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  Dick Ebersol - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ebersol and Tischler, along with their writing staff and most of the cast, left the show after this season (those who wished to stay—such as Billy Crystal—were eventually not re-hired for 1985), which closed the book on an inconsistent, yet memorable era in SNL history.
Ebersol has been married to actress Susan Saint James (McMillan and Wife, Kate and Allie) since 1981; the couple met when Saint James was guest-hosting SNL that same year.
Ebersol is the only person other than songwriter Carly Simon to know the name of the subject of Simon's hit song "You're So Vain." He won the privilege of learning the name in a charity auction and is sworn to secrecy.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Dick_Ebersol   (1564 words)

  
 NBC Universal > Executive Biographies
Dick Ebersol was named chairman of NBC Universal Sports and Olympics in May 2005, after serving as chairman of NBC Sports and Olympics since June 1998.
Under Ebersol’s leadership, the 12-year run of the NBA on NBC was marked by record ratings, primetime telecasts and innovations which extended the relationship between the NBA and NBC beyond game telecasts and into areas which included entertainment programming, licensing, revenue sharing, interactive media and grass roots basketball development.
Ebersol’s passion for sports took a backseat to his stewardship of the resources of NBC and its parent company, General Electric, when in January 1998 NBC Sports walked away from the NFL.
www.nbcuni.com /About_NBC_Universal/Executive_Bios/ebersol_dick.shtml   (1345 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Ebersol 'very strong' despite tragedy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Ebersol and sons Charles, 21, and Edward "Teddy," 14, were on a charter jet that crashed on takeoff from Montrose (Colo.) Regional Airport.
Edward Ebersol was thrown from the jet and a portion of wreckage landed on him, killing him instantly, the Montrose County coroner said Tuesday.
According to two NBC officials Tuesday, Dick Ebersol suffered broken ribs, a broken sternum and fluid in his lungs, and the older son, who pulled his father from the plane, received a broken hand and a sore back.
www.usatoday.com /news/nation/2004-11-30-ebersol-1a_x.htm   (733 words)

  
 PEACOCK POWER
Ebersol was still exulting in the unprecedented double-fisted grab he had made on NBC's behalf in August, when he secured the U.S. television rights to the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney and the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City with a stunning preemptive bid of $1.25 billion.
Ebersol and his team had made some of the most opportunistic businessmen in the world, from Disney's Michael Eisner and Michael Ovitz, whose acquisition of Capital Cities/ABC is pending, to Rupert Murdoch at Fox, look as though their pants had just dropped around their ankles.
Ebersol's excellent Olympic adventure began on Aug. 1, when he was in Atlanta on business and received a call from Wright, who was ready to crunch numbers on the Olympic-rights bidding for Sydney, which was expected to occur in a few weeks.
sportsillustrated.cnn.com /events/1996/olympics/storyolympic/nbc.html   (3127 words)

  
 Ski Racing   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Dick Ebersol of NBC injured in Colorado plane crash
Dick Ebersol's passion for the Olympics began as a researcher in the 1960s and led him to help NBC lock up the U.S. TV rights through the 2012 Games.
Ebersol is fond of noting that he dropped out of Yale at 19 to work as an ABC researcher at the Grenoble Olympics in 1968.
skiracing.com /profiles/news_displayProfile.php/1984/.../newsArticles   (541 words)

  
 Dick Ebersol: biography and encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Duncan "Dick" Ebersol (born July 28, EHandler: no quick summary.
Ebersol is the only person other than songwriter Carly Simon[For more facts and a topic of this subject, click this link] to know the name of the subject of Simon's hit song You're So Vain[Follow this hyperlink for a summary of this subject].
Dick Ebersol suffered broken ribs, EHandler: no quick summary.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/d/di/dick_ebersol.htm   (1010 words)

