Norby Williamson (born 1963
) is an American executive and television producer. He is the Executive Senior Vice President of Studio and Event Production for
ESPN
ESPN (originally an initialism for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network) is an American international basic cable sports channel owned by ESPN Inc., owned jointly by The Walt Disney Company (80%) and Hearst Communications (20%). The ...
. Since October 2005, Williamson has overseen all
studio shows as well as all live sporting events on ESPN networks.
Williamson was born in central
Connecticut
Connecticut () is the southernmost state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, New York (state), New York to the west, and Long Island Sound to the ...
in the early 1960s.
He graduated from
Southern Connecticut State University
Southern Connecticut State University (Southern Connecticut, Southern Connecticut State, SCSU, or simply Southern) is a public university in New Haven, Connecticut. Part of the Connecticut State University System, it was founded in 1893 and is ...
with a bachelor's degree in corporate and video communications. He began his career in the ESPN mailroom in the 1980s.
He was the first producer for ''
SportsCenter
''SportsCenter'' (SC) is a daily sports news television program that serves as the flagship program and brand of American cable and satellite television network ESPN. The show covers various sports teams and athletes from around the world and o ...
''.
In 2006, Williamson placed #67 on
The Sporting News
The ''Sporting News'' is a website and former magazine publication owned by Sporting News Holdings, which is a U.S.-based sports media company formed in December 2020 by a private investor consortium. It was originally established in 1886 as a pr ...
Power 100.
In September 2017, Williamson became ESPN's executive vice president of studio production. He was formerly critical of
Stuart Scott's "Boo-Yah!" catchphrase
and once told
Bob Ley
Robert A. Ley ( ; born March 16, 1955) is an American sports anchor and reporter, best known for his work at ESPN. A multiple Emmy Award-winner, he was the longest-tenured on-air employee of the network, having joined ESPN just three days after ...
that his beard looked stupid.
References
External links
ESPN bio
1960s births
Living people
ESPN executives
Year of birth missing (living people)
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