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Notable media industry executives From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This is a partial list of notable Jewish American business executives in the media industry. For other Jewish Americans, see lists of Jewish Americans. |
Advertising and public relations
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- 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 David Deutsch Associates[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]
- Howard J. Rubenstein (1932–2020), founder of public relations firm Rubenstein Associates[23]
- Marian Salzman (1959–), advertising and PR executive, CEO of Havas PR North America, co-founder of Cyberdialogue[24]
- Rich Silverstein (1949–), co-founder of advertising agency Goodby, Silverstein & Partners (GSP)[25]
- Joseph Spiegel (1840–1914), German-born founder of direct marketing and catalog company Spiegel; member of the Spiegel family[26]
- Carl Spielvogel (1928–2021), founder of marketing and advertising communications company Backer & Spielvogel[27]
- Herbert D. Strauss (1909–1973), advertising executive at the Grey Advertising Agency[3]
- Ken Sunshine (1948–), founder of Sunshine Sachs Consultants[28]
- Linda Kaplan Thaler (1951–), advertiser, founder of the Kaplan Thaler Group (now Publicis New York) and Kaplan Thaler Productions[29][3]
- Ronn Torossian (1974–), founder of 5W Public Relations (5WPR)[30][31]
- Lawrence Valenstein (1899–1982), co-founder of the Grey Group[32]
- Lester Wunderman (1920–2019), founder of Wunderman, Inc., creator of modern-day direct marketing and inventor of the toll-free 1-800 number[33]
- Jordan Zimmerman (1955/56–), founder of Zimmerman Advertising, former co-owner of NHL's Florida Panthers[34][35][36]
- Sergio Zyman (1945–), Mexican-American marketing executive, founder of the Zyman Group[37]
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Music industry
- Herb Abramson (1916–1999), founder of Atlantic Records[38]
- Berle Adams (1917–2009), co-founder of Mercury Records and senior executive at MCA[39][40]
- Lou Adler (1933–), co-founder of Dunhill Records, co-owner of West Hollywood's Roxy Theatre[41]
- Moses Asch (1905–1986), Polish-born co-founder of Folkways Records[42][43]
- 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[44]
- Marty Bandier (1941–), CEO of Sony/ATV, former chairman and CEO of EMI Music Publishing[45]
- Emile Berliner (1851–1929), German-born co-founder of RCA Records[46]
- Miriam Bienstock (1923–2015), former senior executive at Atlantic Records[47]
- Jerry Blaine (1910–1973), co-founder of Jubilee Records[48]
- Scott Samuel "Scooter" Braun (1981–), founder of School Boy Records, RBMG Records; manager of Justin Bieber, Ariana Grande[49]
- Edgar Bronfman Jr. (1955–), former CEO of Warner Music Group (WMG); member of the Bronfman family[50]
- Leonard (1917–1969) and Phil Chess (1921–2016), Polish-born founders of Chess Records; members of the Chess family[51]
- Lew Chudd (1911–1998), Canadian-born founder of Imperial Records[52][53]
- 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[54]
- Lyor Cohen (1959–), Israeli-American co-founder of 300 Entertainment, former president of Def Jam Recordings[55]
- Clive Davis (1932–), former president of Columbia Records, founder of Arista Records, Inc. and J Records[56][57]
- Ron Fair, former president of record labels A&M, Geffen, Virgin and senior artists and repertoire executive at RCA, Chrysalis, EMI[58]
- Leo Feist (1869–1930), founder of music publishing firm Leo Feist, Inc.[59]
- Jason Flom (1961–), founder of Lava Music, LLC, former chairman and CEO of Atlantic Records[60][61]
- Milt Gabler (1911–2001), founder of Commodore Records[62]
- David Geffen (1943–), founder of Geffen Records and DGC Records, co-founder of Asylum Records[63][64]
- Jody Gerson (1961–), chairman of the Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG)[65]
