Tony Ward

Vice President, Television & Special Events

Based in Los Angeles, Tony Ward develops lighting solutions for television productions and special events.

Tony joined PRG in 1997 after spending over 16 years at Chuck Berris’ television lighting company, Automated Studio Lighting. During his career, Tony has had the opportunity to support some of the best known lighting designers in the television industry, including John Conti, Bill Klages, Red McKinnon, John Rook, Greg Bunton, Olin Younger, Jeff Engel, and Bob Dickinson. Through these designers, Tony has developed lighting solutions for literally thousands of television productions and special events, including:

• Academy Awards, Grammy Awards, Emmy Awards, Golden Globes, SAG Awards, Kids’ Choice Awards, and People’s Choice Awards
• Miss Universe, Miss USA, and Miss Teen USA pageants
• Opening and closing ceremonies of the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City and the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul
• America’s Funniest Home Videos and Star Search
• HBO’s USA for Africa special, including the filming of the video, We Are the World
• Remote productions of Jeopardy, Wheel of Fortune, and The Price is Right
• Music specials for Sammy Davis, Jr. and Dean Martin