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KEN HUDGENS
Chief Operating Officer
FELD Motor Sports
As Chief Operating Officer for Feld Motor Sports, Ken Hudgens oversees event operations, television/commercial production, licensing, web and new media and public relations, for one of the world’s leading producers and promoters of specialized motor sports events. He is also responsible for domestic and international budgeting, television distribution, development and expansion of the Monster Jam fleet of monster trucks, and continued expansion of the licensing and internet business units.
Ken has been with Feld Entertainment and its predecessors (Live Nation, Clear Channel Entertainment, SFX Entertainment and PACE Motor Sports) for more than 22 years. He began his tenure in 1992 as an event promoter, and went on to hold the titles of Director of Booking, Director of Marketing and VP of Marketing, before assuming his current role as COO.
With Ken’s help, the Motor Sports division has quadrupled the number of live events it produces and promotes globally, from 70 events and 150 performances in 1988 to 280 events and 600 performances in 2015. This includes the Monster Jam Series, Monster Energy Supercross Series and Amsoil Arenacross Series. Feld Motor Sports television programming has also grown drastically, due in large part to a Fox Sports partnership deal that allows Monster Energy Supercross events to air live on the Fox Sports channels.
Prior to his work in motor sports, Ken was the Director of Marketing for the University of Nevada-Las Vegas Athletic Department. A Division 1 collegiate athlete himself, he holds a B.A. in Communications Studies from Eastern Washington University and a Master’s degree in Sports Management from Western Illinois University.
Ken currently resides in Elgin, Ill., and has three children with his wife, Kristy.
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