Eric Ober is an American broadcasting executive who served as president of CBS News from 1990 to 1996 and of Food Network from 1997 to 2000.
[1][2] Prior to serving as president of CBS news he was the news director at affiliate WBBM-TV in Chicago.
[3] A native of Brooklyn, Eric Ober is a graduate of Yale University (B.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.