The Backyard Batting Cage

By Communications Division
SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa.
March 21, 2012

Sports played an important role in Jon Litner’s childhood.  At a young age he aspired to play the sport he loved the most, baseball, as long as he could, even possibly as far as a professional career.

When he realized baseball would come to an end after lettering as a catcher at Yale University, Mr. Litner was able to turn his love of sports into a successful career.  He has worked for ABC Sports, the Baseball Network, the National Hockey League and launched SportsNet New York (SNY) with the New York Mets.  Today, Mr. Litner is the Group President for the NBC Sports Group where he is responsible for all business and content for NBC Sports Group’s 14 regional networks and the Golf Channel.

However, it was his passion for the game of baseball that started when he was playing Little League in his hometown of Peabody, Mass., that led him to accepting a position on the Little League International Board of Directors in 2006.

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