Doug Sellars dies at 50

Fox Sports Media Group executive Doug Sellars died Friday, 12 ,. 30, in La carrying out a recent cardiac event. He was 50. Sellars, who was simply professional V . p . of production and executive producer for that organization, was memorialized Sunday on all FSMG systems. Inside the tribute, Fox Sports Media Group chairman David Hill mentioned of Sellars: "He will be a brilliant television producer, an very proud Canadian, an authentic fan of sports, using one of the kindest, people you'll ever know." Sellars grew to become part of Fox Sports in 2000, controlling live-event production at Fox Sports Internet. He will be a primary architect inside the formation in the Speed cable internet. He oversaw Fox Sports Regional Network's output of nearly 5,000 Mlb, Basketball, and NHL games, additionally to national collegiate programming , including ACC and Pac-10 basketball and enormous 12 and Pac-10 football. Sellars also oversaw FSN's transition from standard to hd production. After being named professional V . p . of Fox Sports in August, Sellars oversaw all studio and event production for your systems and organizations within FSMG, including Fox Sports, Fox Sports Regional Systems, Speed, Fox Deportes, Fox Soccer, Fuel TV and FoxSports.com. He appeared to become a real estate agent for the Large Ten Network. "He introduced a leadership-kind of cooperating, balance and fluidity along with his easygoing personality, self-deprecating spontaneity and firm hands," FSMG mentioned. Before joining Fox Sports, Sellars spent 12 years while using CBC, holding numerous production posts including senior executive producer. Whilst in the Canadian pubcaster, Sellars covered numerous occasions like the Olympics (1988, 1992, 1996, 1998), Blue Jays baseball, "Hockey Evening in Canada," World Cup skiing as well as the World Figure Skating Game titles. Sellars began his career while using Canadian Sports Network becoming an connect producer. The Toronto native attended Ryerson Polytechnical Institute, graduation getting a bachelor of applied arts degree in radio and tv. Sellars is managed to get by his wife of 26 years, Barb, and a pair of children. Contact Variety Staff at news@variety.com