Baruch Yehudah Shemtov (born September 22, 1987) is an entertainment reporter, journalist, fashion designer, and entrepreneur. He is the Entertainment Anchor on Good Day New York on Fox 5 NY WNYW. He was the New York Correspondent for Young Hollywood, a Special Correspondent for Extra. Shemtov founded a line of ties that currently sell in Japan at Journal Standard's TRISECT, and online at Zozotown.
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Early life
Baruch Yehudah Shemtov was born in Philadelphia on September 22, 1987 to Chantzie Annette Meth (née Waldman) and Dr. Menachem Mendel Shemtov, a urologist (son of Abraham Shemtov). His family moved to Manhattan when he was a year old and his parents separated when he was six.
Growing up, Shemtov enjoyed spending time in art galleries and antique shops, and at eight years old he was designing his own fashion lines with magic markers and construction paper. For a history paper in grade eight, he researched Ralph Lauren as having had a significant impact on American history. Shemtov attended Ramaz High School, and by his senior year he had completed classes at the Fashion Institute of Technology and interned with Jonathan Adler and Ralph Lauren Corporation.
When Shemtov was fifteen years old and "fed up with his school dress code", he turned a "very typical powder-blue cowboy bandana" into a necktie and wore it the next day. "People loved it and wanted me to make it for them," he shared with CNN in 2005. Shemtov also came up with a new concept which he named the "double tie," a necktie with a second tie stitched on its top half.
Aside from fashion and design, Shemtov made his on-camera debut as the narrator for Chabad.org's "Chanukah Play" when he was five years old.
He graduated from high school in 2005 and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology from Harvard College in 2009. Shemtov attended Harvard Business School from 2013 to 2014, but took a leave of absence to pursue his media career.
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Fashion career
In 2003, at age fifteen, Shemtov pitched his hand-stitched prototype neckties to retailers and began working with a New York manufacturer to produce them. His ties debuted at Jelly in Boerum Hill, Brooklyn, and were then sold at Cantaloup and Takashimaya where his first collection, consisting of his signature "double tie," a kimono tie, and a bold metallic mesh tie, sold out. His ties were modeled at New York Fashion Week in Bryant Park later that year.
Shemtov's story garnered press around the world, and he was featured in The New York Times, New York, The Times, Toro, GQ (Japanese edition), and other publications. He also made appearances with his designs on CNN, E!, PBS, and NBC, including a special story on The Today Show. In a few early press interviews, Shemtov shared that he hosts all his business meetings at The Carlyle and that he got some of his best business advice from Donald Trump, who told Shemtov, "Sell a lot of ties."
In 2005, Shemtov began designing women's T-shirts. He launched a limited edition collection that premiered alongside his neckties at Kaje on Rodeo Drive in Los Angeles. They were later sold at Fivestory on New York's Madison Avenue.
Shemtov was a finalist in Russell Simmons' Race to BE entrepreneurship competition, and opened the New York Stock Exchange with Simmons in November 2008. Shemtov was also featured in an episode of PBS's Biz Kid$ and closed the NASDAQ with the show in April 2009.
In 2012, Congressman Barney Frank wore a Baruch Shemtov tie at his wedding, and wore the same tie for his official portrait that now hangs in the United States Capitol. Patrick McDonald (actor) can also be seen wearing a Baruch Shemtov tie in The Devil Wears Prada.
Shemtov released a special edition collection of matching father and son ties that sold exclusively at Bergdorf Goodman for Father's Day in 2013. Today, Shemtov's ties are sold in Japan; at Journal Standard's TRISECT, and online at Zozotown.
Media career
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After graduating from Harvard College in 2009, Shemtov worked for CNN's Senior Political Analyst David Gergen, serving as his liaison to the press, and briefing him before public and press appearances. During his employment, Shemtov started hosting a series of video interviews, published on The Huffington Post. The series, titled "Baruch.tv" intended to create conversations "with leaders in business, fashion, politics, and media" that "offer inspiration and valuable insights."
Baruch.tv featured one-on-one interviews with Senator Chuck Schumer, Ivanka Trump, Senator Bob Graham, Congressman Barney Frank, Domenico De Sole (Chairman of Tom Ford), Joel Pollak, Arianna Huffington, Prime Minister Gordon Brown, Russell Simmons, and Manolo Blahnik.
genConnect
Shemtov began working with genConnect (a media website designed to "connect audiences with world-class experts") in December 2011. He first reported from the Real Simple Holiday Pop-Up Shop, interviewing Alexa von Tobel, Patrick McDonald (actor), Jamie Drake, Ramona Singer, and Joe Lupo.
Shemtov continued his work with the organization, hosting a series of interviews with Mario Godiva on fitness in January 2012. He then interviewed Paris Hilton, Morgan Spurlock, Danny Glover, Jason Ritter, Rory Kennedy, and Dennis Haysbert at Sundance Film Festival, Donald Trump, Dan Patrick, and several Team USA Olympic athletes, including Greg Louganis, Willie Banks, and Connor Fields, at The Road to London Celebration in Times Square.
