Dave Katz

Dave Katz

Television Sports Producer

Location
Greater New York City Area
Industry
Media Production

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Dave Katz's Overview

Current
  • Freelance Font Coordinator at Northeast Conference
  • Live Event Producer at Freelance
  • Owner at KatzStats LLC
  • Duet Operator & Font Coordinator at Freelance
Past
  • 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
Education
  • Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center
  • City University of New York-Baruch College
  • Yeshiva University
  • Beit Midrash L'Torah
  • MTA HS
Connections

500+ connections

Websites

Dave Katz's Summary

Veteran television sports production pro.
Pioneered the score strip for live TV sports in 1994, first to display in-game lower thirds off the score strip in 2003, introduced the video transition for highlights and replays and the walk-up tombstone for baseball, hockey and basketball graphics.

Specialties

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

Dave Katz's Experience

Freelance Font Coordinator

Northeast Conference

1998Present (14 years)

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

Live Event Producer

Freelance

1995Present (17 years)

Produce live sports events for local and regional sports networks

Partnership; 201-500 employees; Sports industry

October 1986Present (25 years 8 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

Duet Operator & Font Coordinator

Freelance

October 1986Present (25 years 8 months)

Freelance Font Coordinator

New England Sports Network

Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Broadcast Media industry

20072011 (4 years)

Freelance font coordinator for Quinnipiac basketball and hockey broadcasts.

Freelance Font Coordinator

NBA Entertainment

Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Sports industry

20032008 (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+ employees; Broadcast Media industry

January 1998March 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 2003February 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 2002August 2004 (2 years 3 months)

Font Coordinator for Staten Island Yankees minor league baseball

Freelance Font Coordinator

MSG Network

19971998 (1 year)

Freelance Font Coordinator, Feature Producer & Associate Director

SportsChannel

19861998 (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

19931996

City University of New York-Baruch College

BA, English / Journalism

19851987

Yeshiva University

19821985

Activities and Societies: Play-by-play voice of the Yeshiva Maccabees!

Beit Midrash L'Torah

19831984

MTA HS

HS Diploma

19801983

Activities and Societies: Play-By-Play Voice of the MTA Lions

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