Eric Ober is an American broadcasting executive who served as president of CBS News from 1990 to 1996 and Food Network from 1997 to 2000.
A native of Brooklyn, Eric Ober is a graduate of Yale University (B.A.) and Columbia University (M.A.).
His successor at CBS News was Andrew Heyward.
During the 2000s, Eric Ober has run a television production company in New York City while also serving as Chairman of the Board for Vault.com.
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