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Neal Shapiro
Born (1958-03-09) March 9, 1958 (age 66)
EducationBA
Alma materTufts University
OccupationMedia executive
Years active1980–present
EmployerWNET
TitleCEO and president
Spouse
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(m. 1995)​
Children3
AwardsWinner of 32 Emmys, 31 Edward R. Murrow Awards, and 3 Columbia DuPont awards
WebsiteWNET Biography

Neal B. Shapiro (born March 9, 1958)[1] is the president and CEO of WNET. He worked previously as the president of NBC News and the executive producer for Dateline NBC. Prior to this Shapiro spent 13 years as a news producer at ABC News.

Early life

Shapiro was born to a practicing

magna cum laude from Tufts University in 1980, with degrees in history and political science.[4][5]

Career with ABC

Shapiro worked with ABC News from 1980 until 1993, where he eventually became a producer for PrimeTime Live.[6][7] He also produced for Nightline and spent time working in the Chicago news bureau.[8]

Career with NBC

Executive producer of Dateline NBC

In 1993 he was named the executive producer of

Emmy Award winning Dateline. He also served as the executive producer for several hour-long specials, including reports on corporate layoffs in America, migrant farm workers, and welfare reform."[8]

In 1998 Shapiro took the show from one night to five nights per week, producing about 800 news stories per year. Upon the expansion of the program, Shapiro stated that the news magazines of each of the major American networks had each pushed the genre, and helped Dateline become a nightly primetime program.

New York Times said of Shapiro's time at Dateline that he "presided over the expansion of that show to multiple nights, a trend that was later followed by newsmagazines at both ABC and CBS. Under Mr. Shapiro, "Dateline" won 25 Emmy Awards 19 Edward R. Murrow Awards, three Columbia-DuPont awards"[12] and a Gerald Loeb Award.[13]

President of NBC News

Shapiro was appointed the president of NBC News in June 2001, and was also put in charge of overseeing MSNBC.[8] He oversaw the transition between NBC Nightly News anchors Tom Brokaw and Brian Williams.[14] In 2003 he was the architect of the NBC news coverage of the Iraq War.[15]

TV News Check summarized some additional projects that Shapiro undertook, writing that, "He led the No. 1-rated news programs in every day part: Today in the morning,

History, and Lifetime
.

In the world of syndication, Shapiro developed two successful syndicated programs produced by NBC News, The Chris Matthews Show and Your Total Health with Hoda Kotb. On the Web, he spearheaded a number of changes at MSNBC. He expanded NBC News Radio, and began podcasts and cell phone reports. He also helped create and launch NBC's digital weather channel, Weatherplus."[16]

In all, Shapiro won 32 Emmys, 31 Edward R. Murrow Awards, and 3 Columbia DuPont awards during his time at NBC (including those awarded during his time at Dateline).[17]

Career with WNET

In January 2008 Shapiro was named CEO of WNET public television. According to Forbes magazine, one of his first moves was to start the programs "Sunday Arts, which features the great museum exhibits, films, galleries and performances going on in New York City, and ... Reel 13, which air[ed] on Saturday nights and pair[ed] a classic movie with an indie film and a short film created by [their] viewers".[18][19]

Shapiro created the news program

NJTV, which brought New Jersey public television under the same umbrella.[18]

Other programs Shapiro commissioned include New York War Stories, New York Goes to War, Need to Know, and A Cry for Help: A Generation at Risk?, in addition to the expansion of the network's classic movie slots to include more recent independent pictures that appeal to a younger audience.[23]

Other positions and recognition

Shapiro has taught at both the

Chris Awards, the George Polk Award, and the Investigative Reporter and Editor Award.[26]

In 2007 Shapiro was elected to the board of directors of the

NASDAQ exchange in New York City.[28] He has served as chairman of the Communications and Media Studies Alumni Advisory Board for his alma mater Tufts University.[8]
He is also a member of the
Peabody Awards[29] board of directors, which is presented by the University of Georgia's Henry W. Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication
.