  
 NBC Sports Chief Ebersol Injured in Colo. Plane Crash (washingtonpost.com)
Ebersol and Charles Ebersol, one of his two sons aboard the plane, reportedly were among three survivors of the crash at the Montrose, Colo., airport, which is 185 miles southwest of Denver.
Ebersol and his wife, actress Susan Saint James, Charles and Teddy had been in Los Angles on Saturday, where another son, Willie, is a freshman at the University of Southern California.
Ebersol, who notes that he dropped out of Yale to become a researcher for the 1968 Grenoble Olympics, is a protege of the late Roone Arledge, who pioneered televising Olympic sports as president of ABC Sports in the 1960s.
www.washingtonpost.com /wp-dyn/articles/A18284-2004Nov28.html   (753 words)

  
 Ebersol, Dick
NBC tried to hire Ebersol in 1974 by offering to name him president of their sports division, but at the age of 27, he decided he wasn't ready to compete against Arledge.
Ebersol conceived of a comedy-variety revue aimed at young adults, an audience generally thought to be away from home--and television--on weekends.
Ebersol also discovered Lorne Michaels, a former writer for Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In, who had produced specials for Lily Tomlin and Flip Wilson, and had been lobbying for just the kind of program Ebersol was thinking of.
www.museum.tv /archives/etv/E/htmlE/ebersoldick/ebersoldick.htm   (1323 words)

  
 TeeVee.org: Memo to Dick   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Dick, I should also mention that I saw more women weeping through the all-around competition than I actually saw doing whatever it was that made them cry.
You see, Dick, sooner or later you're going to have to face facts: your ratings are not lower because the kiddies are in school.
Dick, as the guy holding those rights it's in your best interests to point out that it's hard for anyone in television to make money off the Olympics if we've all left our televisions in favor of emailing our new friends in Australia and asking them to fill us in on what really happened.
www.teevee.org /archive/2000/09/27   (1127 words)

  
 U-WIRE.com/Crash leaves Notre Dame senior, father injured; youngest brother dead   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Charlie and Dick Ebersol were taken to Montrose Memorial Hospital and transferred to St. Mary's by Sunday afternoon, while a Flight For Life helicopter transported the plane's co-pilot, Eric S. Wicksell, to a Denver Trauma Center, where he was in critical condition Monday, according to the MFPD.
Ebersol served as manager of the Student Union Board and a member of the Council of Representatives during the 2003-04 term.
Dick Ebersol, 57, became president of NBC Sports in 1989, and was a chief negotiator in agreements to televise Notre Dame home football games on NBC.
www.uwire.com /content/topnews113004002.html   (1203 words)

  
 CNN.com - NTSB: Ebersol's jet not de-iced before crash - Feb 2, 2006
Ebersol told investigators that seconds after takeoff "slushy snow and lots of water" slid down from the aircraft's fuselage and across the windows, the report states.
Ebersol also said that he suspected the plane was having electrical problems "because the microwave, toaster oven, and toilet were not working," the report states.
Ebersol's son Charles told investigators that he had to pull his father from the plane's wreckage after the plane crashed.
cnn.com /rssclick/2006/US/02/02/ebersol.crash?section=cnn_topstories   (447 words)

  
 E! International - News - NBC Exec Survives Plane Crash; Son Killed   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
NBC executive Dick Ebersol, 57, was one of three survivors of the fiery twin-engine wreck Sunday morning in Montrose, Colorado, near the celebrity-friendly ski-resort town of Telluride.
Charles Ebersol, 21, Ebersol's eldest son with actress/wife Susan Saint James, also made it out of the accident scene alive, as did an unidentified copilot.
Dick and Charles Ebersol were in stable condition at a hospital, NBC Universal said late Monday.
international.eonline.com /news/items/0,1799,15427,00.html   (596 words)

