List of Jewish American businesspeople in media

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Advertising and public relations[]

Richard Edelman
Randall Rothenberg
Marian Salzman
Carl Spielvogel (right)
Ronn Torossian
  • Alvin Achenbaum (1925–2016), advertising executive, co-founder of Achenbaum and Associates, founder of the Achenbaum Institute of Marketing[1][2]
  • David R. Altman (1915–2000), co-founder of the Altman, Stoller, Weiss advertising agency[3]
  • Edward Bernays (1891–1995), Austrian-born pioneer in the field of public relations and propaganda[4][5]
  • William Bernbach (1911–1982), co-founder of international advertising agency Doyle Dane Bernbach (now DDB Worldwide Communications Group Inc.)[6][7]
  • Milton H. Biow (1892–1976), advertising executive, founder of the Biow Company[8][3]
  • Maxwell Dane (1906–2004), co-founder of international advertising agency Doyle Dane Bernbach (now DDB Worldwide Communications Group Inc.)[3][6]
  • David Deutsch (1929–2013), founder of Deutsch, Inc.[3] (later led by his son, Donny (1957–); sold to IPG in 2000)[9][10]
  • Daniel Edelman (1920–2013), founder of PR firm Edelman, Inc. (now led by his son, Richard (1954–))[11]
  • Alvin Eicoff (1921–2002), founder of A. Eicoff & Company, inventor of direct response television (DRTV) advertising[12][13][14]
  • Arthur C. Fatt (1905–1999), advertising executive at the Grey Advertising Agency[3][15]
  • Lee Garfinkel (1955–), advertising executive, founder of the Garfinkel Group[16]
  • Al Fleishman (1905–2002), co-founder of PR and marketing agency FleishmanHillard Inc.[17][18]
  • Monroe Green (1904–1996), advertising director of the New York Times[3]
  • Michael Kempner (1958–), founder of PR firm MWWPR[19]
  • Julian Koenig (1921–2014), co-founder of advertising agency Papert Koenig Lois[3]
  • Albert Lasker (1880–1952), Prussian-born advertising pioneer, owner of the Lord & Thomas advertising agency (now Foote, Cone & Belding) and MLB's Chicago Cubs[20]
  • Norman B. Norman (1914–1991), advertising executive, co-founder of the Norman, Craig & Kummel agency (later renamed to NCK Organization)[3]
  • Shirley Polykoff (1908–1998), early female advertising executive[8][21]
  • Randall Rothenberg, CEO of iab.[22]
  • Marian Salzman (1959–), advertising and PR executive, CEO of Havas PR North America, co-founder of Cyberdialogue[23]
  • Rich Silverstein (1949–), co-founder of advertising agency Goodby, Silverstein & Partners (GSP)[24]
  • Joseph Spiegel (1840–1914), German-born founder of direct marketing and catalog company Spiegel; member of the Spiegel family[25]
  • Carl Spielvogel (1928–2021), founder of marketing and advertising communications company Backer & Spielvogel[26]
  • Herbert D. Strauss (1909–1973), advertising executive at the Grey Advertising Agency[3]
  • Ken Sunshine (1948–), founder of Sunshine Sachs Consultants[27]
  • Linda Kaplan Thaler (1951–), advertiser, founder of the Kaplan Thaler Group (now Publicis New York) and Kaplan Thaler Productions[28][3]
  • Ronn Torossian (1974–), founder of 5W Public Relations (5WPR)[29][30]
  • Lawrence Valenstein (1899–1982), co-founder of the Grey Group[31]
  • Lester Wunderman (1920–2019), founder of Wunderman, Inc., creator of modern-day direct marketing and inventor of the toll-free 1-800 number[32]
  • Jordan Zimmerman (1955/56–), founder of Zimmerman Advertising, former co-owner of NHL's Florida Panthers[33][34][35]
  • Sergio Zyman (1945–), Mexican-American marketing executive, founder of the Zyman Group[36]

Music industry[]

See also: Songwriters and musicians
Edgar Bronfman Jr.
