ALUMNI AWARD
Thomas C. Werner ’67 to Receive Hotchkiss’s Highest Honor T
HOMAS C. WERNER ’67 has been named the recipient of the 2022 Alumni Award, the School’s highest honor. Werner is an award-winning television producer, a member of the Television Academy Hall of Fame, and currently serves as the chairman of Fenway Sports Group, which includes ownership of the Boston Red Sox, the Liverpool Football Club, and the Pittsburgh Penguins. “I am honored by this recognition. I owe so much to the education Hotchkiss gave me, and I consider it the foundation for everything I achieved afterwards. Mr. Gurney would be surprised and delighted at my receiving this award as he gave me a 63 grade in English Literature,” Werner said upon learning of the award. (Richard Gurney taught English at Hotchkiss from 1935-1971.) After graduating from Hotchkiss, Werner received an A.B. from Harvard. During his time in Cambridge, he began his career as a documentary filmmaker, including directing a film about Fenway Park. His award-winning films include a historic documentary about Shirley Chisholm, the first Black woman to run for president. Later, Werner joined ABC, where he developed a number of hits including Mork & Mindy, Three’s Company, Taxi, and The Love Boat. He cast Robin Williams in Mork & Mindy, and he provided opportunities to then-
Thomas Werner has executive produced more than 1,500 half-hours of primetime comedy. He is part owner of the Red Sox and helped establish the Red Sox Foundation.
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