Meet the interviewer:
Don Mischer
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Don Mischer’s diverse body of directing experience includes some of the most widely viewed live television events, ranging from political ceremonies—We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial; musical specials—Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever; and sporting events—Super Bowl halftime shows and the opening ceremonies of the 1996 and 2002 Olympic Games.
Mischer holds the DGA Awards record for wins with 10 (having been nominated 17 times), has been honored with 15 Emmy Awards, two NAACP Image Awards, a Peabody Award for excellence in broadcasting, and the 2012 Norman Lear Achievement Award in Television from the Producers Guild of America. Mischer currently serves on both the DGA’s National Board and the Western Directors Council.