Dick Ebersol

Duncan Richard "Dick" Ebersol (/ˈɛbərsɒl/; born July 28, 1947) is an American television executive. He is a senior adviser for NBC Universal Sports & Olympics. He was the chairman of NBC Sports and helped produce major television events such as the Olympic Games and National Football League broadcasts.

Ebersol was born in Torrington, Connecticut. He studied at Yale University. Ebersol was married to model Susan Stafford from 1976 until their marriage was annulled in 1981. He was later married to actress Susan Saint James from 1981 until her death in 2026. They had three children.

On November 28, 2004, a private jet carrying Ebersol and two of his sons, Charlie and Teddy, crashed during an attempted takeoff from Montrose Regional Airport in Colorado. The jet's captain, flight attendant, and Ebersol's son Teddy were killed.

References

1 2 Sellers, Patricia (April 18, 2006). "Playing with pain". CNN.com. Archived from the original on April 30, 2006. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
↑ "Executive Bios". Universal Sports. Archived from the original on December 27, 2010. Retrieved November 29, 2018.
↑ "Fatal Flight - Death, Personal Tragedy, Dick Ebersol : People.com". 2009-06-04. Archived from the original on June 4, 2009. Retrieved 2025-02-22.
↑ "Ebersol family discusses plane crash that killed son". USATODAY.com. Associated Press. February 2, 2006. Retrieved November 8, 2011.

Other websites

Museum of Broadcast Communications: Dick Ebersol Archived March 6, 2005, at the Wayback Machine, museum.TV; accessed August 20, 2017.
NBC Executive Biographies: Dick Ebersol, nbcuni.com; accessed August 20, 2017.
NBC's Ebersol Puts His Games Face On, Comes Up a Winner, washingtonpost.com; accessed August 20, 2017.
PEACOCK POWER, sportsillustrated.cnn.com; accessed August 20, 2017.
Dick Ebersol on IMDb
Dick Ebersol at The Interviews: An Oral History of Television

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[cnn-1] 1 2 Sellers, Patricia (April 18, 2006). "Playing with pain". CNN.com. Archived from the original on April 30, 2006. Retrieved June 7, 2011.

[2] "Executive Bios". Universal Sports. Archived from the original on December 27, 2010. Retrieved November 29, 2018.

[3] "Fatal Flight - Death, Personal Tragedy, Dick Ebersol : People.com". 2009-06-04. Archived from the original on June 4, 2009. Retrieved 2025-02-22.

[4] "Ebersol family discusses plane crash that killed son". USATODAY.com. Associated Press. February 2, 2006. Retrieved November 8, 2011.