Be on the lookout for a new, testosterone-driven show on Fox Sports, The Manly Man Show. It’s a project of hometowner Dan Buck and his new Buck Innovation Group. The product-driven show will run 30 minutes every week, starting March 5, and introduce items “that guys are going to love: grills, guns, games, gold and great guy getaways,” according to Tim Petsch, BIG’s new vice president of sales and development.
Congratulations to Galia Movitz, pictured above, who was named recipient of the Kipnis-Wilson/Friedland Award. A generous donor and leader in the St. Louis Jewish community, Movitz is being honored by the Jewish Federations of North America, which gives the award. She will be recognized during the International Lion of Judah Conference in Washington D.C. later this year.
Fox Associates has a new president and CEO, Jack Feivou. As the new business manager, Feivou will utilize his expertise in creating spectacular guest experiences and growing Fox’s entertainment venues, according to Fox Associates partner Mary Strauss. Feivou comes to St. Louis from Walt Disney Company, where he oversaw operations at Epcot, Downtown Disney and the Water Parks. Fox Associates is Fox Theatre’s ownership group.
A warm welcome to fashion guru Eric Johnson, the former VP of Fashion & Arts for the NYC Economic Development Corporation. He’s been named executive director of Saint Louis Fashion Incubator, a new initiative to build the city as a fashion innovation hub. Johnson is a native St. Louisan who graduated from John Burroughs and Princeton University.
Variety the Children’s Charity has named Judy Jones and Ken Kranzberg its 2016 Man and Woman of the Year. Jones, with her husband Dennis, is a leading philanthropist who has underwritten such projects as the Zoo’s new polar bear home, Our Ladies Inn and the inclusive playground in Forest Park. Kranzberg, chairman of TricorBraun packing materials company, and his wife Nancy are longtime supporters of the local arts community, including the revitalization of Grand Center, Laumeier Sculpture Park and Opera Theatre.