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Richard Keith "Rick" Berman (born '' in 2005. WORK IN TELEVISION Berman graduated from the University Of Wisconsin-Madison in 1967 with a B.A. in speech. From 1977 to 1982, he was the senior producer of '' The Big Blue Marble '' for PBS . His work won an Emmy for Outstanding Children's Series. Between 1982 and 1984 he was an independent producer. He worked on various projects, including '' What On Earth '', an informational series for HBO , and '' The Primal Mind '', a one-hour award-winning special for PBS . Berman joined Paramount in 1984 as director of current programming. He oversaw such popular shows as '' Cheers '' and '' MacGyver ''. WORK IN STAR TREK In 1987, Berman was selected by '' (TNG). As Roddenberry's health declined, Berman took over more and more of the daily production of the show. Berman went on to executive produce and co-create '' (1998), and ''Nemesis'' (2002). He was initially involved in developing a '' Star Trek XI '' movie based on a script written by Erik Jendresen , however when Gail Berman (no relation) took over as president of Paramount Pictures, Jendresen's script was shelved1. J. J. Abrams is now part of a team developing what is to be Star Trek XI. With J.J. Abrams now taking over Star Trek on the big screen and no TV series in production, Rick Berman has reportedly left Star Trek. REFERENCES EXTERNAL LINKS
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