Master Interview With TV Pioneer Herman Rush

(L-R) Lee Miller, President, The Caucus Foundation, Bob Papazian, The Caucus Co-Chair, Herman Rush, Chairman of Membership Committee, The Caucus, Tanya Hart, The Caucus Co-Chair, and Veteran TV Producer and Executive, Dennis Doty and The Caucus Panel Chair. 
Photo credit: Courtesy of The Caucus 

Television pioneer Herman Rush told enchanting stories coupled with personal photos to a full house recently at The Caucus for Producers, Writers & Director’s Master Interview held at Emerson College.  Dennis Doty, the caucus panel chair, interviewed Rush during the interview.

Annually, The Caucus selects one industry legend to participate in a Master Interview, which focuses on the person’s expertise and how they used great skills or proficiency to accomplished their goals. Chuck Fries, Chair Emeritus, The Caucus, founded the Panel Programs, which includes Master Interview and continues to supervise these panels. This year, Herman Rush television pioneer and former President of the Television Division of Creative Management Associates (now ICM) and former CEO of Columbia Pictures Television Group (now Sony Pictures) was chosen. He also served as partner and Executive Producer of the Montel Williams Show, which aired five times a week for 17 years.

About The Caucus for Producer, Writers & Directors

The Caucus is leading the evolution of television by providing a creative forum for Producers, Writers & Directors to explore the issues of the ever-changing landscape of content and exhibition.  The Caucus is proud of its rich history and esteemed membership of television innovators.  For over 40 years, The Caucus has provided an opportunity for the best and the brightest talent to network and voice the 'creative conscience' of the Television Industry.  Today, we continue to stand for better and meaningful content across all platforms.  As Producers, Writers, and Directors we support a working environment that fosters, through our various programs, the best content that we can create for our audiences.

In addition to its professional membership, The Caucus is proud of its non-profit work through The Caucus Foundation. Established in 2000 to help launch the careers of future entertainment professionals in film, television and emerging media; The Foundation provides completion grants to student thesis productions from accredited universities and colleges.  To date, The Caucus Foundation Grant Program has given over $1.6 million dollars in cash and in-kind awards.

Current members of The Caucus also include: JJ Abrams, Kevin Bright, James Burrows, Suzanne de Passe, Vin Di Bona, Dennis Doty, Chuck Fries, Tom Hanks, Tanya Hart, Charles Floyd Johnson, Lee Miller, Bob Papazian, Norman Powell, Herman Rush and others leading producers, writers and directors.