Don Mischer, the Emmy-accumulating director-producer who called the shots ... live events including the Tony Awards, the Billboard Music Awards, the White House Correspondents’ Association ...

By Paul Grein If you watched music on TV at any point in the last 50+ years, you most likely experienced the work of Don Mischer, who directed and/or produced hundreds of hours of programming ...

Don Mischer, a prolific live event director and 15-time Emmy winner ... African American Music and Stories That Changed America,” the 100th Anniversary of Carnegie Hall, and Super Bowl Halftime ...

Don Mischer, 15-time Emmy-winning TV director and producer of high-profile events like the Oscars and the Olympics, died Friday at home in Los Angeles, according to multiple media reports.

“Don’s mastery of directing live events is ... He also worked on the other live events including the Tony Awards, the Billboard Music Awards, the White House Correspondents’ Association ...

Don Mischer, a prolific and acclaimed producer and director of television events including Academy Awards ceremonies, the Olympics and the Super Bowl halftime show, has died at the age of 85.