His other career highlights include having served as musical director for the 36th, 45th and 54th Primetime Emmy Awards as well as the 56th Academy Awards, six entries in the AFI 100 Years... series of specials and numerous "Christmas in Washington" TV specials between 1984 and 2012. Fourteen of his Emmy nominations were for the latter programs, with his having won for the 1984 and 1988 specials.