Kent McCray

He produced many television programs, including Little House on the Prairie.

[1][2] The son of Mr. and Mrs. Tom McCray, he studied at the Hartt School performing arts conservatory at the University of Hartford in Connecticut.

[3] In addition to Little House on the Prairie, McCray worked on Bonanza, The Red Skelton Show, and This Is Your Life.

[3] McCray also produced Highway to Heaven from 1984 to 1989, becoming showrunner beginning with that series' second season.

In return, the university named the facility the Kent McCray Television Studio.