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Producer
Don Ohlmeyer
- Born February 3, 1945 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
- Died September 10, 2017
Donald Winfred Ohlmeyer Jr. (February 3, 1945 – September 10, 2017) was an American television producer and president of the NBC network's west coast division. He was a professor of television communications at Pepperdine University in Malibu, California. He served as ombudsman for ESPN.com for 18 months; that term ended in January 2011.
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Born in New Orleans, Louisiana, Ohlmeyer grew up in the Chicago area and attended Glenbrook North High School. He graduated from the University of Notre Dame in 1967. Ohlmeyer began his career with ABC Sports. A disciple of Roone Arledge, he worked on Wide World of Sports, was the first hired producer of Monday Night Football, created Superstars, and also produced and directed three Olympics broadcasts (including the Munich Olympics), (Wikipedia)
Known for
Special Bulletin1983
Arli$$1996
Crazy in Love1992
When He's Not a Stranger1989
Cold Sassy Tree1989
The Heroes of Desert Storm1991
Right to Die1987
Christmas on Ice1990
Filmography
- 2007Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture NationFilmSelf
- 1996Arli$$SeriesDon Ohlmeyer
- 1992Crazy in LoveFilmProducer
- 1991The Heroes of Desert StormFilmExecutive Producer, Director
- 1990LifeStories: Steve BurdickFilmExecutive Producer
- 1990Christmas on IceFilmDirector, Executive Producer
- 1989When He's Not a StrangerFilmExecutive Producer
- 1989Cold Sassy TreeFilmExecutive Producer
- 1987Right to DieFilmExecutive Producer
- 1985TelevisionSeries
- 1983Special BulletinFilmExecutive Producer
- 1980The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love StoryFilmProducer, Writer
- 1977US Against the WorldFilmProducer, Director