Don Ohlmeyer

Don Ohlmeyer

Birth : 1945-02-03, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Death : 2017-09-10

History

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)

Profile

Don Ohlmeyer

Movies

Crazy in Love
Crazy in Love
Producer
Three generations of women live on a small island off the coast of Washington state with their men with whom they have no end of problems.
The Heroes of Desert Storm
The Heroes of Desert Storm
Director
The first Iraq war saw many tragedies and acts of heroism. This is the story seen through the eyes of the men and women involved.
The Heroes of Desert Storm
The Heroes of Desert Storm
Réalisateur
The first Iraq war saw many tragedies and acts of heroism. This is the story seen through the eyes of the men and women involved.
LifeStories: Steve Burdick
LifeStories: Steve Burdick
Executive Producer
Steve Burdick is closeted television anchorman whose lover dies of an AIDS-related illness. Steve decides to come out and then tells his story about being gay and battling AIDS during a special segment of the nightly news. Originally episode eight of LifeStories, it was moved to later in the season due to the subject matter.
Cold Sassy Tree
Cold Sassy Tree
Executive Producer
In the early 20th century, an independent lady from up North causes a scandal when she decides to wed an older local general-store owner just three weeks after he's been widowed.
Right to Die
Right to Die
Executive Producer
Emily Bauer (Raquel Welch) is a successful psychologist with a happy home life who is suddenly stricken with the dreaded neurological affliction ALS (aka "Lou Gehrig's Disease"). At first, she is determined to fight for her life, but as her conditions deteriorates and she becomes more of a human vegetable, Ms. Welch begs her husband (Michael Gross) to help her die.
The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story
The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story
Producer
This Olympics film, tied in with the planned 1980 games from which the United States subsequently withdrew, focuses on an American athlete whose dreams of winning the Decathlon are threatened by his romance with a pretty Russian gymnast.
The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story
The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story
Writer
This Olympics film, tied in with the planned 1980 games from which the United States subsequently withdrew, focuses on an American athlete whose dreams of winning the Decathlon are threatened by his romance with a pretty Russian gymnast.