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Sylvester Laflin "Pat" Weaver Jr. [2] (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.
Mar 18, 2002 · 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...
Mar 17, 2002 · Pat Weaver was a prominent figure in the early development of television, creating shows like "Today" and "Tonight" and advocating for color and pay TV. He also had a daughter, actress Sigourney Weaver, and was a consultant to various media companies and projects.
Weaver was the creative force behind Fred Allen's popular radio show Town Hall Tonight in the 1930s. As an executive with the National Broadcasting Company (NBC) in the 1950s, he created such enduring programs as the Today show and the Tonight show. Source for information on Pat Weaver: Encyclopedia of World Biography dictionary.
Mar 17, 2002 · LOS ANGELES (AP) _ Sylvester ``Pat'' Weaver, who created NBC's ``Today'' and ``Tonight'' shows, brought opera and a flurry of new commercials to TV and shaped the way Americans watched the infant...
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Nov 2, 2017 · Learn how Pat Weaver shaped and molded the look of television as the president of NBC from 1953 to 1955. He created Today and Tonight, pioneered the TV talk show, and promoted the concept of the spectacular.
Jan 13, 1994 · He began that job in the early days of the medium - in 1949 - and was the creator of two of television's longest running shows, the "Today" show and the "Tonight" show. WEAVER started...
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