Art Ventura

Senior Vice President of Advertising Sales, MSG Media

Art Ventura joined MSG Media in the newly created role of senior vice president of advertising sales in May 2008. In this role, Ventura is responsible for building and leading the sales group representing all of Madison Square Garden's media properties, including MSG and MSG Plus television networks, MSG Radio, and MSG Interactive, which includes the online, digital and wireless presence for all Madison Square Garden properties. He also works closely with MSG's programming and interactive teams to develop new opportunities for advertisers.

Before joining MSG Media, Ventura worked at Fox Television for seven years, where he quickly rose through the ranks to a senior position, most recently holding the role of Local Sales Manager for WNYW-TV Fox5 and WWOR-TV My9. In this position Ventura led the sales team for Yankees baseball on My9 and Fox's hit show "American Idol," continually increasing sales year over year. In addition, Ventura served as Manager of Digital Sales and Strategic Marketing for both networks. Prior to his time at Fox Television, Ventura was an Account Executive at ABC where he prospected for new clients, negotiated media buys and sold sponsorship packages for ABC owned-and-operated television stations and websites across the nation. Earlier in his career he worked for Petry Media Corporation as an Account Executive, handling advertising and sponsorship sales for clients in the nation's top 20 television markets.