Don Ohlmeyer | |
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| Born | Donald Winfred Ohlmeyer Jr. February 3, 1945 New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Died | September 10, 2017 (aged 72) Indian Wells, California, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of Notre Dame |
| Occupation(s) | Entertainment executive, live broadcast director, liberal arts professor |
| Spouse | Linda Jonsson |
| Children | 4 |
Donald Winfred Ohlmeyer Jr. (February 3, 1945 – September 10, 2017) was an American television producer and president of the NBC network's west coast division. He fired Norm Macdonald from Saturday Night Live in early 1998, a move that is widely believed to have been motivated by Macdonald's refusal to stop making jokes at the expense of Ohlmeyer's friend, O. J. Simpson.[1]
Ohlmeyer also directed the Olympics and other live sporting events while working for ABC and ESPN. He was a professor of television communications at Pepperdine University in Malibu, California.