Alex Farmartino
Vice President of Production, ACC Network & NCAA Studio
Alex Farmartino was named the Vice President of Production for ACC Network and NCAA Studio in November, 2024. He oversees the day-to-day operations of ACC Network, ESPN’s college network devoted to Atlantic Coast Conference sports, as well as the College GameDay franchise for men’s and women’s basketball and select NCAA Championship studio content.
An Emmy Award-winning producer, Farmartino has been involved in the production of Atlantic Coast Conference content for more than 20 years.
Farmartino joined ESPN in 2019 as a live event producer for the ACC Network launch. Throughout his five years with the company, he has served as the lead game producer for ACC Network football and basketball coverage. He was also the lead game producer for the UFL (2024) and has produced golf, soccer, baseball and softball on ESPN platforms.
Prior to ESPN, Farmartino spent 15 years at Raycom Sports working on various projects that focused on ACC content and the production company’s relationship with the conference. He produced nationally syndicated live broadcasts of ACC basketball and football games and ended his tenure at Raycom Sports as the Coordinating Producer of live events, documentaries and production.
A 2004 graduate of the University of Virginia, Farmartino is a 17-time Midsouth Regional Emmy Award winner in categories including Sports/Event Broadcast, Sports Program/Series, Sports Segment, Topical Documentary and more. During his time at Raycom Sports, the team won 34 Emmy Awards including seven wins in eight years in the Live Sports Broadcast category and six consecutive wins in the Sports Feature category.