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David Haber

1909 – 1983

American businessman

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Lived 1909 – 1983 (aged 73–74). David Haber was a businessperson and manager.

David Haber (1909–1983) was an American businessman.

Haber was born in 1909 in Harlem. Haber filed for a construction permit for a television station on channel 10 the next year, but withdrew his bid for the channel later that year. Under Haber WFEC was primarily aimed at a Black audience, promoting itself as "the only station in Florida featuring all-negro programming" and aired shows hosted by Robert Earl Sawyer and King Coleman. In 1955, WFEC came under scrutiny by the FCC for airing programs hosted by "tipsters" claiming to help listeners bet on horse race winners. The station won its license renewals after removing the programs. Haber sold the station later in the year for $70,000.

Haber owned horses with his attorney and business associate Henry Friedlander and raced under the name of Dirf Stable. In 1968 he sold Suffolk Downs to Reality Equities Corporation of New York. He was succeeded as track president by former baseball executive Bill Veeck but remained as chairman until Reality Equities sold the track in 1971.

Haber died on October 28, 1983. In 1992 the executor of Haber's $1.27 million estate Melvyn Altman was accused of stealing from three estates, including Haber's. Altman was sentenced to 41 months in prison for stealing $750,000 from Haber's estate and from the estate of a intellectually disabled man he had been given guardianship of.

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Born
1909
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Died
1983

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Who was David Haber?

American businessman

When was David Haber born?

David Haber was born in 1909.

When did David Haber die?

David Haber died in 1983.

What was David Haber's occupation?

David Haber was a businessperson and manager.

Sources & further reading

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· Wikidata: Q112845445

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