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Edgar Scherick
Edgar J. Scherick (October 16, 1924 – December 2, 2002) was an American television executive and producer of television miniseries, made-for-television films, and theatrical motion pictures.
Scherick was born in New York City, the son of Jennie (née Friedman) and Jacob J. Scherick. He was raised in Long Beach, NY and graduated Long Beach High School in 1941. Upon graduating from high school, he took a job with New York City advertising agency L. H. Hartman as an office boy, attending night classes at the City College of New York.
Scherick was drafted into the Army Air Corps in 1943 and trained as a meteorologist in Grand Rapids, Michigan, then transferred to Windsor Locks, Connecticut before ultimately being posted to Keflavik, Iceland, where he spent the majority of his three years of service. Following the end of the war, Scherick spent a year at Hobart College before transferring to Harvard University, from which he graduated magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa.
In 1950, Scherick began working at the Dancer Fitzgerald Sample advertising agency, where he would remain until 1956. He briefly joined CBS Television as a sports specialist in their network sales division, but would leave within the year.
Widely credited as a pioneer in network sports broadcasting, Scherick created the television program ABC's Wide World of Sports at his company Sports Programs, Inc. which he started in 1956 with $600.00. In February 1960, Scherick sold Sports Programs to the American Broadcasting Company for $500,000 in ABC stock, where it became ABC Sports, the sports division of the network. With the acquisition, Scherick was appointed head of the ABC Sports division, then Vice President in charge of Network Sales. In June 1963, Scherick became Vice President of Programming for the ABC Television Network, where he created many popular shows including Bewitched, Batman, That Girl, The Hollywood Palace, and Peyton Place.
After his television career, Edgar Scherick became a film and television producer and executive producer of 75 theatrical films, television movies and mini-series through his company Palomar Pictures International and other entities.
In 1983, Scherick had a cameo role as Wilson Crockett, a network television executive, in the Martin Scorsese film, The King of Comedy.
By January 2, 1990, Scherick had gone to work with Saban Entertainment through its Saban/Scherick Productions division, which was for mostly television movies and mini-series
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Edgar Scherick
Edgar J. Scherick (October 16, 1924 – December 2, 2002) was an American television executive and producer of television miniseries, made-for-television films, and theatrical motion pictures.
Scherick was born in New York City, the son of Jennie (née Friedman) and Jacob J. Scherick. He was raised in Long Beach, NY and graduated Long Beach High School in 1941. Upon graduating from high school, he took a job with New York City advertising agency L. H. Hartman as an office boy, attending night classes at the City College of New York.
Scherick was drafted into the Army Air Corps in 1943 and trained as a meteorologist in Grand Rapids, Michigan, then transferred to Windsor Locks, Connecticut before ultimately being posted to Keflavik, Iceland, where he spent the majority of his three years of service. Following the end of the war, Scherick spent a year at Hobart College before transferring to Harvard University, from which he graduated magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa.
In 1950, Scherick began working at the Dancer Fitzgerald Sample advertising agency, where he would remain until 1956. He briefly joined CBS Television as a sports specialist in their network sales division, but would leave within the year.
Widely credited as a pioneer in network sports broadcasting, Scherick created the television program ABC's Wide World of Sports at his company Sports Programs, Inc. which he started in 1956 with $600.00. In February 1960, Scherick sold Sports Programs to the American Broadcasting Company for $500,000 in ABC stock, where it became ABC Sports, the sports division of the network. With the acquisition, Scherick was appointed head of the ABC Sports division, then Vice President in charge of Network Sales. In June 1963, Scherick became Vice President of Programming for the ABC Television Network, where he created many popular shows including Bewitched, Batman, That Girl, The Hollywood Palace, and Peyton Place.
After his television career, Edgar Scherick became a film and television producer and executive producer of 75 theatrical films, television movies and mini-series through his company Palomar Pictures International and other entities.
In 1983, Scherick had a cameo role as Wilson Crockett, a network television executive, in the Martin Scorsese film, The King of Comedy.
By January 2, 1990, Scherick had gone to work with Saban Entertainment through its Saban/Scherick Productions division, which was for mostly television movies and mini-series