By Michael Nelson
Originally published in The Hudson News
Doug Wilson has a wide sphere of influence, culled from a long career as a producer and director with ABC’s “Wide World of Sports.” From 1961 through 1998, Wilson helped to produce 10 Olympic Games telecasts and become known as the premier director in figure skating. No wonder he counts Dick Button and Peggy Fleming among his friends. Button says of him, “Doug Wilson has an elephantine memory.” Fleming wrote the foreword to his book “The World Was Our Stage: Spanning The Globe with ABC Sports,” which he co-wrote with Jody Cohan.
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Originally published in The Hudson News
Doug Wilson has a wide sphere of influence, culled from a long career as a producer and director with ABC’s “Wide World of Sports.” From 1961 through 1998, Wilson helped to produce 10 Olympic Games telecasts and become known as the premier director in figure skating. No wonder he counts Dick Button and Peggy Fleming among his friends. Button says of him, “Doug Wilson has an elephantine memory.” Fleming wrote the foreword to his book “The World Was Our Stage: Spanning The Globe with ABC Sports,” which he co-wrote with Jody Cohan.
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