David Letterman Extortionist Joe Halderman Hired As Producer For ID’s ‘On The Case’

by Nando Di Fino | 10:53 am, December 29th, 2011

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TV Newser’s Alex Weprin reported on Thursday morning that Emmy-winning producer Joe Halderman, the man who attempted to blackmail David Letterman in 2009, has been hired as a producer for Discovery ID’s On The Case With Paula Zahn. Scott Weinberger, Executive Producer of On the Case, confirmed the hire in a statement:

“On behalf of On The Case’s production team, we have been impressed with Joe Halderman’s professional accomplishments as an Emmy award-winning producer for 48 Hours and CBS News,” Weinberger wrote. ”With the network’s prior approval, the team has brought Halderman on as a producer for On The Case. We are confident that Halderman will make significant contributions to the success of our award-winning investigative newsmagazine.”

Halderman pleaded guilty to the extortion charges last year — he was asking Letterman for $2 million in exchange for not writing books or screenplays on affairs Letterman had with staffers — and was sentenced to six months in prison (he served four after being let out for good behavior). But, before the extortion attempt, he was a highly-regarded producer who won his Emmy for working on 48 Hours Mystery.

Weprin says that Halderman is not expected to work in the field, and adds that this is not he first job he has been offered since his release from prison.

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http://mediamatters.org/ Leedog

Lol!! Paula Zahn is about to get extorted in the near future!!
Anonymous

It’s also not the first job he was forced to give since he was sentenced to prison.
http://pulse.yahoo.com/_CQWUTBF2KSSVOXCR4PSN66L2PM James

why would any network give him a job ? after what the crap he pulled with letterman. you would think this guy would be blackballed or something.
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damn, you beat me to the punch with that one… watch yer back, paula…
Anonymous

What kind of Ass#@$# makes these hiring decisions @ ID? This is a loser network with NO scruples!! I’m outa here!!
Anonymous

James: That’s what I’d like to know. Its like if Willie Sutton was hired to work in a bank.
I usually like “Discovery” but certain not “On the Case with Paul Zahn”
Is TVnewser Alex Weprin trying to pull a fast one on us?
Anonymous

He;s won an Emmy in the past. It’s about getting awards, folks.
Anonymous

So winning an Emmy makes it OK to break the law?? The Paula Zahn Show is exactly where this guy belongs. Remember the little boy who was kidnapped? Right after Zahn’s vicious interview of the mother, she committed suicide. This is a mean spirited show that is like an attack dog without proof of wrong doing. It has a sleezy following. Let’s get all these cast-offs working here and then we can just forget about them. Check it out, but don’t follow unless you really like this kind of “reporting”.