Ross Greenburg

Ross Greenburg (born 1955) was president of HBO Sports from 2000 to 2011.^[1][2]

Early life and education

Greenburg grew up in Scarsdale, New York. He attended Brown University, where he worked as an assistant writer for the sports news director at WPRI-TV Providence. He graduated in 1977 with a degree in political science.^[3]

Career

Greenburg spent 33 years at HBO Sports.^[4] He served as VP and executive producer from 1985-1990 and then as Senior VP and executive producer from 1990-2000. In 2000, Greenburg became President and served in that position until 2011. During his tenure, he won 51 Sports Emmys and 8 Peabody Awards. He succeeded Seth Abraham as president.^[5]

HBO Sports is famous for its series Sports of the 20th Century a series of sports documentaries produced by Greenburg, as well as the leading sports magazine show Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel, a football studio show led by Bob Costas, Dan Marino, Cris Carter, and Cris Collinsworth titled Inside the NFL and HBO World Championship Boxing.

Following his tenure at HBO, Greenburg created Ross Greenburg Productions.^[6]

In 2016, Greenburg took a teaching position at Iona College, where he served as Executive-in-Residence for the 2018-2019 academic year. He also served as an adjunct professor and advisory sports member.^[7]

Awards & Recognition

In 1990, he won the Sam Taub Award for excellence in boxing broadcasting journalism.^[8]

In 2004, Greenburg was inducted into the Brown University Hall of Fame,^[9] and in 2022,^[10] he was inducted into the Sports Broadcasting Hall of Fame.^[9][10]

Personal life

Greenburg resides in Westchester County, New York, with his wife, Michele, and two children, twins Brad and Rachel.^[11]