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Andrew "Andy" Rosenberg is a 17-time Emmy Award winning〔()〕 television director and producer of live televised sports including Major League Baseball on NBC, seven World Series, football (including three college National Championships), basketball (including 12 NBA Finals), tennis on NBC, 22 Wimbledon Finals,〔()〕 and 12 summer and winter Olympic Games.〔()〕 He was born March 12 in Newton, Massachusetts and graduated from University of Pennsylvania in 1971 with a BA in history. Later he earned a Master's degree from Boston University College of Communication.〔()〕 Rosenberg taught elementary school in Lincoln, MA for one year before pursuing a lifelong passion for sports. Rosenberg started with an unpaid internship at WBZ-TV in Boston, where he was then offered a staff position as assistant director in 1973. According to Jack Craig of The Boston Globe, Rosenberg would much "rather be a pro-athlete.".〔The Boston Globe, 12/18/77, page 91" TITLE="Craig, Jack, “Ch. 4 wins N.E. Emmy”, The Boston Globe, 12/18/77, page 91">Craig, Jack, “Ch. 4 wins N.E. Emmy”, The Boston Globe, 12/18/77, page 91〕 Rosenberg was promoted to producer/director in 1975, directing news programs, live election coverage (1975–77), and a local woman's program (1977–79). He then moved to WBZ-TV's sports programming, where he directed Boston Celtics and New England Patriots games and won his first Emmy Award for Best Station Sports Coverage.〔“N.E. NATAS News”, Boston/New England Chapter National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, January 1978, Volume 1, Number 3〕 In July 1979 Rosenberg joined NBC Sports, initially as a production associate but promoted to staff director in October 1980.〔Markey, Ed, “Andy Rosenberg Signs New Contract With NBC Sports”, NBC Media Relations, 6-20-89〕 While at NBC, Rosenberg directed Olympics Track and Field ('88, '92, '96, '00, '04, '08, '12), Olympics Alpine Skiing ('02, '06, '10, '14), World Series ('82, '84, '86, '88, '95, '97, '99), All-Star Game ('85, '87, '89, '94, '96), Wimbledon (1990-2011), the World Track and Field Championships ('87, '91, '97, '99, '09, '15), and the World Alpine Ski Championships ('01, '03, '05, '15).〔Markey, Ed, “Andy Rosenberg Signs New Contract With NBC Sports”, NBC Media Relations, 6-20-89〕 Rosenberg was also the Coordinating Director of The NBA on NBC (1991-2002), directing the NBA Finals each of those years. Dick Ebersol, former President of NBC Sports, said of Rosenberg, "I don't think there's anyone who directs a game the way (Rosenberg) does. He doesn't miss a trick, including flies being swatted on the head of America's best-known athlete.〔Nidetz, Steve, "Voice of experience says Knicks are finished", The Chicago Tribune, 6/4/93, page 11〕” While a director at NBC Sports, Rosenberg was nominated more than 60 times for Emmy Awards and won 17 of them. In 2002, Rosenberg left the staff of NBC Sports, though he continued working for NBC and others as a free-lance director. Rosenberg is credited with developing and pioneering innovative camera techniques that have now become standards in televised sports coverage:〔()〕 1. The "Tracking" or "Rail" Camera for Track and Field and Speed Skating events〔()〕 2. The Point-of-View Camera on High Jump and Pole Vault events〔()〕 3. The low "Slash" in Basketball events 4. The "Down the Line" in Baseball events 5. Robotic Slam Cams 6. Behind the Basketball backboard camera〔()〕 Rosenberg also directed the first NBA All-Star game in 3D in 2007.〔()〕 ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Andy Rosenberg」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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