Some of you older Star-Ledger readers may remember Jerry Krupnick, my predecessor on the TV beat and a man who covered TV going back to the early '50s. Jerry died yesterday; you can read my obituary at NJ.com.
I remember his TV reviews in the paper as a kid. His was one of the few bylines from the paper I would always recognize along with all those "supertrash" shows of the 80's.
Nice article, I never realized his career went back to the early days of television. Funny how some things stay with you. Seemed like he had a long enjoyable career. Just seeing his name reminds me of watching TV as a kid. My sympathy to his family.
I too read his columns regularly as a kid. I remember being very annoyed when I returned on a break from college and found he had been replaced by two bland young nobodies. :-)
It's funny you mention that he would run words together, I remember one column on "thirtysomething" when he joked that the copy editors complained whenever he wrote it that way, nearly as much as they did about writing "M*A*S*H*" with all the asterisks.
As a young kid I would get his byline confused with Jerry Izenberg, but as I got older, I really looked forward to reading his columns, and I think he influenced my TV viewing and habits as much as anyone.
Thank you for this wonderful tribute. He was my Papa, and reading this again brought back great memories for me. Three years later, I still miss his witty spin on television, and just about everything else. Thank you. Rebecca
I remember his TV reviews in the paper as a kid. His was one of the few bylines from the paper I would always recognize along with all those "supertrash" shows of the 80's.
ReplyDeleteNice article, I never realized his career went back to the early days of television. Funny how some things stay with you. Seemed like he had a long enjoyable career. Just seeing his name reminds me of watching TV as a kid. My sympathy to his family.
Thank you Alan for a beautiful tribute to our father. We'll all miss him.
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Beautiful obit, Al. I am glad his family got to read it too.
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I too read his columns regularly as a kid. I remember being very annoyed when I returned on a break from college and found he had been replaced by two bland young nobodies. :-)
ReplyDeleteIt's funny you mention that he would run words together, I remember one column on "thirtysomething" when he joked that the copy editors complained whenever he wrote it that way, nearly as much as they did about writing "M*A*S*H*" with all the asterisks.
+1, Foglia.
ReplyDeleteI used to read Krupnick all the time.
As a young kid I would get his byline confused with Jerry Izenberg, but as I got older, I really looked forward to reading his columns, and I think he influenced my TV viewing and habits as much as anyone.
I always liked the way he referred to "our beloved New Jersey Giants."
ReplyDeleteAlan - nice obit.
ReplyDeleteFYI - there's a typo in the 3rd graf from the bottom:
"It was interesting that, through my dad, I got to find that some of these people who were bigger than life were real people to."
/sorry - former journalist
Thank you for this wonderful tribute. He was my Papa, and reading this again brought back great memories for me. Three years later, I still miss his witty spin on television, and just about everything else. Thank you.
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