- Joe Glaser (1896–1969), founder of the Associated Booking Corporation, manager of Louis Armstrong and Billie Holiday[66][67]
- Daniel Glass, founder of Glassnote Records[68]
- George Goldner (1918–1970), co-founder of record labels Tico, Gee, Rama, End, Gone, Roulette, Red Bird and Blue Cat[69]
- Richard Gottehrer (1940–), co-founder of music and entertainment company The Orchard[70]
- Norman Granz (1918–2001), founder of Clef Records, Norgran Records, Verve Records and Pablo Records[71]
- Al Green, founder of National Records[72]
- Irving Green (1916–2006), co-founder of Mercury Records[73]
- Florence Greenberg (1913–1995), founder of record labels Tiara, Scepter, Hob, and Wand[74][75]
- Jerry Heller (1940–2016), co-founder of Ruthless Records; known for launching West Coast's gangsta rap movement[76][77]
- Jac Holzman (1931–), founder of Elektra Records and Nonesuch Records[78]
- Orrin Keepnews (1923–2015), co-founder of Riverside Records and Milestone Records[79]
- Don Kirshner (1934–2011), music publisher and promoter who co-founded Aldon Music[80][81]
- Allen Klein (1931–2009), founder of ABKCO Music & Records, Inc., former manager of the Rolling Stones[82]
- Lester Koenig (1917–1977), founder of Contemporary Records[83]
- Michael Lang (1944–2022), music promoter, founder of Just Sunshine Records, and co-creator of the Woodstock Music & Art Festival[84][85][86]
- Morris Levy (1927–1990), co-founder of Roulette Records[87][88]
- Goddard Lieberson (1911–1977), British-born former president of Columbia Records and the RIAA[89]
- Alfred Lion (1908–1987), German-born co-founder of Blue Note Records[90]
- Avery and Monte Lipman, founders of Republic Records \[91]
- Herman Lubinsky (1896–1974), founder of Savoy Records[90]
- Lee Magid (1926–2007), record producer[90]
- Fred Mendelsohn (1917–2000), former president of Savoy Records[90]
- Lewis Merenstein (1934–2016), record producer[92]
- Doug Morris (1938–), chairman of Sony Music Entertainment, former chairman and CEO of the Universal Music Group, founder of Big Tree Records[93]
- Jerry Moss (1935–), co-founder of A&M Records[94][95]
- Syd Nathan (1904–1968), founder of King Records[96]
- Guy Oseary (1972–), Israeli-American CEO of Maverick, co-founder of Maverick Management; manager of Madonna, U2[97]
- Mo Ostin (1927–2022), record executive at Verve, Reprise Records, Warner Bros. Records, and DreamWorks[98]
- Lou Pearlman (1954–2016), record producer, founder of Trans Continental Records; manager/creator of the Backstreet Boys and NSYNC[99][100]
- Randy Phillips (1954/1955–), former president of the Anschutz Entertainment Group (AEG) and current president and CEO of LiveStyle (formerly SFX Entertainment)[101]
- Milton Rackmil (1906–1992), co-founder of Decca Records and former head of Universal Pictures[102][103]
- Teddy Reig (1918–1984), founder of Roost Records[90]
- Gary Richards (1970–), president of LiveStyle, North America[104]
- Steve Rifkind (1962–), founder of Loud Records and SRC Records, former vice president of Universal Motown Records[105]
- Elliot Roberts (1943–2019), co-founder of Asylum Records; manager of Neil Young and Joni Mitchell[106]
- Samuel Roxy Rothafel (1882–1936), theatrical impresario[107]
- Rick Rubin (1963–), co-founder of Def Jam Recordings, former co-president of Columbia Records[108][109]
- Larry Rudolph (1963–), founder of Reign Deer Entertainment, co-founder of Maverick Management; manager of Britney Spears[110]
- Art Rupe (1917–2022), founder of Specialty Records[111][112]
- Bob Shad (1920–1985), founder of Time Records and Mainstream Records[113]
- Cary Sherman, chairman and CEO of the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA)[114]
- 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[115]
- Robert Ellis Silberstein (1946–), music industry executive; former manager and husband of Diana Ross[116]