  
 CNN.com - Ebersol's son's body identified in plane wreckage - Nov 30, 2004
A body matching that of Dick Ebersol's 14-year-old son is found.
The younger Ebersol was killed instantly when the aircraft landed on top of him after he was thrown from it, Montrose County Coroner Mark Young said at a news conference.
Dick Ebersol and another of his sons, Charles, 21, were injured in the crash, which claimed the lives of the pilot, Luis Alberto Polanco Estaillat, 50, and a flight attendant, Warren T. Richardson III, 36.
www.cnn.com /2004/US/11/30/ebersol.crash   (725 words)

  
 SignOnSanDiego.com > Sports -- NBC executive Dick Ebersol survives plane crash, son presumed dead
Ebersol and his oldest son emerged on their own from the wreckage of the 18-seat aircraft, which crashed Sunday morning after leaving Montrose Regional Airport in southwest Colorado, not far from the Telluride Ski Area.
Ebersol's wife of 23 years, "Kate and Allie" star Susan Saint James, was not on the plane.
Ebersol became president of NBC Sports in 1989 and recently signed a contract that keeps him at the network through 2012.
www.signonsandiego.com /sports/20041129-1324-jetcrash-ebersol.html   (685 words)

  
 cbs4denver.com - Pilot Said Wings Were OK Before Ebersol Crash   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Ebersol's wife, Emmy Award-winning actress Susan Saint James, was not on the plane.
Dick, Teddy and Charlie Ebersol were flying home from California, where Charlie's school, Notre Dame, had played a football game against Southern California.
Dick Ebersol and the two sons then planned to fly to South Bend, Ind., to drop Charlie off at Notre Dame.
cbs4denver.com /topstories/local_story_033122327.html   (528 words)

  
 Plane Crash Involving the Family of Dick Ebersol and Susan Saint James
Dick Ebersol, president of NBC Sports, former executive producer of "Saturday Night Live," and husband of actress Susan Saint James, survived a crash involving a chartered jet on 28 November 2004.
Ebersol, one of his children, and a crew member, were seriously injured in the crash.
On the previous leg of the flight, the aircraft had transported Ebersol, Saint James, and two of their children from California to Montrose, CO. Saint James had left the aircraft at Montrose.
www.airsafe.com /events/celebs/ebersol.htm   (368 words)

  
 Capital News 9 | 24 Hour Local News | HEADLINES | Family, friends remember Teddy Ebersol
The head of NBC sports, Dick Ebersol, had to be wheeled out in his hospital bed in order to attend a memorial for his youngest son.
Dick Ebersol, his 21-year-old son Charlie and the co-pilot survived the crash.
At the memorial, Ebersol broke down and cried as he told the crowd he and his wife have been "overwhelmed by your love and affection."
www.capitalnews9.com /content/headlines?ArID=108937&SecID=33   (116 words)

  
 Ebersol has legion of imitators - The Washington Times: Sports   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Ebersol cited the highly inflated cost of rights fees as his rationale in both situations, a somewhat curious position for an executive who later committed $2.2 billion to extend NBC's choke hold on the summer and winter Olympics through 2012
But two years after saying goodbye to the NBA, not only is Ebersol and NBC in fine shape, his mantra of refusing to use big-time sports as a financial loss leader is quickly gaining disciples across the rest of the industry.
Ebersol likely will not be regarded as important to TV sports as his esteemed mentor, the late Roone Arledge, who completely transformed the business with prime-time scheduling, technical prowess and top-flight storytelling to the industry.
www.washtimes.com /sports/20040307-124923-1496r.htm   (734 words)

  
 Dick Ebersol - 10/24/2005 - Broadcasting & Cable - CA6276865   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Ebersol got the new title of director of weekend late night programming and introduced Schlosser to a young Canadian by the name of Lorne Michaels, who had some thoughts about a sketch-comedy show.
Ebersol would stay with SNL until 1976, when he left for Los Angeles to become head of comedy, variety and specials for the network.
Ebersol, over a series of four months, embraced his Olympics background by securing two deals for NBC to broadcast the Olympics from 2000 all the way through 2008, a groundbreaking achievement.
broadcastingcable.com /article/CA6276865.html?verticalid=311&...   (911 words)

