Don Tillman

Don Tillman was an American television producer and executive.

After studying broadcasting at Northwestern University in Chicago, Tillman began his broadcasting career as a radio personality in his hometown of Marion, Indiana, and later became one of the creators of WTAF-TV, Marion's first television station. After a stint at WQAD-TV in Moline, Illinois, he became station manager for WTTV-TV in Indianapolis.

Beginning in 1981, Tillman served as an executive for KTTV-TV in Los Angeles, during which time he was nominated for five Los Angeles Area Emmy Awards, winning three: for the Emmy Awards pre-show (1988), the Tournament of Roses Parade (1989), and the U.S. Olympic Festival (1991).

For over 20 years, Tillman was executive director of Trojan Vision, the student-operated television network at the University of Southern California. Tillman also served several years as a board member of the Television Academy Foundation.

Tillman died June 27, 2021, in Los Angeles, California. He was 81.

The family asks that, in lieu of flowers, donations be made to the Television Academy Foundation in his name.