David Caldwell
Caldwell directed the hit television series "Real People" from 1979 to 1984, as well as other 1980s special-interest programs including "Real Kids" and "Speak Up America."
A native of San Jose, Calif., and a veteran of the U.S. Army, Caldwell started his television career as a stage manager for KPIX-TV in San Francisco.
Caldwell spent the greater part of his career at NBC. He started as a staff associate in Burbank, and his early credits include the gameshow "Hollywood Squares," and variety shows featuring Andy Williams, Flip Wilson and Jerry Lewis.
He was at NBC master control and handled the news bulletins for the Robert F. Kennedy assassination in 1968. Caldwell was also at the network's affiliate in Houston during the Apollo 11 and 13 missions.
Caldwell directed many popular sporting events for NBC, including the World Professional Figure Skating Championship, for which he garnered a Directors Guild of America nomination in 1985, as well as National Football League games. He also directed the 1990 Goodwill Games for Turner Sports.
He garnered many awards for his work, most notably the Silver Circle of the San Francisco/Northern California Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, honoring his contributions to television.
Caldwell had his own production company with his wife, Sally, from 1980 to 1995. He produced the documentary "Rock Art Treasures," for which they received a San Francisco/ Northern California Emmy Award.
Caldwell is survived by his wife of 42 years, a son, a daughter and a brother.
