Stuart Schwartz Explained

Stuart Alan Schwartz
Birth Date:23 November 1944
Birth Place:Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Alma Mater:Northwestern University
Employer:ABC News
Education:Northwestern University (BS, MS)
Spouse:Frances Weinman Schwartz
Children:2, including Dana Bash

Stuart Schwartz was a long-time Senior Producer for ABC News known for his work on World News Tonight, Nightline, Day1, 20/20 and Good Morning America. Over his career, he earned 15 Emmy Awards, four Peabody Awards, two DuPont Awards, and an Overseas Press Club Award.

Biography

Schwartz was the son of Sally (née Lasky)[1] and David Schwartz. He is a graduate of Lakeview High School in Chicago.[2] In 1966, he graduated with a B.S. from Northwestern University; and in 1967 with a M.S. in Journalism (1967) from Northwestern's Medill School of Journalism.[3] He worked as producer of ABC World News Tonight, Nightline, and the ABC Evening News and Weekend News.[3] He served as senior broadcast producer for the newsmagazines Prime Time Live, 20/20, Day One, and Good Morning America.[3]

He retired in 2009 after 41 years at ABC News.[4] After retirement, he took a position as an adjunct lecturer at the Philip Merrill College of Journalism at the University of Maryland.[3]

Personal life

He is married to Frances Weinman Schwartz, an educator in Jewish Studies and author of Jewish Moral Virtues and Passage to Pesach.[5] His daughter is CNN journalist and anchor Dana Bash.[4] [6]

Notes and References

  1. News: Goldberg, Lee F. . The Chicago Tribune. November 2, 2004 . she is survived by her sister, Eva Dolin of Glenview, IL; she was the sister of the late Gladys Mendelson, Sam Lasky and Sally Schwartz; and the aunt of Enid Ross of West Hartford, CT, Marcia Sigel of Northbrook, IL, Stuart Schwartz of Montvale, NJ, Dr. Edwin Dolin of Oak Brook, IL, Robert Lasky of Goodyear, AZ and the late Dennis Dolin of Chicago; she was the great-aunt of Dana Bash, David Schwartz.
  2. News: Michael. Miner. Famous alums or lifelong troublemakers -- you decide . Chicago Reader. March 24, 2009 .
  3. Web site: Stuart Schwartz (BSJ66, MSJ67) is a member of the Medill Hall of Achievement. . Northwestern University, Medill School of Journalism. December 18, 2020.
  4. News: Chris . Ariens . Stu Schwartz, Father of CNN’s Dana Bash, Retires from ABC News . Adweek. January 22, 2009 .
  5. News: Nate . Bloom . Nate Bloom . Grammy Time . J. The Jewish News of Northern California. February 8, 2008. Dana’s father, Stuart Schwartz, is a senior broadcast producer for ABC News. Dana’s mother, Frances Weinman Schwartz, is a Jewish studies educator whose books include “Jewish Moral Virtues” and “Passage to Pesach.”.
  6. Web site: News from a Jersey girl - CNN’s Dana Bash talks at a benefit for the Academies at Gerrard Berman Day School . . Joanne . Palmer . May 1, 2015.

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