Patty Power is Senior Vice President of Operations and Administration for CBS College Sports Network, the first 24-hour college sports network. Power joined the Network in 2002 and helped launch CBS College (then CSTV), which debuted in April 2003. Power manages the operations, engineering and administration departments, which includes overseeing the technical production for over 350 remotes and hundreds of hours of studio and original programming annually.
Power has extensive experience in operations, production planning and administration, and has been integral to CBS College Sports Network’s growth and success since the Network’s inception. She is responsible for the distribution and quality control of the Network’s signal, including affiliate authorization, compliance, NOC and traffic. Under her direction, the Network built out a 20,000 square foot production facility at Chelsea Piers in New York City that includes studio, post production and a digital archive management system. In addition, Power has helped spearhead the Network’s increased High Definition production programming and capabilities.
Power came to CBS College from Major League Baseball Productions, where she was Vice President of Operations. In that role, Power managed the day-to-day operations of the production unit, served as the operations liaison with all 30 MLB teams, managed the footage and licensing department and oversaw the build out of MLB Production’s 25,000 square foot multi-level production facility in Chelsea Market, New York.
Prior to that, Power was Vice President, Operations for Classic Sports Network (ESPN Classic). As the first employee hired in the Operations department, she was responsible for building the Operations and Engineering department that launched Classic Sports Network. Power also worked at Showtime Networks as a Production Manager in Operations and at NBC Sports. In addition, she served as a Production Manager for a variety of major events including the XXVI Olympics in Atlanta, GA, the Three Tenors in Concert in Los Angeles, Calif. and Pavarotti in the Park, Central Park, NY.
Power is an Executive Board Member of Sport Video Group and is also a member of the National Association of Professional Women.
Power graduated from Farmingdale State College with a BA in Business Management. She currently resides in Garden City, New York with her husband and son.