Blake McCormick

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Blake McCormick
Occupation Television producer
Nationality American
Notable works Mad Men

Blake McCormick is a television producer. He has worked on the AMC drama series Mad Men and was nominated for a PGA Award for his work on the show. [1]

The Producers Guild of America Award was originally established in 1990 by the Producers Guild of America as the Golden Laurel Awards, created by PGA Treasurer Joel Freeman with the support of Guild President Leonard Stern, in order to honor the visionaries who produce and execute motion picture and television product. The ceremony has been hosted each year by celebrity host/presenters, including Nick Clooney, Michael Douglas, Robert Guillaume, James Earl Jones, Jack Lemmon, Shirley MacLaine, Garry Marshall, Walter Matthau, Ronald Reagan, Marlo Thomas, Grant Tinker, and Ted Turner, among others.

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Biography

McCormick joined the crew of Mad Men as a co-producer for the first season in 2007. He returned to this role for the second season in 2008. He was promoted to producer for the third season in 2009. He remained a producer for the fourth season in 2010. McCormick and the production staff were nominated for the 2011 PGA Award for Television Producer of the Year Award in Episodic for their work on the fourth season. [1]

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