Known as the “Godfather of the TV Movie,” producer Chuck Fries cut his teeth in Hollywood at Ziv Television from 1952-60. The Cincinnati native would go on to produce more than 275 hours of TV movies ...

Frederick W. Ziv, a pioneer in television syndication who produced such indelible series as “Highway Patrol” and “Sea Hunt,” died Saturday at home in his native Cincinnati. He was 96. He centered his ...

2001-10-21 04:00:00 PDT Cincinnati-- Frederick W. Ziv, a pioneer in television syndication who produced such indelible series as "Highway Patrol" and "Sea Hunt," died Oct. 13 at home in his native ...

Charles “Chuck” Fries, the prolific TV producer behind the 1970s “Amazing Spider-Man” series and “The Martian Chronicles,” has died at the age of 92. According to a representative, Fries died Thursday ...

The 'Godfather of the Television Movie' started out at Ziv and Screen Gems before launching his own company and taking it private. By Mike Barnes Senior Editor Charles W. Fries, the prolific producer ...

The Unexpected, aka Time Square Playhouse, is a 30-minute US television anthology series produced by Ziv Television Programs, Inc., for first-run syndication. Thirty-nine episodes aired from March 5, ...