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Sixers promote Reynolds
Jeff Hawkins is an award-winning sportswriter with more than four decades in the industry (print and digital media). A freelance writer/stay-at-home dad since 2008, Hawkins started his career with newspaper stints in Michigan, North Carolina, Florida, Upstate New York and Illinois, where he earned the 2004 APSE first-place award for column writing (under 40,000 circulation). As a beat writer, he covered NASCAR Winston Cup events at NHIS (1999-2003), the NHL's Chicago Blackhawks (2003-06) and the NFL's Carolina Panthers (2011-12). Hawkins penned four youth sports books, including a Michael Jordan biography. Hawkins' main hobbies include mountain bike riding, 5k trail runs at the Whitewater Center in Charlotte, N.C., and live music.
All posts by Jeff HawkinsUpdated15 Oct 2021
The Philadelphia 76ers promoted Jake Reynolds to vice president of ticket sales and service, the team announced Monday.
Reynolds is responsible for sales and service of full season tickets, partial plans and group sales. He reports directly to chief revenue officer Chris Heck.
“As an organization that prides itself on providing opportunities for young, super-star talent in this business, this is the right time for Jake to lead our elite, growing sales team,” Heck said in a statement. “This coming offseason is full of potential and expectations, and Jake has proven himself to be the kind of dedicated, innovative and inspiring executive that can rise to the challenge. Our team will be well-served by his proven track record of success, strong interpersonal skills and unmatched will to win.”
Reynolds most recently served as the team’s senior director of sales for a year after spending three seasons as director of inside sales for Monumental Sports and Entertainment in Washington, D.C.
Reynolds oversaw the hiring and development of a 22-person team responsible for selling VIP, group and full- and partial-season tickets for the Washington Wizards, Washington Capitals, Washington Mystics and Georgetown men’s basketball.
Prior to that, Reynolds spent two seasons with the New York Giants and Giants Stadium, LLC.
Reynolds began his career with the Indiana Pacers as an account executive and later as sales consultant.
