Dick Ebersol
Dick Ebersol was born in Torrington, Connecticut, United States on July 28th, 1947 and is the Sportscaster. At the age of 76, Dick Ebersol biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Career
He joined NBC in 1974 as the head of Weekend Late Night Television. Herbert Schlosser, a Paramount Pictures executive, and Lorne Michaels, a 1975 student, approached Paramount Pictures executive Barry Diller, Ebersol, and NBC president Herbert Schlosser for assistance in establishing a show to fill the Saturday night time slot. Michaels's proposal for a variety show starring high-concept comedy sketches, political satire, and live performances became Saturday Night Live.
Ebersol became the first vice president of Late Night Programming at the age of 28. After a brief absence, he returned to SNL in 1981 as executive producer and remained until 1985, spanning the Eddie Murphy and Billy Crystal eras. Ebersol formed No Sleep Productions, an independent production firm that produced Emmy Award-winning NBC shows Friday Night Videos and Later with Bob Costas in 1983. Ebersol produced Saturday Night's Main Event, partnering Vince McMahon. When Ebersol left SNL in 1985, he dedicated his time to his production company until returning to NBC in 1989. He spent his time as the senior vice president of NBC News.
In 1989, Ebersol became president of NBC Sports, and in 1998, he was promoted to Chairman of NBC Sports & Olympics. He was executive producer of the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games, his first Olympics for ABC since Munich in 1972.
Through the establishment of the joint-venture Baseball Network, his early days at NBC Sports were highlighted by a string of sports-property deals and renovations, including NFL, NBA, Notre Dame football, and MLB. For the first time in history, the World Series, Super Bowl, NBA Finals, and Summer Olympics were televised on the same network during the 1995–96 television season. Following this run in 1996, The Sporting News named Ebersol as the "Most Powerful Person in Sports" following his career. NBC had been the home of four Super Bowls in six years by January 1998.
In 1993, he won the rights to the 1996 Atlanta Summer Olympics.
In August 1995, he won the rights to the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney and the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. It was the first time that Olympic rights were distributed at the same time. Later this year, he was involved in NBC Sports' purchase of the exclusive media rights for the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics as well as the 2006 Winter Olympics. The agreements were the first time the same network had been granted the rights to five consecutive Olympics for the first time.
Ebersol led NBC to purchase the exclusive U.S. media rights to the 2010 Winter Games and the 2012 Summer Olympics in 2003. Ebersol decided to a nine-year deal in December 2003 to continue with NBC Sports & Olympics into 2012. He took over as Chairman of NBC Universal Sports & Olympics in May 2004, when NBC and Universal joined.
Ebersol produced:
It is now the second-most viewed program of all time. In 2005, Ebersol led the drive to return the NFL primetime television package from Monday night to Sunday night, flexible scheduling for the first time ever, and Super Bowls in 2009 and 2012.
Ebersol resigned from NBC Sports on May 19, 2011. According to the New York Times, he planned to remain at NBC through the end of June 2011. Later this year, it was announced that Ebersol would return to NBC Sports in time for the 2011 NFL season to serve as a senior advisor.
Ebersol was an advisor on the Alliance of American Football, a national football league co-founded by his son Charlie and Bill Polian. When Thomas Dundon purchased the league, Ebersol and his son were both barred from the board of directors.
Since being voted the Most Popular Person in Sports in 1996, Ebersol has regularly appeared on the top ten honorees on The Sporting News' annual list of the 100 Most Influential Sports People, including in 1996. Ebersol was given the Olympic Order in 1992, an award that is annually bestowed by the International Olympic Committee to honor significant contributions to the Olympic Movement.
Ebersol was inducted into both the United States Olympic Hall of Fame and the Broadcasting & Cable Hall of Fame in 2005.
NBC's coverage of the Beijing Opening Ceremony in 2008 garnered the Peabody Award alongside Chinese film director Zhang Yimou, who served as the event's creative director. Ebersol was named Sports Executive of the Year at the 2009 SportsBusiness Journal Awards ceremony, while NBC Sports was named Best in Sports Television.
The six "Commissioners of American Sport" – Roger Goodell (NFL), David Stern (NBA), Bud Selig (MTB), Gary Bettman (NHL), Tim Finchem (PGA Tour) and Brian France – all participated in a presentation that culminated with Muhammad Ali awarding Ebersol the Emmy Award for Lifetime Achievement from the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences on April 27, 2009.
Ebersol, the commencement speaker at Sacred Heart University for the 2010 graduating class. University President Anthony J. Cernera awarded him a Doctor of Humanity Letter.
Ebersol is the 2014 recipient of the Paul White Award, the highest award given by the Radio Television Digital News Association.