Michael Loman

Professor of Film and Television

BS, New York University

Professor Michael Loman has spent 30 years writing and producing for some of America’s most famous and groundbreaking television shows. He wrote for All in the Family, Happy Days, One Day at a Time, and Alice, and wrote and produced The Cosby Show, Newhart, and The Hogan Family. Loman is also a formidable presence in the field of children’s television, having served as executive producer of Sesame Street for 10 years. He received his bachelor’s degree from New York University’s School of Education. In recent years, he has returned to his roots in education, teaching courses on television at Yale and NYU. Professor Loman has won 11 Emmy awards, a Humanitas Prize Certificate, and received citations from the NAACP Image Awards and La Raza Latino Bravo Awards. In addition, Professor Loman received a Fulbright Senior Specialist Fellowship lecturing at Royal Holloway University in London in the spring of 2008.