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Keith W. Pelley (born 1964) is a sports executive who is the CEO of the

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. He has been the president of Rogers Media, team president of the

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and the president of

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(TSN).

Biography

Early life

Pelley grew up in

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, a suburb of

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. He was a student at

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, where he also played as a running back in the Etobicoke Minor Football League. After graduation, he first went on to study at

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. He then returned to Canada, attending the Radio and Television Arts Program (RTA) at Ryerson Polytechnical Institute (now

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). During his Ryerson studies, he did television reporting for the station that eventually became

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, worked for the City TV network with sportscaster Pete Gross, and worked as an assistant editor for SportsCentre with TSN.EtobicokeSports.ca
retrieved 17 April 2014

Sports Executive

After graduating from Ryerson, Pelley worked in several different positions at TSN, beginning with his assistant editor post (which he started while completing his schooling at Ryerson), eventually becoming the President of the company. In the early 2000s, he was asked by the then-owners of the

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, to become the Team President and

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of the

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team (succeeding

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). He accepted the position in 2003, and was made CEO in 2004. During his time as Team President, the Argonauts won the

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, their first CFL championship in seven years. Pelley left the Argonauts in 2007, and was replaced by joint team presidents Pinball Clemons and

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. From 2007 to 2010, he was the President of Canada’s Olympic broadcast media consortium for the

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while employed as the Executive Vice President of Strategic Planning at the CTV Television Network.Executive Profile
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'' retrieved 17 April 2014 On 7 September 2010, he became the president of Rogers Media, a subsidiary of

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.CTV executive Keith Pelley named president of Rogers Media
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'' retrieved 17 April 2014 During his tenure with Rogers, he successfully negotiated a , a $5.232 billion contract with the

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(on 25 February 2014) giving Rogers the Canadian broadcast rights for all NHL games (including playoffs) until 2026.NHL and Rogers Communications Reach Lucrative 12-Year, $5.232 Billion Media Rights Deal
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'' retrieved 17 April 2014

PGA European Tour

On 17 April 2015, he resigned as the president of Rogers Media to become the Commissioner and Chief Executive Officer of the

.Rogers Media president Pelley resigns to take reins of European golf tour
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'' retrieved 15 April 2015

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