Leon Schweir, Executive Producer/Vice President, Production, Big Ten Network
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Schweir was named Executive Producer/VP, Production of the
Big Ten Network in January 2007 and comes to the Network with more than 25
years of production, programming and management experience. His work has been
recognized with two national and 27 local Sports Emmy Awards.
Prior to joining the Big Ten Network, Schweir spent 26 years
at Madison Square Garden Networks in
New
York City. From 2000 until his new appointment, he
served as Executive Producer/Vice President of Programming, overseeing the
programming for two regional sports networks - Madison Square Garden Network
(MSGN) and FSN New York. He also served as Coordinating Producer for MSGN and
for many years was the lead producer for New York Yankees telecasts, including
the team's four World Championship seasons from 1996 to 2000.