Milton Ellis Krents

Background

Krents, Milton Ellis was born on December 22, 1911 in Springfield, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Morris Joseph and Ethel Malufka (Kramer) Krents.

Education

Bachelor of Science, New York University, 1935.

Career

Junior executive trainee NBC, New York City, 1935-1939. Director radio-television American Jewish Committee, 1936-1969. Television programming consultant Association for Higher Education of National Education Association, 1965-1968.

Radio, television consultant Council Finance Aid to Education, 1960-1965. Executive producer religious series directions ABC-television Network, 1965-1985. Communications consultant Revson Foundation, 1979-1980.

Advisory board National Jewish Broadcast Archives, Jewish Museum, New York City, since 1987.

Achievements

• Milton Ellis Krents has been listed as a noteworthy broadcast executive by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

National chairman William E. Wiener Oral History Library, American Jewish Commission, 1969-1984, director, since 1985. Board directors New York University Alumni Federation, 1979-1985. Co-founder Weiner Oral History Library., 1969.

Member National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (Lifetime Achievement in Broadcasting Emmy award 1990), Public Relations Society of America, New York University Alumni Association (chairman communications committee 1980-1987, honorary chairman since 1987), Broadcast Pioneers.

Connections

Married Irma Kopp, May 1, 1938. Children: Lawrence, Harold, Elisabeth.

Father:

Morris Joseph Krents

Mother:

Ethel Malufka (Kramer) Krents

Spouse:

Irma Kopp

child:

Harold Krents

child:

Elisabeth Krents

child:

Lawrence Krents