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'''Barbara Gaines''', a 1975 graduate of [[George W. Hewlett High School]] and 1979 graduate of [[Ithaca College]] with a BA in educational television,<ref name="Barbara Gaines bio">[http://www.cbs.com/late_night/late_show/bio/barbara_gaines/bio.php Barbara Gaines bio]</ref> was [[Executive producer|Executive Producer]] of the ''[[Late Show with David Letterman]]''. She held that position from May 2000 through the show's finale in 2015. |
'''Barbara Gaines''', a 1975 graduate of [[George W. Hewlett High School]] and 1979 graduate of [[Ithaca College]] with a BA in educational television,<ref name="Barbara Gaines bio">[http://www.cbs.com/late_night/late_show/bio/barbara_gaines/bio.php Barbara Gaines bio]</ref> was [[Executive producer|Executive Producer]] of the ''[[Late Show with David Letterman]]''. She held that position from May 2000 through the show's finale in 2015. |
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She began her association with [[David Letterman]] in 1980 as a [[production assistant]] on ''[[The David Letterman Show]]'' and rose through the ranks. She held such positions as [[Production management|production coordinator]] and assistant producer. In fifteen years as a producer on the show, she gained eleven Emmy nominations and won 5 consecutive awards for Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Program. She also worked on production for the [[Orange Bowl (game)|Orange Bowl Parade]]; ''One of the Boys'', a comedy series starring [[Mickey Rooney]], [[Nathan Lane]] and [[Dana Carvey]], and '' [[Pyramid (game show)|The $50,000 Pyramid]]''.<ref name="Barbara Gaines bio" /> |
She began her association with [[David Letterman]] in 1980 as a [[production assistant]] on ''[[The David Letterman Show]]'' and rose through the ranks. She held such positions as [[Production management|production coordinator]] and assistant producer. In fifteen years as a producer on the show, she gained eleven Emmy nominations and won 5 consecutive awards for Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Program. She also worked on production for the [[Orange Bowl (game)|Orange Bowl Parade]]; [[One of the Boys (TV series)|''One of the Boys'']], a comedy series starring [[Mickey Rooney]], [[Nathan Lane]] and [[Dana Carvey]], and '' [[Pyramid (game show)|The $50,000 Pyramid]]''.<ref name="Barbara Gaines bio" /> |
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She made the 2008 Ten Amazing Gay Women in Showbiz… list.<ref>[http://www.power-up.net/top_ten.html Power Up Top Ten] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070821000000/http://www.power-up.net/top_ten.html |date=August 21, 2007 }}</ref> |
She made the 2008 Ten Amazing Gay Women in Showbiz… list.<ref>[http://www.power-up.net/top_ten.html Power Up Top Ten] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070821000000/http://www.power-up.net/top_ten.html |date=August 21, 2007 }}</ref> |
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Barbara Gaines | |
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| Born | June 10, 1957 |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Television producer |
Barbara Gaines, a 1975 graduate of George W. Hewlett High School and 1979 graduate of Ithaca College with a BA in educational television,[1] was Executive Producer of the Late Show with David Letterman. She held that position from May 2000 through the show's finale in 2015.
She began her association with David Letterman in 1980 as a production assistant on The David Letterman Show and rose through the ranks. She held such positions as production coordinator and assistant producer. In fifteen years as a producer on the show, she gained eleven Emmy nominations and won 5 consecutive awards for Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Program. She also worked on production for the Orange Bowl Parade; One of the Boys, a comedy series starring Mickey Rooney, Nathan Lane and Dana Carvey, and The $50,000 Pyramid.[1]
She made the 2008 Ten Amazing Gay Women in Showbiz… list.[2]
Personal
Born on June 10, 1957, "she lives in New York with her partner of 25 years, Aari Blake Ludvigsen and son, Simon Michael Ludvigsen Gaines."[1] In 2008, they married in San Francisco.[3] Barbara Gaines belongs to Congregation Beit Simchat Torah (CBST), the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and Straight Synagogue in New York, and in 2010 did a video with the Strength Through Community project at CBST about her life and experiences.[4]
References
- ^ a b c Barbara Gaines bio
- ^ Power Up Top Ten Archived August 21, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ LIVE:The TV Blog (NY Post) Archived April 30, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Strength Through Community video on YouTube
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