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Television Producers
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Sunday, March 19, 2006
Producers Are Producers for Better or Wurst
Magazine |
March 19, 2006
Network television used to be relatively recession-proof, but no
longer now that viewers are being carried off by cable, Internet and
video-game rivals like nymphs who’ve wandered into a herd of
intoxicated centaurs. Read more
Sunday, February 19, 2006
Putting the dread in `Fear Factor’
Entertainment |
February 19, 2006
Scott Larsen “Gross producer” on NBC’s stunt reality series, “Fear Factor.” Read more
Tuesday, February 7, 2006
Show may be a go, but its network isn’t
Entertainment |
February 7, 2006
In Hollywood, television shows get canceled every day. Read more
Thursday, December 15, 2005
Paramount Chief Said to Be Wooing Top TV Producer
Business |
December 15, 2005
Fresh from landing the biggest name in movies, Steven Spielberg,
Paramount Pictures Corp. Read more
Friday, November 11, 2005
Hyland Experiences the Ironman From Both Sides
Sports |
November 11, 2005
Rob Hyland, a producer for NBC Sports since graduating from college
in 1997, has been involved in coverage of the Olympics, the Super
Bowl and the NBA Finals. Read more
Tuesday, November 1, 2005
Fired producer takes aim at CBS
Entertainment |
November 1, 2005
The former CBS News producer fired for her role in a controversial
story questioning President Bush’s Texas Air National Guard service
blames network executives for flaws in the September 2004 segment and
accuses CBS of mishandling the resulting firestorm. Read more
Wednesday, August 24, 2005
HBO’s ‘Rome’ wasn’t built in a day
Entertainment |
August 24, 2005
At one point during the 14-month, $100-million production of HBO’s
new series “Rome,” actor James Purefoy, who plays Mark Antony, was
introduced to a group of Italian extras undergoing rigorous boot-camp
training to portray Roman soldiers. Read more
Monday, June 20, 2005
When Katie met Jeff
Entertainment |
June 20, 2005
By now, the story’s become part of the Katie Couric legend. Read more
Monday, May 23, 2005
He’s thinking inside the box
Entertainment |
May 23, 2005
Jerry Bruckheimer grew rich churning out fast-paced, thumping action
films aimed squarely at the teenage boys who rule the multiplex: “Top
Gun,” “The Rock,” “Con Air.” Read more
Saturday, February 12, 2005
A Grammy man’s swan song
Entertainment |
February 12, 2005
Grammy Awards executive producer Pierre Cossette sits behind the
cherry desk in his corner office in the Beverly Hills building where
he’s ridden herd over the telecast for the last 34 years. Read more
Friday, November 19, 2004
‘Nightline’ changes in the works
Entertainment |
November 19, 2004
Ted Koppel’s venerable late-night “Nightline” is getting a makeover,
but it will do so without the services of the news program’s
well-regarded executive producer, Leroy Sievers, whose last day will
be Dec. Read more
Saturday, November 13, 2004
CBS News fires hasty producer
Entertainment |
November 13, 2004
CBS News has fired a producer who jumped the gun Wednesday night,
taking the network to a special report announcing that Palestinian
leader Yasser Arafat had died. Read more
Friday, October 15, 2004
Mischer to supervise Bowl show
Entertainment |
October 15, 2004
The National Football League, in recovery mode after this year’s
risque Super Bowl halftime show with Janet Jackson prompted a
national debate over media indecency, has hired veteran
live-television producer Don Mischer to oversee entertainment for
Super Bowl XXXIX, to be telecast on Fox on Feb. Read more
Sunday, August 29, 2004
Defining convention
Entertainment |
August 29, 2004
The executive producer of the Republican National Convention won’t
say much about the big show he’s overseeing from New York’s Madison
Square Garden this week, but he’s clear on one thing: The nation’s TV
viewers won’t hear him swearing if the balloons don’t drop as planned. Read more
Wednesday, August 11, 2004
NFL picks new halftime team
Entertainment |
August 11, 2004
The National Football League, embarrassed by this year’s Janet
Jackson-Justin Timberlake fiasco at the Super Bowl, is handing off
responsibilities for its halftime entertainment to a small New York
production company that has produced the Tony Awards. Read more
Wednesday, August 4, 2004
Carsey-Werner No Longer Seeks Buyer
Business |
August 4, 2004
One of Hollywood’s last major independent television studios,
Carsey-Werner-Mandabach, has taken down its “for sale” sign – at
least for now. Read more
Monday, March 8, 2004
‘Last Comic Standing’ judges aren’t laughing
Entertainment |
March 8, 2004
The final stage of tryouts for NBC’s reality series “Last Comic
Standing” has drawn the ire of two big-name comedians, Drew Carey and
Brett Butler, who participated as judges but in several cases were overruled. Read more
Sunday, February 29, 2004
The Best-Known Face You Won’t Recognize
National |
February 29, 2004
Backstage at the Kodak Theatre three days before the Academy Awards,
Oscar producer Joe Roth is swimming in Hollywood royalty. Read more
Saturday, February 7, 2004
Back to music
Entertainment |
February 7, 2004
As the longtime producer of the Grammy telecasts, Ken Ehrlich thrives
on infusing each year’s show with surprises. Read more
Tuesday, January 6, 2004
Fox Chairman Exits to Launch TV Venture
Business |
January 6, 2004
Sandy Grushow, the hard-charging chairman of Fox Entertainment Group,
surprised Hollywood on Monday by announcing that he would leave the
network immediately to become a TV producer. Read more
