Here is all you need to know about WWE Head of Production Lee Fitting who is replacing Kevin Dunn
WWE is ensuring that, in 2024, new leadership will be appointed to its media and production teams. September 2023 saw the formal sale of WWE to Endeavour, which combined the two companies to form TKO Group Holdings.
Who is Lee Fitting WWE head of production and media, bio, education and career
Lee Fitting will take over as the new Head of Media & Production, the company said on January 9. In a press release, the company announced the move and hailed Fitting as a “media industry veteran.”
Just after Kevin Dunn, the longtime head of production for WWE, left, the position was filled. Before his departure was made public in late December, Dunn had worked with WWE for more than around 40 years.
WWE announces former ESPN exec Lee Fitting joins WWE as Head of Media & Production
Lee will be replacing Kevin Dunn pic.twitter.com/Adbzt3L9VG
— Julian Weeks (@JulianWks) January 9, 2024
Who is Lee Fitting?
Lee Fitting is the new head of media and production for WWE replacing Kevin Dunn who worked there for around four decades. He was born in Orient, New York and is a B.S in Mass Communication graduate from James Madison University.
With over twenty years of production experience, Fitting joins WWE from ESPN, where he most recently held the position of SVP of production, managing all college and professional football.
After this, the Long Island native joined ESPN as a production assistant in 1996, but due to his passion to work, he slowly climbed into bigger roles and became an associate producer for College GameDay in 2000.
After just two years, he was elevated to the position of feature producer for College GameDay and SportsCenter. Lee received promotions in 2015, taking on the position of Vice President of College Sports, and in 2017, he was appointed Vice President of Production.
Fitting leaves his 25-year tenure at ESPN to join WWE. He abruptly quit from ESPN in August, just five days before the network aired its first college football game of the year. While employed by the dominant sports broadcasting company, he managed the production of multiple telecasts, including Monday Night Football, College GameDay, and the College Football Playoffs. August 2023 saw him leave ESPN.
Along with overseeing production for other Disney assets, he also oversaw Monday Night Football, College GameDay, the College Football Playoffs, and other blockbuster events.