Julie McGlone is a vice president of production. She oversees both the SportsCenter Enhancement Unit (SCEU), which creates compelling elements that drive SportsCenter content initiatives, the Creative Content Unit (CCU), an in-house creative team elevating the marquee live sporting events on ESPN and ABC and RISE (Reveal Innovative Studio Elements) which produces show teases and bumps for every hour of SportsCenter. A veteran of more than 20 years in creative production, McGlone is one of the media industry’s top female production leaders and was named as one of Cynopsis’ Top Women in Media in 2024.

McGlone is widely respected for her exceptional creative leadership and has led the creative presentations, show opens, and music videos for many Emmy award-winning sporting events and studio shows for ESPN. These include global brands like Monday Night Football, FIFA World Cup, Indy 500, Grand Slam Tennis, The Masters, Little League World Series, MLB, NFL Draft, NBA Draft, NBA Playoffs and Finals, X Games, and more. Her leadership also elevated production value for the Emmy award winning SEC on ABC in its first season and the expanded College Football Playoff.

Notably, McGlone spearheaded the development of the signature musical anthem, ‘In The Air Tonight,’ for Monday Night Football, featuring Chris Stapleton, Snoop Dogg, and drummer Cindy Blackman Santana. This legacy anthem plays at the start of every Monday Night Football game and received two Emmy nominations in its first two seasons.

McGlone has also been instrumental in driving innovation within ESPN’s SportsCenter, contributing to major initiatives including the 50 States in 50 Days tour, and earning a Hashtag Sports Award and an Emmy for SportsCenter content

In February 2018, McGlone was named Chairperson of the ESPY Week Committee and added oversight of all V Foundation-related content for the network to her portfolio. She pitched and was an executive producer on the documentary honoring the 30th anniversary of Jim Valvano’s famous ESPYS speech, THE SPEECH, that launched the V Foundation in 1993. Her leadership helped ESPN achieve a record milestone of $200 million in total donations benefitting The V Foundation for Cancer Research in 2023.

McGlone began her career at WJBK (CBS) in Detroit, Mich. She then lived in Vail, Colorado, working as an action sports film producer before coming to ESPN. As a full circle project, she returned to her action sports roots in 2024 as an executive producer on her 3rd documentary, THE 900 TURNS 25 with Tony Hawk.

McGlone received a Bachelor of Arts in Communications from Oakland University, is a WICT Betsy Magness graduate, and completed Brown University’s School of Professional Studies: Effective & Ethical AI Business & Leadership certification. Her many production accolades and awards include eleven National Sports Emmy Awards and twelve Clio Sports Awards.

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