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    Jac Venza (December 23, 1926 – May 28, 2024) was an American public television producer who was directly responsible for most of the theatre and music programs that have been seen on PBS from its creation in 1970.

  2. May 31, 2024 · Jac Venza, a shoemaker’s son who almost single-handedly delivered to the proverbial “vast wasteland” that was American television in the 1960s and ’70s an oasis of cultural programming, including...

  3. May 29, 2024 · Jac Venza was a pioneer of American public media and the founding Executive Producer of GREAT PERFORMANCES. He created and co-produced many acclaimed series and documentaries on the arts, winning 67 Emmy Awards and international recognition.

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  4. May 30, 2024 · Award-winning public television pioneer Jac Venza passed away this week at the age of 97. As creator and executive producer of preeminent PBS performing arts series Great Performances, he used...

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  5. Jun 2, 2024 · Jac Venza, the PBS producer who pioneered programs such as Great Performances and Live From Lincoln Center, has died. He was 97. Venza died Tuesday at his home in Lyme, Connecticut, his spouse,...

  6. Jun 2, 2024 · Jac Venza, who was a key to helping American public television in the 1960s and ’70s transform into a bastion of top-notch cultural programming, including Great Performances and Live From Lincoln...

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  8. Jun 3, 2024 · Jac Venza, a former public television executive for the WNET Group in New York who founded the performing arts series Great Performances in 1972, died Tuesday at his home in Old Lyme, Conn. He was 97.