User:Theatrerick

R I C K T R A U M

BIO

Rick Traum is an Emmy award winning Producer and entertainment executive with production credits that include numerous network specials such as "Live From Studio 8H" (NBC), "Count Basie's Swing It Again" (NBC), "Deep Dish TV" (Showtime), and American Playhouse (PBS). Rick received his Emmy as Executive Producer of Kurt Vonnegut’s "Displaced Person", a TV movie for American Playhouse. His credits also include large scale special events such as the 100th Anniversary of the Eiffel Tower, the 50th Anniversary of Mt. Rushmore, the Beverly Hills Diamond Jubilee Opening Ceremonies, the U.S. Olympics Festival Opening Ceremonies, and the Super Bowl XXVII Halftime Show.

Traum was most recently Executive Director of the Mount Dora Theatre Company and IceHouse Theatre in Mt. Dora, Florida. Concurrently, he was Producer of an award-winning independent film; ”The Touch”, recently shot in Central Florida (www.thetouchmovie.net). Previously, he has been Senior Vice President and CFO for Radio City Music Hall and Radio City Music Hall Productions.

Rick has been a Producer and consultant to Walt Disney World Entertainment and Busch Gardens. He was Creative Director & Producer for Busch Gardens’ $30M attraction; “Rhino Rally”, and served as Park Producer for Disney's Animal Kingdom.

Rick Traum was head of Late Night Programming & Administration for NBC Entertainment and was Executive in Charge of the original "Saturday Night Live" (1976-1980). Previously at NBC, he was Commercial Producer for "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson".

Rick is a graduate of NYU's School of Television, Radio, and Motion Pictures, with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Management.

He is currently on the Board of Directors of Performing Arts of Lake & Sumter County (www.aboutpals.com) where he hopes to help build a $24M Performing Arts Center in 2007-2009.

Rick is married to the love of his life Nadine (www.nadinevaughan.com), and has a wonderful daughter Alexandra (Alex) who just turned 16.