Trailblazing TV executive Jamie Tarses dies at 56; developed Friends and other hits She spotted hits for NBC and at ABC became the first woman to serve as a network s top programmer. But she was brought down by sexism, scrutiny and self-sabotage.
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LOS ANGELES A young, female executive arrives in the men s locker room that was broadcast television in the 1990s and snaps a few towels of her own, working with writers to shape juggernaut comedies like Mad About You and Friends. She is so good at spotting hits that she becomes, at 32, the president of entertainment at ABC, the first woman ever to serve as a netw
Jamie Tarses, who helped bring “Friends” to NBC and broke the glass ceiling in network TV when she became the top entertainment executive at ABC, died Monday after suffering complications from a cardiac event last fall. She was 56. Tarses’ death was confirmed by her family. She was among the
Jamie Tarses, first female TV network entertainment head, dies at 56
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BEVERLY HILLS, CA - JUNE 13: Jamie Tarses attends the Women In Film 2018 Crystal + Lucy Awards presented by Max Mara, Lancôme and Lexus at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on June 13, 2018 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for Women In Film)Emma McIntyre / Getty
Jamie Tarses, who helped bring Friends to NBC and broke the glass ceiling in network TV when she became the top entertainment executive at ABC, died Monday after suffering complications from a cardiac event last fall. She was 56.
Jamie Tarses
She served as president of ABC Entertainment from 1996-99 after helping develop hits like Friends, Mad About You and Frasier at NBC.
Jamie Tarses, the producer and groundbreaking TV executive who as president of ABC Entertainment from 1996-99 became the first woman to serve as head a network entertainment division, died Monday. She was 56.
Tarses died in Los Angeles of complications from a cardiac event suffered last fall, according to her family.
Survivors include her father, Jay Tarses, an Emmy winner who created such innovative TV shows as
Buffalo Bill and
The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd, and her brother, Matt Tarses, who has produced series including