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John Wildhack

John Wildhack (born October 23, 1958) is an American former college athletics administrator. He served as the athletic director at Syracuse University from 2016 to 2026. Prior to this position, Wildhack was the executive vice president for programming and production at ESPN, where he had worked for 36 years.

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John Wildhack (born October 23, 1958) is an American former college athletics administrator. He served as the athletic director at Syracuse University from 2016 to 2026. Prior to this position, Wildhack was the executive vice president for programming and production at ESPN, where he had worked for 36 years.

Key claims

  1. date of birth: 1958-10-23 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. date of birth: 1976 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the date of birth is "1958-10-23". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the date of birth is "1976". What evidence would count against this claim?
  4. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  5. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1358363408

Key claims and bibliography are generated from the same tracked claims and sources as the article page.