BOB BANNERBob Banner has been in television as long as television has been in American homes. Beginning in 1949 doing wardrobe and makeup for the Kukla, Fran & Ollie Show (an NBC variety puppet show filmed in Chicago), Banner went on to produce and direct some of the most memorable and popular programs on TV, including such classic series as Candid Camera, The Carol Burnett Show, Solid Gold, Star Search and It's Showtime at the Apollo. His company, BOB BANNER ASSOCIATES, is the longest-standing independent television production company in the United States, and he has been honored with no less than nine Emmys, eight Christophers and four Peabodys.
Executive Producer
Honored with nine Emmy Awards, eight Christopher Awards and four Peabody Awards.Banner attributes his longevity in Hollywood to "always doing different things", and offers this tongue-in-cheek advice to those who want to know how to imitate his success: "Go to Chicago," Banner says, "and get a job doing makeup on a puppet show. It worked for me."
ADAM HAIGHT
Executive Producer
Executive Vice President, Fireworks Entertainment; Emmy nominee (1996)
Adam Haight's successful television career began in high school, when he took a job cutting the grass for a local Toronto TV station. The station hired him to help move sets as soon as he graduated; Haight went on from there to produce a variety of prime-time series and made-for-television movies. Credits include the series Counterstrike (USA/CTV) and Hidden Room (Lifetime/MCA Universal); and the made-for-TV movies Hostage for a Day (Fox); Falling for You (CBS/CTV); Golden Will: The Silken Laumann Story; and the Emmy-nominated Almost Golden: The Jessica Savitch Story. Haight was also the Production Manager for the the series The Littlest Hobo; Diamonds (USA/Global); T&T (Family Channel/Global); and the long-running CBS/CTV hit, Night Heat.
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