Jerome Toobin
Jerome Toobin | |
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| Born | December 6, 1919 |
| Died | January 22, 1984 (aged 64) |
| Education | B.A. Temple University |
| Spouse | Marlene Sanders |
| Children | Jeffrey Toobin |
Jerome Toobin (December 6, 1919 – January 22, 1984)[1] was an American television producer.
Biography
Toobin was born to a Jewish family in Philadelphia and graduated from Temple University in 1943.[2] He served in the United States Army Air Forces and rose to the rank of Lieutenant.[2] He was married to Marlene Sanders for 25 years[1] and is the father of Jeffrey Toobin, a lawyer, author, and since October 20, 2020, a former writer and for the New Yorker magazine and the CNN network, respectively.
He was Bill Moyers' producer, including as the first executive producer of Bill Moyers Journal on PBS in the 1970s, and at CBS.[2] He was also director of news and public affairs for New York's Channel 13 (WNET), starting from 1974.[1]
Toobin died of a heart attack at age 64; services were held at the Riverside Memorial Chapel.[2]
References
- ^ a b c Nemy, Enid. (18 June 1992) 'What? Me Marry?' Widows Say No, The New York Times, Retrieved November 16, 2010 ("Marlene Sanders, a former correspondent with ABC News and CBS News, was widowed in 1984 ")
- ^ a b c d (23 January 1984) Jerome Toobin, 64, Channel13's Chief of News Programs, The New York Times, Retrieved November 16, 2010
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