- Children: Robert, William and Tom Sarnoff.
- Long claimed to have picked up the first distress signals from the ship that was trying to rescue the Titanic. In 1977 Carl Dreher, an RCA engineer, revealed in "Sarnoff: An American Success" that the Marconi station was not in operation that night and Marconi had in fact closed the station in the Wanamaker Building.
- Invented the idea of linking radio stations nationally over telephone lines, eventually leading to the foundation of NBC.
- Became President of RCA Victor at age 32.
- Founded The National Broadcasting Company (NBC) and is credited for being the premier innovator of radio and television.
- David Sarnoff was inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame in 1989.
- Twice made the cover of "Time" Magazine, almost exactly 32 years apart: 7/15/29 and 7/23/51.
- Father-in-law of Anna Moffo.
- Would mispronounce the great conductor Arturo Toscanini's name as "Toscaninny" (it was not intended as an insult).
- Grandfather of Rosita Sarnoff (born 1943) of New York City.
- Inducted into the New Jersey Hall of Fame in 2013 for his services to enterprise.
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