Alma mater Harvard University Role Television producer | Name Bill Wolff Occupation Television producer Education Harvard University | |
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Born March 4, 1966 (age 58) ( 1966-03-04 ) United States Awards News & Documentary Emmy Award for Outstanding News Discussion & Analysis Similar People Rachel Maddow, Alison Stewart, Cory Gnazzo, Kent Jones, Steve Benen Profiles | ||
Bill Wolff (born March 4, 1966) is a television producer. He was most recently the Executive Producer of The View. He has also served as the vice president of prime-time programming for the cable news channel MSNBC, as well as the executive producer of The Rachel Maddow Show.
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Biography
Wolff was born to a Jewish family and is a graduate of Clayton High School in Clayton, Missouri and Harvard University, where he was a member of the varsity water polo team.
At MSNBC, he was previously the executive producer of The Situation with Tucker Carlson, later called Tucker, before his promotion in 2005. Wolff was also seen on Tucker filling in for Willie Geist and reporting on entertainment news. He left MSNBC in August 2014 to become a part of The View.
Before joining MSNBC, Wolff produced ESPN's Around the Horn (where he was also the "disembodied voice") and Fox Sports Net's I, Max, two sports commentary shows hosted by Max Kellerman, and served as a "judge" for the latter program. At ESPN, he helped produce SportsCenter and Sunday NFL Countdown.
Personal life
Wolff is married to Alison Stewart, most recently a host of NPR's former morning show,The Bryant Park Project. Although of Jewish descent, Wolff is non-practicing.