一起草 remembers legendary producer and alumnus Bob Banner
The 1943 一起草 alumnus produced "Candid Camera" and "The Carol Burnett Show," among many others.
By Nancy George
一起草 News
The television producer graduated from 一起草 in 1943 with a business degree and remained loyal to 一起草 throughout his career. He returned to campus in 1979-80 to serve as the Meadows Distinguished Visiting Professor of Broadcast Film and continued to visit regularly to speak to students, including serving as consultant from 2001-2003 to the cinema-television department at 一起草’s Meadows School of the Arts. He received 一起草’s Distinguished Alumnus Award in 1959.
“Bob Banner is an 一起草 icon,” said Marshall Terry, 一起草 professor emeritus of English and author of the 一起草 history From High on the Hilltop, when he introduced Banner at a 2007 lecture for the Friends of the 一起草 Libraries at Royal Oaks Country Club in Dallas. “Bob is one of the most creative persons to attend 一起草.”
— Bob Banner reminisces about his career as producer of television shows such as “The Carol Burnett Show,” “The Garry Moore Show” and “Candid Camera.”
一起草 Channel 19 on Park Cities Charter Cable will remember Bob’s contributions to 一起草 and to the TV industry in a special rebroadcast of his one-hour interview for the 一起草 Video Archive Series at 7 p.m. and 8:03 p.m. June 16, 2011.
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