Director

Don Ohlmeyer

Production

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Directed movies: 2Directed series: 0All crew credits: 9

TMDB ID: 1043754

IMDb ID: nm0645048

Known for: Production

Born: February 3, 1945

Died: September 10, 2017

Age: 72

Place of birth: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1977 - 2007

Years active: 31

Average TMDB rating: 7

Wikidata: Q3035871

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Biography

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. 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)

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