5, 1942) is an American television sports broadcasting executive who is known for negotiating television media and marketing contracts with universities, conferences and major broadcasting networks and cable companies. He is the President and CEO of Raycom Sports.
Haines has lived in Spokane, Washington; Forty Fort, Pennsylvania; and Lexington, Massachusetts, and attended high school at Washington-Lee in Arlington, Virginia. His father, Kenneth A. Haines, was an administrator with the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the U.S. State Department. He has one brother, Tom, who was an executive for the state of Washington in Seattle.
Haines received his bachelor’s degree from Dakota Wesleyan University, Mitchell, South Dakota, in 1964. Graduate work at the University of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyoming (1965-1967). He earned a Master’s of Science from Troy State University, Troy, Alabama, in 1970. He completed advanced graduate studies at Virginia Tech in 1976.
Haines served as student body president at Dakota Wesleyan University in 1962. He served as president of the University Faculty Club at Virginia Tech 1979-1981. Haines was a member of the publications board at Virginia Tech 1976-1980. He was a member of the Board of Directors of the Sunshine Football Classic in Fort Lauderdale, 1989-2000. Haines was executive director of the Charlotte LPGA golf tournament, 1997.
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