Clive Davis
Monte Lipman
Doug Morris
Guy Oseary
Rick Rubin
Phil Spector
Barry Weiss
  • Herb Abramson (1916–1999), founder of Atlantic Records[37]
  • Berle Adams (1917–2009), co-founder of Mercury Records and senior executive at MCA[38][39]
  • Lou Adler (1933–), co-founder of Dunhill Records, co-owner of West Hollywood's Roxy Theatre[40]
  • Moses Asch (1905–1986), Polish-born co-founder of Folkways Records[41][42]
  • Irving Azoff (1947–), chairman and CEO of Azoff MSG Entertainment, founder of Giant Records, co-founder of the Oak View Group, former chairman of MCA Inc. and Ticketmaster[43]
  • Marty Bandier (1941–), CEO of Sony/ATV, former chairman and CEO of EMI Music Publishing[44]
  • Emile Berliner (1851–1929), German-born co-founder of RCA Records[45]
  • Miriam Bienstock (1923–2015), former senior executive at Atlantic Records[46]
  • Jerry Blaine (1910–1973), co-founder of Jubilee Records[47]
  • Scott Samuel "Scooter" Braun (1981–), founder of School Boy Records, RBMG Records; manager of Justin Bieber, Ariana Grande[48]
  • Edgar Bronfman Jr. (1955–), former CEO of Warner Music Group (WMG); member of the Bronfman family[49]
  • Leonard (1917–1969) and Phil Chess (1921–2016), Polish-born founders of Chess Records; members of the Chess family[50]
  • Lew Chudd (1911–1998), Canadian-born founder of Imperial Records[51][52]
  • Alan N. Cohen (1930–2004), former VP of Warner Communications (now WarnerMedia), and (co-)owner of NBA's Boston Celtics and the New York Knicks[53]
  • Lyor Cohen (1959–), Israeli-American co-founder of 300 Entertainment, former president of Def Jam Recordings[54]
  • Clive Davis (1932–), former president of Columbia Records, founder of Arista Records, Inc. and J Records[55][56]
  • Ron Fair, former president of record labels A&M, Geffen, Virgin and senior artists and repertoire executive at RCA, Chrysalis, EMI[57]
  • Leo Feist (1869–1930), founder of music publishing firm Leo Feist, Inc.[58]
  • Jason Flom (1961–), founder of Lava Music, LLC, former chairman and CEO of Atlantic Records[59][60]
  • Milt Gabler (1911–2001), founder of Commodore Records[61]
  • David Geffen (1943–), founder of Geffen Records and DGC Records, co-founder of Asylum Records[62][63]
  • Jody Gerson (1961–), chairman of the Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG)[64]
  • Joe Glaser (1896–1969), founder of the Associated Booking Corporation, manager of Louis Armstrong and Billie Holiday[65][66]
  • Daniel Glass, founder of Glassnote Records[67]
  • George Goldner (1918–1970), co-founder of record labels Tico, Gee, Rama, End, Gone, Roulette, Red Bird and Blue Cat[68]
  • Richard Gottehrer (1940–), co-founder of music and entertainment company The Orchard[69]
  • Norman Granz (1918–2001), founder of Clef Records, Norgran Records, Verve Records and Pablo Records[70]
  • Al Green, founder of National Records[71]
  • Irving Green (1916–2006), co-founder of Mercury Records[72]
  • Florence Greenberg (1913–1995), founder of record labels Tiara, Scepter, Hob, and Wand[73][74]
  • Jerry Heller (1940–2016), co-founder of Ruthless Records; known for launching West Coast's gangsta rap movement[75][76]
  • Jac Holzman (1931–), founder of Elektra Records and Nonesuch Records[77]
  • Orrin Keepnews (1923–2015), co-founder of Riverside Records and Milestone Records[78]
  • Don Kirshner (1934–2011), music publisher and promoter who co-founded Aldon Music[79][80]
  • Allen Klein (1931–2009), founder of ABKCO Music & Records, Inc., former manager of the Rolling Stones[81]
  • Lester Koenig (1917–1977), founder of Contemporary Records[82]
  • Michael Lang (1944–), music promoter, founder of Just Sunshine Records, and co-creator of the Woodstock Music & Art Festival[83][84][85]
  • Morris Levy (1927–1990), co-founder of Roulette Records[86][87]
  • Goddard Lieberson (1911–1977), British-born former president of Columbia Records and the RIAA[88]
  • Alfred Lion (1908–1987), German-born co-founder of Blue Note Records[89]
  • Avery and Monte Lipman, founders of Republic Records (owns Young Money Entertainment, Cash Money Records)[90]
  • Herman Lubinsky (1896–1974), founder of Savoy Records[89]
  • Lee Magid (1926–2007), record producer[89]
  • Fred Mendelsohn (1917–2000), former president of Savoy Records[89]
  • Lewis Merenstein (1934–2016), record producer[91]
  • Doug Morris (1938–), chairman of Sony Music Entertainment, former chairman and CEO of the Universal Music Group, founder of Big Tree Records[92]
