Talent/Production

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Steve Karasik

Steve Karasik, A 29-time Emmy Award-winner, joined CBS Sports as a broadcast associate in 1995. After holding roles of increasing responsibility that included Associate Director (1999-2006), Producer (2006-2008), Coordinating Producer (2008-2012), Senior Coordinating Producer (2012-2013) and Vice President, Remote Production (2013-2023), he was named Senior Vice President, Remote Production in 2024.

 

In his current role, Karasik oversees all remote event productions, including games for CBS Sports and CBS Sports Network. He is also responsible for overseeing content and quality control for all production elements involving THE NFL ON CBS, including Super Bowl LVIII (the first-ever Super Bowl held in Las Vegas and the most-watched telecast in history at the time), Super Bowl LV, Super Bowl LIII, Super Bowl 50 and Super Bowl XLVII. Additional properties under his purview include the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship, College Football including the BIG TEN ON CBS, The Masters, PGA Championship and PGA TOUR Golf.

 

Karasik served as co-producer of the Emmy Award-winning Showtime Sports documentary, “A Game of Honor,” which chronicled the lives of football players at Army and Navy during the 2011 season. In addition, he oversaw the Emmy Award-winning “A Game of Honor” web series on CBSSports.com. Karasik also served as Producer on the Showtime Sports documentary, “LT: The Life and Times” which chronicled the life of New York Giants Pro Football Hall of Famer Lawrence Taylor.

 

During his tenure at CBS Sports, Karasik has also covered multiple Super Bowls as the lead associate director, the Daytona 500, the 1998 Olympic Winter Games in Nagano, Japan, and the U.S. Open Tennis Championships, for which he later also oversaw content and quality control.

 

Karasik graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a degree in Communications and Psychology. Born November 16, 1973, in Brooklyn, N.Y., Karasik lives in Rye Brook, NY with his wife, Ilyssa, and sons, Eli and Ben.