Hollywood Producer Jim Wilberger '72 receives highest alumni honor
Jim Wilberger, who is currently executive producer of Hallmark Crown Media and has more than 101 producing credits for movies, mini-series, and television movies, received the Trustee Alumni Award, the highest alumni honor given at McDaniel. He earned a bachelor’s degree in Theatre Arts in 1972 and regularly hosts McDaniel students in Los Angeles for film internships, assists the McDaniel Cinema Department with mentoring programs for current students, speaks on campus, and donates instructional materials to the department.
The McDaniel College Board of Trustees presented its prestigious Trustee Alumni Award to Jim Wilberger, who earned a bachelor’s degree in Theatre Arts in 1972 from the college.
The award is the highest alumni honor given at McDaniel in recognition of alumni career and service achievement.
Jim WIlberger '72
As a Hollywood producer, Wilberger has more than 101 producing credits for movies, mini-series, and television movies. He is currently executive producer of Hallmark Crown Media where he has been involved in such productions as “Heart of the Matter,” “Love in the Limelight,” and “Picture Perfect Mysteries.”
Wilberger has produced for networks including the Hallmark Channel, UP-TV, Hulu, and Lifetime. As a producer for Turner Network Television for over a decade, he was involved in the historical dramas “Nuremburg,” “The Day Lincoln Was Shot,” “James Dean,” and “Gettysburg.” In his role as head of production at Mission Pictures International, he co-produced Universal's "Redeeming Love."
He also regularly hosts McDaniel students in Los Angeles for film internships, assists the McDaniel Cinema Department with mentoring programs for current students, speaks on campus, and donates instructional materials to the department. He was the recipient of the college’s 2020 alumni college service award.
In addition to his degree from McDaniel, Wilberger attended the film production graduate program at New York University in 1976, as well as film non-degree coursework at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). His professional affiliations include the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, National Academy of Cable Programming, and Directors Guild of America.