  • Jerry Moss (1935–), co-founder of A&M Records[93][94]
  • Syd Nathan (1904–1968), founder of King Records[95]
  • Guy Oseary (1972–), Israeli-American CEO of Maverick, co-founder of Maverick Management; manager of Madonna, U2[96]
  • Mo Ostin (1927–), record executive at Verve, Reprise Records, Warner Bros. Records, and DreamWorks[97]
  • Lou Pearlman (1954–2016), record producer, founder of Trans Continental Records; manager/creator of the Backstreet Boys and NSYNC[98][99]
  • Randy Phillips (1954/1955–), former president of the Anschutz Entertainment Group (AEG) and current president and CEO of LiveStyle (formerly SFX Entertainment)[100]
  • Milton Rackmil (1906–1992), co-founder of Decca Records and former head of Universal Pictures[101][102]
  • Teddy Reig (1918–1984), founder of Roost Records[89]
  • Gary Richards (1970–), president of LiveStyle, North America[103]
  • Steve Rifkind (1962–), founder of Loud Records and SRC Records, former vice president of Universal Motown Records[104]
  • Elliot Roberts (1943–2019), co-founder of Asylum Records; manager of Neil Young and Joni Mitchell[105]
  • Rick Rubin (1963–), co-founder of Def Jam Recordings, former co-president of Columbia Records[106][107]
  • Larry Rudolph (1963–), founder of Reign Deer Entertainment, co-founder of Maverick Management; manager of Britney Spears[108]
  • Art Rupe (1917–), founder of Specialty Records[109][110]
  • Bob Shad (1920–1985), founder of Time Records and Mainstream Records[111]
  • Cary Sherman, chairman and CEO of the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA)[112]
  • Robert F. X. Sillerman (1948–2019), founder of LiveStyle, Inc. and CKX, Inc. (now Industrial Media); owned majority rights to Graceland, the Elvis Presley estate[113]
  • Robert Ellis Silberstein (1946–), music industry executive; former manager and husband of Diana Ross[114]
  • Tom Silverman, founder of Tommy Boy Records, former vice president of Warner Bros. Records[104]
  • Phil Spector (1939–2021), co-founder of record labels Philles and Warner-Spector; developer of the Wall of Sound formula[115]
  • Jules C. Stein (1896–1981), co-founder of the Music Corporation of America; member of the Stein family[116]
  • Seymour Stein (1942–), former VP of Warner Bros. Records Inc., co-founder of Sire Records[117][118]
  • Bernard Stollman (1929–2015), founder of the ESP-Disk record label[119]
  • Nat Tarnopol (1931–1987), record producer, president of Brunswick Records; manager of Jackie Wilson[120][121]
  • Lenny Waronker (1941–), former president of Warner Bros. Records and co-chairman of DreamWorks Records[122]
  • George Wein (1925–2021), music producer, impresario, and founder of the Newport Jazz Festival[89][123]
  • Bob Weinstock (1928–2006), former owner of Prestige Records[89]
  • Barry Weiss (1959–), co-founder of RECORDS, former chairman and CEO of the Island Def Jam Music Group and the RCA/Jive Label Group[124]
  • Hy Weiss (1923–2007), Romanian-born founder of Old Town Records[125]
  • Jerry Wexler (1917–2008), former co-owner of Atlantic Records; coined the term "rhythm and blues" (R&B)[126][127]
  • Walter Yetnikoff (1933–2021), former president of CBS Records International and former CEO of CBS Records[128]
  • Hans Zimmer (1957–), German-American head of the film music division at DreamWorks, co-founder of Remote Control Productions, Inc.[129]

Newspapers and publishing[]

See also: Journalists, authors, and photographers
Jonathan Greenblatt
Adolph Ochs
Joshua Topolsky
Mortimer Zuckerman
  • Tom Allon, publisher of City & State, former co-owner of Manhattan Media LLC[130]
  • Walter Annenberg (1908–2002), founder of Triangle Publications, Inc. (the Philadelphia Inquirer, TV Guide)[131]
  • Herbert R. Axelrod (1927–2017), founder of TFH Publications[132]
  • Jason Binn (1968–), founder of Niche Media (Hamptons, Aspen Peak, Gotham) and DuJour Media[133]
  • Paul Block (1875–1941), president of Block Communications and publisher of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and the Toledo Blade[134][135]
  • Bennett Cerf (1898–1971), co-founder of Random House[136]
  • Jerry Finkelstein (1916–2012), former publisher of the New York Law Journal and the Hill[137][138]
  • Bart Fles (1902–1989), Dutch-American former literary agent and publisher[139]
  • Jane Friedman, co-founder of Open Road Integrated Media, former president and CEO of HarperCollins Publishers LLC[140]