In June 2012, Shemtov travelled with genConnect to The Food & Wine Classic in Aspen, Colorado, where he interviewed a variety of chefs, including Mario Batali, Andrew Zimmern, Jacques Pépin, and Michel Nischan, and stayed for the Aspen Ideas Festival to interview a range of thought-leaders, including Lauren Bush, Dan Glickman, David Gergen, Paula Broadwell, Charlie Rose, Tory Burch, Jim Brown, Suzanne Malveaux, Antonio Villaraigosa, Lynda Resnick, and Howard Schultz.
In 2013, Shemtov returned to Sundance Film Festival with genConnect and interviewed Kenneth Cole, Jennifer Coolidge, Noah Huntley, Isaiah Washington, Mercedes "MJ" Javid & Golnesa "GG" Gharachedaghi from Bravo's Shahs of Sunset, and JJ Feild. He also returned to the Aspen Ideas Festival and interviewed Maria Bartiromo, Madeleine Albright, Yo-Yo Ma, Annie Lennox, Ray LaHood, and Mitch Landrieu in 2013, and Alfre Woodard, Richard N. Haass, Kasim Reed, Stanley McChrystal, Laurie Tisch, Lil Buck, Melody Barnes, Sam Kass, Anna Deavere Smith, and Thomas Vilsack in 2014.
Young Hollywood
Shemtov first joined Young Hollywood in 2012, covering the Tribeca Film Festival. There, he interviewed Greta Gerwig, Morgan Spurlock, Denis Leary, Olivia Wilde, Chris Colfer, James Franco, and Riley Keough. Shemtov continued with the network to interview Dario Franchitti, Spike Lee, Thakoon Panichgul, Elizabeth Olsen, Josh Radnor, Piper Perabo, Reshma Shetty, Brooke D'Orsay, Rob Corddry, Ashley Greene, Jennifer Garner, Ty Burrell, Russell Peters, Kristen Stewart, and Kirsten Dunst throughout the remainder of the year.
He soon became the official New York correspondent for the network, and he kicked off 2013 with a set of interviews from New York Fashion Week, including Giovanni Bianco, Heidi Klum, Michael Kors, Nina García, Zac Posen, and Max & Lubov Azria. He interviewed Ian Somerhalder, Megan Hilty, Sarah Jessica Parker, Jonathan Adler, Betsey Johnson, Jessica Sanchez, and Todd English throughout 2013, Lindsey Vonn, Kat Graham, Nastia Liukin, Bella Thorne, Russell Westbrook, Kim Cattrall, John Leguizamo, Senator John McCain, T. Boone Pickens, Shawn Mendes, Joseph Morgan, Nick Cannon, and Haley Joel Osment in 2014, and Derek Hough, Nastia Liukin, Skylar Astin, Matt Dillon, Kevin Jorgeson, and David Duchovny in 2015.
Waywire
Shemtov was hired by Waywire in July 2012 and made his debut with exclusive coverage of Congressman Barney Frank's wedding in Newton, Massachusetts. He hosted an interview with Andy Tobias about his decision to invest in Waywire, and he discussed the economy and entrepreneurship with Alexa von Tobel in August 2012. Shemtov traveled with Waywire to the 2012 Republican National Convention and hosted interviews with Congressman Aaron Schock, Dan Rather, David Gergen, David Brooks, Haley Barbour, R. Clarke Cooper, and Senator John McCain. In September 2012, Shemtov travelled with the organization to the 2012 Democratic National Convention where he interviewed Far East Movement, Perez Hilton, and Congressman Barney Frank. In addition, by the end of 2012, Shemtov interviewed Shaquille O'Neal, Tim Turner, Debra Messing, President Álvaro Uribe, Christy Turlington Burns, Aishwarya Rai, and Whoopi Goldberg.
Extra
Shemtov is a special correspondent for Extra and began working with the show in 2012. In December 2012, he interviewed David Axelrod about possible 2016 presidential candidates. Shemtov later covered the launch of Kelly Rutherford's inaugural benefit for her charity, The Children's Justice Campaign in August 2014.
WNYW
In June 2014, Shemtov began making appearances on WNYW- FOX 5. He joined the station for their new show, Friday Night Live, and made various appearances on the 10 p.m. and 5 p.m. newscasts. In January 2015, Shemtov was hired by the station as a freelance reporter. Since his hire, Shemtov has covered a variety of stories, including the East Village Building Explosion, New York Fashion Week, The SNL Exhibit, Governors Ball Music Festival, Museum Mile Festival, and David Letterman's Farewell. Shemtov has also interviewed Temple Grandin, Nia Sanchez, Hoda Kotb, Donnie Wahlberg, Nastia Liukin, Charles Bradley, Barry Manilow, 50 Cent, Tom Arnold, Mark Ruffalo, Jeremy Renner, Dierks Bentley, Shawn Mendes, Brandy Norwood, Ryan Seacrest, Tom Cruise, Alec Baldwin, Jeremy Renner, J. J. Abrams, Simon Pegg, and Rebecca Ferguson with the station.
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External links
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