A veteran of 14 Olympic Games, Joe Gesue is senior vice president, Olympics & Paralympics programming, and executive editor. He oversees Olympic and Paralympic programming and editorial, and has worked on the past 13 Olympic primetime shows (2000 through 2024). In addition to programming and editorial, Gesue is a leading contributor to Olympic and Paralympic project management, strategy, relationships, and sales partnerships. He previously served as editorial director for NBC Olympics, overseeing NBC Sports writers and researchers, and spent seven years as co-producer of the most watched regularly-scheduled studio show in sports, Football Night in America, including three Super Bowl pregame shows on NBC. He also served as SVP of Olympics & Paralympics Production (2012-2022).
Gesue is the winner of 19 Emmys for his work on 14 Olympic broadcasts, the 2018 World Cup, and the NBC’s Wimbledon coverage. His accolades also include a Peabody Award for his work on the Opening Ceremony of the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. In addition to his managerial duties, Gesue was the head writer for NBC’s primetime coverage of the 2006 Torino and 2008 Beijing Olympics, and has co-produced and written several long-form NBC Olympic documentaries.
Gesue joined NBC in 1994 as an Olympic researcher for the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. Before that, he was a sportswriter for The Journal News in Westchester County covering New York City area sports teams. Gesue graduated from Princeton in 1993, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in politics. A native of Croton on Hudson, NY, he and his wife, Katie, have three children, Rowen, Joseph and Celia.
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