Dave Katz
Television Sports Producer
- Location
- Greater New York City Area
- Industry
- Media Production
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Dave Katz's Overview
- Current
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- Freelance Font Coordinator at Northeast Conference
- Live Event Producer at Freelance
- Owner at KatzStats LLC
- Duet Operator & Font Coordinator at Freelance
- Past
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- Freelance Font Coordinator at New England Sports Network
- 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
- Education
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- Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center
- City University of New York-Baruch College
- Yeshiva University
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Beit Midrash L'Torah
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MTA HS
- Connections
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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
Owner
KatzStats LLC
Partnership; 201-500 employees; Sports industry
October 1986 – Present (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
Freelance Font Coordinator
New England Sports Network
Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Broadcast Media industry
2007 – 2011 (4 years)
Freelance font coordinator for Quinnipiac basketball and hockey broadcasts.
Freelance Font Coordinator
NBA Entertainment
Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Sports 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+ 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, Feature Producer & Associate Director
SportsChannel
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
Activities and Societies: Play-By-Play Voice of the MTA Lions
Dave Katz's Additional Information
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- Groups and Associations:
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IBEW Local 1212, IATSE Local 100
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- Honors and Awards:
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Two-time Emmy Award nominee
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