Bruce Haring pmc-editorial-managerEdwin T. Vane, a former ABC television executive and president of Group W Productions, died of natural causes on June 26 in Los Angeles.
He was 93.A Fordham University graduate, Vane started his career as a page at NBC. After working his way up to become a daytime television executive, he was pitched a game show idea by Merv Griffin in 1963 that was intriguing, but lacked form.
Vane suggested a three-stage structure, each with increasing value, capped by a final round that gave trailing contestants a chance to win.
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