Don Mischer (CEO and Executive Producer, Don Mischer Productions)
When: Monday, November 11, 2024 - 5-6:15pm CT
Note: Speaker sessions are subject to change based on evolving guest schedules.
Please join us for a Q&A session where we discuss Don Mischer's career trajectory, his roles and responsibilities, and his views on the current state of the media industries.
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Speaker Biography
Don Mischer is a renowned producer whose visionary work has left an indelible mark on the world of entertainment with a career spanning six decades. As a producer/Director, Mischer’s credits include: The Oscars; The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial; the Kennedy Center Honors, the 100th anniversary of Carnegie Hall; Motown 25; the Super Bowl Halftime Shows (Michael Jackson, Prince, the Rolling Stones, Paul McCartney, Bruce Springsteen); Democratic National Convention; Opening Ceremonies of both the 1996 Summer Olympics and 2002 Winter Olympic Games.
Mischer has been honored with fifteen Emmy Awards, a record ten Directors Guild of America Awards for Outstanding Directorial Achievement, two NAACP Image Awards, a Peabody Award for excellence in broadcasting, and the 2012 Norman
Lear Achievement Award in Television from the Producers Guild of America and the 2019 Directors Guild of America Lifetime Achievement Award for Television, only the fourth such award ever given for television. On December 11, 2014, Mischer received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Details
Start Date: November 11 @ 5:00pm
End Date: November 11 @ 6:15pm
Event Categories: Guest Speaker
Location: DMC 1.202
Website: Please RSVP here
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Target audience: Alumni , Faculty , Staff , Students