Michael A. Krauss
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Michael A. Krauss is a television producer, a radio interviewer, and a drummer. He was born on March 5th in Detroit, Michigan. He is the winner of the ACE Award in 1985 for his work as a producer of Mother's Minutes. As a television producer he helped to produce many shows including Good Morning America, The Mike Douglas Show, Mother's Day (a popular show on lifetime), and Everyday.
[edit] Career
Michael's first show was created as part of his graduation project for Wayne State University and was called "Youth Must Know." It eventually aired on PBS although it wasn't required to air as part of the graduation project.[citation needed] Krauss went on to co-create and produce the Morning Show in Detroit. After the Morning Show he produced The Other Side of the Stars before producing The Mike Douglas Show where he convinced John Lennon and Yoko Ono to cohost for 5 shows. Booking John and Yoko was a momentous occasion and took the 14th spot on VH1's list of "100 Greatest Rock & Roll Moments on TV".[1] He is now working on a coffee table book to release about the shows with John Lennon.[2][citation needed] After the Mike Douglas show, Krauss went on to produce for Good Morning America where he was nominated for two emmys including one for "Producer, Best Daytime Show." After Good Morning America he went to Mother's Day where he won an ACE Award for Best Show in 1984.[3]
