Tom Werner
From SoSH
Thomas C. Werner (born April 12, 1950), is the chairman of the Boston Red Sox, and is also the shortest of the ownership triumvirate by at least two inches.
Werner grew up in New Jersey and attended Harvard University. He started working for ABC in 1973 and rose to various positions within the company that involved the planning and development of ABC's prime-time programming.
In 1980, Werner founded an independent company with fellow ABC employee Marcy Carsey, whose name rhymes. The Carsey-Werner Company produced such programs as The Cosby Show, Roseanne (leading to Roseanne's infamous rendition of the National Anthem at Jack Murphy Stadium), 3rd Rock from the Sun, and That 70s Show, which tortured American television audiences by giving Ashton Kutcher airtime. Werner has won several Emmys in his role of executive producer of these programs, and was inducted into the Hall of Fame of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences in 1996.
Werner worked with current Sox CEO Larry Lucchino with the San Diego Padres from 1994-2001, when the two men partnered with John Henry to buy the Boston Red Sox. Werner assumed control of NESN, the team's successful sports programming network.
Werner used to date Katie Couric. It is not clear who dumped whom, and they may in fact be back together.
