Sunday Matinee #2…Veteran Stage Manager Doug Quick, BTDT

BTDT = Been There, Done That, and where television is concerned, that pretty much sums it up for 45 year veteran Stage Manager Doug Quick, who’s been running “The Price Is Right” for 35 years. There are lots of great war stories in nearly 7 hours of video.

In a career spanning 45 years, Doug Quick has stage managed a variety of programs for both NBC and CBS and has worked with such legendary figures as Red Skelton, Johnny Carson, Frank Sinatra, Muhammad Ali, Bob Barker, and Carroll O’Connor.

Doug Quick began his production career in the prestigious NBC Page Program in 1969, which included training as Carson’s personal page on “The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson”, and as a page on “The Dean Martin Show”. Quick’s enthusiasm, determination and strong work ethic secured him a PA job on Martin’s show, which led to a position as an NBC staff stage manager, where he worked alongside respected stage managers Jerry Masterson and Ted Baker.

Transitioning to freelance in the mid-1970s, Quick worked on “Sanford and Son”, “The Redd Foxx Show”, “The Flip Wilson Show”, “The Dinah Shore Show” and more before becoming a CBS staff stage manager in 1976. Other notable programs he was assigned to include “Archie Bunker’s Place” and a myriad of now classic game shows including “Match Game”, “Family Feud”, “The $25,000 Pyramid”, and the longest running game show in television history, “The Price is Right”, which he has stage managed for more than 35 years. Enjoy and share! -Bobby Ellerbee

http://www.dga.org/Craft/VisualHistory/Interviews/Doug-Quick.aspx?Filter=Full+Interview

Doug Quick – Visual History Interview

Veteran stage manager Doug Quick (The Price is Right; Archie Bunker’s Place; The Young and the Restless) discusses his creative contributions to episodic programming, daytime serials and variety shows, and the extensive rehearsal and planning that goes into the production of game shows.

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