Edgar Scherick

Edgar Scherick
Born Edgar J. Scherick
(1924-10-16)October 16, 1924
New York City, New York
Died December 2, 2002(2002-12-02) (aged 78)
Los Angeles, California
Occupation Film producer, television producer
Spouse(s) Margaret Iwasaki
Carol Romann

Edgar J. Scherick (October 16, 1924 – December 2, 2002) was an American television executive and producer of television miniseries, made-for-television films, and theatrical motion pictures.[1]

Life and career

Scherick was born in New York City, the son of Jennie (née Friedman) and Jacob J. Scherick.[2] He was raised in Long Beach, NY and graduated Long Beach High School in 1941.

Widely credited as a pioneer in network sports broadcasting, Scherick created the television program ABC's Wide World of Sports at his company Sports Programs, Inc. which he started in 1956 with $600.00.[3] In February 1960, Scherick sold Sports Programs to the American Broadcasting Company for $500,000 in ABC stock, where it became ABC Sports, the sports division of the network. With the acquisition, Scherick was appointed Vice President in charge of Network Sales. In June 1963, Scherick became Vice President of Programming for the ABC Television Network where he created many popular shows including Bewitched, Batman, That Girl, The Hollywood Palace, and Peyton Place.

After his television career, Edgar Scherick became a film and television producer and executive producer of 75 theatrical films, television movies and mini-series through his company Palomar Pictures International and other entities.

By January 2, 1990, Scherick had gone to work with Saban Entertainment through its Saban/Scherick Productions division, which was for mostly television movies and mini-series[4]

Scherick hired and served as a mentor to many famous television and theatrical producers and industry executives including Roone Arledge, Brian Grazer, Scott Rudin, Michael Barnathan, Robert Lawrence and David Nicksay.[5]

Awards and nominations

Scherick's television body of work includes 6 Emmy nominations and one winning Emmy:

Also served as chair of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences' Hall of Fame beginning in 1988.

Select filmography

Some titles produced by Scherick include:

References

  1. ↑ Carter, Bill (December 7, 2002). "Edgar Scherick, 78, Producer For Television and Movies". The New York Times.
  2. ↑ Edgar J. Scherick Biography (1924–2002)
  3. ↑ "Our Respects to Edgar Jay Scherick. Network TV Salesman Turns Program Chief.". Broadcasting. July 8, 1963.
  4. ↑ Apodoaca, Patrice (January 2, 1990). "Saban Seeks Older TV Audience : Programs: The founder of Saban Entertainment, which produces children's shows, takes the leap to prime time.". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 17, 2017.
  5. ↑ Speier, Michael (September 21, 2001). "Career Counselor: Edgar Scherick.". Daily Variety.
Business positions
Preceded by
Thomas W. Moore		 Vice President, Programs ABC
1963–1966 		Succeeded by
Leonard Goldberg
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