Charlie Jablonski Dies: NBC Sports Olympics Veteran & NATAS Awards Executive Was 69
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Charlie Jablonski, a 12-time Sports Emmy-winning NBC Sports executive who managed its Olympics coverage and also was an executive at the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, died October 25 at his home in Lake George, NY. He was 69.
NATAS announced his death but did not provide the cause.
Jablonski spent 16 years at NBC Sports, rising to VP Engineering and Technology, a post where he had responsibility for the network’s Olympics coverage. He was Managing Director for Olympics Engineering, starting with the 1988 Summer Games in Seoul. His work resulted in 12 Sports Emmy Awards on 20 nominations for his work on the Olympics and World Cups, as well as being recognized with an Engineering Emmy for innovation for the 1996 Olympics. He continued as an Olympics adviser and consultant for NBC until death.
He served at NATAS for nearly five decades, most recently as Vice Chair of its National Awards Committee, and was Chair Emeritus of the Technology & Engineering Awards Committee — a body he chaired from 1988-2011.
“Anyone who worked alongside Charlie for as little as a
single meeting was instantly familiar with his superior technical intellect,
quick wit and skeptical humor,” NATAS President & CEO Adam Sharp said in a
statement. “A legend in sports television, broadcast engineering and the
leadership of our Academy, he dedicated countless hours to the integrity of the
Emmy competitions, the advancement of our industry and the mentorship of those
he championed.”
Jablonski also was an honorary member and past president of the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers.
He is survived by his wife, Ellen. Memorial details were incomplete.
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