32 Facts About Michael Weisman

Michael Weisman was born in Queens, NY, the middle of three children to Edward, who was a publicist at ABC and NBC Sports, and Dorothy.

In 1972, Michael Weisman was hired as the first assistant to the producer in NBC Sports history.

Michael Weisman was promoted to associate producer in 1974 and then to producer in 1976, giving him the chance to work with producer Don Ohlmeyer.

Michael Weisman became NBC's coordinating producer for baseball in 1979, where he learned baseball production from Harry Coyle, whom Michael Weisman calls his idol and mentor.

Michael Weisman was tapped to produce the opening ceremonies and the track and field portions of the 1980 Winter Olympics in Moscow before the US decided to boycott the Games.

Michael Weisman became the executive producer of NBC Sports in 1982.

Michael Weisman led a team covering the 1988 Summer Olympics for the network.

One of those employees was Jeff Zucker, who Michael Weisman hired as a researcher.

In November 1989, Michael Weisman was hired by CBS in California to produce the late-night talk show program, The Pat Sajak Show.

In 2001,12 years after Michael Weisman was fired by Ebersol, the two men reunited to work together on the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City.

Michael Weisman returned to New York in 2004, serving as the executive producer for the syndicated daytime Jane Pauley Show for one season.

In 2007, Michael Weisman returned to NBC Sports to serve as the Executive in Charge of Production of Football Night in America.

In 1991, Michael Weisman was hired as the president and the executive producer of Davis Sports Entertainment, a division of the Davis Companies, whose president was film producer John Davis and whose owner was former 20th Century Fox owner and Davis Petroleum Chairman, Marvin Davis.

Michael Weisman produced sports programs for network specials, cable, and pay-per-view.

In 1996, Fox Sports asked Michael Weisman to help launch its televised baseball programming.

Michael Weisman was hired to produce the 1999 MLB All-Star Game at Fenway Park, which scored an Emmy for Best Live Sports Event; and the 2001 World Series in New York.

In 2000, Michael Weisman was recruited by WWE owner Vince McMahon to be a broadcast production consultant for the XFL, which aimed to be a no-holds-barred version of the NFL.

In February 2015 Michael Weisman was named the Executive in Charge of MSNBC's Morning Joe.

Michael Weisman introduced a number of new concepts to sports broadcasting.

In boxing, Michael Weisman introduced the use of the three minute clock on-screen to mark how much time remained in a round and placed microphones in the boxers' corners between rounds.

In football, Michael Weisman created the ten-minute ticker, which was used to display scores from around the league six times an hour.

Michael Weisman was responsible for the creation of the "Silent Minute" in the pregame show of Super Bowl XX, during which NBC only showed a black screen with a clock on it.

In baseball, Michael Weisman introduced split-screen baseball coverage, which allowed fans to watch two games simultaneously.

Michael Weisman was among the first producers to have baseball players introduce their team lineups, which helped personalize the game for viewers.

Michael Weisman made a number of notable hires, including the decision to tap regional play-by-play announcer Bob Costas to host the Sunday pre-football game show on NBC in 1984.

Michael Weisman hired former Knicks, Giants, and Jets radio broadcaster Marty Glickman to coach former athletes to work as on-air talent.

Michael Weisman then offered her the opportunity to call six more games, but Sierens chose to focus on her news career instead.

In total, Michael Weisman received 24 Emmy awards during his career and is a member of the Sports Broadcasting Hall of Fame.

Michael Weisman has produced 23 World Series and MLB Championship Series, and more than a dozen Super Bowl and NFL Championship games.

Michael Weisman was awarded a lifetime pass by the MLB that guarantees entry to any ballpark in the country for his contributions to televised baseball.

On July 12,2018, Michael Weisman threw out the ceremonial first pitch for the New York Mets vs Washington Nationals game at Citi Field to mark the 80th anniversary of Queens College, his alma mater.

Michael Weisman lives in Manhattan with his wife of 39 years Carol, who is a vice president and partner of Enterprise Asset Management in New York, a board member of the Lupus Research Alliance, and a patron of the Whitney Museum.