Bill Wolff (television executive)
Bill Wolff | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1966年03月04日) March 4, 1966 (age 58) |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Television producer |
Billy Johnny Wolff (born March 4, 1966) is an American television producer. He was most recently the executive producer of The View . He has served as the vice president of prime-time programming for the cable news channel MSNBC, as well as the executive producer of The Rachel Maddow Show .[1]
Biography
[edit ]Wolff was born to a Jewish family[2] and is a graduate of Clayton High School in Clayton, Missouri and Harvard College, where he was a history major and member of the varsity water polo team.[3]
At MSNBC, he was previously the executive producer of The Situation with Tucker Carlson , later called Tucker, before his promotion in 2005.[4] Wolff was also seen on Tucker filling in for Willie Geist and reporting on entertainment news. He left MSNBC in August 2014 to become a part of The View .[5]
Before joining MSNBC, Wolff produced ESPN's Around the Horn (where he was also the "disembodied voice") and Fox Sports Net's I, Max , two sports commentary shows hosted by Max Kellerman, and served as a "judge" for the latter program. At ESPN, he helped produce SportsCenter and Sunday NFL Countdown .[citation needed ]
Personal life
[edit ]Wolff is divorced from Alison Stewart,[6] currently the host of WNYC's afternoon show, All of It. Although of Jewish descent, Wolff is non-believing.[2]
References
[edit ]- ^ Ariens, Chris (October 23, 2008). "Bill Wolff on Maddow, Matthews and MSNBC In Its Prime". TV Newser . Retrieved March 28, 2017.
- ^ a b NPR: "Iran Report Raises Questions for U.S. Policy" December 4, 2007 | "Look, I put up a Christmas tree. I have three wreaths in my home. My husband is a non-practicing Jew. He didn't really care. But I saw this really cute, little sort of jelly stick on the window menorah, and I wanted to make sure that we had representation in the household. And I won't say he laughed with me. He laughed at me for the menorah."
- ^ "WHERE ARE THEY NOW: HARVARD UNIVERSITY WATER POLO ALUM/ESPN VICE PRESIDENT OF STUDIO PRODUCTION BILL WOLFF". Collegiate Water Polo Association. 25 December 2019. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
- ^ "Bill Wolff Named VP at MSNBC". Mediaweek. September 13, 2005. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved June 15, 2007.
- ^ Guthrie, Marisa; O'Connell, Michael. "More 'View' Moves: 'Rachel Maddow' Exec Producer to Replace Bill Geddie". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved August 21, 2014.
- ^ {https://www.wnyc.org/story/how-navigate-divorce/}}
External links
[edit ]- Bill Wolff at IMDb
