Rose Bowl Hall of Fame
2007 Inductee
Dennis Swanson began his illustrious media career in Chicago before moving on to executive positions as President of ABC Sports, and President for ABCs Daytime and Children's Programming. He also served as President and General Manager of WNBC-TV in New York and co-chair of NBC Olympics, Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of CBS Television Stations Inc., and President of Station Operations for Fox Television Stations Group.
The University of Illinois alum’s other signature credits include the creation of the Bowl Championship Series, hiring a young Oprah Winfrey and persuading the International Olympic Committee to stagger the summer and winter Olympic Games.
Swanson is a member of the Broadcasting & Cable Hall of Fame.
