Background
Schaap, Richard Jay was born on September 27, 1934 in New York City. Son of Maurice William and Leah (Lerner) Schaap.
Schaap, Richard Jay was born on September 27, 1934 in New York City. Son of Maurice William and Leah (Lerner) Schaap.
Bachelor of Science, Cornell Univercity, 1955; Master of Science, Columbia University, 1956.
Senior editor, Newsweek, New York City, 1956-1963; city editor, New York Herald Tribune, 1964-1966; correspondent, NBC, New York City, 1971-1980; correspondent, ABC, New York City, since 1980; host of The Sports Reporters, Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, since 1990; host of Schaap One on One, Entertainment and Sports Programming Network Classic, since 1998; host of The Sporting Life, Entertainment and Sports Programming Network Radio, since 1998.
Lieutenant United States Army, 1957-1958.
Married Barbara M. Barron, June 20, 1956 (divorced 1967). Children: Renee Beth, Michelle Anne. Married Madeleine Gottlieb, August 29, 1967 (divorced 1980).
Children: Jeremy Albert, Joanna Rose. Married Patricia Ann McLeod, May 17, 1981. Children: Karen Joan, David Maurice.