Background
Putterman, William Zev was born on November 6, 1928 in Bronx, New York, United States. Son of David Joseph and Amy Belle (Racoosin) Putterman.
foundation executive television producer
Putterman, William Zev was born on November 6, 1928 in Bronx, New York, United States. Son of David Joseph and Amy Belle (Racoosin) Putterman.
Student Colgate University, 1946-1947; Bachelor with honors in Philosophy, Syracuse University, 1949.
Stage manager, on Broadway, 1958;
director, Off-Broadway, 1960-1961;
with, with Synanon foundation, 1962-1964;
producer, Station KGO-television, ABC, San Francisco, 1964-1966;
executive producer, Station KTTV, Metromedia, 1967-1968;
program consultant, Station KABC-television, ABC, Los Angeles, 1969;
director program development, Metromedia television, Inc., Los Angeles, 1969-1970;
director national programs, Station KQED, Public Broadcasting Service, San Francisco, 1970-1979;
director committee, Werner Erhard and Associations, San Francisco, 1980-1983;
vice president program development, Furia/Oringer Prodns., Inc., Sherman Oaks, California, 1984-1986;
supervising producer, The Landsburg Company, Los Angeles, 1986-1988;
president, Zev Putterman Prodns., Tucson, since 1989;
executive director, Amity Foundation, Tucson, since 1991. Producer Alan Landsburg Prodns., Los Angeles, 1972. Visiting lecturer California State University, Northridge, 1966.
Instructor University of California Ext., Berkeley, 1972. Lecturer Berkeley Film Institute, 1977, 79. Member Norman Corwin student documentary program advisory board University of Southern California, since 1989.
United States delegate International Public television Screening Conference, Milan, 1978.
Board directors Foundation for Mideast Communications, since 1985, The Holiday Project, 1983-1988, American Jewish Congress, since 1985, Marin Community Workshop, 1977-1978. Member advisory council New Israel Fund, since 1986. Board directors Chabad of Northern California, 1975-1984, chairman, 1984.
Member National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, National Association television Program Executives, National Association Fund Raising Executives, International Documentary Association, Theta Beta Phi.
Married Anita Ruth Woien, March 3, 1964 (divorced 1971). Children: Rachel Amy, Naomi Leah. Married Mary Elizabeth Kudlacik, November 18, 1984.