Don Ohlmeyer
Donald Winfred "Don" 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 born in New Orleans, Louisiana. 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.[1]
Ohlmeyer died in Indian Wells, California on September 10, 2017 of cancer at the age of 72.[2][3]
References
- ↑ Don Ohlmeyer,"Can you hear me now?",ESPN.com January 26, 2011
- ↑ Sandomir, Richard (September 10, 2017). Don Ohlmeyer, 'Monday Night Football' Producer, Dies at 72. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/10/sports/don-ohlmeyer-dead-television-abc-nbc.html.
- ↑ Rahman, Abid (September 10, 2017). "Don Ohlmeyer, Former NBC West Coast President, Dies at 72". The Hollywood Reporter. . http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/don-ohlmeyer-man-who-fired-norm-macdonald-snl-dies-at-72-1037491.
Other websites
- Don Ohlmeyer Receives Lifetime Achievement Award Archived 2009-07-05 at the Wayback Machine
- Don Ohlmeyer hired as ESPN Ombudsman
- Don Ohlmeyer inducted into Sports Broadcasting HOF
- Don Ohlmeyer's ESPN Biography
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