Jerome Alan Danzig

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) Mianne Palfrey (sister-in-law) Polly Palfrey Woodrow (sister-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

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

1. "Jerome A. Danzig, 88, Rockefeller Adviser". The New York Times. July 18, 2001.
2. 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.
3. "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.
4. Randolph, Nancy (April 16, 1951). "Sarah Palfrey Cooke to Marry Radio Man Jerome Danzig". New York Daily News.
5. "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.