Ross Greenburg

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Ross Greenburg (born 1955) was president of HBO Sports from 2000 to 2011. [1] [2]

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Early life and education

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

Greenburg spent 33 years at HBO Sports. [4] He served as VP and executive producer from 1985-1990 and then as Senior VP and executive producer from 1990-2000. In 2000, Greenburg became President and served in that position until 2011. During his tenure, he won 51 Sports Emmys and 8 Peabody Awards. He succeeded Seth Abraham as president. [5]

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. [6]

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. [7]

Awards & Recognition

In 1990, he won the Sam Taub Award for excellence in boxing broadcasting journalism. [8]

In 2004, Greenburg was inducted into the Brown University Hall of Fame, [9] and in 2022, [10] he was inducted into the Sports Broadcasting Hall of Fame. [9] [10]

Personal life

Greenburg resides in Westchester County, New York, with his wife, Michele, and two children, twins Brad and Rachel. [11]

References

  1. ↑ "Press Releases". Time Warner.
  2. ↑ "HBO: Boxing: Inside". hbo.com.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ U.S, Jason Dachman, Editorial Director (2022-12-09). "Sports Broadcasting Hall of Fame 2022: Ross Greenburg, Architect of the HBO Sports Storytelling Dynasty". Sports Video Group. Retrieved 2024-10-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  5. ↑ 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.
  6. ↑ "4SE: Ross Greenburg Productions". www.sportsbusinessjournal.com. 2023-10-23. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
  7. ↑ "Award-winning filmmaker, CBS Network executive to serve as Executives-In-Residence for 2018-19". Iona University. 2024-09-25. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
  8. ↑ International Boxing Hall of Fame / BWAA Awards Archived 2008-06-17 at the Wayback Machine
  9. 1 2 "Ross Z. Greenburg (2004) - Hall of Fame". Brown University Athletics. Retrieved 2024-10-11.
  10. 1 2 U.S, Jason Dachman, Editorial Director (2022-12-09). "Sports Broadcasting Hall of Fame 2022: Ross Greenburg, Architect of the HBO Sports Storytelling Dynasty". Sports Video Group. Retrieved 2024-10-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  11. ↑ Marsh, Steven P. "Ross Greenburg brings sports fans behind the scenes". The Journal News. Retrieved 2025-06-04.
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