▁of ▁My an mar ▁Category : Sh an ▁Hills <0x0A> </s> ▁Warren ▁Ste ib el ▁( 1 9 2 5 - 2 0 0 2 ) ▁was ▁an ▁American ▁producer ▁and ▁director . ▁He ▁worked ▁in ▁the ▁television ▁and ▁film ▁industry ▁throughout ▁his ▁career , ▁and ▁is ▁perhaps ▁best ▁remembered ▁for ▁his ▁long ▁friendship ▁with ▁William ▁F . ▁Buck ley ▁Jr ., ▁both ▁of ▁whom ▁collabor ated ▁on ▁the ▁production ▁of ▁F iring ▁Line ▁from ▁April ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁until ▁its ▁final ▁broadcast ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 1 9 9 9 . ▁ ▁Although ▁the ▁liberal ▁Ste ib el ▁was ▁not ▁always ▁in ▁accord ▁with ▁Buck ley ' s ▁conserv ative ▁political ▁belief s , ▁the ▁two ▁had ▁an ▁am ic able ▁and ▁cre ative ▁working ▁relationship , ▁and ▁produced ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁longest - running ▁television ▁programs ▁in ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁P BS . ▁ ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁F iring ▁Line , ▁Ste ib el ▁is ▁cred ited ▁with ▁producing ▁another ▁top ical ▁debate ▁program , ▁Deb ates , ▁Deb ates , ▁which ▁was ▁created ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁and ▁was ▁distributed ▁by ▁another ▁non - pro fit ▁production ▁company ▁of ▁his ▁creation , ▁Four ▁Sc ore ▁and ▁Ten . ▁ ▁Ste ib el ▁also ▁worked ▁for ▁each ▁of ▁the ▁" Big ▁Three " ▁television ▁stations ▁in ▁various ▁capac ities . ▁He ▁experienced ▁a ▁less ▁successful ▁career ▁as ▁a ▁Hollywood ▁producer , ▁producing ▁the ▁independent ▁film ▁The ▁H one ym oon ▁Kill ers ▁in ▁ 1 9