Don Ohlmeyer, legendary sports producer, dead at 72

[Tony Calguire]

http://variety.com/2017/tv/news/don-ohlmeyer-dead-at-72-nbc-must-see-tv-
1202553810/

Don Ohlmeyer, Producer and Executive Who Helped Revive NBC in 1990s, Dies at
72

Don Ohlmeyer, a longtime producer and executive who helped lead NBC’s “Must-
See TV” revival in the 1990s, died Sunday at his home in Palm Desert, Calif.
He was 72.

Ohlmeyer’s death was announced by his longtime friend Al Michaels during the
“Sunday Night Football” telecast on NBC. “He was truly special and one of a
kind,” said Michaels. Ohlmeyer had a long run as a sports producer at ABC and
NBC in the 1970s and ’80s before he moved to NBC as West Coast president in
1993.

[Ian J. Ball]

On 2017-09-11 23:48:00 +0000, Tony Calguire said:

> http://variety.com/2017/tv/news/don-ohlmeyer-dead-at-72-nbc-must-see-tv-
> 1202553810/
>
> Don Ohlmeyer, Producer and Executive Who Helped Revive NBC in 1990s, Dies at
> 72

To me, he will always be the guy who finally killed the Olympics and
made them unwatchable...


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