From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Felicia Minei Behr
Felicia Minei Behr
Preceded by Executive Producer of All My Children Succeeded by
Stephen Schenkel January 1989 -April 1996 Francesca James
Preceded by Executive Producer of As the World Turns Succeeded by
John Valente November 1996 - June 1999 Christopher Goutman
Felicia Minei Behr is an American TV producer and net- loyal to its history and viewers." On June 4, 1999, Behr,
work executive who has worked on three daytime serials. along with producers Terri Cacavio, Jennifer Minda and
She was fired from All My Children in 1996 when ratings Regina DiMartino, as well as Production Designer Kevin
for the show began to decline. Rupnik, Casting Director Mikie Heilbrun and music direc-
tor Sybil Costello, worked their last day on ATWT. Gout-
Career: Executive Producer man began on June 7, 1999. Source: About.com
Felicia Minei Behr’s seven-year tenure as Executive Pro-
ducer of All My Children is hailed by many fans as a golden
Positions held
age for the show. The show was revitalized, and through- All My Children
out her tenure as EP (Head Writers in this period includ- • Executive Producer (1989 - April 1996)
ed Margaret DePriest, Agnes Nixon, Megan McTavish and • Associate Producer (1970–1975)
Lorraine Broderick), the show drew critical acclaim and As the World Turns
was a consistent #2 in the ratings in the first half of the • Executive Producer (December 1996 - July 1999)
1990s. Ryan’s Hope
In late 1996, following her firing from All My Children, • Executive Producer (1988–1989)
Behr was chosen to become Executive Producer of As the • Producer (1982–1988)
World Turns by Procter & Gamble Productions Inc. ATWT ABC Daytime
had deteriorated considerably in terms of ratings and • Senior Vice President (May 2000 - May 2004)
quality prior to her arrival, and it was hoped that this de-
cline could be reversed. Her tenure as EP drew mixed re-
sponses from fans and critics. For example, the decision
Awards and nominations
to recast Connor Walsh from Allyson Rice-Taylor to Su- Daytime Emmy Awards
san Batten in early 1997 (although not considered a tru- NOMINATIONS: 8 Noms -(1990–1997; Best Drama
ly pivotal character on the show) was extremely unpop- Series; All My Children)
ular and Batten was quickly fired in the summer of that WINS: 2 WINS -(1992 & 1994; Best Drama Series; All
year, whilst the writing tenure of Jessica Klein was seen My Children)
as failing to significantly improve the quality of the show.
In early 1998, Lorraine Broderick became Head Writer
and her tenure would draw mixed reviews. Some fans
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criticized storyline direction in this period, while others • ABC Daytime
claimed the quality of the show improved compared to Persondata
previous regimes (particularly that of Stephen Black and Name Behr, Felicia Minei
Henry Stern) and pointed out that ratings stabilized after
Alternative names
some years of decline.
On May 28, 1999, Procter & Gamble announced that Short description
Minei Behr was being replaced by Christopher Goutman. Date of birth 1942
Statement released by Minei Behr says in part: "I’ve en- Place of birth
joyed the challenges of turning this show around, CBS
generally skews older in demos than other shows I’ve Date of death
worked on. Unfortunately, this made it a difficult climate Place of death
and a formidable struggle to increase demographic ratin-
gs without changing the heart of the show or being dis-
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Felicia Minei Behr
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• 1942 births
• Living people
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