Jerome Alan Danzig | |
|---|---|
| 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.
Biography[edit]
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]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Jerome A. Danzig, 88, Rockefeller Adviser". The New York Times. July 18, 2001.
- ^ a b c Reiss, Susan B. (1995). "Evelyn Danzig Haas - Fine Arts and Family: The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Philanthropy, Writing, and Haas Family Memories - Interviews Conducted by Susan B. Reiss". Regional Oral History Office, The Bancroft Library University of California, Berkeley.
- ^ "J.J. DANZIG DIES; RETIRED BROKER, 68; Ex-Governor of Exchange, a Member for 47 Years, Was Active in Charitable Work". The New York Times. January 13, 1946.
- ^ a b c Randolph, Nancy (April 16, 1951). "Sarah Palfrey Cooke to Marry Radio Man Jerome Danzig". New York Daily News.
- ^ "Mrs. Cooke Bride of Jerome Danzig; Former Sarah Palfrey, Tennis Star, Is Wed to Dartmouth Alumnus at the Carlyle Ralph--van Voorhees". The New York Times. April 28, 1951.