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<html> <head> <title>NBC</title> <meta name="googlebot" content="noodp"> <meta name="robots" content="noodp"><style type="text/css">  </style><script type="text/javascript" src="/sortable.js"></script> </head> <body bgcolor=#ffffff> <center> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr><td valign=top><table width=550 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0> <tr><td bgcolor=white><table width="100%" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" background="/nndb.gif"> <tr> <td rowspan="2" align="left" valign="top"><a href="http://www.nndb.com/"><img src="/title.gif" width="260" height="50" border=0 alt="NNDB"></a></td> <td><table width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="6"> <tr align="center"> <td width="25%" nowrap>This is a beta version of NNDB</td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="right" valign="middle"> <form action="http://search.nndb.com/search/nndb.cgi" method="get"> <input type="hidden" name="nndb" value="1"></input> Search: <select name="omenu"> <option value="unspecified" selected>All Names</option> <option value="living">Living people</option> <option value="dead">Dead people</option> <option value="bands">Band Names</option> <option value="books">Book Titles</option> <option value="movies">Movie Titles</option> <option value="fulltext">Full Text</option> </select> for <input name="query" value="" size=24 maxlength=96> <input type=submit value="Search"> </form></td> </tr> </table>        </td></tr> <tr><td bgcolor=red height=2></td></tr> <map name=fool><area coords="102,0,240,14" href="/company/708/000042582/bibliography/" alt="bibliography"></map><tr bgcolor=F0F0F0><td bgcolor=F0F0F0 style="padding: 0px 15px 15px 15px;"><img src="/red-profile-2.gif" align="right" height=15 width=240 border=0 usemap=#fool> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 width=100%><tr><td bgcolor=F0F0F0> NBC COMPANY Originally a subsidiary of <a href="/company/748/000054586/">RCA</a>, which was acquired by <a href="/company/251/000044119/">General Electric</a> in 1986. GE and <a href="/company/792/000044660/">Vivendi</a> merged their media units in 2004, forming <a href="/company/551/000172035/">NBC Universal</a>. Official Website: <a href="http://www.nbc.com/">http://www.nbc.com/</a> Industry: <a href="/lists/619/000098325/">Media</a> Ticker: (subsidary) Corporate headquarters: <a href="/geo/631/000069424/" class=proflink>New York City</a> EXECUTIVES <table border=1 class="sortable" id="sort_company"> <tr><th>Name</th><th>Occupation</th><th>Birth</th><th>Death</th><th>Known for</th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/449/000054287/">Roger Ailes</a></td> <td><center>Government</center></td> <td align=right><tt>15-May-1940</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>CEO of Fox News</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/555/000172039/">Robert C. Butler</a></td> <td><center>Business</center></td> <td align=right><tt>c. 1931</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>CFO of International Paper, 1988-95</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/202/000127818/">Jarobin Gilbert, Jr.</a></td> <td><center>Business</center></td> <td align=right><tt>c. 1946</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Former NBC executive</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/884/000170374/">William J. Lansing</a></td> <td><center>Business</center></td> <td align=right><tt>c. 1958</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>CEO of Value Vision Media, 2004-07</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/070/000024995/">Tim Russert</a></td> <td><center>Talk Show Host</center></td> <td align=right><tt>7-May-1950</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>13-Jun-2008</tt></td> <td>Meet the Press</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/233/000167729/">Jeff Sagansky</a></td> <td><center>Business</center></td> <td align=right><tt>26-Jan-1952</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>President, CBS Entertainment, 1990-94</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/854/000031761/">David Sarnoff</a></td> <td><center>Business</center></td> <td align=right><tt>27-Feb-1891</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>12-Dec-1971</tt></td> <td>CEO of RCA, founder of NBC</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/674/000042548/">Scott Sassa</a></td> <td><center>Business</center></td> <td align=right><tt>2-Feb-1959</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Former President of NBC</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/733/000216085/">Chet Simmons</a></td> <td><center>Business</center></td> <td align=right><tt>11-Jul-1928</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>25-Mar-2010</tt></td> <td>President of ESPN, 1979-82</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/125/000168618/">Pamela Thomas-Graham</a></td> <td><center>Business</center></td> <td align=right><tt>24-Jun-1963</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>CEO of CNBC, 2001-05</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/156/000023087/">Grant Tinker</a></td> <td><center>Business</center></td> <td align=right><tt>11-Jan-1926</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Chairman of NBC, 1981-86</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/169/000126788/">Robert