  • Hugo Gernsback (1884–1967), Luxembourgish-born inventor and magazine publisher, founder of Experimenter Publishing (Amazing Stories, Electrical Experimenter, Radio News); Hugo Award eponym[141]
  • Milton Glaser (1929–2020), co-founder of the New York Magazine, creator of the "I Love New York" logo[142]
  • Al Goldstein (1936–2013), co-founder of Screw[143]
  • Martin Goodman (1908–1992), founder of Timely Publications (later Marvel Comics)[144]
  • Jonathan Greenblatt (1970–), former CEO of GOOD Worldwide, Inc.[145]
  • Hank Greenspun (1909–1989), publisher of the Las Vegas Sun[146]
  • Alfred Harvey (1913–1994), comic book publisher, founder of Harvey Comics, Inc. (Richie Rich, Casper the Friendly Ghost)[147]
  • Ruth Sulzberger Holmberg (1921–2017), publisher of the Chattanooga Times[148]
  • Morton L. Janklow (1930–), co-founder of Janklow & Nesbit Associates, the largest literary agency in the world[149]
  • Bruce Judson (1958–), former General Manager at Time Inc. New Media, co-founder of Time Warner's banner ad website Pathfinder[150]
  • Jonathan Karp (1963/1964–), publisher of Simon & Schuster[140]
  • Don Katz (1952–), founder of Audible[151]
  • Larry Kirshbaum (1944–), former chief of publishing for Amazon Publishing and CEO of the Time Warner Book Group[152]
  • Donald S. Klopfer (1902–1986), co-founder of Random House[136]
  • Alfred (1892–1984) and Blanche Knopf (1894–1966), founders of publishing house Alfred A. Knopf, Inc.[153]
  • Harvey Kurtzman (1924–1993), Mad[154][155]
  • Bruce Levenson, (1949–) co-founder of the United Communications Group (UCG), former co-owner of NBA's Atlanta Hawks[156]
  • Jay Levin, founder of LA Weekly[157]
  • Ross Levinsohn, former publisher of the Los Angeles Times, CEO of Tribune Interactive (the digital arm of tronc), former president of Fox Interactive[158]
  • Jack Liebowitz (1900–2000), Russian-born former co-owner of National Allied Publications (later DC Comics)[159][160]
  • Peter Mayer (1936–2018), British-born co-founder of the Overlook Press, and former CEO of Penguin Books[161]
  • Donald Newhouse (1929–), owner of Advance Publications, Inc.[162]
  • S. I. Newhouse Sr. (1895–1979), founder of Advance Publications, Inc., the parent company of Condé Nast (GQ, Pitchfork, the New Yorker, Vanity Fair, Vogue, W, Wired) and American City Business Journals (ACBJ)[162]
  • Adolph Ochs (1985–1935), Arthur Hays Sulzberger (1891–1968), Arthur Ochs Sulzberger (1926–2012), the New York Times[163][164]
  • Norman Pearlstine (1942–), media executive, CCO at Bloomberg L.P. and Time Inc., former executive editor of the Wall Street Journal[165]
  • David J. Pecker (1951–), chairman and CEO of American Media, Inc. (National Enquirer, Us Weekly, Star, Flex, Globe, Men's Fitness)[166]
  • Marty Peretz (1938–), The New Republic[167]
  • Warren H. Phillips (1926–2019), former long-time CEO of Dow Jones & Company[168][169]
  • Joseph Pulitzer (1847–1911), Hungarian-born former publisher of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and the New York World; known for pioneering yellow journalism and establishing the Pulitzer Prizes[170]
  • Axel Rosin (1907–2007), German-born president of the Book of the Month Club[171]
  • Arthur M. Sackler (1913–1987), former publisher of the Medical Tribune and chairman of Medical Press, Inc.; member of the Sackler family[172]
  • M. Lincoln Schuster (1897–1970), Austrian-born co-founder of Simon & Schuster[140]
  • Leon Shimkin (1907–1988), former executive and partner at Simon & Schuster[173][174]
  • Sime (1873–1933), Sidne (1898–1950), Syd Silverman (1932–2017), former owners and publishers of Variety[175]
  • Richard L. Simon (1899–1960), co-founder of Simon & Schuster; member of the Simon family[140]
  • Roger Williams Straus Jr. (1917–2004), co-founder of book publishing company Farrar, Straus and Giroux (FSG); member of the Guggenheim family[176]
  • Reuben Sturman (1924–1997), former adult magazine publisher and co-founder of Doc Johnson Enterprises[177][178]
  • Joshua Topolsky (1977–), co-founder of Vox Media, Inc. (the Verge, SB Nation, Polygon, Curbed), founder of digital media company The Outline[179]
  • Helen Valentine (1893–1986), founder of Seventeen magazine[180][181]
  • Jann Wenner (1946–), co-founder of the Rolling Stone[182]
  • Richard Saul Wurman (1935–), co-founder of TED[183][184]
  • William Bernard Ziff Sr. (1898–1953), co-founder of Ziff Davis[185]
