Dick Ebersol
Richard "Dick" Ebersol (born July 28, 1947 in Torrington , Connecticut) is a radio and television personality . He originally came from the American Broadcasting Company with ABC Sports man Roone Arledge. When he started at NBC , he created the show Saturday Night Live in 1975. In 1989 he was named NBC Sports President.
He received a bachelor's degree from Yale University in 1971.
Ebersol has been married to actress Susan Saint James since 1981 , they had three children together, and two other children were brought into the marriage by Saint James.
On November 28, 2004, Ebersol was seriously injured in a crash of a charter plane in Montrose , Colorado . The captain and copilot of the Bombardier CL-601 died in the accident . One of Ebersol's sons, Edward "Teddy" Ebersol (born June 10, 1990), went missing after the crash - his body was later found. Teddy was dedicated to the 14th episode of Season 4 of Scrubs , an American sitcom. The planned flight route led from Montrose Regional Airport near the Telluride - Ski -region to South Bend , Indiana . In South Bend, Ebersol's son Charles attended Notre Dame High School. Charles survived the crash. The plane crashed shortly after take-off because a heavy snow storm obstructed visibility.
Web links
- Dick Ebersol in the Internet Movie Database (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ebersol, Dick |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ebersol, Richard |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American radio and television presenter, NBC Sports President |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 28, 1947 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Torrington |