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Grant Almerin Tinker (January 11, 1926 – November 28, 2016) was an American television executive who served as chairman and CEO of NBC from 1981 to 1986. Additionally, he was a co-founder of MTM Enterprises and a television producer.
Nov 30, 2016 · Grant Tinker, who produced “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” and other television hits in the 1970s and transformed NBC from a perennial ratings loser to a powerhouse of literate, sophisticated network...
Nov 30, 2016 · LOS ANGELES (CBSNewYork/AP) -- Grant Tinker, who brought new polish to the TV world and beloved shows to the audience as both a producer and a network boss, died this week. Tinker died Monday...
Dec 9, 2016 · In the case of Grant Tinker and why he's widely considered the best and most influential network executive in TV history, it wasn't so much what he did, as how he did it.
Dec 1, 2016 · NEW YORK (AP) — Grant Tinker, who brought new polish to the TV world and beloved shows including “Hill Street Blues” to the audience as both a producer and a network boss, has died. He was 90. Tinker died Monday at his Los Angeles home, according to his son, producer Mark Tinker.
Dec 1, 2016 · Grant Tinker, who brought new polish to the TV world and beloved shows including Hill Street Blues to the audience as both a producer and a network boss, has died. He was 90.
Nov 30, 2016 · Grant Tinker has died, but he is still with us. You can catch glimpses of the legendary TV executive’s legacy in so many places.
Dec 4, 2016 · Grant Tinker, a TV industry titan who helped resurrect an ailing NBC in the 1980s and built MTM into a production powerhouse with shows like "Hill Street Blues" and "The Mary Tyler Moore Show,"...
Dec 1, 2016 · Grant Tinker left an indelible mark on television as a leader who believed in it as a legitimate art form, not a cash register disguised as a projector.
Nov 30, 2016 · Grant Tinker, who brought new polish to the TV world and beloved shows including “Hill Street Blues” to the audience as both a producer and a network boss, has died. He was 90. Tinker died...