- Tom Silverman, founder of Tommy Boy Records, former vice president of Warner Bros. Records[105]
- Phil Spector (1939–2021), co-founder of record labels Philles and Warner-Spector; developer of the Wall of Sound formula[117]
- Jules C. Stein (1896–1981), co-founder of the Music Corporation of America; member of the Stein family[118]
- Seymour Stein (1942–), former VP of Warner Bros. Records Inc., co-founder of Sire Records[119][120]
- Bernard Stollman (1929–2015), founder of the ESP-Disk record label[121]
- Nat Tarnopol (1931–1987), record producer, president of Brunswick Records; manager of Jackie Wilson[122][123]
- Lenny Waronker (1941–), former president of Warner Bros. Records and co-chairman of DreamWorks Records[124]
- George Wein (1925–2021), music producer, impresario, and founder of the Newport Jazz Festival[90][125]
- Bob Weinstock (1928–2006), former owner of Prestige Records[90]
- Barry Weiss (1959–), co-founder of RECORDS, former chairman and CEO of the Island Def Jam Music Group and the RCA/Jive Label Group[126]
- Hy Weiss (1923–2007), Romanian-born founder of Old Town Records[127]
- Jerry Wexler (1917–2008), former co-owner of Atlantic Records; coined the term "rhythm and blues" (R&B)[128][129]
- Walter Yetnikoff (1933–2021), former president of CBS Records International and former CEO of CBS Records[130]
- Hans Zimmer (1957–), German-American head of the film music division at DreamWorks, co-founder of Remote Control Productions, Inc.[131]
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Newspapers and publishing
- Tom Allon, publisher of City & State, former co-owner of Manhattan Media LLC[132]
- Walter Annenberg (1908–2002), founder of Triangle Publications, Inc. (the Philadelphia Inquirer, TV Guide)[133]
- Herbert R. Axelrod (1927–2017), founder of TFH Publications[134]
- Jason Binn (1968–), founder of Niche Media (Hamptons, Aspen Peak, Gotham) and DuJour Media[135]
- Paul Block (1875–1941), president of Block Communications and publisher of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and the Toledo Blade[136][137]
- Bennett Cerf (1898–1971), co-founder of Random House[138]
- Jerry Finkelstein (1916–2012), former publisher of the New York Law Journal and the Hill[139][140]
- Bart Fles (1902–1989), Dutch-American former literary agent and publisher[141]
- Jane Friedman, co-founder of Open Road Integrated Media, former president and CEO of HarperCollins Publishers LLC[142]
- Hugo Gernsback (1884–1967), Luxembourgish-born inventor and magazine publisher, founder of Experimenter Publishing (Amazing Stories, Electrical Experimenter, Radio News); Hugo Award eponym[143]
- Milton Glaser (1929–2020), co-founder of the New York Magazine, creator of the "I Love New York" logo[144]
- Al Goldstein (1936–2013), co-founder of Screw[145]
- Martin Goodman (1908–1992), founder of Timely Publications (later Marvel Comics)[146]
- Jonathan Greenblatt (1970–), former CEO of GOOD Worldwide, Inc.[147]
- Hank Greenspun (1909–1989), publisher of the Las Vegas Sun[148]
- Alfred Harvey (1913–1994), comic book publisher, founder of Harvey Comics, Inc. (Richie Rich, Casper the Friendly Ghost)[149]
- Ruth Sulzberger Holmberg (1921–2017), publisher of the Chattanooga Times[150]
- Morton L. Janklow (1930–2022), co-founder of Janklow & Nesbit Associates, the largest literary agency in the world[151]
- Bruce Judson (1958–), former General Manager at Time Inc. New Media, co-founder of Time Warner's banner ad website Pathfinder[152]
- Jonathan Karp (1963/1964–), publisher of Simon & Schuster[142]
- Don Katz (1952–), founder of Audible[153]
- Larry Kirshbaum (1944–), former chief of publishing for Amazon Publishing and CEO of the Time Warner Book Group[154]
- Donald S. Klopfer (1902–1986), co-founder of Random House[138]
- Alfred (1892–1984) and Blanche Knopf (1894–1966), founders of publishing house Alfred A. Knopf, Inc.[155]
- Meredith Kopit Levien (born 1970/1971), CEO of The New York Times Company[156]
