James Loper
- Category : 1931-births
- Type : PE
- Profile : 6/2 - Role Model / Hermit
- Definition : Triple Split
- Incarnation Cross : LAX Migration 2
Biography
American television executive who co-founded KCET, a PBS affiliate in Los Angeles, in 1964 and served as Executive Director of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences from 1983 to 1999. Under Loper, the Emmy Awards were expanded to include nominees from cable television in 1988. Loper oversaw the creation of the Archive of American Television, which interviews and archives notable people from the history of television. James Loper died at his home in Pasadena, California, on July 8, 2013, at the age of 81.