Ron Ziskin

Ron Ziskin was an American television producer.

A graduate of San Francisco State University with a bachelor’s degree in broadcasting, Ziskin began working in television as a producer on the morning shows A.M. San Francisco, starring Maury Povich, and A.M. Los Angeles with Regis Philbin.

He went on to develop primetime and daytime television content including the shows American Gladiators and Beyond Reality and telefilms such as Futuresport (1998) starring Wesley Snipes, Stealing Sinatra (2003) with William H. Macy, and The Goodbye Girl (2004) with Jeff Daniels.

In 1995, Ziskin shared a daytime Emmy nomination for Outstanding Game/Audience Participation Show for his work on American Gladiators.

Ziskin died May 9, 2020, in Las Vegas, Nevada. He was 69.