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David Salzman
David Elliot Salzman (born December 1, 1943) is an American television producer and businessman. Salzman has been involved in a number of industries that include television news and entertainment, feature films, live theater, sports, and musical events.
Salzman was raised in Brooklyn, New York. He earned his college degree from Brooklyn College, during which he had a stint at The New York Times. He was accepted into the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. After speaking with numerous journalists, he was dissuaded from attending Columbia due to "the declining nature of the business". He decided to attend the Mass communications program at Wayne State University.
Salzman's career in the entertainment industry started during his years at Wayne State when he was a producer on the popular Detroit television talk program, The Lou Gordon Show, on Channel 50. Salzman wrote, produced, booked guests, and even did makeup; the show attracted many big celebrities. An interview with Michigan Governor George Romney inadvertently ended Romney's presidential campaign in 1968.
After, Salzman joined Group W, Westinghouse's family of television stations, and moved up the ranks beginning with the CBS affiliate KDKA in Pittsburgh as news director from 1970 to 1972.
Later in 1972, Salzman moved to Philadelphia, where he became the station manager at KYW. During his time as station manager, he was an executive producer on The Mike Douglas Show.
In 1974, he moved back to Pittsburgh to become the general manager of KDKA until 1975.
Salzman was elevated to Group W Productions headquarters in New York City and was named chairman of the board. He launched the syndicated strip programs Everyday and The Peter Marshall Show while running Group W.
He moved to Los Angeles in 1978 and left Group W to create NIWS (News Informational Weekly Service), a nationally syndicated news service. NIWS ran in over 200 domestic markets, providing pre-packaged human interest news stories that subscriber stations could incorporate into their local broadcasts. Salzman quickly became a pioneer in the news industry.
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David Salzman
David Elliot Salzman (born December 1, 1943) is an American television producer and businessman. Salzman has been involved in a number of industries that include television news and entertainment, feature films, live theater, sports, and musical events.
Salzman was raised in Brooklyn, New York. He earned his college degree from Brooklyn College, during which he had a stint at The New York Times. He was accepted into the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. After speaking with numerous journalists, he was dissuaded from attending Columbia due to "the declining nature of the business". He decided to attend the Mass communications program at Wayne State University.
Salzman's career in the entertainment industry started during his years at Wayne State when he was a producer on the popular Detroit television talk program, The Lou Gordon Show, on Channel 50. Salzman wrote, produced, booked guests, and even did makeup; the show attracted many big celebrities. An interview with Michigan Governor George Romney inadvertently ended Romney's presidential campaign in 1968.
After, Salzman joined Group W, Westinghouse's family of television stations, and moved up the ranks beginning with the CBS affiliate KDKA in Pittsburgh as news director from 1970 to 1972.
Later in 1972, Salzman moved to Philadelphia, where he became the station manager at KYW. During his time as station manager, he was an executive producer on The Mike Douglas Show.
In 1974, he moved back to Pittsburgh to become the general manager of KDKA until 1975.
Salzman was elevated to Group W Productions headquarters in New York City and was named chairman of the board. He launched the syndicated strip programs Everyday and The Peter Marshall Show while running Group W.
He moved to Los Angeles in 1978 and left Group W to create NIWS (News Informational Weekly Service), a nationally syndicated news service. NIWS ran in over 200 domestic markets, providing pre-packaged human interest news stories that subscriber stations could incorporate into their local broadcasts. Salzman quickly became a pioneer in the news industry.