Friedman remains big Wheel

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Harry Friedman has reupped as executive producer of syndication powerhouses
Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy!.

In addition, Friedman has been named executive consultant on Columbia
Tri-Star Television Distribution's remake of classic game Pyramid, which
is getting a fall launch as a daily hosted by Donny Osmond.

Friedman has been executive producer on Wheel and Jeopardy!,
the top two shows in syndication, since 1999.

He joined Wheel in 1995 as producer. Two years later, he was named
producer of Jeopardy!.

John Eggerton
John Eggerton

Contributing editor John Eggerton has been an editor and/or writer on media regulation, legislation and policy for over four decades, including covering the FCC, FTC, Congress, the major media trade associations, and the federal courts. In addition to Multichannel News and Broadcasting + Cable, his work has appeared in Radio World, TV Technology, TV Fax, This Week in Consumer Electronics, Variety and the Encyclopedia Britannica.