Ross Greenburg
Ross Greenburg (born 1955) was president of HBO Sports from 2000 to 2011.[1][2]
Early life and education
[edit]Greenburg grew up in Scarsdale, New York. He attended Brown University, where he worked as an assistant writer for the sports news director at WPRI-TV Providence. He graduated in 1977 with a degree in political science.[3]
Career
[edit]He was an executive producer for HBO Sports in 1985. During his tenure he won 51 Sports Emmys and 8 Peabody Awards. He succeeded Seth Abraham as president.[4]
HBO Sports is famous for its series Sports of the 20th Century a series of sports documentaries produced by Greenburg, as well as the leading sports magazine show Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel, a football studio show led by Bob Costas, Dan Marino, Cris Carter, and Cris Collinsworth titled Inside the NFL and HBO World Championship Boxing.
Following his tenure at HBO, Greenburg created Ross Greenburg Productions.[5]
In 2016, Greenburg took a teaching position at Iona College, where he served as Executive-in-Residence for the 2018-2019 academic year. He also served as an adjunct professor and advisory sports member.[6]
Awards & Recognition
[edit]In 1990, he won the Sam Taub Award for excellence in boxing broadcasting journalism.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Press Releases". Time Warner.
- ^ "HBO: Boxing: Inside". hbo.com.
- ^ Dachman, Jason (2022-12-09). "Sports Broadcasting Hall of Fame 2022: Ross Greenburg, Architect of the HBO Sports Storytelling Dynasty". Sports Video Group. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
- ^ Sandomir, Richard (17 July 2011). "President of HBO Sports Leaving After 33 Years (Published 2011)". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2023-04-04.
- ^ "4SE: Ross Greenburg Productions". www.sportsbusinessjournal.com. 2023-10-23. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
- ^ "Award-winning filmmaker, CBS Network executive to serve as Executives-In-Residence for 2018-19". Iona University. 2024-09-25. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
- ^ International Boxing Hall of Fame / BWAA Awards Archived 2008-06-17 at the Wayback Machine
External links
[edit]- HBO Sports President Ross Greenburg Exiting Network After 33 Years
- Greenburg out as president of HBO Sports
- HBO Sports President Ross Greenburg exiting
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