Dick Ebersol's autobiography 'From Saturday Night to Sunday Night' spans his career

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🗓️ 6 October 2022

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Dick Ebersol was a major player in the world of American entertainment until his retirement over a decade ago. He co-created Saturday Night Live, and created Sunday Night Football, which was once the most watched television program in America. In this episode, we get a glimpse of Ebersol's 40-year career as he talks with NPR hosts Ari Shapiro and Juana Summers about his new autobiography From Saturday Night to Sunday Night. We also hear from Ebersol how he coped with some of the worst, tragic moments in his life.

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0:00.0	Hey, it's Empire's Book of the Day. I'm Andrew Limbaugh. Dick Ebersall is one of those people
0:07.3	whose name isn't necessarily on the tip of everybody's tongue, but happens to be one of the most
0:13.1	influential people in entertainment, which by extension means he's one of the most influential people,
0:19.0	period. His new autobiography is titled from Saturday Night to Sunday Night,
0:23.5	a nod to a couple little TV shows he helped make.
0:26.5	You might have heard of them.
0:27.8	One of them is called Saturday Night Live,
0:29.8	and the other is Sunday Night Football.
0:32.3	You know, just a couple of canonized American cultural institutions.
0:36.4	Anyway, the folks at all things considered
0:38.1	put together this piece
0:39.2	where NPR's Ari Shapiro and Juana Summers
0:41.6	talk us through his life
0:43.1	and some of the real heart-wrenching tragedy
0:46.1	he's been through.
0:48.2	In the U.S., national security news
0:50.6	can feel far away from daily life.
0:52.9	Distant wars, murky conflicts, diplomacy behind closed doors on our new show, sources and methods. NPR reporters on the ground bring you stories of real people helping you understand why distant events matter here at home. Listen to sources and methods on the NPR app or wherever you get your podcasts.
1:12.6	From NPR News, this is all things considered. I'm Wana Summers.
1:16.8	And I'm Mari Shapiro. For TV viewers of a certain age, Dick Ebersoll shaped your weekend for 40 years.
1:22.9	His broadcast career started when he dropped out of college in 1967 to join ABC Sports.
1:28.8	Ebersol eventually moved on to NBC, where he co-created Saturday Night Live.
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