Bucky Gunts

A winner of 23 Sports Emmy Awards, Bucky Gunts played a key role in defining NBC Sports coverage for nearly two decades, from Super Bowls to golf to the NBA and especially in the Olympics unit where he held a variety of positions from 1992 to 2012 which included Head of Production, Coordinating Director, Director of Opening Ceremonies, and Director for Primetime Programming. He also director of all NBC golf coverage from 1994-2006 (directing 12 U.S. Opens, five Ryder Cups, and 13 Player Championships) as well as director of Football Night in America (2008-2012). Toss in two Super Bowl pre, half, and post-game shows, and The Today Show from 1990-1994 and you have the makings of a Hall of Fame career.