An Evening with Rich Lerner: Stories from the World of Sports Broadcasting
Join us for an engaging evening of conversation and connection with Rich Lerner, Emmy Award–winning broadcaster and one of sports media’s great storytellers. A longtime host of Golf Central and a veteran of Golf Channel and NBC’s Olympic coverage, Rich will share insights from a distinguished career at the center of global sports broadcasting.
The conversation will be moderated by Jacob Shapiro, Columbia Law ’18 and Columbia Club Board Member
Penn Club of New York
Tuesday, February 24
6:00–8:00 PM
Rich Lerner joined GOLF Channel in 1997 and has been a versatile mainstay ever since. He currently serves as a play-by-play host for GOLF Channel’s PGA TOUR live tournament coverage and as a host of Golf Central and Golf Central: Live From, broadcasting on-site from the game’s biggest events. As part of Live From, Lerner writes and narrates essays that add perspective to pivotal moments in the sport and the players at their center.
In addition to his work with GOLF Channel as part of NBC Sports, Lerner has contributed to NBC Olympics’ coverage of four Olympic Games, most recently calling men’s and women’s gymnastics at the 2024 Paris Olympics. He won a Sports Emmy as part of NBCUniversal’s Paris Olympics coverage, honored as Outstanding Live Special – Championship Event.
Over the years, Lerner has produced and contributed to numerous in-depth specials, including New York Stories, Courage on the Fairways, and Tiger Woods: Millennium Man. He received the Women’s Sports Foundation Journalism Award for Se Ri Pak: A Champion’s Journeyand a Telly Award for his work on a feature about 1964 U.S. Open champion Ken Venturi. He has also helped write and co-produce projects for the network’s Emmy-nominated GOLF Films unit.
In May, Lerner’s autobiographical book, Aren’t You That Golf Guy, will be released.
Lerner grew up working at his father’s driving range and miniature golf course in Allentown, Pennsylvania. He and his wife, Robin, live in Connecticut and have two sons, Jesse and Jack.