Melvin Bernard Shestack

Background

Shestack, Melvin Bernard was born on August 18, 1931 in Brooklyn. Son of David and Sylvia Pearl (Saffran) Shestack.

Education

Bachelor of Arts Southern California, 1953. Postgraduate, University Rochester. Postgraduate, New York University.

Postgraduate, New School Social Research.

Career

Associate editor, Sat. Eve. Post, 1965-1967; staff producer, Columbia Broadcasting System-television News, 1967-1969; associate producer, Station WOR-television, 1970; executive editor, True magazine, New York City, 1971-1975; editor-in-chief, True magazine, New York City, 1975; editor, In The Know magazine, New York City, since 1975; executive director, Ponca Institute American Studies, 1976-1980; executive editor, Antelope Classics, Empire Edits., since 1977; vice-president, director special projects, Montcalm Public Company, 1980-1985; president, Gifford-Shestack Associations, 1985-1989; executive vice president, director creative development, Great Western Entertainment Corporation, New York City, since 1989.

Achievements

• Melvin Bernard Shestack has been listed as a notable Editor, author, filmmaker, television producer by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • The New Country Music Encyclopedia

    (In profiles ranging in length from several paragraphs to ...)

  • The country music encyclopedia
  • The country music encyclopedia by Melvin Shestack (1974-05-03)
  • The country music encyclopedia by Shestack, Melvin (1974) Hardcover
  • The New Country Music Encyclopedia by Tad Richards (1994-04-11)

Membership

Served with Army of the United States, 1953-1955. Member Pi Lambda Phi.

Connections

Son of David and Sylvia Pearl (Saffran) S. M. Jessica Gifford, February 13, 1965. 1 daughter, Victoria J.

1 daughter by previous marriage, Lisa F.

Father:

David Shestack

Mother:

Sylvia Pearl (Saffran) Shestack

Spouse:

Jessica Gifford