  
 Father Malloy offers condolences to Ebersol family - University of Notre Dame : News & Information
Edward A. Malloy, C.S.C., president of the University of Notre Dame, extended his condolences to the family of NBC Sports chairman Dick Ebersol on the death of his son Teddy.
The Ebersols were involved in a plane crash Sunday in southwest Colorado in which 14-year-old Teddy died.
Dick Ebersol has worked closely with Notre Dame administrators during the last 13 years on the broadcast of Notre Dame home football games on NBC.
newsinfo.nd.edu /content.cfm?topicid=8304   (151 words)

  
 RedOrbit - General - NBC Sports Chief Survives Plane Crash   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Dick Ebersol, 57, and son Charles Ebersol survived the crash at the Montrose Regional Airport outside this southwest Colorado town, according to Denver NBC affiliate KUSA-TV.
The flight was scheduled for a trip to South Bend, Ind., where Charles Ebersol, the oldest son of Dick Ebersol and St. James, attends the University of Notre Dame.
Ebersol worked as an ABC researcher at the Grenoble Olympics in 1968, beginning his love affair with the multisport event.
www.redorbit.com /news/display?id=106739   (826 words)

  
 Teddy Ebersol: “The Finish Line Is Only the Beginning” - 12/6/2004 - Broadcasting & Cable - CA485295   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Edward Ebersol, 14, was killed, as were two of the crew members.
Dick Ebersol and his son Charlie, 21, were injured.
Teddy was a deeply cherished son to Susan Saint James and Dick Ebersol, and youngest brother to his sister, Sunshine, and to his brothers Harmony, Charlie and Willie.
www.broadcastingcable.com /article/CA485295.html?display=People   (946 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Ebersol's wife, actress Susan Saint James, was not on the plane, the station said.
Ebersol, of Litchfield, Conn., became president of NBC Sports in 1989 and recently signed a contract that keeps him at the network through 2012.
Ebersol is best-known for his love affair with the Olympics.
www.firstcoastnews.com /news/usworld/news-article.aspx?storyid=28431   (857 words)

  
 Susan Saint James remembers her son Teddy - Today - MSNBC.com
Actress Susan Saint James is the wife of Dick Ebersol, chairman of NBC Universal Sports and NBC Olympics.
Ebersol was seriously injured when his plane crashed in Colorado over Thanksgiving weekend.
But because he was conscious, he went and moved the sink, grabbed Dick, took him out of the hole and then went back in and then saw the flames beginning.
msnbc.msn.com /id/6645487   (1825 words)

  
 SignOnSanDiego.com > News > Nation -- NBC executive Dick Ebersol survives jet plane crash that kills two   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. – NBC Sports chairman Dick Ebersol and his college-age son emerged from the wreckage of a corporate jet after it crashed during takeoff and burst into flames, killing two crew members.
Ebersol's wife of 23 years, "Kate and Allie" and "McMillan and Wife" star Susan Saint James, was not on the plane.
Eyewitness Chuck Distel told The Associated Press by phone that he was driving on a highway parallel to the runway when he saw the plane skid sideways through a fence and brush before hitting a roadway that ripped the cockpit from the fuselage, leaving it an unrecognizable wreck.
www.signonsandiego.com /news/nation/20041129-0650-jetcrash.html   (901 words)

  
 TeeVee.org: Springtime for Ebersol   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Ebersol has just spent the last few months presiding over the rise and fall of one the biggest broadcasting disasters in recent memory, a spectacular flame-out that makes the Hindenburg crash look like a fender-bender in the parking lot at your local supermarket.
Ebersol was in the production truck with other executives shouting orders to the on-air talent.
Lest we forget, Dick Ebersol's XFL folly is hardly the lone feeble pop-up to shortstop interrupting a string of doubles down the line and opposite-field home runs.
www.teevee.org /archive/2001/04/30   (1853 words)

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