Don Mischer

Donald Leo Mischer March 5 1940 April 11 2025 was an American producer and director of television and live events and president of Don Mischer Productions As a producerdirector his credits include the Oscars We Are One The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial the Kennedy Center Honors the 100th anniversary of Carnegie Hall Motown 25 the Super Bowl Halftime Shows Michael Jackson Prince the Rolling Stones Paul McCartney Tom Petty and Bruce Springsteen the Democratic National Convention and the Opening Ceremonies of the 1996 Summer Olympics and 2002 Winter Olympics Mischer has also produced specials with Beyoncé Bono Prince Rihanna Britney Spears Springsteen James Taylor Taylor Swift Stevie Wonder Sting Garth Brooks Mary J Blige Elton John Justin Timberlake Barbra Streisand Cher Yo Yo Ma and Morgan Freeman among others