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COURIER L 34 IFE, MAY 28-JUNE 3, 2021
Jerry Schmetterer,
former Daily Newser
and Brooklyn DA
spox, dies at 77
Jerry Schmetterer. Photo courtesy of Emily Schmetterer
BY BEN BRACHFELD
Jerry Schmetterer, an alum of the
New York Daily News and the Brooklyn
District Attorney’s offi ce, died on
Monday after suffering from cancer,
his family told the Daily News. He was
77 years old.
Schmetterer worked at the Daily
News for 23 years, starting as a copy
boy, working his way up to a reporter,
and eventually becoming metro editor.
He also worked as a managing editor
at CNN, PIX 11, and the entertainment
news show Extra. He also briefl y served
as city editor at the New York Post.
He eventually left media and joined
the Brooklyn DA’s offi ce, where he
served as Director of Public Information
under former DA Charles Hynes
for 12 years, from 2001 until 2013.
Schmetterer was also the author or
co-author of seven non-fi ction books,
including “The Coffey Files: One
Cop’s War Against the Mob,” “Crooked
Brooklyn: Taking Down Corrupt
Judges, Dirty Politicians, Killers, and
Body Snatchers,” and “E-Man: Life in
the NYPD Emergency Service Unit.”
He is survived by his wife Emily,
brother Bernie, son David, stepson
Charles, and grandchildren Isaac,
Austen, and Carston.
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