Danette Herman Returns as Oscar Show Executive in Charge of Talent

Beverly Hills, CA - 74th Oscar telecast producer Laura Ziskin will bring back Danette Herman as
executive in charge of talent for the March broadcast.  This is the 26th year Herman has been
associated with the show, serving for 16 of them as executive in charge of talent.

Herman, who was the executive in charge of talent for the 73rd Academy Awards, specializes in
live television, galas and special events.  She recently completed the 53rd Annual Primetime 
Emmy Awards as coordinating producer and her 24th stint for the Kennedy Center Honors.

With over 200 television events to her credit, she also was involved in this year's "Tony 
Awards" and "An American Celebration at Ford's Theatre."  Her other credits include four "Presidential Inaugural Galas," "America's Millennium," a three-hour live New Years' Eve 
special, and the opening and closing ceremonies of the 1996 Centennial Olympic Games in 
Atlanta.

Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2001 will be presented on Sunday, March 
24, 2002, at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland(R) and televised live by the ABC 
Television Network beginning at 5:30 p.m. (PST).  A half-hour arrival segment will precede 
the presentation ceremony at 5 p.m.

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