Hazen J. Schumacher Jr. was born on March 28, 1927 in Detroit, Michigan, USA. Hazen J. was a production manager, known for Understanding Our World: An Interview with Ayn Rand (1961). Hazen J. was married to Shirley (Rusty). Hazen J. died on July 18, 2015 in Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.
In 1950, he began working full-time at the University of Michigan as a television producer. He directed some of the first programs to air on what would later become public TV stations.
He was the creator and host of "Jazz Revisited", a nationally-syndicated, half hour public radio show that ran for 30 years (1967-1997).