Overview
- Jablonski died October 25 at his home in Lake George, New York, with NATAS and his publicist confirming the news and no cause disclosed.
- He spent 16 years at NBC Sports, rising to vice president of engineering and technology and overseeing Olympics coverage after starting as managing director for Olympics engineering in 1988.
- His work earned 12 Sports Emmy wins from 20 nominations, along with an Engineering Emmy for innovation for the 1996 Atlanta Games.
- He served NATAS for nearly five decades, chairing the Technology & Engineering Awards Committee from 1988 to 2011 and later serving as chair emeritus and vice chair of the National Awards Committee.
- An honorary member and past president of SMPTE, he continued advising NBC on Olympics production until his death, and memorial details will be announced later.