C. Wright</a></td> <td><center>Business</center></td> <td align=right><tt>1943</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>CEO of NBC Universal</td> </tr> </table> BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS <table border=1 class="sortable" id="sort_company"> <tr><th>Name</th><th>Occupation</th><th>Birth</th><th>Death</th><th>Known for</th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/006/000025928/">Jack Welch</a></td> <td><center>Business</center></td> <td align=right><tt>19-Nov-1935</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>CEO of GE, 1981-2001</td> </tr> </table> PAST BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS <table border=1 class="sortable" id="sort_company"> <tr><th>Name</th><th>Occupation</th><th>Birth</th><th>Death</th><th>Known for</th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/654/000205039/">Albert Lasker</a></td> <td><center>Business</center></td> <td align=right><tt>1-May-1880</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>30-May-1952</tt></td> <td>Advertising executive and medical research patron</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/486/000168979/">Jane C. Pfeiffer</a></td> <td><center>Business</center></td> <td align=right><tt>c. 1932</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Chairman of NBC, 1978-81</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/156/000023087/">Grant Tinker</a></td> <td><center>Business</center></td> <td align=right><tt>11-Jan-1926</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Chairman of NBC, 1981-86</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/169/000126788/">Robert C. Wright</a></td> <td><center>Business</center></td> <td align=right><tt>1943</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>CEO of NBC Universal</td> </tr> </table> EMPLOYMENT <table border=1 class="sortable" id="sort_company"> <tr><th>Name</th><th>Occupation</th><th>Birth</th><th>Death</th><th>Known for</th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/755/000030665/">Roone Arledge</a></td> <td><center>Sports Figure</center></td> <td align=right><tt>8-Jul-1931</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>5-Dec-2002</tt></td> <td>Created Wide World of Sports</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/237/000025162/">Chelsea Clinton</a></td> <td><center>Relative</center></td> <td align=right><tt>27-Feb-1980</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Daughter of Hillary and Bill Clinton</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/027/000023955/">Don Meredith</a></td> <td><center>Football</center></td> <td align=right><tt>10-Apr-1938</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>5-Dec-2010</tt></td> <td>Dallas Cowboys, Monday Night Foorball</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/577/000025502/">Don Pardo</a></td> <td><center>TV Personality</center></td> <td align=right><tt>22-Feb-1918</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Voice announcer</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/088/000355020/">Andrea Saul</a></td> <td><center>Government</center></td> <td align=right><tt>1981</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Romney press secretary</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/240/000023171/">Vin Scully</a></td> <td><center>Sports Journalist</center></td> <td align=right><tt>29-Nov-1927</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Voice of the Dodgers</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/636/000172120/">Mark Shapiro</a></td> <td><center>Business</center></td> <td align=right><tt>c. 1970</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>CEO of Six Flags</td> </tr> </table> EXTRANEOUS <table border=1 class="sortable" id="sort_company"> <tr><th>Name</th><th>Occupation</th><th>Birth</th><th>Death</th><th>Known for</th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/665/000162179/">Juliette Kayyem</a></td> <td><center>Government</center></td> <td align=right><tt>16-Aug-1969</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Counterterrorism wonk</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/808/000023739/">Norman Schwarzkopf</a></td> <td><center>Military</center></td> <td align=right><tt>22-Aug-1934</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Leader in Persian Gulf War</td> </tr> </table> Do you know something we don't? <a href="http://commentary.nndb.com/submit/feedback/?id=42582" rel="nofollow">Submit a correction or make a comment about this profile</a> Copyright ©2012 Soylent Communications </td></tr></table> </td></tr> </table> </td> <td width=180 align="center" valign="top" style="padding: 0px 0px 8px 25px;"><div class="contentf"><center><a href="http://mapper.nndb.com/" class="fotmlink" style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; color: #dd0000;">NNDB MAPPER</a> <a style="color: #0000ff" href="http://mapper.nndb.com/maps/801/000000801/"><img src="http://mapper.nndb.com/t/801/801/s801.jpg" width=128> Oncomorphosis</a> Requires Flash 7+ and Javascript.</center></div> <div class="contentf"><center> <script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script> </center></div> <div class="contentf"><center>BibliographiesNNDB has added thousands of bibliographies for people, organizations, schools, and general topics, listing more than 50,000 books and 120,000 other kinds of references. 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