Showtime Networks Inc. hired long-time sports producer David Dinkins, Jr. to oversee production of boxing and mixed martial arts (MMA) telecasts for the premium television network. In 1981 Dinkins became a staff producer at CBS Sports. During his six years at the network, he covered all the major sports leagues, NCAA events, various world championships and the Pan Am Games. Twice he received Sports Emmy® Awards for his production work on NFL games. In 1987, Dinkins left CBS to pursue an opportunity with SHOWTIME to help establish its new boxing franchise. Having been one of the top boxing producers at CBS, it was an easy transition into the rapidly growing business of boxing on premium television. During this time, Dinkins continued to produce events for ESPN, ABC, CBS, FOX, and NBC as well as a number of major sporting events including the Olympic Games and Mike Tyson pay-per-view programs. He consulted on Mark Burnett’s “The Contender” and with The Football Network. Aside from his television work, Dinkins is on the board of Fisher House, a foundation that provides transportation and housing for the families of injured military personnel to visit their relatives while they are hospitalized. Recently he also became a board member of The Caring Place, a facility created by colleague and SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING color analyst Al Bernstein and his wife Connie to help families touched by cancer. The newest Showtime Networks executive is the proud son of New York City’s first African-American mayor, David Dinkins, Sr.