- Tom Werner
Thomas C. "Tom" Werner (born
April 12 ,1950 inNew York City, New York ) is the Chairman of theBoston Red Sox , as well as an Americantelevision producer and businessman.Werner was born in to a wealthy New York area family. He was educated at The Hotchkiss School, one of the nation's elite private schools, and earned an English degree from
Harvard University . In 1973, Werner entered television by working for ABC-TV. In 1975, he became the Director of East Coast Prime Time Development. Werner was promoted to senior vice president of the prime time development department in 1979.Werner co-founded The Carsey-Werner Company with
Marcy Carsey in1980 . In this capacity he served asexecutive producer of such television programs as "The Cosby Show ", "Roseanne", "3rd Rock from the Sun " and "That 70s Show " and other successful hits. Werner made nearly $600 million selling episodes of The Cosby Show for syndication. In 1999, he was inducted into theMuseum of Television and Radio .In 1990, Werner entered the world of sports by purchasing the
San Diego Padres fromJoan Kroc . Werner often used the team to help promote his television programs, such as when he invitedRosanne Barr to perform the national anthem. Werner was ostracized by fans and media for reducing the team's payroll, and he succumbed to pressure and quickly sold the franchise in 1994.Werner is currently co-owner, along with John Henry, and Chairman of the
Boston Red Sox baseball club. He and Henry paid $660 million for the franchise in February 2002, purchasing alsoFenway Park and theNew England Sports Network from the Yawkey Family Trust, managed by John Harrington. The Red Sox won two World Series since he became co-owner, in 2004 and 2007.For a time, Werner was romantically involved with television host
Katie Couric , then-host of "Today ", now lead anchor of theCBS Evening News .Resources
*http://www.cwm.com/bio-werner.html
*http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1809120796/bio
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