Jerome Alan Danzig | |
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Born | Jerome Alan Danzig February 7, 1913 New York City, US |
Died | July 15, 2001 (age 88) New York City, US |
Education | Dartmouth College (BA) |
Occupation(s) | Reporter News producer |
Known for | Adviser to New York Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller |
Spouse | Sarah Palfrey |
Children | 1 |
Relatives |
Evelyn Danzig Haas (sister) Walter A. Haas Jr. (brother-in-law) |
Jerome Alan Danzig (February 7, 1913 – July 15, 2001) was an American reporter, news producer, and top adviser to New York Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller.
Danzig was born on February 7, 1913, in Manhattan, [1] the son of Helen (née Wolf) and Jerome J. Danzig, founder of the bond trading firm J.J. Danzig and former governor of the New York Stock Exchange. [2] [3] He had two siblings: Frank Danzig and Evelyn Danzig Haas (married to Walter A. Haas Jr.) [2] [1] He is a graduate of the Horace Mann School [2] and Dartmouth College. [4] He served in the European Theater of Operations during World War II as a lieutenant commander. [4] In 1935, he worked as a reporter for WOR (AM) in New York, one of the first reporters to broadcast from remote locations. [1] He then worked as a programming executive for both CBS and NBC (1953-1961); at NBC, he produced the Today Show and The Tonight Show with Jack Paar. [1] In 1962, he was named to the staff of Republican New York Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller where he managed all his broadcasting relationships including his failed presidential runs in 1964 and 1968. [1] After Rockefeller's tenure in 1973, he continued to work for the state government and ran his own management consulting firm. [1]
In 1951, he married professional tennis player Sarah Palfrey (1912–1996). [4] [5] They had one son together, Jerome Palfrey Danzig; and he had a stepdaughter from Palfry's previous marriage, Diana Cooke Dupont. [1] Danzig died on July 15, 2001, at the age of 82 at his home on the Upper East Side of Manhattan. [1]