Diane Penny is out as GM after joining the network in April 2024. Hired to accelerate Marquee’s digital transformation, she failed to drive revenue with her efforts, leading to significant cuts to the digital content team. Content director Tony Andracki and reporter Andy Martinez were among them.
“In the interim, we will use Cubs and Sinclair resources to fill [Penny’s] role as we assess the future leadership needs of the network,” Crane Kenney, the Cubs’ president of business operations, told the Sun-Times.
In place of Penny, a Villa Park native, Cubs chief commercial officer Colin Faulkner will oversee game coverage and production, all but erasing the line between the team and the network and putting the operation in the hands of a TV neophyte.
Faulkner also will oversee marketing and talent. Marquee hasn’t decided what will become of its website.