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September 2004 |
CBS Studios named for California United Methodist layman
By Larry Hygh Jr.
PASADENA, Calif. (UMNS) - With the pull of a rope and an introduction from actress Carol Burnett, studios 36 and 46 at CBS Television City were renamed the Charles Cappleman Studios.
Charles "Capp" Cappleman, 78, an active United Methodist layman at St. Paul's United Methodist Church in Tarzana, Calif., and executive vice president of West Coast operations and engineering, retired from CBS Television City after 50 years. He is credited with being the creative vision behind the new building at CBS Television City, completed in 1992, that houses studios 36 and 46, now the Charles Cappleman Studios.
"My 50 years at Television City have been great fun and provided tremendous satisfaction in being a member of such a great organization," said Cappleman during the surprise retirement/birthday celebration attended by hundreds at CBS Television City.
"I have no retirement plans, other than to continue with most of the volunteer jobs I have," Cappleman said. "The Lord has always been good to me, and I am waiting to see what He has in mind for me next."
Cappleman, who is chairman of the United Methodist California-Pacific Conference Commission on Communications, began work at CBS Television City on Jan. 29, 1954, as a stage manager.
As executive vice president of West Coast operations at CBS Television City, Cappleman was responsible for ensuring that operations remained current with advances in technology. He also provided oversight for production operations and personnel of CBS Television City, the network's live and videotape production facility in Los Angeles, and CBS Studio Center, the network's motion picture studio in Studio City, Calif.
Cappleman has been involved with television since its infancy, even serving as the pool production supervisor on "Gemini-Titan 4," the first space shot controlled out of what was then the new Johnson Space Center in Houston.
While at CBS, he worked on shows such as "The Red Skelton Show," "Playhouse 90," "The Judy Garland Show," "The Ed Sullivan Show," "All in the Family," "Person to Person," "The Smothers Brothers," "The Young and the Restless," "The Bold and the Beautiful," "The Price is Right," "The Carol Burnett Show" and "The Steve Harvey Show."
From 1976 to 1984, Cappleman served as the president of the General Commission on Communications for the denomination.
Cappleman said he is moving into a different phase of life - as one door closes another will open and he's waiting to see what opens. "Remember, Moses did not get his big assignment until he was 80," he pointed out. "It lasted 40 years and it was not the easiest assignment."
Larry Hygh Jr. is the communications director for the California-Pacific Annual Conference.
Last updated on 08/20/2004