The famous American television producer and director Woody Fraser, known for his creativity “Good morning, America.” Among many other famous programs, he died at the age of 90.
Warm words poured in for Fraser after his daughter, Stacey It was confirmed to Variety He died on Saturday.
“Woody Fraser was one of my favorite TV shows @FoxNews and a TV pioneer. He was the creator of so many TV shows over 7 decades,” former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee wrote on X.
Huckabee, who described the late producer as a “legend,” noted that Fraser served as a mentor on television.
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Producer Woody Fraser pays tribute to Mike Douglas on stage during the 34th Annual Creative Arts and Entertainment Emmy Awards held at the Hollywood & Highland Grand Ballroom on June 14, 2007 in Hollywood, California. ((Photo by Fraser Harrison/Getty Images))
Producer EV Di Massa Jr., Fraser's longtime collaborator, also paid tribute on Facebook.
Sharing a photo with Frazier, Massa wrote: “My mentor and true production genius, Woody Frazier, has passed away. So many memories. Here we are accepting the Mike Douglas Lifetime Award at the Emmy Awards.”
Over the course of his extensive career, Fraser has been nominated for a large number of films Daytime Emmy Awards For his work on such programs as “The Mike Douglas Show,” “The Richard Simmons Show,” “The Dick Cavett Show,” and “What Would You Do?” “Family Challenge” and “Good Morning America.”
He won an Emmy Award for “The Richard Simmons Show” in 1982 alongside his wife, Noreen Fraser, who served as a producer on the show at the time. Noreen passed away after a battle with breast cancer in 2017.
Fraser is credited with helping to establish “Good Morning America” as a formidable morning entertainment program, serving as the show's first executive producer.
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Woody Fraser, Madeline Fraser and Noreen Fraser attend the Stella & Dot and Noreen Fraser Foundation Breast Cancer Awareness Show hosted by Noreen Fraser and co-hosts Debbie Matenopoulos, Samantha Harris and Katherine Schwarzenegger on October 5, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. ((Photo by Araya Diaz/Getty Images for Stella & Dot))
He spent 50 years working in Hollywood, beginning his career as a director for NBC in 1960. This was the same year he worked with Mike Douglas to help create his self-titled show, which became one of the most successful and longest-running talk shows. It appears in the entertainment industry.
From 1966 to 1973, Fraser supervised 32.5 hours of programming per week, a record at the time.
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At the end of his career, Fraser moderated CNBC's “McEnroe” show Fox News “Huckabee.”
Fraser leaves eight children and three grandchildren. His family said more details about his death will come at a later date.
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