Ken Ehrlich
| Ken Ehrlich | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Kenneth James Ehrlich 1943 Cleveland Heights, Ohio, U.S. |
| Residence | Westlake Village, California, U.S. |
| Education | Ohio University |
| Occupation | Television producer (Grammy Award, Emmy Award ceremonies) |
| Spouse(s) | Harriet Ehrlich |
Kenneth James "Ken" Ehrlich (born 1943) is an American television producer and director.
Ehrlich was born and raised in Cleveland Heights, Ohio, where he graduated from Cleveland Heights High School in 1960. and from Ohio University in 1964 with a bachelor's degree in journalism. After he graduated from college, he moved to Chicago with his wife Harriet.
Ehrlich has produced network television programs since 1974, when he created the PBS music series, Soundstage for Chicago public television. He moved to Los Angeles two years later and began his career, which has included more than three decades of telecasting Grammy and Emmy Award ceremonies. Beginning in 1980, he began producing the Grammy Award telecasts for CBS, and is responsible for creating the concept of “Grammy moments”, which have included such memorable performances by Prince and Beyoncé, Aretha Franklin's operatic debut, the famous Eminem-Elton John duet, as well as the Melissa Etheridge-Joss Stone duet, and historic reunions between Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel, and the musical group, The Police. In 2010, he was presented with the Recording Academy's President's Award for his long-time service to the Grammy Awards event.
Ehrlich has produced such specials as "The Sports Illustrated 20th Century Sports Awards" (2000), "In Performance at the White House; Music of the Civil Rights Movement" (2009), "The NFL Kickoff Spectacular in Times Square" (2002), "Mandela Freedomfest" (1988), "Live 8 the Philadelphia LIVE 8 event" (2006) as well as numerous other prime time specials for both broadcast and cable networks. In 2012, he produced the Rolling Stones' highly successful 50th Anniversary pay per view special. He also directed Celine Dion's New Las Vegas Show, which has just completed the first three-year leg of an extended run at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace. He has worked with Dion and husband Rene Angelil on Dion's television specials since 1995.
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