  • Mortimer Zuckerman (1937–), Canadian-American publisher of U.S. News and World Report, former owner of the New York Daily News, the Atlantic and Fast Company, co-founder of Boston Properties, Inc.[186][187]

Television, film and video[]

See also: Actresses, actors, film/television director, and Jews in Los Angeles § History of the early Jewish filmmakers
Avi Arad
Samuel Z. Arkoff
Jerry Bruckheimer
Barry Diller
Brian Grazer
Bonnie Hammer
Steven Hirsch
Bob Iger
Jeffrey Katzenberg
Alex Kurtzman
Harvey Levin
Eric Pleskow
Sumner Redstone
  • Merv Adelson (1929–2015), co-founder of Lorimar Television[188]
  • Edmund Ansin (1936–2020), co-founder of Sunbeam Television Corporation[189]
  • Avi Arad (1948–), Israeli-American founder of Marvel Studios, LLC, former CEO of Toy Biz[190]
  • Samuel Z. Arkoff (1918–2001), co-founder of American International Pictures; inventor of the "ARKOFF formula"[191]
  • Adam Aron (1954–), president and CEO of movie theater chain AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. and co-owner of NBA's Philadelphia 76ers[192]
  • Ted Ashley (1922–2002), chairman of Warner Bros. and VC of Warner Communications Inc., founder of the Ashley-Famous talent agency[191]
  • Barney Balaban (1887–1971), co-founder of the Balaban and Katz Theater Corporation and former long-time president of Paramount Pictures; member of the Balaban family[193]
  • Gary Barber (1957–), South African-born former CEO of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), co-founder of the Spyglass Media Group[194]
  • Chuck Barris (1929–2017), founder of game show production company Barris Industries (the Gong Show, the Dating Game)[195]
  • Phil Berg (1902–1983), co-founder of the Berg-Allenberg talent agency[196][197]
  • Bruce Berman (1952–), chairman and CEO of Village Roadshow Pictures[198]
  • Gail Berman (1956–), founding partner of the Jackal Group, co-founder of media company BermanBraun (now Whalerock Industries)[199]
  • Jason Blum (1969–), founder of Blumhouse Productions[62][200]
  • Lloyd Braun (1958–), owner of Whalerock Industries, former chairman of the ABC Entertainment Group[201]
  • Alan N. Braverman (1947/1948–), senior EVP, secretary and general counsel of the Walt Disney Company[202]
  • Bernie Brillstein (1931–2008), founder of the Brillstein Company[203]
  • Norman Brokaw (1927–2016), chairman of the William Morris Agency[204]
  • Jerry Bruckheimer (1943–), founder of Jerry Bruckheimer Inc., co-founder and co-owner of NHL's Seattle Kraken[205]
  • Peter Chernin (1951–), media executive & investor, founder of the Chernin Group; former president and COO of News Corp.[206]
  • Joel and Ethan Coen (1954–, 1957–), founders of Mike Zoss Productions[207]
  • Harry Cohn (1891–1958), co-founder of Columbia Pictures (formerly Cohn-Brandt-Cohn (CBC) Film Sales)[208]
  • Barry Diller (1942–), media executive, chairman of IAC/InterActiveCorp, former CEO of Paramount Pictures and Fox, Inc.[209]
  • Eddie Einhorn (1936–2016), (co-)founder of the TVS Television Network and pay-TV channel SportsVision, former head of CBS Sports, and co-owner of MLB's Chicago White Sox[210]
  • Michael Eisner (1942–), founder of the Hollywood Pictures Company and the Tornante Company, former long-time CEO of the Walt Disney Company[211][212][213]
  • Ari Emanuel (1961–), co-CEO of William Morris Endeavor Entertainment, LLC (WME) and the International Management Group (IMG)[214][215]
  • Robert Evans (1930–2019), media executive, president of Paramount Pictures[216][217]
  • Erik Feig, former co-president of Lions Gate Entertainment Corp., founder of new media company Picturestart[218]
  • Charles K. Feldman (1905–1968), founder of the Famous Artists talent agency[219]
  • Jon Feltheimer (1951–), CEO of Lions Gate Entertainment Corp.[220][211]
  • Dave (1894–1979) and Max Fleischer (1883–1972), founders of Fleischer Studios (later Paramount Cartoon Studios)[221]
  • William Fox (1879–1952), Hungarian-born founder of the Fox Film Corporation and De Luxe[208]
  • Reuven Frank (1920–2006), Canadian-born broadcast executive, former president of NBC News[222][223]
  • Rob Friedman (1950–), co-chairman of Lionsgate Films, Summit Entertainment[224]
  • Fred W. Friendly (1915–1998), former president of CBS News[225]
  • Jeff Gaspin (1960–), former chairman of NBC Universal Television Entertainment[226]
  • Alan Gerry (1929–), founder of Cablevision Industries[227][228]
  • Gary Gilbert (1965–), founder of Gilbert Films, co-owner of NBA's Cleveland Cavaliers[229]
  • Adam Glasser (1964–), founder of Seymore, Inc.[230]
