Felicia Minei Behr

Felicia Minei Behr is an American TV producer and network executive who has worked on three daytime serials. She was fired from "All My Children" in 1996 when ratings for the show began to decline.

Career: Executive Producer

Felicia Minei Behr's seven-year tenure as Executive Producer of "All My Children" is hailed by many fans as a golden age for the show. The show was revitalised, and throughout her tenure as EP (Head Writers in this period included Wisner Washam, Agnes Nixon, Megan McTavish and Lorraine Broderick) the show drew critical acclaim and was a consistent #2 in the ratings in the first half of the 1990s.

In late 1996, following her firing from "All My Children", Behr was chosen to became Executive Producer of "As The World Turns" by Procter & Gamble Productions Inc. ATWT had deteriorated considerably in terms of ratings and quality prior to her arrival, and it was hoped that this decline could be reversed. Her tenure as EP drew mixed responses from fans and critics. For example, the decision to recast Connor Walsh (although not considered a truly pivotal character on the show) was extremely unpopular, whilst the writing tenure of Jessica Klein was seen as failing to significantly improve the quality of the show. In 1998, Lorraine Broderick became Head Writer and her tenure would draw mixed reviews- many fans criticised decisions made in the period, others claimed the quality of the show improved compared to previous regimes (particularly that of Stephen Black and Henry Stern) and ratings stabilized after some years of decline.

On May 28, 1999, Proctor & Gamble announced that Minei Behr was being replaced by Christopher Goutman. Statement released by Minei Behr says in part: "I've enjoyed the challenges of turning this show around, CBS generally skews older in demos than other shows I've worked on. Unfortunately, this made it a difficult climate and a formidable struggle to increase demographic ratings without changing the heart of the show or being disloyal to its history and viewers." On June 4, 1999, Behr, along with producers Terri Cacavio, Jennifer Minda and Regina DiMartino, as well as Production Designer Kevin Rupnik, Casting Director Mikie Heilbrun and music director Sybil Costello, worked their last day on ATWT. Goutman began on June 7, 1999. [http://soaps.about.com/library/weekly/aa060499.htm Source: About.com]

Positions held

All My Children
*Executive Producer (1989 - April 1996)
*Associate Producer (1970-1975)

As The World Turns
*Executive Producer (December 1996 - July 1999)

Ryan's Hope
*Executive Producer (1988-1989)
*Producer (1982-1988)

ABC Daytime
*Senior Vice President (May 2000 - May 2004)

Awards and nominations

Daytime Emmy Awards

NOMINATIONS: 8 Noms -(1990-1997; Best Drama Series; All My Children)

WINS: 2 WINS -(1992 & 1994; Best Drama Series; All My Children)

External links

* [http://www.abc.com ABC Daytime]