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HOME > American Idol > American Idol 6'Idol' producers Nigel Lythgoe, Ken Warwick step down from Emmys
By Christopher Rocchio, 05/08/2007
Producing American Idol is apparently a pretty time-consuming job.
"After we wrapped the enormous effort of Idol Gives Back, we looked at our upcoming slate of projects including the American Idol finale and the additional shows we will be involved in this summer, and realized that we could not devote the creative energy and time necessary to make the Emmys outstanding for the Academy and Fox," said Lythgoe and Warwick in a joint statement. The duo had been tabbed by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences in mid-February to produce the Emmys. They will be replaced by Ken Ehrlich, who has produced 27 Grammy Award telecasts as well as three previous Primetime Emmy Award broadcasts. "We respect Nigel and Ken's decision and are fortunate that Ken Ehrlich has agreed to return to executive-produce his fourth Primetime Emmy telecast," said Dick Askin, chairman and CEO for the Television Academy. "He did a terrific job with the Emmys last year, and we are glad to have him back." DISCUSS AND COMMENT ON THIS STORY Reality TV World has launched a trial program offering Facebook Comments on our stories to provide an enhanced user experience to our readers. To post a comment, log into Facebook and then 'Add' your comment. To report spam or abuse, click the 'X' in the upper right corner of the comment box.Get more Reality TV World! Follow us on Twitter, friend us on Facebook or subscribe to our RSS feed.
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