People in the News | Eagles' marketing chief reaches his NFL goal

0 Comments | Philadelphia Inquirer, The, November, 2006 | by Thomas J. Brady

One of Michael J. Malo's goals has always been to work in the NFL. He finally made it, as director of marketing for the Philadelphia Eagles. Before he came here for the interview in September, Malo had not been in Philadelphia. Until January, he was senior director of marketing for Major League Baseball's Arizona Diamondbacks.

The Diamondbacks went through an ownership change about two years ago, prompting Malo to begin working in sales earlier this year for two radio stations in Arizona that broadcast the team's games. Meanwhile, he worked with a Haddonfield recruiting firm recommended by his former boss that happened to be handling the Eagles' marketing job; that led to his being hired by the Eagles, effective Oct. 24. As marketing director, "I'm responsible for all the...