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Stuart Erwin, Jr.

Stu Erwin, Jr. is best known as having been Executive Vice President of MTM Enterprises and for founding MTM's drama programming. He was Grant Tinker's right hand man in three companies over thirty years.

At MTM, he was in charge of development and production of MTM's network drama series including HILL STREET BLUES, ST. ELSEWHERE, REMINGTON STEELE, LOU GRANT, THE WHITE SHADOW and movies for television. Before Stu's arrival, MTM was strictly a "comedy store" specializing in three camera comedies. Among those were THE MARY TYLER MOORE SHOW, BOB NEWHART and RHODA.

Previously, Stu supervised network series at Universal Studios including MARCUS WELBY, M.D., IT TAKES A THIEF, McCLOUD, THE VIRGINIAN, THE BOLD ONES, and WORLD PREMIERE movies for television.

Over the years, productions under Stu Erwin's supervision garnered numerous Emmy, Peabody and Humanitas awards.

He began his career in live television in New York, where he became Associate Producer of THE ED SULLIVAN SHOW.

Stu retired in 1992 after launching WIOU and BAYWATCH as Executive Vice President and Partner of GTG Entertainment (The Grant Tinker Group.) Since then, Stu has been involved in Public Television, first on the board of KUED in Salt Lake City (he lived in  Park City for five years.) and recently in San Diego where he was a member of the board of KPBS. He served as Executive Consultant of PBS HOLLYWOOD PRESENTS, a national dramatic anthology series produced at KCET in Los Angeles.

Born to actors June Collyer and Stuart Erwin in Los Angeles in 1932, Stu Erwin, Jr. is a graduate and former trustee of Brown University. He served on the Advisory Council on Athletics for twenty-three years, and was recently elected Vice President of Brown's Class of 1955. Stu is a board member of the Boys and Girls Clubs of San Dieguito Foundation.

A naval officer immediately after graduation, Stu is married to the former Diane Michel. The couple resides in North San Diego County and have five children and six grandchildren.