The first elected president of the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, Hank Rieger, has died. The former Emmy Awards boss passed away from natural causes at a nursing home in Oceanside, California on Wednesday (05Mar14). He was 95.
Born Henry Rieger, he served as a publicist for U.S. TV network NBC from 1965, working on shows such as Star Trek, western series Bonanza and sketch comedy show Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In.
He was voted as the head of the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences in 1977 and served two terms as president.
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