JERRY NACHMAN, 1946-2004: MSNBC news boss Jerry Nachman died last night of cancer at the age of 57. An old-school news boss, Nachman for years ran WNBC in New York, and later edited the New York Post before taking over as the cable network's news operation and briefly hosting an on-air show in 2002.
Nachman was a Hoboken resident who passed away in his Mile Square home, and I saw him more than once at synagogue. In fact, I was scheduled to see him speak two weeks ago, before the speech was canceled due to his failing health.