Drew Esocoff

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Drew Esocoff
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Elizabeth, New Jersey

Drew Esocoff (born c. 1957) is an American television sports director, who as of 2006 has been the director of NBC Sunday Night Football . [1]

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Early life

Esocoff was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey, graduating from Thomas Jefferson High School in 1975, later attending Colgate University. While in college he worked as a substitute teacher at Elizabeth High School where one of his students was Todd Bowles. [2]

Career

Esocoff has worked for ESPN and ABC, serving as director for Monday Night Football , [3] SportsCenter , and the NBA Finals, as well as five Super Bowls. Since 2006, he has served as director for NBC Sunday Night Football . [4]

As of 2024, Esocoff has won 19 Emmy Awards and in 2022 was inducted in the Sports Broadcasting Hall of Fame. [5] [6]

References

  1. ↑ The Sunday Star Ledger. October 11, 2015. p. C1.
  2. ↑ Kratch, James. "A well-timed homecoming for N.J. native, Sunday Night Football director Drew Esocoff", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, October 9, 2015. Accessed October 24, 2015. "'We've never had a high school reunion,' said Esocoff, who grew up in Elizabeth and graduated from Jefferson High in 1975."
  3. ↑ Miller, Shales, James Andrew, Tom. Those Guys Have All the Fun: Inside the World of ESPN (PDF). p. 576.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. ↑ Rosen, Jody (December 2, 2023). "Behind the Scenes of the Most Spectacular Show on TV". The New York Times. Retrieved January 16, 2024.
  5. ↑ "DREW ESOCOFF". NBC Sports Pressbox. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
  6. ↑ "Sports Broadcasting Hall of Fame" . Retrieved 2024-01-16.
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