During the early 1950s Sam Ewing III was the San Francisco Bay Area's leading independent television program producer with as many as twelve live shows a week on the air.

Sam's live show lineup included SWEEPSTAKES, WHAT IS IT? and TREASURE TUNE CLOCK with Lee Giroux, CARTOON CIRCUS and MR. BLARE FROM WAY OUT THERE with George Lemont, THE SANDY SPILLMAN SHOW and THE RUSTY DRAPER SHOW. He created and produced San Francisco's first weather program, WEATHERAMA on KGO-TV. His nationally-syndicated production of WONDERS OF THE WORLD played on KTVU and stations across the country, as well as on the Discovery Channel on cable.

He has published three self-help books (amazon.com) from TAB-McGraw Hill on TV - "YOU'RE ON THE AIR!", "DON'T LOOK AT THE CAMERA" and "PROFESSIONAL FILMMAKING".

Sam spent ten years at KNTV, San Jose as Creative Director. In 1986 he turned out NASHVILLE TALENT SEARCH in San Jose for the Nashville Network shown on three Bay Area stations.

He began his career as a radio announcer in Mississippi and in the late 1940s announced and handled news for KYA, KSFO and KSAN.

Sam lived with his wife Karol in Port Angeles, Washington where he wrote short articles and quips which have appeared in the Wall Street Journal, Saturday Evening Post and other publications. He has a Quotable Quote in the September 2000 Reader's Digest.

Sam Ewing III passed away on May 4, 2001. He was 81 years old.