Al Ittleson is one of the great gems of the broadcast industry. He has been a major player in our business with a lifetime achievement of unparalleled success. We should all have such a resume. Major win after major win. Innovative. Leading the way at the formation of many major television programs and ventures. He has been loved by his staff as not only a brilliant manager but as a very decent human being filled with compassion and humanity.

Alfred Geller, CEO of GMM says, "We are so fortunate to have Al associated with GMM. His years of wisdom have been of extraordinary help to our company and in our constant effort to be the best in the business. People of Al's caliber are rare and we cherish his regular contribution to the Company."

Most of his professional life was spent at ABC. He started as a copyboy in network radio news and went on to become a writer, producer, director and desk editor before moving to WABC television.

At WABC-TV, he started as a writer then producer. He was Executive Producer of innovative Eyewitness News from its inception, then News Director of WABC, then Vice President of News for the ABC Owned Stations. He started the ABC News Advisory Service as Director and Vice President. Roone Arledge brought Al over to the network as Vice President and Executive Producer of "20/20" in its formative stage. It was a new program launched by the great Roone Arledge and had been floundering. Al started the program on its successful path. He left ABC in the mid 1980's after 27 years of service.

In 1986 he joined Cablevision Systems Corporation as President of Charles Dolan's Rainbow News 12 and there launched the nation's first 24-hour local all-news channel, News 12 Long Island.

Through most of the '90s, Al lived and worked in San Diego as VP of News and Program Development for the McKinnon Family Television stations and specifically at KUSI-TV.

Al and his wife decided to return to their roots in New York in 1997. He had a number of substantial consulting assignments in the late 1990's including, among others, for Dennis Swanson at WNBC in 1997 and again in 1998.