  • Yoram Globus (1943–), Israeli-American former co-owner of the Cannon Group, Inc., founder of Rebel Way Entertainment[231][232]
  • William Goetz (1903–1969), co-founder of Twentieth Century Pictures (later 20th Century Fox)[233]
  • Leonard Goldenson (1905–1999), founder of the American Broadcasting Company (ABC)[234]
  • Samuel Goldwyn (1879–1974), Polish-born founder of the Goldwyn Pictures Corporation and Samuel Goldwyn Productions; member of the Goldwyn family[233][235]
  • Steve Golin (1955–2019), founder of Anonymous Content LLP, co-founder of Propaganda Films[236]
  • Sid Grauman (1879–1950), founder of the Chinese Theatre and the Egyptian Theatre[237][238][239]
  • Brian Grazer (1951–), co-founder of Imagine Entertainment[62][240]
  • Bob Greenblatt (1959/1960–), former chairman of NBC Entertainment and WarnerMedia[241]
  • Brad Grey (1957–2017), co-founder of Brillstein Entertainment Partners, former chairman of Paramount Pictures[242][206]
  • Mindy Grossman (1957–), former CEO of Home Shopping Network (HSN)[243]
  • Sandy Grushow (1960–), CEO of Phase 2 Media, former chairman of the Fox Television Entertainment Group[244]
  • Peter Guber (1942–), chairman and CEO of the Mandalay Entertainment Group, former CEO of PolyGram Films, co-owner of NBA's Golden State Warriors and MLB's Los Angeles Dodgers[245]
  • Bonnie Hammer (1950–), chairman of NBCUniversal Content Studios[246]
  • Albie Hecht, CCO of digital media studio Pocket.watch, former Executive Vice President of HLN, founder of Spike TV[247]
  • Doug Herzog (1959–), former president of the Viacom Music and Entertainment Group and USA Network[248][249]
  • Andy Heyward (1949–), former chairman and CEO of DIC Entertainment, founder of Genius Brands International[201][250]
  • Steven Hirsch (1961–), founder of Vivid Entertainment[177]
  • Alan F. Horn (1943–), chairman of The Walt Disney Studios, former president and COO of Warner Bros., co-founder of Castle Rock Entertainment[251]
  • Johnny Hyde (1895–1950), Russian-born talent agent, former vice-president of WMA, and known for developing the career of Marilyn Monroe[252]
  • Bob Iger (1951–), Executive Chairman of the Walt Disney Company[62]
  • Jeffrey Katzenberg (1950–), co-founder of DreamWorks, former chairman of Walt Disney Studios[211][212]
  • Ryan Kavanaugh (1974–), co-founder of Relativity Media[253]
  • Marc Klaw (1858–1936), former theatre owner and co-founder of the Theatrical Syndicate[254]
  • Jon Klein, former president of CNN[255]
  • John Kohn (1925–2002), former head of production for EMI[256]
  • Steve Koonin (1957–), former president of Turner Broadcasting System[257]
  • Kay Koplovitz (1945–), co-founder of USA Network[258]
  • David Kramer (1968/1969–), co-president of United Talent Agency[62]
  • Ynon Kreiz, American-Israeli media executive, co-founder of Fox Kids Europe, former chairman and CEO of Endemol, and Maker Studios, Inc.[259]
  • Alex Kurtzman (1973–), (co-)founder of film and television production companies K/O Paper Products and Secret Hideout[260]
  • Jeff Kwatinetz (1965–), COO of Cube Vision, founder of the Firm, Inc., co-founder of 3-on-3 basketball league Big3[261]
  • Andrew Lack, chairman of the NBCUniversal News Group, former chairman and CEO of Bloomberg News and Sony Music Entertainment[262]
  • Carl Laemmle (1867–1939), German-born co-founder of Universal Pictures[263][208]
  • Greg Lansky (1982–), French-American co-founder of adult film company Vixen[264]
  • Abe Lastfogel (1898–1984), former long-time president of WMA[265]
  • Norman Lear (1922–), co-founder of ELP Communications and Tandem Productions[266]
  • Avi Lerner (1947–), Israeli-American co-founder of Nu Image and Millennium Films, co-owner of Bulgaria-based Nu Boyana Film Studios, Eastern Europe's largest film production studios[267][268]
  • Gerald M. Levin (1939–), former executive at Time Warner, Inc. and HBO[212]
  • Harvey Levin (1950–), founder of TMZ[269][270][166]
  • Marcus Loew (1870–1927), founder of Loew's theater chain, co-founder of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer[271]
  • Michael Lynton (1960–), British-American former chairman and CEO of Sony Pictures Entertainment, chairman of Snap Inc.[272]
  • Ted Mann (1916–2001), founder of Mann Theatres[273][274]
  • Louis B. Mayer (1884–1957), Belarus-born co-founder of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)[263][208]
  • Mike Medavoy (1941–), Chinese-born co-founder of Orion Pictures and Phoenix Pictures, former chairman of TriStar Pictures; member of the Medavoy family[275]