- Harvey Kurtzman (1924–1993), Mad[157][158]
- Bruce Levenson, (1949–) co-founder of the United Communications Group (UCG), former co-owner of NBA's Atlanta Hawks[159]
- Jay Levin, founder of LA Weekly[160]
- Ross Levinsohn, former publisher of the Los Angeles Times, CEO of Tribune Interactive (the digital arm of tronc), former president of Fox Interactive[161]
- Jack Liebowitz (1900–2000), Russian-born former co-owner of National Allied Publications (later DC Comics)[162][163]
- Peter Mayer (1936–2018), British-born co-founder of the Overlook Press, and former CEO of Penguin Books[164]
- Eugene Meyer (1875–1959), publisher of The Washington Post[165]
- Donald Newhouse (1929–), owner of Advance Publications, Inc.[166]
- 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)[166]
- Adolph Ochs (1985–1935), Arthur Hays Sulzberger (1891–1968), Arthur Ochs Sulzberger (1926–2012), The New York Times[167][168]
- Norman Pearlstine (1942–), media executive, CCO at Bloomberg L.P. and Time Inc., former executive editor of the Wall Street Journal[169]
- David J. Pecker (1951–), chairman and CEO of American Media, Inc. (National Enquirer, Us Weekly, Star, Flex, Globe, Men's Fitness)[170]
- Marty Peretz (1938–), The New Republic[171]
- Warren H. Phillips (1926–2019), former long-time CEO of Dow Jones & Company[172][173]
- 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[174]
- Axel Rosin (1907–2007), German-born president of the Book of the Month Club[175]
- Arthur M. Sackler (1913–1987), former publisher of the Medical Tribune and chairman of Medical Press, Inc.; member of the Sackler family[176]
- M. Lincoln Schuster (1897–1970), Austrian-born co-founder of Simon & Schuster[142]
- Leon Shimkin (1907–1988), former executive and partner at Simon & Schuster[177][178]
- Sime (1873–1933), Sidne (1898–1950), Syd Silverman (1932–2017), former owners and publishers of Variety[179]
- Richard L. Simon (1899–1960), co-founder of Simon & Schuster; member of the Simon family[142]
- Roger Williams Straus Jr. (1917–2004), co-founder of book publishing company Farrar, Straus and Giroux (FSG); member of the Guggenheim family[180]
- Reuben Sturman (1924–1997), former adult magazine publisher and co-founder of Doc Johnson Enterprises[181][182]
- Joshua Topolsky (1977–), co-founder of Vox Media, Inc. (the Verge, SB Nation, Polygon, Curbed), founder of digital media company The Outline[183]
- Helen Valentine (1893–1986), founder of Seventeen magazine[184][185]
- Jann Wenner (1946–), co-founder of the Rolling Stone[186]
- Richard Saul Wurman (1935–), co-founder of TED[187][188]
- William Bernard Ziff Sr. (1898–1953), co-founder of Ziff Davis[189]
- Mortimer Zuckerman (1937–), Canadian-American publisher of U.S. News & World Report, former owner of the New York Daily News, The Atlantic and Fast Company, co-founder of Boston Properties, Inc.[190][191]
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Television, film and video
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- Merv Adelson (1929–2015), co-founder of Lorimar Television[192]
- Edmund Ansin (1936–2020), co-founder of Sunbeam Television Corporation[193]
- Avi Arad (1948–), Israeli-American founder of Marvel Studios, LLC, former CEO of Toy Biz[194]
- Samuel Z. Arkoff (1918–2001), co-founder of American International Pictures; inventor of the "ARKOFF formula"[195]
- Adam Aron (1954–), president and CEO of movie theater chain AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. and co-owner of NBA's Philadelphia 76ers[196]
- Ted Ashley (1922–2002), chairman of Warner Bros. and VC of Warner Communications Inc., founder of the Ashley-Famous talent agency[195]
- 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[197]
- Gary Barber (1957–), South African-born former CEO of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), co-founder of the Spyglass Media Group[198]
