Ed Goodgold
Ed Goodgold | |
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Education | Columbia University (BA) |
Occupation(s) | Academic administrator, music executive |
Employer | New York University |
Known for | Manager of Sha Na Na Coining the term "trivia" |
Edwin "Ed" Goodgold (died May 7, 2021) was an American writer, music industry executive, academic administrator. He is known for coining the term "trivia" in 1965.[1][2] He was also the first manager of Sha Na Na.[3]
Biography
Goodgold was born in
At Columbia, Goodgold held Q&A sessions in dorm lounges with his classmates, trading questions about popular culture of their youth, and hosted a late-night call-in trivia show on WKCR-FM.[4][5] He also created one of the first intercollegiate Quiz bowls open to the Ivy League and the Seven Sisters colleges in October 1965 and February 1967.[3][6] Goodgold also wrote the 1966 book,Trivia, with Dan Carlinsky, introducing the subject to a national audience.[1]
After college, Goodgold studied at the New York University School of Law and was manager for the rock-and-roll group Sha Na Na. He then served as Americas manager for the English rock band Genesis.[7]
In 1992, Goodgold retired from his music industry career and took up an administrative position in the Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development at New York University as assistant to the associate dean.[3]
Goodgold died on May 7, 2021, in New York City.[3]
References
- ^ ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-04-27.
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-04-27.
- ^ a b c d e f "Edwin Goodgold '65: Father of Trivia, Manager of Sha Na Na". Columbia College Today. 2021-09-13. Retrieved 2022-04-27.
- ^ Steinberg, R. U. (January 24, 2014). "In Right Said Fred's lyrical masterpiece "I'm Too Sexy," which of the following is Fred not too sexy for? A) his shirt, B) New York, C) your party, or D) his pants". www.austinchronicle.com. Retrieved 2022-04-27.
- ISBN 978-1-58836-552-1.
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-04-27.
- ^ "Genesis interviewed: "We ended up as a three-piece because we had too many ideas for a five-piece..."". Uncut. 2015-09-10. Retrieved 2022-04-27.