Fred Gaudelli is a Connecticut-based executive producer of NBC’s NFL coverage. Fred Gaudelli handles the coverage for NBC’s NFL. Freddie finished his final season as a lead producer for the NFL Prime T.V. game in January 2023. He was the executive producer and architect of the final season of Amazon Prime Video’s Thursday Night Football package, produced in collaboration with NBC.
Early Life
A native of Harrison, New York, Fred was born in 1961 and he is 62 years old as of August 2023. He received his bachelor’s degree from Long Island University. He obtained his undergraduate degree from Long Island University.
Fred Gaudelli Career
Before handling Thursday Night Football [TNF], he was the executive producer for the first 16 seasons of Sunday Night Football on NBC. Even today, he continues to work as the executive producer of NBC Sports. In May 2023, he was honored with the Pro Football Hall of Fame Pete Rozelle Radio-Television Award, an award that is presented to exceptional football professionals and is presented annually. Fred was the first to receive this award as an executive producer.
In 2020, Fred also received the Hall of Fame for his excellence in his years-long sports T.V. and media career. Gaudelli has remained a 24-time Emmy award winner, and his Super Bowl XLIX is still ranked as the most-watched program in the whole U.S. of T.V. history, with average viewers of 114.4 million. In June 2016, he was promoted to NBC Sports’ executive producer for Sunday Night Football. He earned the honor of the lead producer for the network’s Thursday Night Football Series.
Rise to Fame
On 16th November 2017, Gaudelli and director Drew Esocoff presented the live coverage of the NFL game from SkyCam on NBC Sports. Three weeks earlier, on 22nd October, in Fred’s presence, NBC had coverage through SkyCam that further became widespread acclaim from the viewers. During that time, SkyCam was used during Sunday Night Football due to fog.
In the same game, fog rolled into Gillette Stadium in the first half when the teams had to rematch again. After the second half, because of SkyCam and the best angles or clear view, live action was shown on the T.V. Before joining Sunday Night Football, Fred Gaudelli worked as the producer for ABC’s Monday Night Football, where he spent five seasons.
Fred received a total of nine nominations for Monday Night Football as well as Super Bowl XXXVII shows for Emmy awards. He won at least four out of them. The best the two shows won included Outstanding Live Sports Series in 2004 for Monday Night Football. Sunday Night Football was shown on ESPN from 1990 through 2000, and the best show can achieve included Outstanding Live Sports Series after the 2000 season.
Fred Gaudelli Biography | |
|---|---|
| Real Name | Fred Gaudelli |
| Birth Date | 1961 |
| Age (as of 2023) | 62 Years |
| Hometown | Harrison, New York, USA |
| Profession | Journalist, TV Producer |
| College | Long Island University |
| Qualification | Graduate |
Physical Statistics | |
| Height | in feet inches – 5’ 11” – in Centimeters – 180 cm |
| Weight | in Kilograms – 82 kg – in Pounds – 180 lbs |
| Hair Color | Dark Brown |
| Eye Color | Blue |
Fred Gaudelli Family | |
| Father | – |
| Mother | – |
| Sister | – |
| Brother | – |
Relationship Status | |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Who is Fred Gaudelli’s wife? | Not Known |
| Children | Reese Gaudelli |
Personal Life
Fred is single at the moment, but in the past, he was in a relationship with Lisa Guerrero. Lisa is also a renowned sports reporter who spent almost four decades of her life in journalism. However, Lisa wrote in her book about Fred’s toxic behavior and how he humiliated her on the same day when she made her MNF Debut. She made a blunder in her first interview and wrote
“Freddie was still yelling into my IFB earpiece as I walked off the field to the production truck, feeling sick, my hands shaking. I opened the door and braced myself. Freddie’s head snapped toward me as he demanded an explanation for my mistake. Freddie is a short guy. But at that moment, he reminded me of a hulking ‘roided-out linebacker about to deliver a vicious hit.”
Fred Gaudelli Social Media
Fred Gaudelli is available on LinkedIn and Instagram. On LinkedIn, he is available with the name – Fred Gaudelli, where he highlights his profession as “Executive Producer Sunday Night Football”.
On Instagram, he is available with an unverified account and the handle name – fredgaudelli, where he has 688 followers and 201 in the following list.
Fred Gaudelli Net Worth
Fred worked for around 12 years as an executive officer for NBC Sunday Night Football. He also worked as an executive officer for 12 years for Sunday Night Football on NBC News. Surely, he is earning well because of his hard work, determination, and enthusiasm. Though no clear description of net worth is on any official website, we conclude it to be around $5 million.