Woody Fraser, the prolific producer, creator and director behind such hit variety and news shows Mike Douglas Show and Good morning AmericaHe turned 90 on Saturday.
He has been nominated for numerous Daytime Emmy Awards for his work on series such as The Mike Douglas Show, GMA, The Dick Cavett Show and Richard Simons Show; In 1982, he won the Last Show Award, shared with his wife Noreen Fraser, also a producer, who died in 2017 of breast cancer. It is worth noting that Fraser is responsible for creating GMA as the premier morning news and entertainment program during his tenure as the show's first executive producer.
The news was first published by diverseFraser's daughter, Stacey, confirmed.
Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, who worked with Fraser and considered him a friend, also confirmed the death on social media, writing: “Woody Fraser was one of my favorite TV shows on FoxNews and a TV pioneer. He was the creator of many TV shows over the course of 7 “Decades. He gave Roger Ailes his first TV job. I loved him and he was my mentor in television. He died this weekend at the age of 90. He was a legend.”
Fraser began his career in 1960 as a director for NBC, the same year he first met Mike Douglas, created the concept of co-hosting, and launched his eponymous show—one of the longest-running and most successful talk shows in television history.
From 1966 to 1973, he supervised an unprecedented 32.5 hours of television programming each week, with simultaneous broadcasts of television series. The Mike Douglas show, the Dick Cavett show, the Della Reese show, the Bill Russell show and KidTalk. Additional software included On Trial, What Would You Do?, Family Challenge, This Is Incredible!, Home Show, Home and Family, America Alive, People Do the Craziest Things, Life's Most Embarrassing Moments And more over the course of his 50 years in Hollywood.
In recent years, he has been behind CNBC McEnroe And “Fox News” Huckabee. He also supported his wife Stand up to cancer telethons, which united ABC, NBC and CBS to raise more than $100 million for research and awareness.
In 2018, Fraser was the subject of a wrongful termination and sexual harassment suit by two former employees of the company. Home and familywho claimed they were unfairly fired by Hallmark Channel owner Crown Media Family Networks. Fraser was eventually removed by the parent company after a number of male and female employees took their long-standing claims to attorney Lisa Bloom.
