- Bob Basche
Bob Basche is a former
Emmy Award -winning associate producer for NBC'sSportsworld (US TV series) . Basche, who also served as head of talent and on-air promotion, is credited for coining the term "Breakfast at Wimbledon," which is used to promote the first live broadcast of the Wimbledon Finals in the early morning time slot [ [http://sport.guardian.co.uk/wimbledon2004/story/0,,1253617,00.html Tanner comes out of closet | Special reports | Guardian Unlimited Sport ] ] . Basche also played a key role in developing NBC's on-air talent roster, includingBryant Gumbel ,Dick Enberg andBob Costas .Prior to
NBC Sports , Basche worked for the men's ATP Tour and theLPGA , where he served as that organization's first director of public relations. He also worked as the communications director for thePhilip Morris sports group's Virginia Slims Tennis Tour.A graduate of the
University of Notre Dame who served as a Naval officer during the Vietnam War [http://www.wilburyachts.com/files/press/PCWildDuck.pdf] , Basche joined Connecticut-based sports marketing firmMillsport LLC as executive vice president and managing partner in 1982. Today, he serves as chairman of Millsport, a division ofThe Marketing Arm .Notes
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