- Chuck Barris (1929–2017), founder of game show production company Barris Industries (the Gong Show, the Dating Game)[199]
- Phil Berg (1902–1983), co-founder of the Berg-Allenberg talent agency[200][201]
- Bruce Berman (1952–), chairman and CEO of Village Roadshow Pictures[202]
- Gail Berman (1956–), founding partner of the Jackal Group, co-founder of media company BermanBraun (now Whalerock Industries)[203]
- Jason Blum (1969–), founder of Blumhouse Productions[63][204]
- Lloyd Braun (1958–), owner of Whalerock Industries, former chairman of the ABC Entertainment Group[205]
- Alan N. Braverman (1947/1948–), senior EVP, secretary and general counsel of the Walt Disney Company[206]
- Bernie Brillstein (1931–2008), founder of the Brillstein Company[207]
- Norman Brokaw (1927–2016), chairman of the William Morris Agency[208]
- Jerry Bruckheimer (1943–), founder of Jerry Bruckheimer Inc., co-founder and co-owner of NHL's Seattle Kraken[209]
- Peter Chernin (1951–), media executive & investor, founder of the Chernin Group; former president and COO of News Corp.[210]
- Joel and Ethan Coen (1954–, 1957–), founders of Mike Zoss Productions[211]
- Harry Cohn (1891–1958), co-founder of Columbia Pictures (formerly Cohn-Brandt-Cohn (CBC) Film Sales)[212]
- Warren Cowan (1921–2008), co-founder of Rogers & Cowan[213]
- Barry Diller (1942–), media executive, chairman of IAC/InterActiveCorp, former CEO of Paramount Pictures and Fox, Inc.[214]
- 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[215]
- Michael Eisner (1942–), founder of the Hollywood Pictures Company and the Tornante Company, former long-time CEO of the Walt Disney Company[216][217][218]
- Ari Emanuel (1961–), co-CEO of William Morris Endeavor Entertainment, LLC (WME) and the International Management Group (IMG)[219][220]
- Robert Evans (1930–2019), media executive, president of Paramount Pictures[221][222]
- Barbara Fedida (1964/1965–), ABC News executive[223]
- Erik Feig, former co-president of Lions Gate Entertainment Corp., founder of new media company Picturestart[224]
- Charles K. Feldman (1905–1968), founder of the Famous Artists talent agency[225]
- Jon Feltheimer (1951–), CEO of Lions Gate Entertainment Corp.[226][216]
- Dave (1894–1979) and Max Fleischer (1883–1972), founders of Fleischer Studios (later Paramount Cartoon Studios)[227]
- William Fox (1879–1952), Hungarian-born founder of the Fox Film Corporation and De Luxe[212]
- Reuven Frank (1920–2006), Canadian-born broadcast executive, former president of NBC News[228][229]
- Rob Friedman (1950–), co-chairman of Lionsgate Films, Summit Entertainment[230]
- Fred W. Friendly (1915–1998), former president of CBS News[231]
- Jeff Gaspin (1960–), former chairman of NBC Universal Television Entertainment[232]
- Alan Gerry (1929–), founder of Cablevision Industries[233][234]
- Gary Gilbert (1965–), founder of Gilbert Films, co-owner of NBA's Cleveland Cavaliers[235]
- Adam Glasser (1964–), founder of Seymore, Inc.[236]
- Yoram Globus (1943–), Israeli-American former co-owner of the Cannon Group, Inc., founder of Rebel Way Entertainment[237][238]
- William Goetz (1903–1969), co-founder of Twentieth Century Pictures (later 20th Century Fox)[239]
- Leonard Goldenson (1905–1999), founder of the American Broadcasting Company (ABC)[240]
- Samuel Goldwyn (1879–1974), Polish-born founder of the Goldwyn Pictures Corporation and Samuel Goldwyn Productions; member of the Goldwyn family[239][241]
- Steve Golin (1955–2019), founder of Anonymous Content LLP, co-founder of Propaganda Films[242]
- Sid Grauman (1879–1950), founder of the Chinese Theatre and the Egyptian Theatre[243][244][245]
- Brian Grazer (1951–), co-founder of Imagine Entertainment[63][246]
- Bob Greenblatt (1959/1960–), former chairman of NBC Entertainment and WarnerMedia[247]
- Brad Grey (1957–2017), co-founder of Brillstein Entertainment Partners, former chairman of Paramount Pictures[248][210]
