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==Early life== |
==Early life== |
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Jeff Gaspin was born in [[Bayside, New York]]. At a young age, Gaspin intended to become a doctor. In the late 1970s, he enrolled as a Pre-Med Student at [[Binghamton University]] in [[Binghamton, New York]]. Originally taking biology and chemistry courses, he decided to change paths in his junior year and switched to a double major in psychology and business administration. He received a [[B.A.]] from Binghamton in 1982. After graduation, looking towards a career in finance, he enrolled in [[New York University]] from where he received an [[M.B.A.]] <ref name="Breznick">{{Cite news| url = http://alumni.binghamton.edu/AJ/2004/fall/feature04.htm | title = NBC Executive Shows Clear Eye for the Straight Hit | date = Fall 2004 | sework = Binghamton University Alumni Association | accessdate = 2010- |
Jeff Gaspin was born in [[Bayside, New York]]. At a young age, Gaspin intended to become a doctor. In the late 1970s, he enrolled as a Pre-Med Student at [[Binghamton University]] in [[Binghamton, New York]]. Originally taking biology and chemistry courses, he decided to change paths in his junior year and switched to a double major in psychology and business administration. He received a [[B.A.]] from Binghamton in 1982. After graduation, looking towards a career in finance, he enrolled in [[New York University]] from where he received an [[M.B.A.]] <ref name="Breznick">{{Cite news| url = http://alumni.binghamton.edu/AJ/2004/fall/feature04.htm | title = NBC Executive Shows Clear Eye for the Straight Hit | date = Fall 2004 | sework = Binghamton University Alumni Association | accessdate = 2010-10-22}}</ref>. |
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==Beginning of Business Career== |
==Beginning of Business Career== |
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After finding no jobs on Wall Street in Finance, Gaspin looked at an associates program at NBC. After spending five years in the NBC finance department, he shifted to news programming at the urging of Michael Gartner, who was at the time the Chief Financial Officer of NBC News. After time, he then shifted to enterainment programming <ref name="Breznick">{{Cite news| url = http://alumni.binghamton.edu/AJ/2004/fall/feature04.htm | title = NBC Executive Shows Clear Eye for the Straight Hit | date = Fall 2004 | sework = Binghamton University Alumni Association | accessdate = 2010-10-22}}</ref>. |
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==Current career== |
==Current career== |
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Revision as of 14:53, 22 October 2010
Jeff Gaspin | |
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| Born | Jeffrey Michael Gaspin December 29, 1960 |
| Alma mater | Binghamton University (B.A.) New York University (M.B.A.) |
| Occupation | Chairman of NBC Universal Television Entertainment |
| Employer | NBC Universal |
| Spouse | Karen Gaspin |
| Website | Gaspin's Executive Biography at NBC Universal |
Jeffrey "Jeff" Gaspin (born December 29, 1960) is an American television executive and current Chairman of NBC Universal Television Entertainment.
Early life
Jeff Gaspin was born in Bayside, New York. At a young age, Gaspin intended to become a doctor. In the late 1970s, he enrolled as a Pre-Med Student at Binghamton University in Binghamton, New York. Originally taking biology and chemistry courses, he decided to change paths in his junior year and switched to a double major in psychology and business administration. He received a B.A. from Binghamton in 1982. After graduation, looking towards a career in finance, he enrolled in New York University from where he received an M.B.A. [1].
Beginning of Business Career
After finding no jobs on Wall Street in Finance, Gaspin looked at an associates program at NBC. After spending five years in the NBC finance department, he shifted to news programming at the urging of Michael Gartner, who was at the time the Chief Financial Officer of NBC News. After time, he then shifted to enterainment programming [1].
Current career
Personal life
References
- ^ a b "NBC Executive Shows Clear Eye for the Straight Hit". Fall 2004. Retrieved 2010-10-22.
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