11 Facts About Herbert Schlosser

Herbert Samuel Schlosser was an American television executive.

Herbert Schlosser was president of NBC from 1974 until 1978.

Herbert Schlosser briefly served as its CEO from 1977 to 1978.

Herbert Schlosser's father, Abraham, ran his own furniture store; his mother, Anna, was a housewife.

Herbert Schlosser served in the US Navy and was stationed in the contiguous United States.

Herbert Schlosser then studied public and international affairs at Princeton University.

Herbert Schlosser joined the business affairs department of the NBC Television Network in 1960, personally negotiating the agreements that brought Johnny Carson from ABC to NBC to host The Tonight Show.

Herbert Schlosser became the president of the NBC Television Network in 1973, and in 1974, he was named president of NBC.

Herbert Schlosser played a key role in the creation of Saturday Night Live, authoring a February 1975 memo that proposed a new variety show to replace weekend re-runs of Johnny Carson's The Tonight Show.

Herbert Schlosser became an executive vice president at RCA, NBC's parent, in 1978.

Herbert Schlosser died on August 6,2021, at his home in Manhattan.