Dave Katz

Current

Freelance Font Coordinator at New England Sports Network
Freelance Font Coordinator at Northeast Conference
Owner at KatzStats LLC

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Past

Freelance Font Coordinator at NBA Entertainment
Freelance Font Coordinator, Associate Director & Feature Producer at Fox Sports Net
Freelance Font Coordinator at NBA

Freelance Font Coordinator at YES Network
Freelance Font Coordinator at MSG Network
Freelance Font Coordinator, Feature Producer & Associate Director at SportsChannel

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Education

Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center
City University of New York-Baruch College
Yeshiva University

Beit Midrash L'Torah
MTA HS

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Connections

401 connections

Industry

Media Production

Websites

My Company

Dave Katz’s Summary

Veteran television sports production pro.
Pioneered the score strip for live TV sports, the video frame transition for highlights and replays and the walk-up tombstone for baseball, hockey and basketball.

Dave Katz’s Specialties:

Font coordinator extraordinaire, associate director, producer, researcher, writer and Chyron Duet operator.

Dave Katz’s Experience

Freelance Font Coordinator

New England Sports Network

(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Broadcast Media industry)

2007 — Present (3 years )

Freelance font coordinator for Quinnipiac basketball and hockey broadcasts.
Freelance Font Coordinator

Northeast Conference

(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Broadcast Media industry)

1998 — Present (12 years )

Produce graphics for television broadcasts of NEC basketball airing on regional sports networks.
Owner

KatzStats LLC

(Media Production industry)

October 1986 — Present (23 years 5 months)

Provide sports statistical services to broadcasters, websites and news organizations. Publish numerous websites. Freelance font coordinator, graphics operator, associate director and producer for national, regional and local sports telecasts
Freelance Font Coordinator

NBA Entertainment

(Privately Held; 501-1000 employees; Broadcast Media industry)

2003 — 2008 (5 years )

Font coordinator for World Feed of NBA Finals 2004-2007
Freelance Font Coordinator, Associate Director & Feature Producer

Fox Sports Net

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Broadcast Media industry)

January 1998 — March 2008 (10 years 3 months)

Font coordinator for the first event on FSN New York in January, 1998 and for the last event on the channel in March, 2008. (But I wasn't around for the ten years in-between)
Freelance Font Coordinator

NBA

(Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Sports industry)

January 2003 — February 2008 (5 years 2 months)

Font coordinator for four live games a week on NBA TV as well as NBA TV studio shows on non-game nights.
Freelance Font Coordinator

YES Network

(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Broadcast Media industry)

June 2002 — August 2004 (2 years 3 months)

Font Coordinator for Staten Island Yankees minor league baseball
Freelance Font Coordinator

MSG Network

(Public Company; 501-1000 employees; Broadcast Media industry)

1997 — 1998 (1 year )
Freelance Font Coordinator, Feature Producer & Associate Director

SportsChannel

(Broadcast Media industry)

1986 — 1998 (12 years )

Font coordinator for New York Mets, New Jersey Nets and New Jersey Devils. Also worked on thoroughbred racing, harness racing, tennis, college lacrosse, college football, college basketball, boxing, roller hockey, arena football, equestrian events, minor league hockey, minor league baseball, national NHL telecasts (on SportsChannel America)

Dave Katz’s Education

Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center

JD , Law , 1993 — 1996
City University of New York-Baruch College

BA , English / Journalism , 1985 — 1987
Yeshiva University

1982 — 1985

Activities and Societies:

Play-by-play voice of the Yeshiva Maccabees!
Beit Midrash L'Torah

1983 — 1984
MTA HS

HS Diploma , 1980 — 1983