DNC Producer Ricky Kirshner On Kamala Harris’ Big Night, Putting The Big Show Together & How It’s Not The Grammys
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: “The other night we had Michelle and Barack, last night we had Tim Walz, and tonight we got a major headliner,” Democratic National Convention executive producer Ricky Kirshner said Thursday ahead of of Kamala Harris‘ acceptance speech later tonight the the DNC in Chicago. “So I say, the closing act is pretty good, so stick around no matter what time it is.” A multiple Emmy winner and nominee, Hollywood and political event veteran Kirshner is an alum of Super Bowl halftime shows and the Tony Awards (for which he is nominated for in the Outstanding Variety Special category this year), and has been a part of every DNC since 1992 in New York City.
In an election year where almost everything is as unconventional as can be, this week’s DNC is actually a bit of back to the future.
Unlike the virtual DNC that Kirshner and team had to scramble to put on in 2020, DNC 2024 is the first in-person gathering for Democratic delegates since Hillary Clinton was nominated in Philadelphia in 2016.
Still, among the speeches and testimonials, it hasn’t all been so traditional. All week long, the atmosphere on the floor of the convention has been celebratory — a DJ even played the right-on-the-nose “Celebration” to dancing delegates on the final night.
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