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TMC · 09-25-2025, 02:29 AM

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TMC · 10-11-2025, 03:54 AM

What are the biggest mistakes that Tom Gallery made during his tenure as President of NBC Sports (1952–1963)?
What are the biggest mistakes that Carl Lindemann made during his tenure as President of NBC Sports (1963–1977)?
What are the biggest mistakes that Chet Simmons made during his tenure as President of NBC Sports (1977–1979)?
What are the biggest mistakes that Arthur Watson made during his tenure as President of NBC Sports (1979–1989)?
What are the biggest mistakes that Dick Ebersol made during his tenure as President of NBC Sports (1989–1998)?
What are the biggest mistakes that Ken Schanzer made during his tenure as President of NBC Sports (1998–2011)?
What are the biggest mistakes that Jon Miller made during his tenure as President of NBC Sports (2011–2022)?
What are the biggest mistakes that Pete Bevacqua made during his tenure as President of NBC Sports (2020–2023)?
What are the biggest mistakes that Rick Cordella made during his tenure as President of NBC Sports (2023–present)?

TMC · 11-09-2025, 01:36 AM

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What are the biggest mistakes that Dick Ebersol made during his tenure as President of NBC Sports (1989–1998)?

Why did NBC Sports struggle so much during the late 1990s and early 2000s, when they in succession, lost the broadcasting rights to the National Football League (after the 1997 season), Major League Baseball (after the 2000 season), and National Basketball Association (after the 2001-02 season)?

TMC · 11-09-2025, 02:04 AM

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Why did NBC Sports struggle so much during the late 1990s and early 2000s, when they in succession, lost the broadcasting rights to the National Football League (after the 1997 season), Major League Baseball (after the 2000 season), and National Basketball Association (after the 2001-02 season)?

Who exactly are the most to blame for why NBC Sports struggled so much during the late 1990s and early 2000s, when they in succession, lost the broadcasting rights to the National Football League (after the 1997 season), Major League Baseball (after the 2000 season), and National Basketball Association (after the 2001-02 season)?

View Poll Results: Who has been the best President of NBC Sports?
Tom Gallery	0	0%
Carl Lindemann	0	0%
Chet Simmons	0	0%
Arthur Watson	0	0%
Dick Ebersol	1	50.00%
Ken Schanzer	0	0%
Jon Miller	0	0%
Pete Bevacqua	0	0%
Rick Cordella	1	50.00%
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09-25-2025, 02:29 AM	#1
TMC Member Forum Idol Join Date: Jan 09, 2001 Posts: 127,254	Best President of NBC Sports History of NBC Sports Tom Gallery (1952 –1963) Carl Lindemann (1963 –1977) Chet Simmons (1977 –1979) Arthur Watson (1979 –1989) Dick Ebersol (1989 –1998) Ken Schanzer (1998 –2011) Jon Miller (2011 –2022) Pete Bevacqua (2020 –2023) Rick Cordella (2023 –present)

10-11-2025, 03:54 AM	#3
TMC Member Forum Idol Join Date: Jan 09, 2001 Posts: 127,254	What are the biggest mistakes that Tom Gallery made during his tenure as President of NBC Sports (1952–1963)? What are the biggest mistakes that Carl Lindemann made during his tenure as President of NBC Sports (1963–1977)? What are the biggest mistakes that Chet Simmons made during his tenure as President of NBC Sports (1977–1979)? What are the biggest mistakes that Arthur Watson made during his tenure as President of NBC Sports (1979–1989)? What are the biggest mistakes that Dick Ebersol made during his tenure as President of NBC Sports (1989–1998)? What are the biggest mistakes that Ken Schanzer made during his tenure as President of NBC Sports (1998–2011)? What are the biggest mistakes that Jon Miller made during his tenure as President of NBC Sports (2011–2022)? What are the biggest mistakes that Pete Bevacqua made during his tenure as President of NBC Sports (2020–2023)? What are the biggest mistakes that Rick Cordella made during his tenure as President of NBC Sports (2023–present)?

10-04-2025, 05:33 PM	#2
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