Biography
Prior to his tenure in the sports division, Ebersol had been NBC's chief of late night programming, and helped to create the cultural phenomenon of "Saturday Night Live" (NBC, 1975- ), among other popular shows. Though his efforts drew exceptional ratings for the network, Ebersol's career was not without its criticisms: his tenure as producer of "SNL" during the early 1980s after creator-producer Lorne Michaels' departure was a tumultuous one, …
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Career Milestones
| Executive produced "Later with Bob Costas"; show continued with other producers | ||
| Named director of all sports-program development for ABC Sports | ||
| Raised in Connecticut | ||
| Worked as gofer at ABC during high school | ||
1967 | Began career as researcher for ABC Sports coverage of the 1968 Winter and Summer Olympics (held in Grenoble, France and Mexico City, respectively) | |
1971 | Became executive assistant to then ABC Sports president, Roone Arledge | |
1974 | First produced the music and variety program, "The Midnight Special" | |
1974 | Joined NBC in September as director of weekend late night programming | |
1974 | Promoted in December to the newly created post of director, late night programming | |
1975 | Co-created (also produced) "Saturday Night Live"; became a vice president at NBC at the age of 28 | |
1977 | Relocated to California to head up NBC's event specials, variety and comedy departments | |
1981 | Returned to "Saturday Night Live"; served as its executive producer | |
1983 | Launched "Friday Night Videos" on NBC | |
1985 | Co-executive produced the semi-regular wrestling/variety program, "Saturday Night's Main Event" | |
1989 | Named president of NBC Sports in April | |
1989 | Took on additional title of senior vice president, NBC News (including a role as senior production executive for the "Today" show) | |
Awards
1985 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Graphic and Title Design in Friday Night |
2002 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Special in 2002 Olympic Winter Games |
2009 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Special Class Program in Beijing Olympic Opening Ceremony: TV Event of the Year |