Eric Ober is an American broadcasting executive who served as president of CBS News from 1990 to 1996 and of Food Network from 1997 to 2000.[1][2] Prior to serving as president of CBS news he was the news director at affiliate WBBM-TVinChicago.[3]
Eric Ober
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| Born |
Brooklyn, United States
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| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Yale University Columbia University |
| Occupation(s) | PresidentofCBS News PresidentofFood Network ChairmanofVault.com |
A native of Brooklyn, Eric Ober is a graduate of Yale University (B.A.) and Columbia University (M.A.).
His successor at CBS News was Andrew Heyward.
During the 2000s, Eric Ober has run a television production company in New York City while also serving as chairman of the board for Vault.com.