Get the latest gossip
Richard ‘Dick’ Block Dies: Former Kaiser Broadcasting President & USC Professor Was 97
Richard 'Dick' Block, the former president of Kaiser Broadcasting and a professor at USC's School of Cinematic Arts, died Sept. 30 at the age of 97.
His tenure on the business side of things within the entertainment industry included serving as the top executive of Kaiser Broadcasting, where he conceived of and executed a plan to build independent television stations in seven of the top ten national markets: Boston, Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit, Los Angeles, Philadelphia and San Francisco. “The entertainment industry lost a great leader and consummate teacher,” read the obituary shared with Deadline from Block’s loved ones. His easy, can-do manner, dry wit and fearless pursuit of opportunity, drove his remarkable career which spanned nearly seven decades of broadcasting innovations, adroit deal making and education.”
Or read this on Deadline