Ben Grossman
Grossman began his career as a staff writer for The Sports Business Daily, before moving to the PR world heading communications for AEG's Major League Soccer franchise, the Colorado Rapids. In 2000, he became director of corporate communications for the XFL, which enjoyed a widely-publicized and successful launch...and subsequent demise. Grossman then joined Gemstar-TV Guide as manager of publicity and corporate communications in 2001before coming to B&C in 2005. A Minnesota native, he graduated with honors from Boston University with a bachelor's degree in broadcast journalism and holds an MBA from the Anderson School of Management at UCLA. He resides in Los Angeles with his wife, Joanna, and one-year-old son, Jack.
Title: Editor-in-chief
Email: bgrossman@nbmedia.com
BC BeatLink This | Email This | Comments (4) Notes And Thoughts About UFC On FoxSaturday night’s debut of the UFC on Fox was quite a spectacle from press row at the Honda Center in Anaheim, and judging by the TV numbers many viewers agreed, despite the abbreviated fight, which ended in just over a minute when Junior dos Santos took the heavyweight strap away from Cain Velasquez (for the record I told a UFC official before the fight Velasquez would win by... MoreLink This | Email This | Comments (3) Breaking Down the Penn State CoverageThose of us glued to our TV’s Wednesday night as a group of students took to the streets and further sullied what’s left of the Penn State University name saw some great work from TV outlets and some lessons learned. As things picked up, it became a two-horse race, with both CNN and ESPN following the story closely. Noteworthy was that the Big Ten Network, by ignoring the... MoreLink This | Email This | Comments (0) Here’s Hoping for 'Rock Center'So I know the editor-in-chief of an 80-year-old well-respected TV industry publication is not supposed to play favorites when it comes to the success of new shows, but as some of you may already know, I don’t care. I was very much on the record before the fall launches that I wanted Fox’s Terra Nova to succeed because it was the big, ballsy audacious bet that the broadcast... MoreLink This | Email This | Comments (0) Jeff Gordon Happy to "Chase" More TVI had the pleasure of spending some time with NASCAR star Jeff Gordon in New York in between media appearances to promote NASCAR’s playoffs, the 10-race Chase for the Sprint Cup, and it’s hard not to come away impressed by his media savvy — and frankly just the fact he comes across as a great guy. While he is currently in a drive (sorry) to win a fifth NASCAR... MoreLink This | Email This | Comments (7) Adding CBS Local Duty A Good Move for Chris WraggeGood move by CBS/WCBS anchor Chris Wragge adding 6 p.m. on WCBS to his continuing Early Show duties, a move announced August 18. It’s no secret CBS is looking at reworking its morning show again - and while there is no guarantee Wragge wouldn’t be part of a new team on that show - the WCBS move makes sense for the well-liked anchor. Wragge used to host the 5 and 11 p.m.... More |
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