Baruch Shemtov
{{short description|American journalist and fashion entrepreneur (born 1987)}}
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| image = Baruch Shemtov at WNYW in 2014.JPG
| name = Baruch Shemtov
| caption = Shemtov in 2014
| birth_name = Baruch Yehudah Shemtov
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|mf=yes|1987|09|22}}
| birth_place = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
| education = Ramaz School
| alma_mater = Harvard College
| occupation = {{Hlist|Television host|Journalist|Fashion designer|Entrepreneur}}
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Baruch Yehudah Shemtov (born September 22, 1987) is an American journalist, media personality, and entrepreneur. He worked as the entertainment anchor for Good Day New York on Fox 5 NY (WNYW) from 2017 to 2019, and previously served as a correspondent for Young Hollywood and Extra.{{cite web |url=http://zozo.jp/search/?p_keyv=BARUCH+SHEMTOV |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150709030047/http://zozo.jp/search/?p_keyv=BARUCH+SHEMTOV |archive-date=2015-07-09 |title=Baruch Shemtov on Zozotown |website=Zozotown}}
Early life and education
Shemtov was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Chantzie Annette Waldman and Dr. Menachem Mendel Shemtov. He moved with his family to Manhattan at age one.{{cite news |last=Mendelsohn |first=Martha |date=February 2, 2002 |title=School Ties |newspaper=The Jewish Week |location=New York }}{{cite news |last=Gross |first=Max |date=September 19, 2004 |title=The Remix; Tie Rep |newspaper=The New York Times |url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9907E7DC153CF93AA2575AC0A9629C8B63 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150630073222/http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9907E7DC153CF93AA2575AC0A9629C8B63 |archive-date=2015-06-30 }}
He attended the Ramaz School and took courses at the Fashion Institute of Technology. During high school, he interned with designers such as Jonathan Adler and worked with the Ralph Lauren Corporation.{{cite journal |last=Penny |first=Denise |date=December 8, 2003 |title=Isn't He Just To Tie For? |journal=New York |url=http://nymag.com/nymetro/news/people/columns/intelligencer/n_9595/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150630073443/http://nymag.com/nymetro/news/people/columns/intelligencer/n_9595/ |archive-date=2015-06-30 }}{{cite journal |last=Purves |first=Miranda |date=December 3, 2004 |title=Baruch Shemtov: Tie Boy |journal=Toro |url=http://toromagazine.com/print-archive/20091203/winter-2004 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150709013452/http://toromagazine.com/print-archive/20091203/winter-2004 |archive-date=2015-07-09 }}
He graduated in 2005 and earned a Bachelor of Arts in psychology from Harvard College in 2009. He briefly attended Harvard Business School from 2013 to 2014.{{Citation needed|date=April 2025}}
Fashion career
At age fifteen, Shemtov began creating and selling neckties, initially as a reaction to his school's dress code. One of his early designs was the "double tie," featuring a second tie stitched atop the first.{{cite web |date=June 13, 2005 |title=On the Rise: The tie guy |publisher=CNN |url=http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/06/13/otr.tie.teen/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150630083942/http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/06/13/otr.tie.teen/ |archive-date=2015-06-30 }}
His products were sold at boutiques in New York, including Jelly, Cantaloup, and Takashimaya. They were later featured in New York Fashion Week.{{cite news |last=Ezura |first=Sachi A. |date=October 27, 2005 |title=Working the Business Suit |newspaper=The Harvard Crimson |url=http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2005/10/27/working-the-business-suit-at-the/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150709025130/http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2005/10/27/working-the-business-suit-at-the/ |archive-date=2015-07-09 }}
In 2005, he expanded into women’s apparel and debuted a line of T-shirts in Los Angeles. That same year, he was a finalist in Russell Simmons’ Race to BE competition, which included opening the New York Stock Exchange with Simmons.{{cite news |last=Pantano |first=Shay |date=June 11, 2008 |title='Race to BE' Entrepreneur Finalists Selected to Compete in Challenge Hosted by Russell Simmons |url=http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20081106006201/en/Race-Entrepreneur-Finalists-Selected-Compete-Challenge-Hosted |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150706032949/http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20081106006201/en/Race-Entrepreneur-Finalists-Selected-Compete-Challenge-Hosted |archive-date=2015-07-06 }}
Shemtov also appeared in an episode of Biz Kid$ and participated in a NASDAQ closing bell ceremony with the show in 2009.{{cite web |date=August 31, 2011 |title=Success Highlights |url=http://bizkids.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/Success-Highlights.pdf |publisher=Biz Kid$ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150706033114/http://bizkids.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/Success-Highlights.pdf |archive-date=2015-07-06 }}
Media career
Following his graduation from Harvard, Shemtov worked with CNN and created the online interview series "Baruch.tv" for The Huffington Post.{{cite web |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/baruch-shemtov/ |title=Baruch Shemtov on The Huffington Post |website=HuffPost |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150706034231/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/baruch-shemtov/ |archive-date=2015-07-06 }}
In 2012, he joined Young Hollywood as its New York correspondent. He continued in that role until 2015.{{cite interview |last=Duchovny |first=David |interviewer=Baruch Shemtov |title=David Duchovny on the Appeal of "Aquarius" & Revisiting "The X Files" |url=http://www.younghollywood.com/videos/tvfilm/up-close/david-duchovny-on-the-appeal-of-aquarius-revisiting-the-x-files.html |publisher=Young Hollywood |date=June 3, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150611091726/http://www.younghollywood.com/videos/tvfilm/up-close/david-duchovny-on-the-appeal-of-aquarius-revisiting-the-x-files.html |archive-date=2015-06-11 }}
He began contributing to WNYW in 2014 and later became the entertainment anchor for Good Day New York from 2017 until 2019.{{cite web |url=http://www.myfoxny.com/story/26000352/friday-night-live-july-11-2014 |title=Friday Night Live: July 11, 2014 |publisher=WNYW |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140716014147/http://www.myfoxny.com/story/26000352/friday-night-live-july-11-2014 |archive-date=2014-07-16 }}{{cite web |url=http://www.myfoxny.com/story/27989998/scuba-diving-training-in-new-york-city |title=SCUBA diving training in New York City |last=Shemtov |first=Baruch |publisher=WNYW |date=January 30, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150729130730/http://www.myfoxny.com/story/27989998/scuba-diving-training-in-new-york-city |archive-date=2015-07-29 }}
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