Reese Schonfeld | |
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Born | Maurice Wolfe Schonfeld November 5, 1931 Newark, New Jersey, U.S. |
Died | July 28, 2020 Manhattan, New York, U.S. | (aged 88)
Education | Dartmouth College (BA) Columbia University (MA, JD) |
Occupation | Media executive |
Spouse(s) | Pat O'Gorman, Karen Lamberti (1959-1970). |
Children | Alexander, Ellen, Orrin, William, Juliette, Ida |
Relatives | Ned O'Gorman (brother-in-law) |
Maurice Wolfe "Reese" Schonfeld (November 5, 1931 – July 28, 2020) was an American television journalist and executive. Trained as a lawyer, he co-founded CNN with Ted Turner in 1980, and went on to establish Food Network in 1993.