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Companion of the Resistance (France) [3] Legion of Merit. David Sarnoff ( US: / ˈsɑːrnɔːf /; [4] February 27, 1891 – December 12, 1971) was a Russian [5] and American businessman who played an important role in the American history of radio and television.
David Sarnoff (1891-1971) was not an inventor, an engineer, or a scientist. Instead, as a corporate manager and executive he championed the development of broadcast communications.
David Sarnoff, (born Feb. 27, 1891, Minsk, Russia—died Dec. 12, 1971, New York, N.Y., U.S.), Russian-born U.S. communications executive. After immigrating with his family to New York in 1900, he left school to work for the Marconi telegraph company.
David Sarnoff (born February 27, 1891, Uzlian, Minsk, Russia [now Uzlyany, Belarus]—died December 12, 1971, New York, New York, U.S.) was an American pioneer in the development of both radio and television broadcasting.
May 23, 2018 · The American pioneer in radio and television David Sarnoff (1891-1971) was chairman of the board of the Radio Corporation of America. David Sarnoff was born on Feb. 27, 1891, in the Russian-Jewish community of Uzilan close to Minsk.
Dec 13, 1971 · David Sarnoff, the hard‐driving broadcasting pioneer who rose from a $5.50‐a‐week office boy to chairman of the RCA Corporation, died yesterday morning. He was 80 years old.
David Sarnoff (February 27, 1891 – December 12, 1971) led the Radio Corporation of America (RCA) in various capacities shortly after its founding in 1919 to his retirement in 1970.
