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Tom Snyder Biography (1936-)

Born May 12, 1936, in Milwaukee, WI. Career: Broadcast journalist. Worked at news departments, including WRIT, Milwaukee; WSAV-TV, Savannah; WAII-TV, Atlanta; KTLA-TV, Los Angeles; and KYW-TV, Philadelphia. Awards, Honors: Emmy Award nomination, special classification of outstanding program and individual achievement, 1976, for The Tomorrow Show..

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Occupation

Broadcast journalist

Birth Details

May 12, 1936

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Television Appearances
• Series
• Host, The Tomorrow Show, NBC, 1973-82
• Host, Tom Snyder, CNBC, 1992-95
• Host, The Late Late Show with Tom Snyder, CBS, 1994--
• Episodic
• Rotating host, The Late Show, Fox, 1986-88
• Himself, "Life behind Larry," The Larry Sanders Show, HBO, 1992
• Himself, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, NBC, 1998
• Specials
• Host, Tom Snyder's Celebrity Spotlight, NBC, 1980
• Host, Seven Views of War, syndicated, 1989
• Narrator, Fire and Rain, 1989
• Talk Back America, CNBC, 1993
• Talk Back America II, CNBC, 1994
• 50 Years of Television: A Celebration of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Golden Anniversary, HBO, 1997
• CBS: The First 50 Years, CBS, 1998

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals:

• Entertainment Weekly, February 10, 1995, p. 52.
• Newsweek, January 23, 1995, p. 63.
• People Weekly, September 7, 1998, p. 29.
• Playboy, January 7, 1995, pp. 126-130.*