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Television Hall of Fame (1997) 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 · Associated Press. Actress Mary Tyler Moore has paid tribute to her former husband, Grant Tinker, who founded the MTM Enterprises production company behind Moore’s groundbreaking CBS comedy “The...
Nov 30, 2016 · By Robert D. McFadden. 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 ...
Dec 9, 2016 · David Bianculli offers an appreciation of Tinker, who died last month. Also, we listen to a Fresh Air interview with Tinker from 1994, and an interview with Tinker's wife, Mary Tyler Moore, from 1995.
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 · Photo: Associated Press. Grant Tinker, the prolific television producer and former NBC chairman and chief executive whose mantra of “first be best, then be first” lifted the network from worst...
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...
