Ted Harbert
Edward W. "Ted" Harbert III (born June 15, 1955) is currently Chairman, NBC Broadcasting.[1] Before joining NBCUniversal, he was the president and CEO of the Comcast Entertainment Group.
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[edit] Life and career
Harbert was born in New York City, New York, the son of Ted Jr. (a television executive) and Marna Harbert. He graduated from Boston University in 1977. Harbert began his broadcast career working at the Boston University radio station with Howard Stern. Years later, Stern frequently chided Harbert on-air about how Harbert's career was helped through family connections, specifically his father. For several years in the 1990s, Harbert was in charge of programming for ABC. He also worked in the same office building as Jay Leno during the mid-90's.
He held a similar position for E! Entertainment Television and Style Network until mid-October 2006, when he got promoted to the newly created position of CEO at the Comcast Entertainment Group, which added Comcast’s G4 TV to his portfolio.
In his position at ABC, he was a lightning rod for such decisions as the cancellation of My So-Called Life among other critically acclaimed series. In the case of My So-Called Life, he insists, in a September, 2004 Entertainment Weekly article,[2] that he very much wanted to renew it despite its low ratings, but he says that behind the scenes maneuvering by series star Claire Danes made such a decision impossible.
Harbert appeared as himself in an episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm.[3]
[edit] Personal life
Harbert was once married to Julie Harbert (now Harman), a television producer, writer and director. He has a son, Will and a daughter, Emily from his marriage to Susan Harbert.[3]
He lived with Chelsea Handler, a comedian and host of her own late-night talk show, Chelsea Lately, on the E! Cable Television Network. E! Network reps confirm they split in early 2010 after several years together.
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| Business positions | ||
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| Preceded by Robert Iger |
President of ABC Entertainment 1992-1996 |
Succeeded by Jamie Tarses |
| Preceded by position created |
Chairman of ABC Entertainment 1996-1997 |
Succeeded by Stuart Bloomberg |
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