16 Facts About David Salzman

David Elliot Salzman was born on December 1,1943 and is an American television producer and businessman.

David Salzman earned his college degree from Brooklyn College, during which he had a stint at The New York Times.

David Salzman was accepted into the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.

David Salzman decided to attend the Mass communications program at Wayne State University.

David Salzman's career in the entertainment industry started during his years at Wayne State when he was a producer on the popular Detroit television talk program, The Lou Gordon Show, on Channel 50.

David Salzman wrote, produced, booked guests, and even did makeup; the show attracted many big celebrities.

Later in 1972, David Salzman moved to Philadelphia, where he became the station manager at KYW.

David Salzman was elevated to Group W Productions headquarters in New York City and was named chairman of the board.

David Salzman moved to Los Angeles in 1978 and left Group W to create NIWS, a nationally syndicated news service.

David Salzman joined the nascent company Telepictures as a partner with Michael Garin and Michael Solomon.

In 1990, he left Lorimar Television to start Millennium Productions, which was eventually renamed to David Salzman Entertainment, pooling the resources of affiliated production houses Lorimar Television and Telepictures Productions.

In 1996, David Salzman was an Executive Producer on the Academy Award-nominated short-film Brooms.

David Salzman has produced more than 15,000 hours of television, including fifteen seasons of MADtv.

David Salzman produced the 1993 Clinton Presidential Inauguration event at the Lincoln Memorial with Jones, along with the Concert of the Americas.

Early on in his career, David Salzman sold a license for a WB station in Syracuse.

David Salzman oversaw the station group for the minority-run QWEST Broadcasting Stations with partners Sonia Salzman, Geraldo Rivera, Willie Davis, Don Cornelius, and Tribune Media.