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Reese Schonfeld (Maurice Wolfe Schonfeld) was born on 5 November, 1931 in Newark, New Jersey, U.S., is an American journalist and executive (1931–2020). Discover Reese Schonfeld's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 88 years old?

Popular As Maurice Wolfe Schonfeld
Occupation Media executive
Age 88 years old
Zodiac Sign Scorpio
Born 5 November, 1931
Birthday 5 November
Birthplace Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
Date of death 28 July, 2020
Died Place Manhattan, New York, U.S.
Nationality United States

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His wife is Pat O'Gorman, Karen Lamberti (1959-1970).

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Children Alexander, Ellen, Orrin, William, Juliette, Ida

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1931

Maurice Wolfe "Reese" Schonfeld (November 5, 1931July 28, 2020) was an American television journalist and executive.

Schonfeld was born in Newark, New Jersey, on November 5, 1931.

He was of Jewish descent, the grandson of Yiddish-speaking immigrants.

His father, Philip, worked as a partner in a glass-and-mirror company; his mother, Sarah (Wolfe), was a housewife, secretary, and bookkeeper.

He got the nickname "Reese" as a result of his younger sister's mispronunciation of Maurice.

He graduated from Weequahic High School.

1953

He went on study at Dartmouth College, obtaining a Bachelor of Arts in political science in 1953.

He subsequently earned an M.A. and J.D. degrees from Columbia University.

However, he never went into practice.

1956

Schonfeld began his career with United Press Movietone News in 1956.

1960

Schonfeld had 5 children with Karen Lamberti between 1960 and 1966; Alexander, Ellen, Orrin, William, and Jennifer Ida. Schonfeld was the author of Me and Ted Against the World, an account of the development and early history of CNN, and "The Global Battle for Cultural Domination", an essay in Developing Cultures: Essays on Cultural Change.

1966

Together they had one child— Juliette born in 1966, twelve days before the birth of his youngest child with Karen Lamberti his wife at the time.

The marriage with Lamberti ended in divorce 4 years after the births of his two last children once the affair became known.

1974

Later he became vice president of United Press International Television News; when its U.S. business was purchased by Television News Inc. (TVN) in 1974, he joined that company for a year.

1975

In 1975, after TVN folded, he founded the Independent Television News Association, a service that provided independent television stations with pooled news coverage via satellite.

Ted Turner approached Schonfeld to find out about satellites.

Schonfeld recalls Turner asking him how much a satellite would cost, and upon hearing the sum Turner exclaimed "only a million dollars a year?", after which Turner acquired his first satellite.

Approximately a year later he was approached again by Turner, who wanted to found a 15-hour all-news channel.

Schonfeld convinced Turner to increase to a 24-hour news channel.

Schonfeld calculated it could be done with a staff of approximately 300 if they used an all-electronic newsroom and satellites for all transmissions.

It would require an initial investment of $15–20 million and several million dollars per month to operate.

1978

Schonfeld was married to Pat O'Gorman from 1978 to his death.

O'Gorman was sister to poet Ned O'Gorman,.

1979

In 1979, Turner sold his North Carolina station, WRET, to fund the transaction and established its headquarters in lower-cost, non-union Atlanta.

Schonfeld was appointed first president and chief executive of the then-named Cable News Network (CNN).

He hired Burt Reinhardt as vice president of the network; Sam Zelman as vice president of news and executive producer; Bill MacPhail as head of sports; Ted Kavanau as director of personnel; and Jim Kitchell, former general manager of news at NBC, as vice president of production and operations.

While at CNN, Schonfeld is credited with originating the 24-hour cable news concept.

1980

Trained as a lawyer, he co-founded CNN with Ted Turner in 1980, and went on to establish Food Network in 1993.

1982

In 1982, Schonfeld was succeeded as CEO by Ted Turner after a dispute over Schonfeld's firing of Sandi Freeman and was succeeded as president by CNN's executive vice president, Burt Reinhardt.

After leaving CNN, Schonfeld joined Cablevision Systems in New York, where he developed and oversaw the first 24-hour all-news service on a local cable system, News 12 Long Island.

He also produced People Magazine on TV for CBS, and assisted in developing "News Channel 8" for Allbritton Communications Company.

Schonfeld subsequently worked with Time Warner in planning the International Business Channel.

1993

He designed and implemented the Medical News Network, an interactive TV news service, for Whittle Communications in 1993.

He also served on the board of Robert Halmi International before it was sold to Hallmark.

In 1992, Schonfeld began developing Food Network (originally the TV Food Network), which launched on November 23, 1993.

1996

He acted as president of the network, which was sold to Belo Broadcasting in 1996 and was later resold to the E. W. Scripps Company.

1999

Schonfeld sold his interest in Food Network to Scripps in 1999.

He continued consulting for various media projects and occasionally contributed to The Huffington Post.

2020

Schonfeld died on July 28, 2020, at his home in Manhattan.

He was 88 and had suffered from complications of Alzheimer's disease.