Dick Ebersol Biography
Dick Ebersol is a senior adviser for NBC Universal Sports & Olympics and an American television executive. He was previously the chairman of NBC Sports, which produced large-scale television events such as the Olympic Games and NFL broadcasts.
How old is Dick Ebersol? – Age
He is 75 years old as of 28 July 2022. He was born in 1947 in Torrington, Connecticut, United States. His real name is Duncan Ebersol.
Dick Ebersol Family – Education
Ebersol is the son of Mary (née Duncan) and Charles Roberts Ebersol, a former American Cancer Society chairman. He is half-brother to Josiah Bunting III. He left Yale University for a time to work as the first Olympic researcher on television for Roone Arledge and ABC Sports.
Dick Ebersol Wife – Children
Susan Stafford, a former Wheel of Fortune hostess, and Ebersol were married from 1976 to 1981. They didn’t have any kids. Since 1981, he has been wed to actress Susan Saint James. Charlie, Willie, and Teddy, who perished in a plane crash in 2004, were their three sons together. Saint James is the father of two kids from a previous union.
Dick Ebersol Net Worth
He has an estimated net worth of $60 Million.
Dick Ebersol Height
He stands at a height of 6 feet 2 inches (1.88 m).
Dick Ebersol Plane Crash
In an attempt to take off from Montrose Regional Airport in Colorado on November 28, 2004, a private charter aircraft, a Bombardier Challenger CL-600, carrying Ebersol and two of his sons, Charlie and Teddy, crashed. Teddy Ebersol, Warren T. Richardson III, and Luis Polanco, the plane’s captain, perished. The first officer, Dick, and his older son Charlie all made it out alive, despite being seriously hurt. After being thrown clear of the aircraft, Charlie hurried back inside and was able to rescue his father. Teddy Ebersol Field along the Charles River in Boston was dedicated on June 10, 2006.
Dick Ebersol Football
Bill Polian and his son Charlie co-founded the Alliance of American Football, a professional American football league, and Ebersol served on its board of directors. When Thomas Dundon bought the league, Ebersol and his son were both kicked off the board.
Dick Ebersol House
He asked $13 million for his Telluride, Colorado home (Via Zillow). The house is situated on 1.7 acres of land on a cul-de-sac in a private community just minutes from Mountain Village Center. The house of Ebersol has seven bedrooms, seven bathrooms, and two half baths. A spa, hot tub, home theater, and media room, elevator, in-home fitness center, and ski access are also included.
Dick Ebersol Career
He joined NBC in 1974 as Director of Weekend Late Night Programming. In 1975, on the advice of Paramount Pictures executive Barry Diller, Ebersol and NBC president Herbert Schlosser approached Lorne Michaels for assistance in developing a show for the Saturday night time slot. Michaels’ concept for a variety show with high-concept comedy sketches, political satire, and musical performances evolved into Saturday Night Live.
At the age of 28, Ebersol was named Vice President of Late Night Programming, making him NBC’s first vice president under the age of 30. Following a brief hiatus, he returned to SNL as executive producer in 1981 and stayed until 1985, spanning the Eddie Murphy and Billy Crystal eras.
Ebersol founded No Sleep Productions in 1983, an independent production company that produced the Emmy-winning NBC shows Friday Night Videos and Later with Bob Costas. Ebersol co-produced Saturday Night’s Main Event with Vince McMahon. After leaving SNL in 1985, Ebersol focused on his production company until rejoining NBC in 1989. He was NBC News’ senior vice president.
Ebersol joined NBC Sports as president in 1989 and was promoted to Chairman, NBC Sports & Olympics in June 1998. He was the executive producer for the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona, his first Olympics since Munich in 1972 for ABC. His early tenure at NBC Sports was highlighted by a slew of sports-property acquisitions and renewals, including the NFL, NBA, Notre Dame football, and the MLB, via the formation of the joint-venture Baseball Network. For the first time in history, the World Series, Super Bowl, NBA Finals, and Summer Olympics were all broadcast on the same network during the 1995-96 television season. Following this run, The Sporting News named Ebersol the “Most Powerful Person in Sports” in 1996. By January 1998, NBC had hosted four Super Bowls in six years.
He acquired the rights to the Atlanta Summer Olympics in 1993. He purchased the rights to the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney and the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City in August 1995. It was the first time that rights to two Olympics were granted at the same time. Later that year, he was instrumental in NBC Sports acquiring exclusive media rights to the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics, as well as the 2006 Winter Olympics. It was the first time that the same network had been awarded the rights to five consecutive Olympics.
Ebersol led NBC to the exclusive U.S. media rights to the 2010 Winter Games and the 2012 Summer Olympics in 2003. Ebersol signed a nine-year contract extension with NBC Sports & Olympics in December 2003. When NBC and Universal merged in May 2004, he became Chairman of NBC Universal Sports & Olympics.