Personal life

In 1995, Shapiro married ABC News correspondent Juju Chang.[5][30] Chang converted to Judaism upon their marriage.[31] They have three sons: Jared (born 2000), Travis (born 2003), and Mason (born 2007).[31]

References

  1. ^ "Biography: Neal Shapiro" Archived 2011-06-22 at the Wayback Machine, Cityfile, New York
  2. ^ JInsider: "November Top Jew Neal Shapiro Shalom TV (Jewish Journey)" retrieved March 29, 2020
  3. ^ Eshman, Rob (July 28, 2005). "Goldberg's List". Jewish Journal.
  4. ^ "About WNET - Officers: Neal Shapiro". WNET New York Public Media. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
  5. ^ a b New York Times: "WEDDINGS;Neal Shapiro and Juju Chang" December 03, 1995
  6. ^ "Urban anthology has stunning debut". The Atlanta Constitution. March 23, 1993. Retrieved October 31, 2013.
  7. ^ DUSTY SAUNDERS (March 23, 1993). "THREE NBC PRODUCERS LOSE JOBS OVER STAGED TRUCK-CRASH FIASCO". Rocky Mountain News. Retrieved October 31, 2013.
  8. ^ a b c d e Nicolas Ferre (April 1, 2002). "Neal Shapiro to accept Light on the Hill today". Tufts Daily. Retrieved October 31, 2013.
  9. ^ "Airline coupons are part of settlement". The Washington Times. March 23, 1993. Retrieved October 31, 2013.
  10. ^ Terence Smith (January 13, 1999). "Neal Shapiro". PBS. Retrieved October 31, 2013.
  11. New York Times
    . Retrieved October 31, 2013.
  12. New York Times
    . May 11, 2001. Retrieved October 31, 2013.
  13. UCLA. Archived from the original
    on February 2, 2019. Retrieved February 1, 2019.
  14. ^ Peter Johnson (June 6, 2005). "NBC News president Neal Shapiro announces his resignation". USA Today. Retrieved October 31, 2013.
  15. ^ David Lieberman (March 24, 2003). "NBC hopes big investment in news coverage pays off". USA Today. Retrieved October 31, 2013.
  16. ^ "Ex-NBC News chief Neal Shapiro to head WNET New York". TV News Check. January 18, 2007. Retrieved November 5, 2013.
  17. ^ "Neal Shapiro". October 2012. Archived from the original on November 16, 2013. Retrieved November 5, 2013.
  18. ^ a b "The Power of a Consistent Message Illustrated by WNET's CEO, Neal Shapiro". Forbes. August 24, 2011. Retrieved October 31, 2013.
  19. New York Times
    . Retrieved November 5, 2013.
  20. New York Times
    . Retrieved October 31, 2013.
  21. ^ "WNET Cancels Newscast". TV Technology. March 3, 2010. Retrieved October 31, 2013.
  22. New York Times
    . Retrieved October 31, 2013.
  23. Wall Street Journal
    . Retrieved November 5, 2013.
  24. ^ "Neal B. Shapiro". March 2013. Retrieved November 5, 2013.
  25. ^ "Alumni Awards". Retrieved November 5, 2013.
  26. ^ "Neal Shapiro". Archived from the original on January 23, 2016. Retrieved November 5, 2013.
  27. ^ "News: Former NBC News President Joins Gannett Board". WKYC. October 25, 2007. Archived from the original on February 20, 2014. Retrieved October 31, 2013.
  28. NASDAQ
    . October 6, 2008. Retrieved October 31, 2013.
  29. ^ "Who We Are". Grady College and University of Georgia. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
  30. ^ "Juju Chang's Biography", ABC News, Dec. 10, 2009
  31. ^ a b Robert Finn (October 29, 2010). "Family First, Baseball a Close Second". The New York Times. Retrieved November 17, 2010.

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