- Mindy Grossman (1957–), former CEO of Home Shopping Network (HSN)[249]
- Sandy Grushow (1960–), CEO of Phase 2 Media, former chairman of the Fox Television Entertainment Group[250]
- 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[251]
- Bonnie Hammer (1950–), chairman of NBCUniversal Content Studios[252]
- Albie Hecht, Chief content officer of digital media studio Pocket.watch, former executive vice president of HLN, founder of Spike TV[253]
- Doug Herzog (1959– ), former president of the Viacom Music and Entertainment Group and USA Network[254][255]
- Andy Heyward (1949–), former chairman and CEO of DIC Entertainment, founder of Genius Brands International[205][256]
- Steven Hirsch (1961–), founder of Vivid Entertainment[181]
- Alan F. Horn (1943–), chairman of The Walt Disney Studios, former president and COO of Warner Bros., co-founder of Castle Rock Entertainment[257]
- Johnny Hyde (1895–1950), Russian-born talent agent, former vice-president of WMA, and known for developing the career of Marilyn Monroe[258]
- Bob Iger (1951–), media executive, CEO of the Walt Disney Company[63]
- Jeffrey Katzenberg (1950–), co-founder of DreamWorks, former chairman of Walt Disney Studios[216][217]
- Ryan Kavanaugh (1974–), co-founder of Relativity Media[259]
- Marc Klaw (1858–1936), former theatre owner and co-founder of the Theatrical Syndicate[260]
- Eugene V. Klein (1921–1990), chairman and chief stockholder of National General Corporation[261][262]
- Jon Klein, former president of CNN[263]
- John Kohn (1925–2002), former head of production for EMI[264]
- Steve Koonin (1957–), former president of Turner Broadcasting System[265]
- Kay Koplovitz (1945–), co-founder of USA Network[266]
- David Kramer (1968/1969–), co-president of United Talent Agency[63]
- Ynon Kreiz, American-Israeli media executive, co-founder of Fox Kids Europe, former chairman and CEO of Endemol, and Maker Studios, Inc.[267]
- Alex Kurtzman (1973–), (co-)founder of film and television production companies K/O Paper Products and Secret Hideout[268]
- Jeff Kwatinetz (1965–), COO of Cube Vision, founder of the Firm, Inc., co-founder of 3-on-3 basketball league Big3[269]
- Andrew Lack, chairman of the NBCUniversal News Group, former chairman and CEO of Bloomberg News and Sony Music Entertainment[270]
- Carl Laemmle (1867–1939), German-born co-founder of Universal Pictures[271][212]
- Greg Lansky (1982–), French-American co-founder of adult film company Vixen Media Group[272]
- Abe Lastfogel (1898–1984), former long-time president of WMA[273]
- Norman Lear (1922–), co-founder of ELP Communications and Tandem Productions[274]
- 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[275][276]
- Gerald M. Levin (1939–), former executive at Time Warner, Inc. and HBO[217]
- Harvey Levin (1950–), founder of TMZ[277][278][170]
- Marcus Loew (1870–1927), founder of Loew's theater chain, co-founder of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer[279]
- Michael Lynton (1960–), British-American former chairman and CEO of Sony Pictures Entertainment, chairman of Snap Inc.[280]
- Ted Mann (1916–2001), founder of Mann Theatres[281][282]
- Louis B. Mayer (1884–1957), Belarus-born co-founder of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)[271][212]
- Mike Medavoy (1941–), Chinese-born co-founder of Orion Pictures and Phoenix Pictures, former chairman of TriStar Pictures; member of the Medavoy family[283]
- Barry Meyer (1946–), former chairman of Warner Bros. Entertainment[284]
- Ronald Meyer (1944–), Vice chairman of NBCUniversal, former CEO of Universal Studios, co-founder of the Creative Artists Agency (CAA)[285]
- Lorne Michaels (1944–), Canadian-American founder of multimedia entertainment studio Broadway Video, creator of Saturday Night Live[286]
- Arnon Milchan (1944–), Israeli-American Hollywood mogul, founder of Regency Enterprises, co-founder of Summit Entertainment LLC; former Israeli spy[63][287]
