Jamie Bennett, a tv government at CBS and Walt Disney who developed reveals together with “Dwell With Regis and Kathie Lee,” died July 6 of most cancers. He was 78.
Bennett labored with CBS for 13 years, filling government positions at radio and TV stations in San Francisco and Chicago earlier than transferring to Los Angeles and changing into VP and normal supervisor of KCBS-TV.
After his tenure at CBS, he transitioned to the Walt Disney Firm, the place he grew to become the senior VP of Buena Vista Tv Productions. He developed syndicated reveals reminiscent of “Dwell with Regis and Kathie Lee,” “Siskel and Ebert” and “Win, Lose or Draw.” From there, he grew to become the president and CEO of ACI, a Los Angeles-based tv and theatrical movie distribution firm. After ACI was offered to Pearson Tv (now Fremantle Restricted), he moved together with his household to London to run its worldwide manufacturing.
Born in New York Metropolis, Bennett moved together with his household to Northfield, Mass. He left Massachusetts to attend school in California on the College of California, Berkeley. He served as program director for Cal’s radio station and produced their annual Jazz Competition. 5 years after graduating, he was awarded the Kenneth Priestly Award, which acknowledges a graduating senior for his or her excellent pupil management and contributions to pupil welfare.
After graduating from school, he earned his MBA from Harvard Enterprise College. He then joined the Southern California Institute of Structure in downtown Los Angeles as a chief working officer.
Bennett later the Board of the Ojai Music Competition, finally changing into its CEO and president for a number of years, in addition to teaming up with Ojai’s Planning Fee. He was additionally a board member of the W. Alton Jones Basis, the Nationwide Environmental Belief, Phoenix Footage, the St. Nicholas Theater in Chicago, the Marlborough College, the UC Berkeley Alumni Affiliation and the Tv Advisory Board of the Annenberg College at USC.
He’s survived by his spouse, Carolyn Doepke Bennett, and their kids, Katherine (Philip Ineno and his kids, Maggie and Kenji), Lucy, Brooks (Christina), his older sister, Judith Wilson (David), niece Alison Akers and her daughter, Hyacinth.
Donations could also be made to the Ojai Music Competition, Jamie Bennett Neighborhood Fund, PO Field 185, Ojai, CA. 93024 or via OjaiFestival.org by including Jamie’s identify to the Reminiscence Field.
