25 Facts About Neal Pilson

Neal Pilson currently serves as a selectman on the town board of Richmond, Massachusetts, and is an adjunct professor at Columbia University's School of Professional Studies.

Neal Pilson was born on April 18,1940, in New York City to Alfred Pilson, later a CFO of Simplicity Pattern Company, Inc.

Neal Pilson attended Hamilton College in Clinton, New York, from 1956 to 1960, where he played varsity basketball.

Neal Pilson soon transitioned to a role at the law department of Metromedia, where he was responsible for writing up and negotiating contracts for various TV and radio broadcasting organizations.

When Metromedia closed down its entertainment division, Neal Pilson transitioned to a new role at the law department of the William Morris Agency.

Neal Pilson left this role after just a few years when CBS offered him work in their sports division.

In 1976, Neal Pilson joined CBS Sports as the director of business affairs.

Neal Pilson was initially tapped to lead CBS Sports as president after the division had gone through a tumultuous series of 4 presidents in 5 years and needed a way to finally lead ABC and NBC in sports broadcasting.

In between his two terms as president, Neal Pilson was the Executive Vice President of the CBS Broadcast Group from 1983 to 1986.

Neal Pilson helped CBS acquire the domestic television broadcast rights to the 1992,1994, and 1998 Olympic Winter Games during his second term.

Neal Pilson was instrumental in the launch of flag-to-flag live coverage of high-profile NASCAR races, starting with the 1979 Daytona 500, which had been, until that point, mostly relegated to the world of post-race coverage on ABC.

Neal Pilson was involved in the firing of sports commentator Jimmy the Greek in 1988 after Jimmy made racists comments at a Washington, DC, restaurant.

In 1994, Neal Pilson transitioned into a new role at CBS as the Senior Vice President of the CBS Broadcast Group, a position he held until 1995.

Neal Pilson has worked with a wide array of clients through his consultancy firm, including:.

Neal Pilson is a prolific speaker, panelist, and moderator at sports-related events around the world.

Neal Pilson has spoken at a large number of events and for dozens of organizations, including:.

At various times during his career, Neal Pilson has served as an elected official at the municipal level.

Neal Pilson is a former village trustee of the town of Ardsley, New York, and has served as a town selectmen for the town of Richmond, Massachusetts, since 2016.

Neal Pilson was the chairman and president of the executive committee of the Yale Law School Association, which works to strengthen ties between the school and the community at large.

Neal Pilson served as a board member of the USA Hockey Foundation and was active for a long time with the Chicago-based USA Deaf Hockey Program.

Neal Pilson was a member of the NTID Foundation, which works to garner financial support for the National Technical Institute for the Deaf, a college within the Rochester Institute of Technology in Rochester, New York.

Neal Pilson received the 1991 March of Dimes Sports Luncheon Founder's Award in recognition of his work.

Frieda Neal Pilson is a former president of the Katonah Museum of Art's board of trustees.

Neal Pilson served as a director of the National Theater of the Deaf in Chester, Connecticut, and as a member of the historical commission of the town of Richmond, Massachusetts.

Neal Pilson married his wife, Frieda Pilson, in 1962.