Caddyshack to Corner Office

Fred Gaudelli is the executive producer of NBC’s Sunday Night Football, but his very first job was as a caddie. In January 2021, he completed his 31st season as the lead producer for an NFL primetime game, and his 15th season producing SNF. In August 2020, Gaudelli was honored as a member of the Sports Broadcasting Hall of Fame’s Class of 2020 for career-long excellence in the sports TV and media industry. A 23-time Emmy Award winner, Gaudelli’s five prior Super Bowls (XXXVII, XL, XLIII, XLVI and XLIX) include Super Bowl XLIX, which still ranks as the most-watched program in U.S. TV history with an average of 114.4 million viewers. Gaudelli introduced the critically acclaimed 1st & Ten technology, the electronically produced yellow line that appears to be painted across the field at the first down marker, the GoalPost Cam and the rotating clock/score box. Additionally, while working at ESPN and producing the 1988 College World Series, Gaudelli introduced the technique of live tracking the speed of pitches – a first on television. A native of Harrison, N.Y., Gaudelli earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in communications from Long Island University/C.W. Post in 1982. He currently resides in Madison, Conn., and has a daughter, Reese.