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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John is much more than a football legend, he's an American icon, ... He is the only sports television talent who resonates across all ages - kids grow up today playing his video game and watching him on TV, as their fathers grew up watching him on NFL sidelines every Sunday.
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You want to do Olympics just like you do a pro football game or a basketball game? Be my guest. Watch it all fade away.
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I live more than anything else to produce the Games.
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The Winter Games happen only once every four years. 'Idol' is going to be there for hours and hours and hours, well into May.
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They tell us they want to watch the Games when they're available to watch the Games. Over 90 percent of them say that they're available in prime time and at no other point during the day.
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I saw Al and told him I was hiring Fred. That's when it really hit him.
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We earn nothing from those rights; they've had no value in the United States.
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Sterling made an enormous impression on us at his audition. He has always been unafraid to speak his mind and will bring strong, informed opinions to the show. He has tremendous on-air chemistry with Bob, Cris and Jerome and is the ideal choice to complete our 'Football Night in America' team. I can't wait to get started this fall.
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The amazing thing about Bode is that unlike anybody else skiing today, he's going to ski all five disciplines during the Games. He'll be a story through the entirety of the Games.
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When you heard Curt Gowdy call a game, you knew it was a big game.
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When we made the deal with the NFL this spring, there were four key stars I knew I wanted to build our football team around, but I wondered from the beginning, if I would be lucky enough to get them all.
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We're particularly thrilled with the upscale nature of the events we've picked up.
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This time, uniquely, our competitors have very, very, very strong programming.
We'll say what we want, but it's the league's schedule.