Variety: WWE Hires ESPN Alum Lee Fitting as Head of Media & Production Following Kevin Dunn’s Exit

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WWE has hired Lee Fitting as the company’s new head of media and production, Variety has learned.

The hiring comes just after the departure of Kevin Dunn, the longtime WWE head of production. Dunn had been with WWE for over four decades before his exit was announced in late December.

Fitting joins WWE after a 25-year run at ESPN. During his time with the sports broadcasting powerhouse, he oversaw production on telecasts like Monday Night Football, College GameDay, the Colleg Football Playoff, and several others. He departed ESPN in August 2023.

“Lee is a phenomenal leader and executive known for work that generates both critical acclaim and mass appeal,” said WWE President Nick Khan. “Lee will be a tremendous addition to our stellar media and production team and play a key role in helping catapult WWE’s growth.”

This is the latest change at WWE in the past year. WWE was officially sold to Endeavor in September 2023, with Endeavor merging WWE and the UFC into a new entity known as TKO Group Holdings. Vince McMahon, former CEO of WWE, has assumed the role of executive chairman of TKO Group. Paul “Triple H” Levesque is WWE’s chief content officer and head of creative.

WWE is currently in the process of negotiating a new rights deal for “Raw.” It was previously announced that “SmackDown” will be leaving Fox for USA Network in October 2024 in a $1.4 billion deal. NXT will be leaving USA Network and going to The CW also in October 2024.