Craig B. Fisher (1932 – 2006) was an American network and cable television producer. He spent more than 25 years with ABC, CBS, and NBC News Division in New York and Washington, D.C. and more than two decades as a freelance writer and producer. Fisher was responsible for over one thousand hours of live, film and videotape, studio and location television and corporate productions.
He was born in 1932 to Col. Dale D. and Francise Fisher, during Col...
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Craig B. Fisher (1932 – 2006) was an American network and cable television producer. He spent more than 25 years with ABC, CBS, and NBC News Division in New York and Washington, D.C. and more than two decades as a freelance writer and producer. Fisher was responsible for over one thousand hours of live, film and videotape, studio and location television and corporate productions.
He was born in 1932 to Col. Dale D. and Francise Fisher, during Col. Fisher’s tour of duty in Manila, the Philippines. Fisher was president of the student government at the University of Maryland, graduating in 1954. As an U.S. Air Force captain, he was a public relations and motion picture officer from 1955 to 1957.
Fisher created, produced, and wrote numerous NBC network news programs, from hard-news to special events. He was hired by NBC as Associate Producer of Today under Dave Garroway, where, over the years Fisher provided many unknown talents with a first network break, including Simon and Garfunkel’s...
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