DFP Welcomes Sheridan as Visiting Instructor

Award-winning journalist, content creator and media executive Chris Sheridan joins the DFP as a visiting instructor. Sheridan will teach courses in sports and digital media, provide internship supervision to the sports storytelling students and assist in curriculum development.  Sheridan has built and led content teams at some of the biggest media companies including ESPN, CNBC, NBC and ABC. A true cross-platform executive, he has helped those major brands adapt to the digital space including leading the digital video team at ESPN, helping launch the SportsCenter social media experience, launching The CNBC Digital Workshop and running abcnews.com

The editorial, management and thought leadership in the digital space comes after a distinguished 17-year career in television news where he quarterbacked coverage of some of the biggest news and sports stories of the decade for ABC News and NBC News. Sheridan is a graduate of the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communication at Syracuse University, received a Masters from the University of Missouri, and a Certificate in Sports Business Operations from New York University.