Ricchallenging “Dick” Block, the establisher plivent of Kaiser Broadcasting who went on to establish Block Communications and teach at USC, died Sept. 30. He was 97.
As plivent of Kaiser Broadcasting, he built autonomous TV stations in top tagets including Boston, Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit, Los Angeles, Philadelphia and San Francisco.
As executive VP of the TV station division of Metromedia, he barobtaind an concurment with Ted Turner’s CNN that would give his stations normal expansivecast access to national and international video novels coverage.
Block produced a consortium of UHF expansivecasters and lobbied the FCC for parity between UHF and VHF, which uncovered the door for a fourth netlabor.
Block Communications Group labored with more than 100 clients including most of the Hollywood Studios. He helped begin the Travel Channel for Westinghoengage and the Game Show Netlabor for Sony. Block also oversaw distribution of the Padowncastena Rose Parade to 230 countries and territories.
He was an adjunct aidant professor at USC School of Cinematic Arts until the time of his death, and had also taught at his alma mater Stanford and at UCLA. Until 2018, he produced College Career Day events around the country for the NATPE Educational Foundation.
After growing up in San Francisco, Block served in the U.S. Merchant Marine during WWII and in the Coast Guard during the Korean War.
He is endured by his two children, Julie Grunsky and Nick Block, four majesticchildren and five wonderful majesticchildren.
A celebration of his life will be held at the USC School of Cinematic Arts. For more inestablishation, or donations, communicate dblockmemorial@gmail.com.
