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'''Paul Harry Goldman''' (August 10, 1912 – June 29, 2018) was a pioneer [[radio]] and [[television]] broadcasting executive from [[Monroe, Louisiana|Monroe]], [[Louisiana]].

'''Paul Harry Goldman''' (August 10, 1912 – June 29, 2018) was a pioneer [[radio]] and [[television]] broadcasting executive from [[Monroe, Louisiana|Monroe]], [[Louisiana]].

Of [[Jewish]] descent, Goldman was born in [[Atlanta]], [[Georgia]], a son of Jacob and Rose Goldman. He managed radio stations in [[Baton Rouge]], [[New Orleans]], [[Jackson]], [[Mississippi]], and [[Alexandria, Louisiana|Alexandria]], Louisiana, before relocating to Monroe in 1951. There he managed the AM radio station KNOE owned by James Albert Noe, Sr. (1890-1976), who  served as the interim [[governor]] of Louisiana from January to May in 1936. Noe also assigned Goldman to seek a license from the [[Federal Communications Commission]] to launch KNOE-TV, the [[CBS]] affiliate for northeastern Louisiana, which began broadcasting from Monroe on September 27,  1953, not long before other stations opened in 1954 in [[Shreveport]] (KSLA-CBS in northwestern Louisiana) and [[Alexandria]], KALB-[[NBC]] in central Louisiana. Goldman remained as general manager of KNOE until he retired in 1977.<ref name=death>{{cite web|url=http://www.knoe.com/content/news/Paul-Goldman-KNOEs-first-General-Manager-passes-away-487222551.html|title=Paul Goldman, KNOE's first General Manager, passes away|publisher=KNOE.com|author=Tammi Arender|accessdate=July 3, 2018}}</ref> In his later years, he was general manager when Noe hired [[Ken Booth]], who remained for twenty-five years as the KNOE news director.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.knoe.com/content/news/KNOE-investigative-reporter-Ken-Booth-565704911.html|title=Longtime KNOE investigative reporter Ken Booth passes away|publisher=KNOE-TV|date=December 6, 2019|author=Tammi Arender|accessdate=December 11, 2019}}</ref>

Of [[Jewish]] descent, Goldman was born in [[Atlanta]], [[Georgia]], a son of Jacob and Rose Goldman. He managed radio stations in [[Baton Rouge]], [[New Orleans]], [[Jackson]], [[Mississippi]], and [[Alexandria, Louisiana|Alexandria]], Louisiana, before relocating to Monroe in 1951. There he managed the AM radio station KNOE owned by }James A. Noe]], who  served as the interim [[governor]] of Louisiana from January to May 1936. Noe also assigned Goldman to seek a license from the [[Federal Communications Commission]] to launch KNOE-TV, the [[CBS]] affiliate for northeastern Louisiana, which began broadcasting from Monroe on September 27,  1953, not long before other stations opened in 1954 in [[Shreveport]] (KSLA-CBS in northwestern Louisiana) and [[Alexandria]], KALB-[[NBC]] in central Louisiana. Goldman remained as general manager of KNOE until he retired in 1977.<ref name=death>{{cite web|url=http://www.knoe.com/content/news/Paul-Goldman-KNOEs-first-General-Manager-passes-away-487222551.html|title=Paul Goldman, KNOE's first General Manager, passes away|publisher=KNOE.com|author=Tammi Arender|accessdate=July 3, 2018}}</ref> In his later years, he was general manager when Noe hired [[Ken Booth]], who remained for twenty-five years as the KNOE news director.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.knoe.com/content/news/KNOE-investigative-reporter-Ken-Booth-565704911.html|title=Longtime KNOE investigative reporter Ken Booth passes away|publisher=KNOE-TV|date=December 6, 2019|author=Tammi Arender|accessdate=December 11, 2019}}</ref>

Goldman was active in many civic organizations. A [[Democratic Party|Democrat]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mylife.com/paul-goldman/e321381707328|title=Paul Goldman (Louisiana)|publisher=Mylife.com|accessdate=July 3, 2018}}</ref> he was a member of the 1973 Louisiana Constitutional Convention, which met in Baton Rouge; its membership was elected on a non-partisan basis. He served on the Monroe Council of Aging, [[Red Cross]], [[Boy Scouts]], Better Business Bureau, Kiwanis International, and the Monroe Recreation Board. He was a founding member of the University of Louisiana at Monroe's Boosters Club, of which he was the president for one year.<ref name=death/>

Goldman was active in many civic organizations. A [[Democratic Party|Democrat]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mylife.com/paul-goldman/e321381707328|title=Paul Goldman (Louisiana)|publisher=Mylife.com|accessdate=July 3, 2018}}</ref> he was a member of the 1973 Louisiana Constitutional Convention, which met in Baton Rouge; its membership was elected on a non-partisan basis. He served on the Monroe Council of Aging, [[Red Cross]], [[Boy Scouts]], Better Business Bureau, Kiwanis International, and the Monroe Recreation Board. He was a founding member of the University of Louisiana at Monroe's Boosters Club, of which he was the president for one year.<ref name=death/>