Sports Executive

The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Foundation Presents

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Highlights

Chet Simmons on advice to an aspiring sports executive

01:32

Chet Simmons on philosophy regarding sports programming

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Who talked about this profession

Chet Simmons

Chet Simmons on how NBC Sports compared to ABC Sports at the time circa 1964, and on losing the rights to NCAA Basketball

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Chet Simmons on his duties as vice president of NBC Sports

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Chet Simmons on philosophy regarding sports programming

02:08

Chet Simmons on changes he brought about as president of NBC News, and on dealing with the Olympics

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Chet Simmons on the gentlemanly competition among networks for broadcast rights of sporting events during his tenure at NBC Sports

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Chet Simmons on hiring ex-athletes for the broadcast booth

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Chet Simmons on his management style

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Chet Simmons on the atmosphere he created at ESPN during his tenure, and on his negotiation style

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Chet Simmons on sports analysis programming at ESPN

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Chet Simmons on advice to an aspiring sports executive

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About

"[The first time ESPN went on the air] it was joy. It was suspense. It was stomach-churning. It was awful. It was great. It was wonderful. It was terrible. ‘Why did you do it that way? Where’s the audio from the field? How come we didn’t get the audio?’ It was all of that emotion." - Chet Simmons, Sports Executive

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