Bernard Lechowick is an American television writer and producer. He grew up in

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and is a father of two sons, Richard Latham Lechowick and Vincent Latham Lechowick.
Lechowick graduated from the

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. For his graduate studies, he chose

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to complete a master's degree in Radio, Television and Film, and it is there that he met his wife,

Lynn Marie Latham Lynn Marie Latham is an American television writer, producer, and showrunner. Her initial foray into writing for television was as a story editor for the series '' Berrenger's'' in 1985. That same year, Latham became a writer for the nighttime ser ...

. He began his writing partnership with his wife, L. M. Latham, in 1979. In 1984, their primetime serial, ''

Berrenger's ''Berrenger's'' is an American prime-time soap opera television series created by Diana Gould that aired on NBC from January 5 to March 9, 1985. The series revolved around the Berrenger family, a New York dynasty which owned the glamorous depart ...

'', aired on NBC. When the show was cancelled after a few months on the air, Lechowick received job offers to write for ''

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'', '' Knots Landing'' and '' Falcon Crest''. He and his wife studied the offers and decided to go with ''Knots Landing''.

Positions held

*''

The Young and the Restless ''The Young and the Restless'' (often abbreviated as ''Y&R'') is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS. The show is set in fictional Genoa City (not the real-life similarly-named Genoa City, ...

'': Creative Consultant (May 2, 2007 – December 24, 2007); Breakdown Writer (May 2, 2007 – December 19, 2007); Script Writer (August 28, 2006 – December 18, 2006; May 14, 2007 – December 2007) * ''Wild Card'' (Co-Creator, Writer, Executive Producer) * ''Live Through This'' (Executive Producer) * ''That's Life'' (Consulting Producer) *''

Hyperion Bay ''Hyperion Bay'' is an American drama television series that ran for one season on The WB from September 21, 1998 to March 8, 1999. The series was partially filmed in Humboldt County, California, in the cities of Trinidad, Eureka, and Ferndale. ...

'' (Co-Executive Producer) * ''Savannah'' (Writer) *''

Hotel Malibu ''Hotel Malibu'' is an American Drama (film and television), drama television series that aired on CBS from August 4 to September 8, 1994 and was created and written by producers Bernard Lechowick and Lynn Marie Latham. Its cast includes Jenni ...

'' (Co-Creator, Writer, Executive Producer) * ''Second Chances'' (Co-Creator, Writer, Executive Producer) * ''Homefront'' (Co-Creator, Writer, Executive Producer) (''Homefront'' was inducted into The Museum of Television & Radio in March 1998) *''

Wolf Lake ''Wolf Lake'' is an American supernatural drama television series that originally aired on CBS from September 19 to October 24, 2001. Nine episodes were produced, but only five aired before the series was canceled by CBS. The full series, inclu ...

'' (Executive Producer) *'' Knots Landing'' (Writer, Producer) *''

'' ( Story editor)
''Mama Malone''
(Script Writer)
''Brilliant But Cancelled: The Perfect Pitch''
*'' Que Pasa, U.S.A.?'' (Director)

Awards and nominations

Lechowick has been nominated for 3 Primetime Emmy Awards, 2

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, 2 Writers Guild of America Award,
Viewers for Quality Television Awards
and 1 Imagen Foundation Awards.

References

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