Adrian Taylor (producer)
Adrian Clemens "Clem" Taylor (January 27, 1954 – March 21, 2014) was an American
Peabody Award for his 60 Minutes segment, "Joy in the Congo", which featured the Kimbanguist Symphony Orchestra of Kinshasa, the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[1][2] In addition to his Peabody, Taylor also won eight Emmy Awards over the course of his broadcasting career.[2]
Taylor was born in
Taylor moved to
Clem Taylor spent nearly twenty years with
Reagan administration during the 1980s.[3] Taylor covered the Reykjavík Summit between Mikhail Gorbachev and Ronald Reagan in Iceland in 1986.[3] In the late 1990s, he was named a senior producer of The Early Show during the late 1990s.[1]
Taylor spent his last four years at CBS News as a producer for
Taylor's last segment for 60 Minutes focused on a group of men who staged the 1980 Winter Olympics.[1]
In May 2013, Taylor was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.[1] He died at Beth Israel Medical Center in Newark, New Jersey, on March 21, 2014, at the age of 60.[1][2] He was a resident of Montclair, New Jersey.[3]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Seikaly, Andrea (2014-03-21). "'60 Minutes' Producer Adrian Taylor Dies at 60". Variety. Retrieved 2014-04-26.
- ^ a b c d e McCord, Luke (2014-03-21). "'60 Minutes' Producer Adrian 'Clem' Taylor Dies". Broadcasting & Cable. Retrieved 2014-04-26.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "60 Minutes producer Adrian "Clem" Taylor dies at 60". CBS News. 2014-03-21. Retrieved 2014-04-26.