Stephen Schenkel
Stephen Schenkel (September 25, 1934 - December 14, 2009){{cite web|url=https://www.fold3.com/record/110162151-stephen-schenkel|title=Stephen Schenkel|publisher=Fold3|accessdate=May 8, 2020}} was an American TV producer and network executive. Schenkel produced a number of soap opera programs; in particular he is known for being executive producer of All My Children,[https://web.archive.org/web/20160303223556/http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1987-07-22/news/8703010642_1_ollie-oliver-stepmother "Ollie Was `Great` For The 1 P.m. Soaps"] Sun Sentinel, July 22, 1987.[http://www.welovesoaps.net/2010/05/flashback-david-canary-1988.html "FLASHBACK: AIDS is a Fact in Daytime Soaps (1988)"]. James T. Jones, USA TODAY, July 18, 1988. via We Love Soaps[https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/69923975/ "Executive Switch could transform ABC Soaps"]. The Index-Journal, Greenwood, South Carolina, May 14, 1989, Page 43 Another World,[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1665&dat=19850828&id=I6VPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=mCQEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5601,10008691&hl=en "Schenkel likes to be supportive"]. The Times-News - Aug 28, 1985. Connie Passalacqua and The Edge of Night.
Early life and education
Career
Schenkel served as an executive at NBC, CBS, ABC{{cite book|title=Weekly Television Digest with Consumer Electronics|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nx8qAQAAIAAJ|year=1974|publisher=Editorial & Business Headquarters}}{{cite book|title=TV Guide|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=z8MxAQAAIAAJ|year=1975|publisher=Triangle Publications|page=29}} and Benton & Bowles. He developed and produced variety, mini-series, and game shows programs as well as Discovery Channel documentaries. He was also co-creator and creative consultant on Ryan's Hope[https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/70091168/ "Soap Scoop"]. The Index-Journal from Greenwood, South Carolina. July 14, 1985 Page 48 and ABC After School Specials.
Schenkel was hired as a producer on the daytime serial Another World in 1985;[https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/19906713/ "Battle Between Soaps will Heat Up Summer"]. The Seguin Gazette-Enterprise from Seguin, Texas. June 2, 1985 Page 32 he then became executive producer of All My Children in 1987,[https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/159819033/ "Daytime Update"]. The Morning News, Wilmington, Delaware, May 31, 1987, p. 217[https://newspaperarchive.com/syracuse-post-standard-jul-13-1987-p-8/ "They're Watching the Wrong Soaps"], Syracuse Post Standard, via Newspaper Archives (subscription required) July 13, 1987, p. 8[https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/67949456/ "Soap Report"]. Santa Cruz Sentinel from Santa Cruz, California · October 11, 1987, p. 97 but resigned in 1989, citing ill health.[http://pinevalleybulletin.com/Features/InterviewBrainard.html Michael Brainard (ex- Joey Martin)] Pine Valley Bulletin. Interview conducted on August 12, 2008
Nancy Reichardt,
[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1298&dat=19890506&id=F-VLAAAAIBAJ&sjid=NYsDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5458,1301294 "Soap Opera Digest". ], The Free Lance-Star, May 6, 1989.[https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/152556128/ "Daytime News"]. Reno Gazette-Journal from Reno, Nevada, April 27, 1989, p. 50.
Personal
Schenkel married Penny Bergman in 1990 after meeting her on the set of All My Children. He died on December 14, 2009, aged 75.[http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/nytimes/obituary.aspx?n=stephen-schenkel&pid=138580822 "STEPHEN SCHENKEL obituary], The New York Times, January 15, 2010.
References
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External links
- http://www.igs.net/~awhp/credits.html
- {{IMDb name|nm1221761}}
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Category:Columbia College (New York) alumni