Fred Barzyk

Fred Barzyk (b. Milwaukee, October 18, 1936) is a Boston-based television producer and director who was president of Creative Television Associates, Inc., from 1965–2001. Known for his avant garde experiments in broadcast television, he worked as a producer for GBH, the multiplatform public media organization, from 1958–2001. He has produced and directed television programs for PBS, HBO, NBC, ABC and CBS, directing such stars as Morgan Freeman, Christian Slater, Dan Aykroyd, Rosie Perez, Matt Dillon, Claire Danes and Lily Tomlin. He studied for a master’s degree in communication at Boston University.

Barzyk came to Boston in 1958 and joined GBH in 1959.

Cable ACE Award, 1985 for Countdown to Looking Glass

Peabody Award for Tender Places

Karios Award, 2001, from Marquette University

Between Time and Timbuktu (1972)

Jean Shepherd’s America (1972)

The Chicken that Ate Columbus (1978) Tender Places, 1987 Puzzlemania (1987,1988) Destinos, (1988–92) Breast Care Test (1994) The Ryan Interview (2000) The Journey'' (2011)