- Harold (1907–1968), Marvin (1918–2002) and Walter Mirisch (1921–), founders of the Mirisch Company[288]
- Les Moonves (1949–), president and CEO of the CBS Corporation, former co-COO of Viacom, Inc.[289]
- Leslie Morgenstein, CEO of Alloy Entertainment[290]
- Neal H. Moritz (1959–), founder of Original Film[291]
- Larry Namer, co-founder of E![292]
- Marc Nathanson (1945–), cable television pioneer, founder of Falcon Cable[293][294]
- 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[295][296]
- David Nevins (1966–), chairman of Showtime Networks (SNI) and CCO of the CBS Corporation[297][216]
- Mosheh Oinounou (1982–), executive producer of CBS Evening News[298][299]
- Noah Oppenheim (1977/1978–), president of NBC News[300]
- Tom Ortenberg (1960–), former CEO of Open Road Films, founder of distribution company Briarcliff Entertainment[301]
- Michael Ovitz (1946–), former president of Disney, co-founder of the Creative Artists Agency (CAA)[217][216]
- Amy Pascal (1958–), former co-chairman of Sony Pictures Entertainment (stepped down due to 2014's Sony Pictures hack), founder of Pascal Pictures[302]
- Richard Plepler (1960–), former chairman and CEO of HBO[303]
- Eric Pleskow (1924–2019), Austrian-born media executive, president of United Artists, and co-founder of Orion Pictures[304]
- Henry G. Plitt (1918–1993), founder of the Plitt Theatres chain[305]
- Tom Pollock (1943–2020), co-founder of the Montecito Picture Company, former chairman of Universal Pictures[306]
- Steven Price (1962–), co-founder of Townsquare Media and minority owner of NBA's Atlanta Hawks[307]
- Gigi Pritzker (1962–), co-founder of MWM Studios (formerly known as OddLot Entertainment); member of the Pritzker family[308]
- Mark Rachesky (1960–), chairman of Lions Gate Entertainment Corp.[309][310]
- Brett Ratner (1969–), co-founder of RatPac Entertainment[311][220]
- Shari Redstone (1954–), chairman of ViacomCBS[312]
- Sumner Redstone (1923–2020), media magnate, former chairman of Viacom and the CBS Corporation; majority owner of National Amusements, Inc.[313]
- Rob Reiner (1947–), co-founder of Castle Rock Entertainment[314]
- Burt Reinhardt (1920–2011), former president of CNN and co-founder of United Press International Television News[315][316]
- Charles Rivkin (1962–), CEO of the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA), former CEO of the Jim Henson Company (a.k.a. Muppets, Inc.)[317]
- Henry C. Rogers (1914–1995), co-founder of Rogers & Cowan[318]
- Tom Rosenberg (1947/1948–), co-founder of the Lakeshore Entertainment Group[319]
- Michael S. Rosenfeld (1934–2010), co-founder of Creative Artists Agency.[320][321]
- David Rhodes (1973–), former president of CBS News, former head of Bloomberg Television North America[322]
- Rich Ross, former executive at Discovery Channel and CEO of Shine USA[323]
- Steve Ross (1927–1992), founder of Time Warner[324]
- 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[325]
- Samuel Roxy Rothafel (1882–1936), former theatre owner and impresario[326]
- Tom Rothman (1954–), chairman of the Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group[327]
- Haim Saban (1944–), Egypt-born Israeli-American media mogul, founder of Saban Entertainment and the Saban Capital Group, co-creator of Power Rangers[328][329]
- Josh Sapan (1951–), president and CEO of AMC Networks Inc.[330][331]
- David Sarnoff (1891–1971), Belarus-born founder of RKO Pictures and former general manager of RCA[240]
- James Schamus (1959–), co-founder of Good Machine (acquired by Universal in 2002), former CEO of Focus Features[332]
- Lou Scheimer (1928–2013), co-founder of Filmation[333]
- 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)[334]
- Leon Schlesinger (1884–1949), founder of Leon Schlesinger Productions (later Warner Bros. Cartoons, Inc.)[335]
- Reese Schonfeld (1931–2020), co-founder of CNN and pay-TV channel The Food Network[336]
