Michael Arthur Krauss (born March 5, 1939 in

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) is the former husband of TV host Joan Lunden. He was a television segment producer, a packager, and a radio interviewer. He was also an experienced company president having headed numerous companies including Michael Krauss Productions and Group M Productions, the producer of "Mother's Minutes". He is a winner of the

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in 1985 for his work as a creator and executive producer of ''Mother's Day''. As a television segment producer he helped to produce several shows including ''

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'', '' The Mike Douglas Show'', ''Mother's Day'' ( Lifetime Television), ''Mother's Minutes'', and ''Everyday With Joan Lunden''. He is also a very experienced jazz drummer.

Career

Michael's first show was created as part of his graduation project for

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and was called ''Youth Must Know and'' eventually aired locally on

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. Krauss went on to segment produce the Morning Show in

. After the ''Morning Show'' he produced ''The Other Side of the Stars'' before segment producing '' The Mike Douglas Show'', where he claims he convinced

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and

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to cohost for 5 shows. Booking John and Yoko was a momentous occasion and took the 14th spot on

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's list of "100 Greatest Rock & Roll Moments on TV". He is now working on a coffee table book about the shows with John Lennon.Beatles Blog
/ref> After the ''Mike Douglas Show'', Krauss went on to segment produce for ABC, where he met and married Joan Lunden of ''

'' and where he was nominated for two Emmys, including one for "Producer, Best Daytime Show". After ''Good Morning America,'' he created and produced ''Mother's Day with Joan Lunden,'' winning an ACE Award for Best Show in 1984.''Mother's Day'' was also awarded the Parent's Choice Award. ''Day'' ran for years on the

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channel. After ''Mother's Day'' he produced the spin-off ''Mother's Minutes''. "Minutes", hosted by Joan Lunden, were quick segments about taking care of children. Michael released a home video called ''My Newborn Baby: Everything You Need to Know''. ''

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'' called this video "one of the best instructional home-video programs ever produced". The critical and commercial success of the home video led to a book version as well.

Books

* ''Your Newborn Baby: Everything You Need To Know'' (1988) - * ''Joan Lunden's Mother's Minutes'' (1986) -

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Krauss, Michael A. Living people American television producers Wayne State University alumni 1939 births