J. Brian Gadinsky

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J. Brian Gadinsky
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Born (1957-02-08) February 8, 1957 (age 66)
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J. Brian Gadinsky is an American television producer. He is known for being an executive producer for the first season of American Idol , and for producing the inaugural season of America's Most Wanted . He is the CEO of The G Group, and prior to his work in reality television, was a news producer for WTVJ among other local stations. He has received six regional Emmy Awards, a Daytime Emmy nomination, and a Primetime Emmy nomination.

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Early life

J. Brian Gadinsky was born on February 8, 1957, and is the son of former Florida State Rep. Elaine Gordon. [1] He grew up in Miami Beach, graduated from Miami Beach High School, and received a B.S. from Syracuse University in 1979. [2]

Career

In his early career Gadinsky worked as a producer at the PBS affiliate WPBT. In 1983, at the age of twenty-seven, [2] [3] he became the Director of Public Affairs at the CBS affiliate WTVJ [4] and the executive producer of the Miami-based television news magazine Montage on WTVJ. In 1986 he received his first news Emmy Award for the show's investigative and feature reporting, and received six Emmy Awards overall. [2] In 1987, Gadinsky also wrote, directed, and produced the syndicated documentary The ABC's of AIDS, for which he received an Emmy Award for writing. [5]

Due in part to the success he had in turning around Montage, Gadinsky became the original producer of the television series America's Most Wanted. [6] In 1991 he was also a producer for American Gladiators , [7] which he produced for five seasons, and for which he was nominated for the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Game/Audience Participation Show.[ citation needed ] In the late-1990s he was also the executive producer for the television series RollerJam on the Nashville Network. [8]

During the 2000s, Gadinsky was an executive producer for Combat Missions on USA Network, [9] an executive producer for Mr. Personality [10] and Anchorwoman on Fox, [11] [12] and an executive producer for American Fighter Pilot on CBS. [13] He was chosen as an executive producer for American Idol's first season due to his television production experience, [14] for which he was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Producer of Reality/Game/Informational Series Television in 2003.[ citation needed ] Gadinsky is also the creator and executive producer for the BET show Sunday Best . [15]

Gadinsky was the CEO of The G Group, a reality television production company [15] where he produced shows including King of Vegas and Tease . [16] [17] In the fall of 2023, Gadinsky began teaching Social Studies at Horace Mann Middle School in El Portal Florida, as a Corps Member with Teach for America. [18]

Personal life

In 2003, Gadinsky signed with the William Morris Agency. [19] He is a season ticket holder with the Los Angeles Dodgers. [20] In 2011, Gadinsky was credited by sports columnist Bill Plaschke for rallying fan resistance, which led in part to the ouster of owner Frank McCourt. [21] He is a member of the Miami Beach High School Hall of Fame. [22] Gadinsky has two sons. His son, Jonah, is a Talent Manager with Dixon Talent in Los Angeles.

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