adviser from 1975 to 1977, Donald P. Borchers became a film producer, notable for the 1984 and 2009 versions of Children of the Corn. Alumni of Beyond Our Control are still rescuing and archiving material from the show. For more information, see beyondourcontrol.org Dave Williams Dave Williams was born in June 1940 in South Bend, IN. He graduated from Central High School in 1958 and attended Indiana University South Bend. He joined the WNDU Stations as a production assistant in 1960 and was appointed Promotion Manager in 1964. At age 26, he conceived the idea of Beyond Our Control as a satirical look at the world of television, and, under the auspices of Junior Achievement, produced the program for ten years. Under Williams' guidance, the show received national acclaim with articles in many newspapers and magazines, including an extensive spread in TV Guide. Williams died at age 37 during brain surgery. In a letter to his "kids" shortly before his surgery, which was distributed after his death, Dave wrote: "Some of you may find it ironic that a 37-year-old man who neither drinks nor smokes nor drugs, and who frequently preaches that life is great if you smile a lot and make others happy, suddenly discovers that he harbors something in his brain that doesn't belong there. So do I." Then he shared a little bit of his philosophy of life: "I think it all has to do with working hard and smiling a lot and listening more than you talk and concentrating your effort in one area... " He wrote: "So, remember me, please, at my best. Filming, or lecturing, or joking with you, ...but most of all, laughing. It was the thing we did best and the thing I was always proudest of." References External links 1960s American sketch comedy television series 1970s American sketch comedy television series 1980s American sketch comedy television series 1967 American television series debuts 1986 American television series endings Mass media in South Bend, Indiana Television series about television Student-produced television series Local comedy television series in the United States