Start Date: | 10/21/2015 | Start Time: | 6:30 PM |
End Date: | 10/21/2015 | End Time: | 8:30 PM |
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Event Description Jim Bell is known as a ground-breaking, hands-on Executive Producer who has been central to NBC’s Olympic coverage. He was the Executive Producer of the 2014 Sochi Winter Games and the 2012 London Olympics, the most-watched event in U.S. television history. Bell is currently preparing to produce the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. His extensive Olympics coverage began with the 1992 Barcelona Games, and since then he has worked on every NBC Olympics coverage, in addition to leading the TODAY show for seven years (2005-2012). On Wednesday, October 21, he’ll visit Drexel to discuss his extensive experience in leading award-winning, comprehensive and innovative Olympic coverage. Bell’s talk, which is co-hosted by Westphal’s Rudman Institute for Entertainment Industry Studies and Drexel’s School of Hospitality and Sport Management, is free to the public |
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Location: URBN Annex Screening Room (3401 Filbert St) |
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