Roger Kurt Dobkowitz (born July 30, 1945 in
San Francisco,
California) is an American
television producer
A television producer is a person who oversees one or more aspects of video production on a television program. Some producers take more of an executive role, in that they conceive new programs and pitch them to the television networks, but upon a ...
best known for his 36-year tenure on the
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc., commonly shortened to CBS, the abbreviation of its former legal name Columbia Broadcasting System, is an American commercial broadcast television and radio network serving as the flagship property of the CBS Entertainme ...
game show ''
The Price Is Right''. In addition to ''The Price Is Right'', Dobkowitz also worked on other game shows, such as ''
Family Feud'', ''
Double Dare'', ''
Now You See It'', and ''
Match Game''. Dobkowitz graduated from
San Francisco State University
San Francisco State University (commonly referred to as San Francisco State, SF State and SFSU) is a public research university in San Francisco. As part of the 23-campus California State University system, the university offers 118 different b ...
in 1972 after completing a thesis, ''A Historical Study of Prime-Time Network Audience Participation Shows 1948-1968''.
''The Price Is Right''
Dobkowitz started as a member of the production staff with ''The Price Is Right'' when the show debuted in 1972, and became a producer in 1984. He created eighteen of the show's pricing games (one of which, Gas Money, debuted on the first new episode after his departure). He won five
Emmy Awards for his work on the show.
Dobkowitz left ''Price'' in July 2008, following production on the show's 36th season. While ''
Variety'' reported that it was unclear whether his termination was voluntary, Dobkowitz refutes this and says he was terminated, believing the culprit was potentially Drew himself, after a discussion with top CBS brass.
References
External links
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Roger Dobkowitz' official website
1945 births
Living people
Businesspeople from San Francisco
San Francisco State University alumni
The Price Is Right
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