Career
Pomerantz created the network television series Family Manitoba and Best of the West, and wrote scripts for such shows as The Mary Tyler Moore Show, The Bob Newhart Show, Taxi, Cheers, Newhart, The Cosby Show, Major Dad and many other series. More recently, he has also delivered several commentaries on National Public Radio’s All Things Considered. He is the brother of writer/performer Hart Pomerantz.