  • Barry Meyer (1946–), former chairman of Warner Bros. Entertainment[276]
  • Ronald Meyer (1944–), Vice chairman of NBCUniversal, former CEO of Universal Studios, co-founder of the Creative Artists Agency (CAA)[277]
  • Lorne Michaels (1944–), Canadian-American founder of multimedia entertainment studio Broadway Video, creator of Saturday Night Live[278]
  • Arnon Milchan (1944–), Israeli-American Hollywood mogul, founder of Regency Enterprises, co-founder of Summit Entertainment LLC; former Israeli spy[62][279]
  • Harold (1907–1968), Marvin (1918–2002) and Walter Mirisch (1921–), founders of the Mirisch Company[280]
  • Les Moonves (1949–), president and CEO of the CBS Corporation, former co-COO of Viacom, Inc.[281]
  • Leslie Morgenstein, CEO of Alloy Entertainment[282]
  • Neal H. Moritz (1959–), founder of Original Film[283]
  • Larry Namer, co-founder of E![284]
  • Marc Nathanson (1945–), cable television pioneer, founder of Falcon Cable[285][286]
  • James M. Nederlander (1922–2016), former chairman of the Nederlander Organization, one of the largest live theater owners in the U.S.; member of the Nederlander family[287][288]
  • David Nevins (1966–), chairman of Showtime Networks (SNI) and CCO of the CBS Corporation[289][211]
  • Mosheh Oinounou (1982–), executive producer of CBS Evening News[290][291]
  • Noah Oppenheim (1977/1978–), president of NBC News[292]
  • Tom Ortenberg (1960–), former CEO of Open Road Films, founder of distribution company Briarcliff Entertainment[293]
  • Michael Ovitz (1946–), former president of Disney, co-founder of the Creative Artists Agency (CAA)[212][211]
  • Amy Pascal (1958–), former co-chairman of Sony Pictures Entertainment (stepped down due to 2014's Sony Pictures hack), founder of Pascal Pictures[294]
  • Richard Plepler (1960–), former chairman and CEO of HBO[295]
  • Eric Pleskow (1924–2019), Austrian-born media executive, president of United Artists, and co-founder of Orion Pictures[296]
  • Henry G. Plitt (1918–1993), founder of the Plitt Theatres chain[297]
  • Tom Pollock (1943–2020), co-founder of the Montecito Picture Company, former chairman of Universal Pictures[298]
  • Steven Price (1962–), co-founder of Townsquare Media and minority owner of NBA's Atlanta Hawks[299]
  • Gigi Pritzker (1962–), co-founder of MWM Studios (formerly known as OddLot Entertainment); member of the Pritzker family[300]
  • Mark Rachesky (1960–), chairman of Lions Gate Entertainment Corp.[301][302]
  • Brett Ratner (1969–), co-founder of RatPac Entertainment[303][215]
  • Shari Redstone (1954–), chairman of ViacomCBS[304]
  • Sumner Redstone (1923–2020), media magnate, former chairman of Viacom and the CBS Corporation; majority owner of National Amusements, Inc.[305]
  • Rob Reiner (1947–), co-founder of Castle Rock Entertainment[306]
  • Burt Reinhardt (1920–2011), former president of CNN and co-founder of United Press International Television News[307][308]
  • Charles Rivkin (1962–), CEO of the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA), former CEO of the Jim Henson Company (a.k.a. Muppets, Inc.)[309]
  • Tom Rosenberg (1947/1948–), co-founder of the Lakeshore Entertainment Group[310]
  • Michael S. Rosenfeld (1934–2010), co-founder of Creative Artists Agency.[311][312]
  • David Rhodes (1973–), former president of CBS News, former head of Bloomberg Television North America[313]
  • Rich Ross, former executive at Discovery Channel and CEO of Shine USA[314]
  • Steve Ross (1927–1992), founder of Time Warner[315]
  • Joe Roth, former chairman of 20th Century Fox, Caravan Pictures and the Walt Disney Studios, founder of Revolution Studios, co-founder of Morgan Creek Productions[316]
  • Samuel Roxy Rothafel (1882–1936), former theatre owner and impresario[317]
  • Tom Rothman (1954–), chairman of the Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group[318]
  • Haim Saban (1944–), Egypt-born Israeli-American media mogul, founder of Saban Entertainment and the Saban Capital Group, co-creator of Power Rangers[319][320]
  • Josh Sapan (1951–), president and CEO of AMC Networks Inc.[321][322]
  • David Sarnoff (1891–1971), Belarus-born founder of RKO Pictures and former general manager of RCA[234]
  • James Schamus (1959–), co-founder of Good Machine (acquired by Universal in 2002), former CEO of Focus Features[323]
  • Lou Scheimer (1928–2013), co-founder of Filmation[324]
