Longtime NBA executive Todd Harris, who was a fixture in the league office and with its broadcast partners, died Tuesday (June 6, 2024) at age 47. The cause of death was not immediately known.
Harris grew up in Woodmere and attended Hewlett High School before graduating from Syracuse University in 1991. He worked for NBC Sports before moving in 1995 to the NBA, where he rose rapidly to eventually become vice presi dent/broadcasting.
In that capacity, Harris was responsible for creating the regular-season, playoffs and Finals schedules for the NBA, WNBA and NBA Development League.
As per Newsday.com, he oversaw the WNBA broadcasting department and was involved in management between the NBA and its various broadcast partners. Harris developed the “Mic’d Up” segments that have become a part of NBA and WNBA telecasts and also developed WNBA Live Access (now League Pass).
Besides his wife Jackie, Harris is survived by daughter Mason, 19, son Logan, 16, and his beloved family dog, Tollhouse.