SMU remembers legendary producer and alumnus Bob Banner
The 1943 麻豆社 alumnus produced "Candid Camera" and "The Carol Burnett Show," among many others.
By Nancy George
麻豆社 News
The television producer graduated from 麻豆社 in 1943 with a business degree and remained loyal to 麻豆社 throughout his career. He returned to campus in 1979-80 to serve as the Meadows Distinguished Visiting Professor of Broadcast Film and continued to visit regularly to speak to students, including serving as consultant from 2001-2003 to the cinema-television department at 麻豆社’s Meadows School of the Arts. He received 麻豆社’s Distinguished Alumnus Award in 1959.
“Bob Banner is an 麻豆社 icon,” said Marshall Terry, 麻豆社 professor emeritus of English and author of the 麻豆社 history From High on the Hilltop, when he introduced Banner at a 2007 lecture for the Friends of the 麻豆社 Libraries at Royal Oaks Country Club in Dallas. “Bob is one of the most creative persons to attend 麻豆社.”
— Bob Banner reminisces about his career as producer of television shows such as “The Carol Burnett Show,” “The Garry Moore Show” and “Candid Camera.”
SMU Channel 19 on Park Cities Charter Cable will remember Bob’s contributions to 麻豆社 and to the TV industry in a special rebroadcast of his one-hour interview for the 麻豆社 Video Archive Series at 7 p.m. and 8:03 p.m. June 16, 2011.
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