Background
Uplinger, Hal was born on September 30, 1929 in New Kensington, Pennsylvania, United States.
Uplinger, Hal was born on September 30, 1929 in New Kensington, Pennsylvania, United States.
Bachelor of Science, Long Island University, 1951.
A 6"4" (193 m) guard from Long Island University, Uplinger spent the 1953-1954 National Basketball Association season with the Baltimore Bullets, scoring 86 points in 23 games. He worked for Columbia Broadcasting System in Los Angeles and New York as the production manager at KCBS, then as sports producer for the Columbia Broadcasting System Television Network. He produced the American side of Live Aid and was responsible for the international distribution of the 16 hour broadcast to 155 countries and raised $283.7 million for the Band Aid Trust.
Hal Uplinger produced many world wide television broadcasts mainly using top musical talent promoting humanitarian themes.
Son of Guy ad Helen Uplinger. Married Laura Silveira da Mota. Children: Tracy, Sarah.