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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Pat_WeaverPat Weaver - Wikipedia

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   Sylvester Laflin "Pat" Weaver Jr. (December 21, 1908 – March 15, 2002) was an American broadcasting executive who was president of NBC between 1953 and 1955. He has been credited with reshaping commercial broadcasting's format and philosophy as radio gave way to television as America's dominant home entertainment.

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3. www.latimes.com › archives › la-xpm-2002-mar-18-mn'Pat' Weaver, Pioneer at NBC-TV, Dies at 93 - Los Angeles Times

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   Mar 18, 2002 · March 18, 2002 12 AM PT. TIMES STAFF WRITER. Sylvester L. “Pat” Weaver, a visionary television executive whose programming innovations, including NBC’s “The Tonight Show” and “Today” show,...

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   Mar 17, 2002 · Mar 17, 2002 3:10pm PT. Pat Weaver dies at 93. Pioneer of NBC, father of Sigourney Weaver. By Richard Natale. Sylvester (Pat) Weaver, television pioneer responsible for the creation of the...

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6. www.encyclopedia.com › pat-weaverPat Weaver | Encyclopedia.com

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   Pat Weaver. Sylvester "Pat" Weaver (born 1908) was responsible for some of the most innovative and entertaining programming on both radio and television. He saw radio through its infancy and then moved on to television. Weaver was the creative force behind Fred Allen's popular radio show Town Hall Tonight in the 1930s.

7. www.washingtonpost.com › archive › localSylvester 'Pat' Weaver Dies - The Washington Post

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   Mar 18, 2002 · March 17, 2002 at 7:00 p.m. EST. LOS ANGELES -- Sylvester "Pat" Weaver, 93, who created NBC's "Today" and "Tonight" shows, brought opera and a flurry of new commercials to television and...

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   Who is Pat Weaver?

   • Pat Weaver was born in Los Angeles on December 21, 1908, one of four children of Sylvester L. Weaver and Isabel Dixon Weaver. Weaver's father was a successful roofing manufacturer. As a young man, Weaver worked in his father's Los Angeles sales office and New York business office, but he did not enjoy the business.

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   How did Pat Weaver influence NBC?

   • NBC’s current chairman, Bob Wright, called Weaver “the first major creative force in television programming and one of the most innovative executives in the history of television. Pat’s influence on NBC is still seen by millions of viewers every day, from the ‘Today’ show to ‘The Tonight Show’ and much else in between.”

   'Pat' Weaver, Pioneer at NBC-TV, Dies at 93 - Los Angeles Times

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   How did Pat Weaver die?

   • Sylvester L. “Pat” Weaver, a visionary television executive whose programming innovations, including NBC’s “The Tonight Show” and “Today” show, continue to flourish half a century after their introduction, has died. He was 93. Weaver died Friday night of pneumonia at his home in Santa Barbara, but his death was not reported until late Saturday.

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   Who is John Weaver?

   • Born in Los Angeles, Weaver was the son of a well-to-do owner of a roofing manufacturing business. Weaver graduated from Los Angeles High School and went on to Dartmouth, where he majored in philosophy and graduated magna cum laude.

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9. www.nexttv.com › news › creator-today-dies-93-91833Creator of Today dies at 93 | Next TV

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   Mar 18, 2002 · Sylvester L. "Pat" Weaver, pioneering television executive and creator of NBC's Today and The Tonight Show, died of pneumonia at his home March 15. He was 93.

10. www.newson6.com › story › 7706073Sylvester 'Pat' Weaver, creator of 'Today' show, dies at 93

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    Mar 17, 2002 · Sunday, March 17th 2002, 12:00 am. By: News On 6. LOS ANGELES (AP) _ Sylvester ``Pat'' Weaver, who created NBC's ``Today'' and ``Tonight'' shows, brought opera and a flurry of new commercials...