In Loving Memory
The Campaign for Stuyvesant/ Alumni(ae) & Friends Endowment Fund, Inc.
P.O. 2626
Peter Stuyvesant Station
New York, NY 10009
Office
610 West 115th Street
New York, NY 10025-7771
(212) 222-9112
Morton Fleischner ’59
Chair, Communications
Morton Fleischner graduated Stuyvesant HS in 1959; he was Co-Editor-in-Chief of The Spectator, the student newspaper, and won several awards for his writing. He left his mark in Stuy history during his senior year by interviewing former President Harry S. Truman, on issues involving education. He went on to NYU (BA, political science) and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism (MS).
After serving in the Navy (LTJG, retired), he worked at KDKA-TV, Pittsburgh and WPIX-TV, New York. He joined ABC News in Feb., 1973 and has produced daily news programs, documentaries, talk shows and segments for Good Morning America. He is the recipient of numerous local and national awards. Mort accepted a buyout from ABC and retired in December 2005.
Much of Mort's work focuses on the Middle East; he has worked successfully over the years for Israel Bonds and National UJA in public relations, fundraising marketing and public affairs.
He lives in White Plains, New York with his wife, Anita, a professional portrait artist; they have two grown daughters.