- Josh Schwartz (1976–), co-founder of Fake Empire[337]
- Teddy Schwarzman (1979–), founder of Black Bear Pictures[338]
- Joseph Segel (1931–2019), founder of home shopping channel QVC and the Franklin Mint[189]
- David O. Selznick (1902–1965), founder of Selznick International Pictures[339][340]
- Neal Shapiro (1958–), president and CEO of WNET, former president of NBC News[341][342]
- Robert Shaye (1939–), founder of New Line Cinema[343]
- Sidney Sheinberg (1935–2019), former long-time executive at MCA Inc. and Universal Studios, founder of the Bubble Factory[240]
- Ben Sherwood (1964–), former co-chairman of Disney Media Networks and president of the Disney-ABC Television Group and ABC News[344]
- Alon Shtruzman, Israeli-American CEO of Keshet International[345]
- George Sidney (1916–2002), co-founder of Hanna-Barbera Productions, Inc.[346]
- Joel Silver (1952–), founder of Silver Pictures and co-founder of Dark Castle Entertainment[347]
- Ben Silverman (1970–), founder of Electus, former co-chairman of NBC Entertainment and Universal Media Studios, chairman of entertainment production company Propagate[348][349]
- Fred Silverman (1937–2020), former president and CEO of NBC, founder of the Fred Silverman Company[350]
- Bryan Singer (1965–), founder of Bad Hat Harry Productions[351]
- Harry E. Sloan (1950–), former chairman of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and the SBS Broadcasting Group[352]
- Jeff Smulyan (1947–), founder of Emmis Communications, and former owner of MLB's Seattle Mariners[353][354]
- Stacey Snider (1961–), former chairman of Universal Pictures, CEO of 20th Century Fox[355]
- Aaron Spelling (1923–2006), founder of Spelling Television Inc. (Beverly Hills, 90210) and co-founder of Spelling-Goldberg Productions[356]
- Mark Spiegler (1958/1959–), founder of Spiegler Girls, Inc.[357]
- Steven Spielberg (1946–), co-founder of DreamWorks and Amblin Entertainment[217]
- Ray Stark (1915–2004), founder of film production company Rastar (acquired by Columbia Pictures in 1974), co-founder of Seven Arts Productions[358]
- David Steiner, founder of Brooklyn-based Steiner Studios[359][360]
- Jay Sures (1966–), co-president of United Talent Agency[63]
- Larry Tanz, VP of Global Television at Netflix, former president and CEO of Vuguru and LivePlanet, co-founder of Agility Studios[361][362][363]
- Laurence Tisch (1923–2003), former CEO of CBS[240]
- Jeff Wachtel, president of Universal Cable Productions[364]
- Dana Walden (1964–), co-chair and co-CEO of Fox Broadcasting Company[252]
- Albert (1884–1967), Harry (1881–1951), Jack (1892–1978) and Sam Warner (1887–1927), founders of Warner Bros. (WB)[271][212]
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- Bob (1954–) and Harvey Weinstein (1952–), founders of Miramax Films (acquired by Disney in 1993) and the Weinstein Company (now Lantern Entertainment)[365][366]
- Jerry Weintraub (1937–2015), founder of the Weintraub Entertainment Group (WEG)[367][368][220]
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- Patrick Whitesell (1965–), media executive, co-CEO of William Morris Endeavor and the International Management Group (IMG)[284][370]
- Irwin Winkler (1931–), co-founder of Chartoff-Winkler Productions and Winkler Films[195]
- Mitchell Wolfson (1900–1983), co-founder of the Wolfson-Meyer Theater Company, and former Mayor of Miami Beach, Florida[371][372][373]
- Frank Yablans (1935–2014), president of Paramount Pictures[374][375][376]
- David Zaslav (1960–), president and CEO of Discovery, Inc., former executive at NBCUniversal[377]
- Strauss Zelnick (1957–), former chairman of CBS Corporation[378]
- Mike Zimring (1916–2011), senior agent at the William Morris Agency[379][380]
- Susan Zirinsky (1952–), president of CBS News[381]
- Jeff Zucker (1965–), chairman of WarnerMedia News & Sports, former CEO of NBCUniversal[382]
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