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Ross Greenburg

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

Education[edit]

He graduated from Brown University in 1977.

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.[3]

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.

Awards & Recognition[edit]

In 1990, he won the Sam Taub Award for excellence in boxing broadcasting journalism.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Press Releases". Time Warner.
  2. ^ "HBO: Boxing: Inside". hbo.com.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ International Boxing Hall of Fame / BWAA Awards Archived 2008-06-17 at the Wayback Machine

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