Post by The Ultimate Nullifier on Apr 2, 2014 22:09:40 GMT -6
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Legendary TV sports director Sandy Grossman has died after a long bout with cancer. He was 78.
The eight-time Emmy winner directed 21 seasons of NFL coverage hosted by John Madden and Pat Summerall for CBS and Fox. He came to Fox from CBS with Madden and Summerall for the 1994 season, when Fox first got NFC rights -- a major boon for the network.
Grossman directed 10 Super Bowls, five Stanley Cup Finals and 18 NBA Finals during his career. Recent credits include directing the 2008 NFL Pro Bowl.
"The key to anything is, 'What does the viewer want to see?' " Grossman said in a 2011 interview with the Palm Beach Post. "It's not just what I want to show. Somebody out there is an aficionado of the sport and I didn't want to offend them. I always made a point to treat every event I did like it was the Super Bowl because, for them, it is."
Grossman worked with Madden and Summerall for 21 years. "How many guys can say that? It was an unbelievable experience." They were three of about 20 staffers who moved from CBS to Fox as a result of the 4-year, $1.58 billion deal in 1994.
He earned an Emmy for directing the 1980 Super Bowl, and one seven other statues for events such as the 1992 and 1994 Olympic Winter Games.
FOX Sports President & COO Eric Shanks made a statement following Grossman's death.
"Sandy was part of the original heart and soul of FOX Sports. He was a brilliant director and a thoughtful colleague," said Shanks. "He mentored many of us here and throughout the sports TV industry, and we learned more from him than he could imagine. On behalf of everyone at FOX Sports, we extend our deepest condolences to Sandy’s family who are in our thoughts and prayers. He'll be greatly missed."
Grossman was born in Newark, New Jersey and lived in Boca Raton, Florida. He joined CBS Sports in 1963 after studying broadcasting and graduating from the University of Alabama in 1957. He also spent two years as a 2nd Lt. in the U.S. Army Signal Corps before beginning his broadcasting career.
Legendary TV sports director Sandy Grossman has died after a long bout with cancer. He was 78.
The eight-time Emmy winner directed 21 seasons of NFL coverage hosted by John Madden and Pat Summerall for CBS and Fox. He came to Fox from CBS with Madden and Summerall for the 1994 season, when Fox first got NFC rights -- a major boon for the network.
Grossman directed 10 Super Bowls, five Stanley Cup Finals and 18 NBA Finals during his career. Recent credits include directing the 2008 NFL Pro Bowl.
"The key to anything is, 'What does the viewer want to see?' " Grossman said in a 2011 interview with the Palm Beach Post. "It's not just what I want to show. Somebody out there is an aficionado of the sport and I didn't want to offend them. I always made a point to treat every event I did like it was the Super Bowl because, for them, it is."
Grossman worked with Madden and Summerall for 21 years. "How many guys can say that? It was an unbelievable experience." They were three of about 20 staffers who moved from CBS to Fox as a result of the 4-year, $1.58 billion deal in 1994.
He earned an Emmy for directing the 1980 Super Bowl, and one seven other statues for events such as the 1992 and 1994 Olympic Winter Games.
FOX Sports President & COO Eric Shanks made a statement following Grossman's death.
"Sandy was part of the original heart and soul of FOX Sports. He was a brilliant director and a thoughtful colleague," said Shanks. "He mentored many of us here and throughout the sports TV industry, and we learned more from him than he could imagine. On behalf of everyone at FOX Sports, we extend our deepest condolences to Sandy’s family who are in our thoughts and prayers. He'll be greatly missed."
Grossman was born in Newark, New Jersey and lived in Boca Raton, Florida. He joined CBS Sports in 1963 after studying broadcasting and graduating from the University of Alabama in 1957. He also spent two years as a 2nd Lt. in the U.S. Army Signal Corps before beginning his broadcasting career.