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Rick Bernstein Biography

Birth Name:Rick Bernstein

Birth Place:Alabama, United States

Profession Producer

Fast Facts

  • Has earned eight Peabody Awards for his contributions to sports programs on HBO
  • Was an executive producer on the TV movie "Magic and Bird: A Courtship of Rivals," which won a Peabody Award in 2010
  • Got his start in the television sports industry as a teenager, when he worked as a gofer at Alabama college football games and worked his way up the ranks
  • Quote: "[on the documentary series "Sports in America: Our Defining Stories"] "This is one of the most ambitious sports projects that HBO has launched․""
  • Best known as the executive producer of HBO Sports, where he has worked on sports documentaries like "World Championship Boxing" and "Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel․"

Awards

  • 1989ACE-Sports Information Series: nominated
  • 1993CableACE-Sports Information Series: nominated
  • 2003Emmy-Outstanding Studio Show Weekly: winner
  • 2004Emmy-Outstanding Sports Documentary: winner
  • 2005Emmy-Outstanding Studio Show Weekly: winner
  • 2008Emmy-Outstanding Sports Documentary: winner
  • 2009Emmy-Outstanding Sports Documentary: winner
  • 2010Emmy-Outstanding Sports Documentary: winner
  • 2010Emmy-Outstanding Edited Sports Special: winner
  • 2011Emmy-Outstanding Edited Sports Special: winner
  • 2011Emmy-Outstanding Sports Documentary: winner
  • 2012Emmy-Outstanding Business and Economic Reporting in a News Magazine: nominated
  • 2013IDA Award-Best Continuing Series: nominated
  • 2013Emmy-Outstanding Long Feature: winner
  • 2014IDA Award-Best Curated Series: nominated
  • 2014Emmy-Outstanding Sports Journalism: nominated
  • 2017Emmy-Outstanding Investigative Report in a News Magazine: winner
  • 2017Emmy-Outstanding Short Sports Documentary: winner
  • 2018Emmy-Outstanding Arts, Culture and Entertainment Report: nominated
  • 2018PGA Award-Outstanding Sports Program: winner
  • 2018Emmy-Outstanding Sports Journalism: nominated
  • 2019Emmy-Outstanding Investigative Report in a News Magazine: nominated
  • 2019Emmy-Best Story in a Newsmagazine: nominated
  • 2019Emmy-Outstanding Sports Journalism: nominated