Eric Ober
American broadcasting executive
Eric Ober | |
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Born | Brooklyn, United States |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Yale University Columbia University |
Occupation(s) | President of CBS News President of Food Network Chairman of Vault.com |
Eric Ober is an American broadcasting executive who served as president of CBS News from 1990 to 1996 and of Food Network from 1997 to 2000.[1][2] Prior to serving as president of CBS news he was the news director at affiliate WBBM-TV in Chicago.[3]
A native of Brooklyn, Eric Ober is a graduate of Yale University (B.A.) and Columbia University (M.A.).
His successor at CBS News was Andrew Heyward.
During the 2000s, Eric Ober has run a television production company in New York City while also serving as chairman of the board for Vault.com.
References
- ^ Hofmeister, Sallie (December 29, 1995). "Eric Ober Resigns as President of CBS News Division : Television: Staff cuts and the ratings slump hurt his five-year tenure. A replacement isn't expected to be named for two weeks". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
- ^ Moss, Linda (November 15, 1998). "New Food Chef: Gruen Is Out, Ober Onboard". Multichannel News. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
- ^ Gieseken, Carlos (June 4, 2016). "BLAB TV changes hands". Pensacola News Journal. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
External links
- Eric Ober at IMDb
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Presidents of CBS News
- Paul White (1933–1946)
- Richard S. Salant (1961–1964; 1966–79)
- Fred W. Friendly (1964–1966)
- Bill Leonard (1979–1982)
- Van Gordon Sauter (1982–1983; 1986)
- Ed Joyce (1983–1986)
- Howard Stringer (1986–1988)
- David W. Burke (1988–1990)
- Eric Ober (1990–1996)
- Andrew Heyward (1996–2005)
- Sean McManus (2005–2011)
- Jeff Fager (2011–2015)
- David Rhodes (2015–2019)
- Susan Zirinsky (2019-2021)
- Neeraj Khemlani and Wendy McMahon (2021–2023)
- Wendy McMahon and Ingrid Ciprián-Matthews (2023–present)