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Eric Ober
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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]
Key Information
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
[edit]- ^ 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.