  • Joseph M. Schenck (1876–1961), co-founder of Twentieth Century Pictures and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (a.k.a. the Academy)[325]
  • Leon Schlesinger (1884–1949), founder of Leon Schlesinger Productions (later Warner Bros. Cartoons, Inc.)[326]
  • Reese Schonfeld (1931–2020), co-founder of CNN and pay-TV channel The Food Network[327]
  • Josh Schwartz (1976–), co-founder of Fake Empire Productions[328]
  • Teddy Schwarzman (1979–), founder of Black Bear Pictures[329]
  • Joseph Segel, founder of home shopping channel QVC and the Franklin Mint[185]
  • David O. Selznick (1902–1965), founder of Selznick International Pictures[330][331]
  • Neal Shapiro (1958–), president and CEO of WNET, former president of NBC News[332][333]
  • Robert Shaye (1939–), founder of New Line Cinema[334]
  • Sidney Sheinberg (1935–2019), former long-time executive at MCA Inc. and Universal Studios, founder of the Bubble Factory[234]
  • Ben Sherwood (1964–), former co-chairman of Disney Media Networks and president of the Disney-ABC Television Group and ABC News[335]
  • Alon Shtruzman, Israeli-American CEO of Keshet International[336]
  • George Sidney (1916–2002), co-founder of Hanna-Barbera Productions, Inc.[337]
  • Joel Silver (1952–), founder of Silver Pictures and co-founder of Dark Castle Entertainment[338]
  • Ben Silverman (1970–), founder of Electus, former co-chairman of NBC Entertainment and Universal Media Studios, chairman of entertainment production company Propagate[339][340]
  • Fred Silverman (1937–2020), former president and CEO of NBC, founder of the Fred Silverman Company[341]
  • Bryan Singer (1965–), founder of Bad Hat Harry Productions[342]
  • Harry E. Sloan (1950–), former chairman of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and the SBS Broadcasting Group[343]
  • Jeff Smulyan (1947–), founder of Emmis Communications, and former owner of MLB's Seattle Mariners[344][345]
  • Stacey Snider (1961–), former chairman of Universal Pictures, CEO of 20th Century Fox[346]
  • Aaron Spelling (1923–2006), founder of Spelling Television Inc. (Beverly Hills, 90210) and co-founder of Spelling-Goldberg Productions[347]
  • Mark Spiegler, founder of Spiegler Girls, Inc.[348]
  • Steven Spielberg (1946–), co-founder of DreamWorks and Amblin Entertainment[212]
  • Ray Stark (1915–2004), founder of film production company Rastar (acquired by Columbia Pictures in 1974), co-founder of Seven Arts Productions[349]
  • David Steiner, founder of Brooklyn-based Steiner Studios[350][351]
  • Jay Sures (1966–), co-president of United Talent Agency[62]
  • Larry Tanz, VP of Global Television at Netflix, former president and CEO of Vuguru and LivePlanet, co-founder of Agility Studios[352][353]
  • Laurence Tisch (1923–2003), former CEO of CBS[234]
  • Jeff Wachtel, president of Universal Cable Productions[354]
  • Dana Walden (1964–), co-chair and co-CEO of Fox Broadcasting Company[246]
  • Albert (1884–1967), Harry (1881–1951), Jack (1892–1978) and Sam Warner (1887–1927), founders of Warner Bros. (WB)[263][208]
  • Lew Wasserman (1913–2002), former executive at MCA Inc.[234]
  • Bob (1954–) and Harvey Weinstein (1952–), founders of Miramax Films (acquired by Disney in 1993) and the Weinstein Company (now Lantern Entertainment)[355][356]
  • Jerry Weintraub (1937–2015), founder of the Weintraub Entertainment Group (WEG)[357][358][215]
  • Tom Werner (1950–), co-founder of the Carsey-Werner Company and the Fenway Sports Group (owns MLB's Boston Red Sox, EPL's Liverpool F.C.)[359]
  • Patrick Whitesell (1965–), media executive, co-CEO of William Morris Endeavor and the International Management Group (IMG)[276][360]
  • Irwin Winkler (1931–), co-founder of Chartoff-Winkler Productions and Winkler Films[191]
  • Mitchell Wolfson (1900–1983), co-founder of the Wolfson-Meyer Theater Company, and former Mayor of Miami Beach, Florida[361][362][363]
  • Frank Yablans (1935–2014), president of Paramount Pictures[364][365][366]
  • David Zaslav (1960–), president and CEO of Discovery, Inc., former executive at NBCUniversal[367]
  • Mike Zimring (1916–2011), senior agent at the William Morris Agency[368][369]
  • Susan Zirinsky (1952–), president of CBS News[370]
  • Jeff Zucker (1965–), chairman of WarnerMedia News & Sports, former CEO of NBCUniversal[371]
  • Adolph Zukor (1873–1976), Austro-Hungarian-born film mogul, co-founder of Paramount Pictures[263][208]

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