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Ike is a well-respected and experienced media, communications and PR executive.

As Vice President, Public Relations, Comcast Spectacor, Richman specializes in publicizing live local, regional, national and international sports, concerts and entertainment events, including

• • The World Cup of Hockey

• • The NHL’s Stanley Cup Finals and Entry Draft

• • Two NHL Winter Classics

• • The U.S. Figure Skating Championships (Olympic Trials)

• • The U.S. Gymnastics Championships (Olympic Trials)

• • The American Hockey League All-Star Game

• • The Super Bowl

• • The 2000 Republican and 2016 Democratic National Conventions

• • NCAA Men’s and Women’s Basketball

• • NCAA Wrestling Championships

• • NCAA Frozen Four

• • The NBA Finals and All-Star Weekend

• • ESPN X Games

• • Professional ice hockey

• • Professional basketball

• • Indoor lacrosse

• World Team Tennis

Richman has also successfully publicized 12 groundbreaking ceremonies for arenas and stadiums, 15 ribbon-cutting events at arenas and stadiums, name changes to the arenas and the Spectacor merger with Comcast.

As a publicist, Richman creates, implements and executes publicity events, press conferences, photo opportunities, and media tours for Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey, Disney on Ice, Harlem Globetrotters, Sesame Street, Live, WWE, and more than 700 hundred concerts. He has successfully orchestrated press conferences for some of the top live music acts in the world, including Bruce Springsteen, Billy Joel, Garth Brooks, and Metallica.

He serves as an advisor to numerous non-profit organizations, including the Ed Snider Youth Hockey Foundation, Police Athletic League, the Shirley Povich School of Sports Journalism, and Philabundance.

He handled all communications for the late Philadelphia Flyers owner Ed Snider prior to his passing in 2016.

He also led all communications on the closing of the Spectrum, the late home of the Philadelphia Flyers and 76ers, which included building website, a documentary and publishing a book to commemorate the arena’s history.