A pioneer of television coverage of the Olympic Games, he began as a sports commentator, before becoming the Head of Sports, Special Operations, Vice President and eventually Senior Vice President of NBC Sports.
NBC began to broadcast the Olympic Games in Tokyo in 1964, the same year Mr Gilady started his career as a journalist in his home country of Israel.
Following his 1984 to the Radio and Television Commission of the International Olympic Committee, in which role he served through to 2015, 10 years later, in 1994, he was elected as an IOC Member.
IJF President, Mr Marius Vizer said, "It is with great sadness that we learned of the passing of IOC Member Alex Gilady. Mr Gilady’s extensive expertise and devotion to the service of sport and its values will be reminisced. He was a great visionary in the world of sport and his specialisation in TV Broadcasting definitively added to the revolution in modernising all sports and how they were presented on television and a result of that was an increasing interest and viewership of sport content throughout the world.
He added great value also in judo, supporting us with the inclusion of 4D replay during the Tokyo Games. Moreover on a personal level he was a great friend to movement, a person filled with passion and life.
On behalf of the International Judo Federation I would like to express our sincere condolences and deepest sympathies to the family and friends of our dear colleague Alex and to the entire sport family.
Our thoughts accompany you in these difficult moments. He will be greatly missed."