Chris LaPlaca is an American journalist currently working as senior vice president, corporate communications for ESPN since June of 2008.

Chris LaPlaca Biography

LaPlaca is an American journalist working with ESPN as senior vice president, corporate communications since June 2008.

He is responsible for the Company’s worldwide internal, public, and media relations strategies. This includes oversight of consumer, corporate, and employee communications. In addition, he oversees the company’s day-to-day working relationship with The Walt Disney Company’s corporate communications group. He also works in close collaboration with TWDC’s investor relations team on matters involving ESPN.

Chris is also in charge of contributing to the company’s growth at every stage of its development, from scrappy upstart to clear industry leader. Prior to his current position in the company, he was senior vice president, communications (2006-08), overseeing public and media relations. He was also senior vice president, consumer communications (2003-06), overseeing consumer media and public relations efforts. This was for domestic services ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNEWS, ESPN Classic, ESPN.com, ESPN The Magazine, ESPN Radio, and other brand extensions. His current location is in ESPN’s Bristol, Conn. headquarters.

LaPlaca joined ESPN in July 1980 as a communications representative. He was later promoted to manager, programming information, in April 1984, to the director, communications, in May 1985. Finally, January 1990 saw him being the vice president.

Before ESPN, he worked with for one year (1979‑80) as assistant sports information director at Brown University.

Chris is a proud graduate of St. Bonaventure University where he obtained a bachelor of arts degree in journalism/mass communication in 1979. He remains active in support of the University’s Russell J. Jandoli School of Communications. 2017 saw him being honored with honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from the school. He also gave an inspiring and passionate keynote commencement speech to the 2017 graduates.

LaPlaca received the Corporate PR Professional of the Year Award from PR News. 2015 saw him being inducted into the PR News Hall of Fame. Later in 2018, Chris was awarded CTAM’s inaugural Beacon Award for Communications Excellence for his extraordinary accomplishments while exemplifying the pillars of communications and public relations excellence. In 2020, he was named to PRWeek’s Hall of Fame. The Communications Group has earned many additional accolades over the years, including PR Week’s “Team of the Year” for large corporations and CableFAX Magazine’s “Team of the Year.”

St. Bonaventure University honored Chris in 1995 with the Jandoli School’s Alumnus of the Year Award, given to a graduate who exemplifies the highest professional standards and for service to the journalism program at St. Bonaventure. April 2003 saw LaPlaca become the seventh alum in the program’s 54-year history to be inducted onto the Jandoli School’s “wall of fame,” which includes five Pulitzer Prize winners. Currently, he serves on the Jandoli School’s advisory council.

LaPlaca is a member of the NCTA’s Public Affairs Committee and has co-chaired the Association for Cable Communicators’ annual conference. He was also a keynote speaker at the PR News annual Media Relations Forum and has presented at the Conference for Corporate Communication at Notre Dame. In addition, he is a member of World 50, a private community for CEOs and C-level executives at globally respected organizations to discover better ideas, share valuable experiences and build relationships that make a lasting impact.

Chris has served on several industry programming boards, and the boards of several Bristol or Connecticut community organizations, including the United Way and Bristol’s Chamber of Commerce. He is in addition a recipient of the Fred Soliani Award for his overall contributions to Bristol’s Caring About People program, which provides mentors to “at-risk” children in need of positive role models.

Chris LaPlaca Age

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Chris LaPlaca Family

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Chris LaPlaca Wife

He is in a happy marriage with his wife. However, he shares no information in regards to his wife. An update of this information will be out when available.

Chris LaPlaca Children

Together the couple has some children who call him dad. However, he manages to keep his children away from the limelight. An update of this information will be out when available.

Chris LaPlaca Height

He is approximately 5 feet 6 inches tall which is around 1.68 meters.

Chris LaPlaca Salary

LaPlaca earns an estimated annual salary ranging between $10,000 to $90,000.

Chris LaPlaca Net Worth

Chris has an estimated net worth of around $100,000-$1,500,000.

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