Television Executive and Author. He began his career working for WNEW and as a stringer for the "New York Times" and the "Long Island Press." He attended Syracuse University and spent his summers as a copy boy for ABC News. After dropping out of college In 1949, he worked as a promotion manager for New York's Channel 5 and the DuMont Television Network. Mr. Bleier then worked in advertising for ABC's New York Channel 7 in the 1950s and served as a senior executive of the ABC. He worked in children's and daytime, as well as strategic planning, marketing, sales, public relations, and general sales management. He went on to become President of Domestic Pay TV, Cable, and Network Features at Warner Bros during his 35-year tenure. He helped develop Nickelodeon, MTV, and The Movie Channel. During his time at Warner Bros., he oversaw hundreds of "Looney Tunes" programs on various television networks. Similarly, he oversaw the combination of old and new animation for fifteen specials and five films. In 2003, Bleier published the book, "The Thanksgiving Ceremony." Syracuse University's S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications honored Bleier by renaming the Center for the Study of Popular Television as the Bleier Center for Television and Popular Culture in 2006.
Throughout his career, he was chairman of the Center for Communication, president of the International Radio & Television Society, vice-chairman of the International Television Council, chairman of the Academy of the Arts of Guild Hall of East Hampton, and a board member of the Keystone Center for Science and Environment and the Martha Graham Dance Company. He was awarded the Steven J. Ross Humanitarian Award.
Throughout his career, he was chairman of the Center for Communication, president of the International Radio & Television Society, vice-chairman of the International Television Council, chairman of the Academy of the Arts of Guild Hall of East Hampton, and a board member of the Keystone Center for Science and Environment and the Martha Graham Dance Company. He was awarded the Steven J. Ross Humanitarian Award.
Television Executive and Author. He began his career working for WNEW and as a stringer for the "New York Times" and the "Long Island Press." He attended Syracuse University and spent his summers as a copy boy for ABC News. After dropping out of college In 1949, he worked as a promotion manager for New York's Channel 5 and the DuMont Television Network. Mr. Bleier then worked in advertising for ABC's New York Channel 7 in the 1950s and served as a senior executive of the ABC. He worked in children's and daytime, as well as strategic planning, marketing, sales, public relations, and general sales management. He went on to become President of Domestic Pay TV, Cable, and Network Features at Warner Bros during his 35-year tenure. He helped develop Nickelodeon, MTV, and The Movie Channel. During his time at Warner Bros., he oversaw hundreds of "Looney Tunes" programs on various television networks. Similarly, he oversaw the combination of old and new animation for fifteen specials and five films. In 2003, Bleier published the book, "The Thanksgiving Ceremony." Syracuse University's S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications honored Bleier by renaming the Center for the Study of Popular Television as the Bleier Center for Television and Popular Culture in 2006.
Throughout his career, he was chairman of the Center for Communication, president of the International Radio & Television Society, vice-chairman of the International Television Council, chairman of the Academy of the Arts of Guild Hall of East Hampton, and a board member of the Keystone Center for Science and Environment and the Martha Graham Dance Company. He was awarded the Steven J. Ross Humanitarian Award.
Throughout his career, he was chairman of the Center for Communication, president of the International Radio & Television Society, vice-chairman of the International Television Council, chairman of the Academy of the Arts of Guild Hall of East Hampton, and a board member of the Keystone Center for Science and Environment and the Martha Graham Dance Company. He was awarded the Steven J. Ross Humanitarian Award.
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