User:NedTate/sandbox/Ned Tate

Ned Tate is a retired television producer, director, writer and executive. His career spanned four decades (1973-2013). His journey in television production began in 1973 when he was hired as a studio camera operator by WBGU-TV in Bowling Green. After graduation from Bowling Green State University (B.A. in Journalism) in 1976, Tate held jobs over the next five years at WLIO-TV in Lima, Ohio, WKJG-TV in Fort Wayne, Indiana, WAND-TV in Decatur, Illinois and WTOL-TV in Toledo, Ohio. In 1981, he was hired as a producer/director at WKYC-TV in Cleveland, Ohio where he worked for the next 21 years (1981-2002). Tate was hired in 2002 as the Executive Producer of Sun Sports and Fox Sports Florida in Orlando where he worked until his 2013 retirement. Tate broke into television sports as a director for NBC Sports in 1986. Over the next 25 years, he directed NFL games for NBC, Fox Sports, and CBS as well as directing college football and basketball during this period for ESPN and Fox Sports Networks. Tate also specialized as a director for marathons and triathlons. During his career he won 51 regional Emmy Awards, and was nominated for 2 national Emmy Awards. He currently lives in Florida with his wife Tammy. He has two children, Ben and Libby, and three grandchildren, Cameron, Parker and Julia.