Martin Singerman, the son of a Bronx clothing salesman whose storied profession led him to change into publisher of The Latest York Post, has died on the age of 96, his family said Wednesday.
A trusted lieutenant to Rupert Murdoch for greater than 4 many years, Singerman began working for his longtime boss in 1974, when Murdoch plucked him from TV Guide and named him circulation director of Star Magazine.
Credited with the weekly supermarket magazine’s successful expansion, Singerman in 1980 was named president of Murdoch Magazines, whose properties included TV Guide, Seventeen, Mirabella, Soap Opera Digest and Latest York magazine.
As Murdoch turned his focus to television and twentieth Century Fox, he entrusted Singerman with running his print operations, naming him CEO of News America, which included The Post, the Boston Herald, Latest York magazine, the Chicago Sun-Times and the San Antonio Express-News.
Eric Breindel (far left), the Post’s then-editorial page editor; Ken Chandler (second from left), then-editor-in-chief; Martin Singerman (second from right); and M. Colgan, a employee on the Post printing press, are seen with the primary issue of the Sunday Post in 1996.4.13.96
“Marty Singerman was a fantastic leader for our company, especially during our first years in America,” Murdoch said on Wednesday. “He ran several of our businesses, amongst them The Post, where he ably served as Publisher for five years.”
Murdoch added: “Marty may very well be tough, but he was the most well-liked executive we ever had.”
“Marty’s positive influence permeates the corporate and can proceed to resonate for a lot of, a few years to come back,” said News Corp CEO Robert Thomson.
Longtime News Corp executive Les Hinton added that Singerman “was a superb people manager who had the key of driving people hard — really hard — while never undermining their self worth.
“He was the calm heart of many storms as the corporate exploded in size and power,” Hinton said.
Singerman is seen with then-Latest York Gov. Mario Cuomo (left).10.7.97
Singerman is seen during a gathering with then-Latest Jersey Sen. Bill Bradley and then-editorial page editor John Podhoretz. ny post
Singerman is seen alongside then-Manhattan District Attorney Robert Morgenthau in 1999.Latest York Post
In 1987, Singerman was elevated to the board of News Corp before having fun with two stints as publisher of The Post.
A native of the Mosholu section of the Bronx, Singerman graduated from DeWitt Clinton High School and Latest York University. In 1965, he met his wife Geri on Fire Island, starting a whirlwind romance. Lower than a 12 months later, they were married.
“Marty Singerman was a boy from The Bronx who made good,” Matt Singerman, the couple’s only son, told The Post on Wednesday. “He played stickball growing up on the Grand Concourse and served his country during World War II.”
“He did it through labor, smarts, tenacity and surrounding himself with good people,” he said.
In 1999, Martin Singerman was given a racehorse as a retirement gift from Post chairman Rupert Murdoch.—
The son of a Bronx clothing store salesman, Singerman rose from humble beginnings.Courtesy of the Singerman family
Murdoch was so grateful to Singerman that upon his retirement in 1999 he gifted him a racehorse, “Tycoon Todd,” which competed on the Belmont and Aqueduct racetracks.
“He taught me to work hard, keep a positive attitude, and for those who cope with people the best way you must be handled that may result in great things in life,” Matt Singerman added.
Singerman is survived by his Geri, Matt, their daughter-in-law Rachel, and their two grandchildren — Max, 18, and Milo, 9.
A memorial service will probably be held at Riverside Memorial Chapel at 180 W. 76th St. in Manhattan on Monday at 11 a.m.
Singerman married his sweetheart, Geri, after meeting on Fire Island some 57 years ago.Courtesy of the Singerman family
