Larry S. Kramer | |
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Born | Lawrence Stephen Kramer April 24, 1950
Hackensack, New Jersey, U.S. |
Education |
Syracuse University Harvard University |
Occupation(s) | Journalist, editor |
Lawrence Stephen Kramer (born April 24, 1950) is an American journalist, entrepreneur, and corporate executive based in New York City, USA. [1] [2]
Kramer graduated from the S. I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University in 1972 with a degree in magazine journalism and political science. [3] [4] At Syracuse, he served as the chief editor of The Daily Orange as a freshman, and became editor of now defunct weekly Promethean in sophomore year. [5] He holds a master's degree in business administration from Harvard Business School. [6]
From 1977 to 1986, Kramer served as a reporter and editor for The Washington Post. [7] [8] Then from 1986 to 1991, Kramer worked at the San Francisco Examiner as an Executive Editor. [9] [10]
In 1991, he founded DataSport. [11] In 1993 he sold DataSport to Data Broadcasting Corp and became the vice president of Data Broadcasting Corp. [11]
Kramer founded CBS MarketWatch in 1997. [12] He served as the chairman and CEO, and took it public in 1999. [11] In 2005, Dow Jones acquired MarketWatch for more than $500 million. [13]
In 2006, Larry Kramer became the president of CBS Digital Media, [14] creating and running the new division. [15] In 2006, he signed a deal with YouTube and Apple to put CBS entertainment content on the internet. [16] [17] [13] In the same year, he also transitioned March Madness and The Masters online on CBS Sportsline. [18]
In 2012, Larry became the President and Publisher of USA Today. [19] [20] He retired from that post in 2015 and became a director for Gannett Co. [21]
In 2016, he became the chairman and interim CEO of TheStreet. [22] [23]
Kramer is married to Myla Lerner, a theatre producer. [24] They have two adult children. [19]
Larry S. Kramer | |
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Born | Lawrence Stephen Kramer April 24, 1950
Hackensack, New Jersey, U.S. |
Education |
Syracuse University Harvard University |
Occupation(s) | Journalist, editor |
Lawrence Stephen Kramer (born April 24, 1950) is an American journalist, entrepreneur, and corporate executive based in New York City, USA. [1] [2]
Kramer graduated from the S. I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University in 1972 with a degree in magazine journalism and political science. [3] [4] At Syracuse, he served as the chief editor of The Daily Orange as a freshman, and became editor of now defunct weekly Promethean in sophomore year. [5] He holds a master's degree in business administration from Harvard Business School. [6]
From 1977 to 1986, Kramer served as a reporter and editor for The Washington Post. [7] [8] Then from 1986 to 1991, Kramer worked at the San Francisco Examiner as an Executive Editor. [9] [10]
In 1991, he founded DataSport. [11] In 1993 he sold DataSport to Data Broadcasting Corp and became the vice president of Data Broadcasting Corp. [11]
Kramer founded CBS MarketWatch in 1997. [12] He served as the chairman and CEO, and took it public in 1999. [11] In 2005, Dow Jones acquired MarketWatch for more than $500 million. [13]
In 2006, Larry Kramer became the president of CBS Digital Media, [14] creating and running the new division. [15] In 2006, he signed a deal with YouTube and Apple to put CBS entertainment content on the internet. [16] [17] [13] In the same year, he also transitioned March Madness and The Masters online on CBS Sportsline. [18]
In 2012, Larry became the President and Publisher of USA Today. [19] [20] He retired from that post in 2015 and became a director for Gannett Co. [21]
In 2016, he became the chairman and interim CEO of TheStreet. [22] [23]
Kramer is married to Myla Lerner, a theatre producer. [24] They have two adult children. [19]