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NBC

COMPANY

Originally a subsidiary of RCA, which was acquired by General Electric in 1986. GE and Vivendi merged their media units in 2004, forming NBC Universal.

Official Website:
http://www.nbc.com/

Industry:
Media

Ticker:
(subsidary)

Corporate headquarters:
New York City

EXECUTIVES

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Roger Ailes
Government
15-May-1940   CEO of Fox News
Robert C. Butler
Business
c. 1931   CFO of International Paper, 1988-95
Jarobin Gilbert, Jr.
Business
c. 1946   Former NBC executive
William J. Lansing
Business
c. 1958   CEO of Value Vision Media, 2004-07
Tim Russert
Talk Show Host
7-May-1950 13-Jun-2008 Meet the Press
Jeff Sagansky
Business
26-Jan-1952   President, CBS Entertainment, 1990-94
David Sarnoff
Business
27-Feb-1891 12-Dec-1971 CEO of RCA, founder of NBC
Scott Sassa
Business
2-Feb-1959   Former President of NBC
Chet Simmons
Business
11-Jul-1928 25-Mar-2010 President of ESPN, 1979-82
Pamela Thomas-Graham
Business
24-Jun-1963   CEO of CNBC, 2001-05
Grant Tinker
Business
11-Jan-1926   Chairman of NBC, 1981-86
Robert C. Wright
Business
1943   CEO of NBC Universal

BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Jack Welch
Business
19-Nov-1935   CEO of GE, 1981-2001

PAST BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Albert Lasker
Business
1-May-1880 30-May-1952 Advertising executive and medical research patron
Jane C. Pfeiffer
Business
c. 1932   Chairman of NBC, 1978-81
Grant Tinker
Business
11-Jan-1926   Chairman of NBC, 1981-86
Robert C. Wright
Business
1943   CEO of NBC Universal

EMPLOYMENT

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Roone Arledge
Sports Figure
8-Jul-1931 5-Dec-2002 Created Wide World of Sports
Chelsea Clinton
Relative
27-Feb-1980   Daughter of Hillary and Bill Clinton
Don Meredith
Football
10-Apr-1938 5-Dec-2010 Dallas Cowboys, Monday Night Foorball
Don Pardo
TV Personality
22-Feb-1918   Voice announcer
Andrea Saul
Government
1981   Romney press secretary
Vin Scully
Sports Journalist
29-Nov-1927   Voice of the Dodgers
Mark Shapiro
Business
c. 1970   CEO of Six Flags

EXTRANEOUS

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Juliette Kayyem
Government
16-Aug-1969   Counterterrorism wonk
Norman Schwarzkopf
Military
22-Aug-1934   Leader in Persian Gulf War




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