Dave Sirulnick (born May 26, 1964) is an American television producer.
Sirulnick grew up in
Teaneck, New Jersey
Teaneck () is a township in Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is a bedroom community in the New York metropolitan area. As of the 2010 U.S. census, the township's population was 39,776, reflecting an increase of 516 (+1.3%) f ...
,
where he attended
Teaneck High School
, motto_translation = To enrich the mind and improve the character
, fundingtype = Public
, schooltype = high school
, grades = 9– 12
, district = Teaneck Public Schools
, enrollment = 1,239 (as of 2021–22)
, faculty = ...
and became involved with booking musicians such as
LL Cool J,
Run DMC
Run-DMC (also spelled Run-D.M.C.) was an American hip hop group from Hollis, Queens, New York City, founded in 1983 by Joseph Simmons, Darryl McDaniels, and Jason Mizell. Run-DMC is regarded as one of the most influential acts in the history ...
, and
Salt-N-Pepa at The Rink, a roller rink in nearby
Bergenfield. He later attended
Rutgers University
Rutgers University (; RU), officially Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is a public land-grant research university consisting of four campuses in New Jersey. Chartered in 1766, Rutgers was originally called Queen's College, and was ...
. After graduating, he was hired as a news producer at
CNN
CNN (Cable News Network) is a multinational cable news channel headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. Founded in 1980 by American media proprietor Ted Turner and Reese Schonfeld as a 24-hour cable news channel, and presently owned by ...
, like his father who was also a television producer.
In 1987, he joined
MTV, saying they "wanted someone to grow their news department. It's what I wanted my whole life: TV, music and news". He eventually became the executive vice president for Multiplatform Production, News and Music at MTV.
[Kennedy, Randy]
"The Shorter, Faster, Cruder, Tinier TV Show"
''The New York Times Magazine
''The New York Times Magazine'' is an American Sunday magazine supplement included with the Sunday edition of ''The New York Times''. It features articles longer than those typically in the newspaper and has attracted many notable contributors. ...
'', May 28, 2006. Accessed June 28, 2007. "But Sirulnick comes by his knowledge of hip-hop as honestly as his knowledge of television. Raised in Teaneck, N.J., he became obsessed with rap in junior high school when some of its first hits were starting to emerge from Sugar Hill Records in nearby Englewood, New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York; on the east, southeast, and south by the Atlantic Ocean; on the west by the Delaware ...
." Sirulnick's responsibilities included oversight of MTV's signature show, ''
Total Request Live
''Total Request Live'' (known commonly as ''TRL'') was an American television program broadcast on MTV that premiered on September 14, 1998. TRL featured popular music videos played during its countdown, and was also used as a promotion tool by ...
''. Half of MTV's programming had been within his job functions. He was the chief architect of the
MTV Video Music Awards. In March 2015, he and others were dismissed from their positions at MTV by
Viacom, the parent corporation.
, Sirulnick is a partner at
RadicalMedia
RadicalMedia is an independent global media and communications company. Founded by Jon Kamen and Frank Scherma, the company develops, creates, and produces film, television, advertising, branded content, music videos, live events, design, digita ...
.
Television and film credits
References
External links
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Living people
Teaneck High School alumni
American television producers
Rutgers University alumni
MTV executives
1964 births