Don Mischer

Executive Producer, televion events and spectacles

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Emmy-winning executive producer and director of television events, including the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympics, the Atlanta Olympics in 1996, the 2007 Special Olympics in Shanghai, and many Superbowl half-time shows

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A country once famous for shutting itself off from the rest of the world staged one of history's most elaborate pageants today: a four-hour  extravaganza  featuring 15,000 performers…

Opening Ceremonies at the Beijing Olympics

A country once famous for shutting itself off from the rest of the world staged one of history's most elaborate pageants today: a four-hour extravaganza featuring 15,000 performers…

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