02779cam a2200337 4500 759964870 TxAuBib 20221213120000.0 211031s2022||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9781982194468 hbk. $28.99 1982194464 hbk. $28.99 (OCoLC)1281585348 YDX eng rda YDX BDX HBP OCO UAP GO4 VP@ ILC CPL JQF OCLCF HQC YU6 GSU CDX FHP TxGR TxAuBib Ebersol, Dick, author. From Saturday night to Sunday night [Book] : my forty years of laughter, tears, and touchdowns in TV / Dick Ebersol. First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition. New York, NY : Simon & Schuster, 2022. x, 372 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm. Includes index. Prologue: Just another great day -- The decision -- Adventure -- Tell me a story -- Wide wide world -- Unfathomable -- Surprises -- A whole new world -- NBC's Saturday Night -- Go west -- Live again -- Eddie -- Susie -- Stars and legends -- No sleep -- Perfect fit -- I love this game -- Olympic dreams -- Gold medal deals -- Lighting the flame -- Outside the box -- Human resources -- Adventures in negotiation -- New century, new landscape -- The games go on -- Family -- Follow the living -- Football night in America -- Sunday night is football night -- Olympic diplomacy -- Keeping America awake -- Larger than life -- Epilogue: Plenty more story to tell. "A memoir by the legendary television executive detailing his pioneering work on Saturday Night Live, Sunday Night Football, the Olympics, the NBA, music videos, late night, and more."--Amazon. Dropping out of college to join the crew of ABC's Wide World of Sports, Ebersol went on to create Saturday Night Live with Lorne Michaels, and later produced the show for four seasons. He partnered with Vince McMahon to bring professional wrestling to network TV, helped turn basketball into a global phenomenon on NBC Sports, and created NBC's Sunday Night Football. Here Ebersol shares behind-the-scenes stories while offering an insightful history and analysis of TV's evolution from broadcast to cable, and into the future. -- adapted from jacket. 20221213. Ebersol, Dick. National Broadcasting Company Biography. Television broadcasting United States Biography. Television broadcasting of sports United States. Executives United States Biography. Autobiographies. RV8