Trivia

Mother of son, David Koch (1980) and mother-in-law of Lauren West (1987).

Former President of Documentary and Family Programming at HBO.

New York City, NY, USA: Producer (October 2011)

New York City: Producer (January 2012)

In 1963 she began her career at the United States Information Agency in Washington, D.C. She was hired to play a secretary in the USIA TV series called Adventures in English, which was created to teach English vocabulary, which her character repeated, in foreign countries.

Graduated from Barnard College with a BA in English in 1960.

From 1973 to 1975 she wrote for Time-Life Films.

In 1975 she began working as a writer and producer for the Children's Television Workshop. S.

In 1979 she was hired by HBO as Director of Documentary Programming on a 13-week contract. She continued in that position until 1982.

Mother suffered from an acute form of Raynaud's disease, which resulted in amputations of her limbs, and scleroderma.

Worked as a researcher, cataloging historical footage about World War II at the Library of Congress.

From 1983 to 1985 she had a production company called Spinning Reels and created the animated educational program Braingames.

In 1973 she was a Field Producer for The Reasoner Report on ABC News.

In 1978 and 1979 she was a producer for the CBS News magazine Who's Who.

She worked briefly for 20/20 but declined Don Hewitt's invitation to be a producer for 60 Minutes.

Was a researcher and then Associate Producer on Al Perlmutter's groundbreaking National Educational Television/Channel 13 (PBS) TV show The Great American Dream Machine.

Father Benjamin Nevins was post office worker and a bookie. Mother Stella Rosenberg was a chemist.

Graduated from New York's High School of Performing Arts.

In 1963 she received an MFA in Directing from the Yale School of Drama, where she was one of two women in the directing program.

From 1970 to 1973 she apprenticed with director Don Mischer and producer Bob Squire.

Her wealthy inventor uncle paid for her education.

Graduated from the Little Red School House in New York City.

Worked at Scribner making recordings of books for blind people.

In 2000 she received the Broadcasting & Cable Hall of Fame Award.

In 2013 the International Festival of Arts & Ideas presented her with their Visionary Leadership Award.

In 2013 she received the Women's Project Theater Woman of Achievement Award.

From 1999 to 2003 she was the Executive Vice President of Original Programming at HBO.

Was HBO's President of Documentary and Family Programming from 2004 until she retired in March 2018.

Son David struggles with Tourette syndrome.

In 1986 she returned to HBO as Vice President of Documentary Programming. In 1995 she became the Senior Vice President of Original Programming.

In 2008 the Gotham Awards presented her with their Tribute Award.

In 2011 the Directors Guild of America named her to their Power 100 List.

In 2017 she published a memoir, You Don't Look Your Age... and Other Fairy Tales.