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
son letters lasts
Out all of these zillions of letters, one of the first ones that came was, as it turned out from Johnny Carson within the last five or six weeks of his life. I had worked with him. He lost a son who had worked for me.
asked athletes athletic believe brief engaged large line numbers olympics people period question time unique
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.
across ages fathers football game grew grow john kids nfl playing resonates sidelines sports talent television today video watching
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.
entirely event experience greatest olympics opened population
The Olympics will now be opened to an entirely new part of the world where one-fifth of the world's population can experience the world's greatest event for the first time,
loss winning rights
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.
actresses host knows
The second host that I had was an actress I didn't know named Susan St. James.
sexy leather-pants firsts
She says that I wore some pretty sexy leather pants to that first meeting, but I don't remember.
games produce
I live more than anything else to produce the Games.
careers olympics ifs
If there's anything that is the center of my career both creatively and emotionally, it's the Olympics.
people cynical
I will never be cynical again about people.
basketball football games
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.
athlete character guy
The Olympics were produced absolutely the same way from 1960 through 1988. It was always the Western World against the Eastern Bloc. You didn't even have to spend one second developing the character of any of the Eastern Bloc athletes. It was just good guys and bad guys.
among assure character core drive elite embodies football national program return tyrone
With Tyrone Willingham, the football program is in the right hands. He embodies Notre Dame's core values, and his leadership, character and drive assure Notre Dame's return to its traditional place among the elite national powers.
adjust coming fields internet issue largely money pays policies soon start television though wireless
The real issue though to this point, the money that pays for the Olympics, for our rights, is still largely money coming from television advertising. As soon as we see significant money start to come in in fields like the Internet and wireless we'll adjust our policies even more.