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Ground with Marilyn Gill
Author,
life coach and motivational speaker are all
titles that the preeminent TV, Film and Awards
Show Producer, Marilyn Gill, has answered
to over the span of a thrilling career. Gill,
the mother of four, has played an integral
role, over the last 2 decades, in television
and feature film production. An Emmy and NAACP
Image Award nominated entertainment industry
veteran, Gill’s clients have included
television and cable networks, ABC, CBS, NBC,
Fox and Tribune Entertainment, BET, Lifetime,
ABC Family and MTV.
Offered
an opportunity to intern with The Phil Donahue
Show, the Panama born industry vet cut her
teeth on some of the most noted productions
in the history of Television. One of the first
producers on At The Movies, with Siskel &
Ebert, the critically acclaimed movie review
program, Marilyn Gill played a role in setting
an unparalleled standard for programming of
this type. Marilyn soon found herself a part
of iconic productions, including TV successes
Oprah, Rolonda, Inside Edition and Roseanne,
all of which were affiliated with King World
Productions. As one of the founding producers
of The Montel Williams Show, Gill also supervised
the development and production of the pilot
for Judge Judy.
Having
developed a most unique management style,
Gill has gone on to train several of the industries
most prolific producers as she garners the
highest ratings on each show she oversees.
She has been responsible for many aspects
of daytime and nightly productions. These
responsibilities have included overseeing
celebrity guest bookings, script supervision,
host preparation, creating and executing various
stunts and comedic elements affiliated with
shows in which she served as Producer or Executive
Producer. To her credit Gill also served as
the Director of Feature Film Development for
Eddie Murphy Productions. While holding this
post Gill supervised projects including the
Beverly Hills Cop franchise, Coming to America,
Raw and Harlem Knights.
Gill
presently serves as President of Worldwide
Development at MG Productions, based in Los
Angeles. On a daily basis the Television Academy
of Arts & Sciences member enjoys creating,
developing and producing reality, music/variety,
animation, alternative and scripted programming
for both U.S. and international markets. BET’s
Celebration of Gospel, which Gill has produced
for 7 years, enjoyed unprecedented ratings
in its original airing January of 2007. She
continues actively developing a variety of
other BET projects, as her previous credits
include, Coming to the Stage, Oh Drama, BET
Live, and How I’m Livin’.
The
author of the soon to be published, “Where’s
Brooklyn,” a fable for children and
adults, Gill’s literary work is both
inspirational and compelling, as she also
holds a M.A. in Spiritual Psychology from
the University of Santa Monica. Formerly Marilyn
was engaged to produce Christian Music Awards,
along with noted Talent Producer and business
partner Joyce Coleman, held in Fresno, CA
(June 2007). Marilyn Gill certainly looks
forward to furthering her most auspicious
career as she creates, produces and writes
vast arrays of projects that include the late
night, single topic talk, entertainment, reality
and comic variety formats.
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