User:CmdrDan/Lawrence K. Grossman
Lawrence K. Grossman | |
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| Born | Lawrence Kugelmass June 21, 1931 Brooklyn, NY |
| Died | March 23, 2018 (aged 86) Westport, CT |
| Alma mater | Columbia University (1952), Harvard Law School |
| Television | Death of a Princes, The MacNeil/Lehrer Report, Frontline, Vietnam: A Television History, Live From Lincoln Center |
| Spouse | Alberta "Boots" Nevler |
| Children | Susan Grossman of Brooklyn, Caroline Grossman of Waltham, Mass., and Jennifer Grossman Peltz of Manhattan |
Lawrence Kugelmass Grossman (June 21, 1931 - March 23, 2018) was an American television executive, advertising executive, author, educator, activist. His is best known as president of NBC News and president of PBS.
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Life and career
PBS
NBC News
Recruited and hired, as a vice president of NBC News, Tim Russert at the time a political aide to Gov. Mario M. Cuomo of New York. Russert would go on the air NBC News’s top on-air personalities as the moderator of “Meet the Press”). And he had some successes, including “Today’s” return as ratings leader among morning news programs and an increased regard for “NBC Nightly News,” which had risen briefly to No. 1 in the ratings in 1987 before falling to third place.
Managing Editor Columbia Spectator 1951 (the 75th Board) under Editor in Chief [[Max_Frankel|Max Frankel] Personal life Death Awards and honors Further reading