Bracken has worked on the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade for 32 years.
Producer Bill Bracken has joined Dick Clark Productions as executive vp of production. Bracken will oversee all elements of production across the company's portfolio of shows including the Golden Globes, Golden Eve (a new Globes spinoff show launching in January), American Music Awards, Academy of Country Music Awards and Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest.
"We're thrilled to have one of the industry's very best join the team," Jay Penske, CEO, Dick Clark Productions, said in a statement. "Bill brings deep experience working on some of the most watched shows of our time, creative vision, operational excellence and a collaborative spirit to our work. We look forward to Bill's leadership as we continue to grow and evolve our productions for years to come."
"Joining Dick Clark Productions is the chance of a lifetime," Bracken said. "I have always admired their legendary slate of programming, and at this transformative time of expansion for DCP, I'm excited to leave my mark on these iconic productions while continuing to enhance them for audiences across the globe."
Bracken has won six Daytime Emmys as a producer of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, on which he has worked for 32 years. He has also received two Primetime Emmy nominations as a producer of NBC's Betty White's 90th Birthday: A Tribute to America's Golden Girl (2012) and NBC's Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade 90th Celebration (2017).
Bracken's other credits include the Emmy Awards, Christmas in Rockefeller Center, Grand Opening of Hong Kong Disneyland, The NAACP Image Awards, Macy's 4th of July Fireworks Spectacular, NBC's Christmas at Graceland, NBC's Grand Ole Opry: 95 Years of Country Music, NBC's One Night Only: The Best of Broadway and the Disney+ live concert special Grace for the World: Live from St. Peters Square in Vatican City.
Bracken is a member of both the Producers Guild of America and Directors Guild of America.
Dick Clark Productions is owned by Penske Media Eldridge, a joint venture between Eldridge Industries and Billboard parent company Penske Media.
