Dick Ebersol
Dick Ebersol
Duncan "Dick" Ebersolis an American television executive and a senior adviser for NBC Universal Sports & Olympics. He had previously been the chairman of NBC Sports, producing large scale television events such as the Olympic Games and National Football League broadcasts...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionSportscaster
Date of Birth28 July 1947
CountryUnited States of America
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What am I supposed to do, jump up and down and whine? If this were 15 years ago, I'd be bemoaning my fate. But I'm in my late 50's, and the realities of life have shown themselves clearly to me.
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We feel what the audience wants is as much coverage as we can provide for them.
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We're all a part of General Electric and GE is an earnings-driven company,
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We earn nothing from those rights; they've had no value in the United States.
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We have defined ourselves by our unprecedented lineup of major championship events, and today we are enhancing that roster, ... Adding the Triple Crown to the Breeders Cup gives us unique promotional opportunities for our telecasts and for the sport.
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We're asked that question every time before an Olympics, and I really don't believe it's going to happen. The Olympics are unique. People come in large numbers . . . to really be engaged by these very unique athletes who put so much on the line for such a brief, brief period of their athletic careers.
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We knew going into our discussions with the TOUR that NBC wanted to become an even bigger player in TOUR programming. We are delighted that we are doubling the number of TOUR events we'll cover. We'll be continuing our coverage of golf's Southern Swing in March and we are particularly excited to extend our relationship with THE PLAYERS Championship, which should have an even greater impact in its new May date. We're also excited about covering the final three weeks of the Championship Series, two World Golf Championships and The Presidents Cup, and the high level of competition and drama those events each embodies.
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This time, uniquely, our competitors have very, very, very strong programming.
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We're particularly thrilled with the upscale nature of the events we've picked up.
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We made every projection we thought we would in terms of profit. We found a way to satisfy every client who had bought advertising here.
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We had to make the decision here and we passed,
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The definition of winning has become distorted. If winning the rights to a property brings with it hundreds of millions of dollars in losses, what have you won? When faced with the prospect of heavy financial losses, we have consistently walked away and have done so again.
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The second host that I had was an actress I didn't know named Susan St. James.
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She says that I wore some pretty sexy leather pants to that first meeting, but I don't remember.