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- Mr. Tartikoff was known for taking a highly personal approach to programming, often offering producers his own ideas for shows that later turned into hits.
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Brandon Tartikoff (January 13, 1949 – August 27, 1997) was an American television executive who was head of the entertainment division of NBC from 1981 to 1991. [1]
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Aug 28, 1997 · Mr. Tartikoff was known for taking a highly personal approach to programming, often offering producers his own ideas for shows that later turned into hits. Among the most memorable...
Jun 13, 2015 · Tartikoff, with no holds barred, spills the details of how NBC wanted Matthew Broderick instead of Michael J. Fox for the role of Alex P. Keaton in Family Ties, how William Devane lost the role of Sam Malone in Cheers, and how The Cosby Show helped rebuild NBC’s prime time lineup.
Dec 5, 2017 · An executive whose influence was rivaled only by his exuberance for his work, Brandon Tartikoff was responsible for some of the most successful, beloved, and critically-acclaimed series in television history. As president of NBC's entertainment division from 1980 to 1991 — the longest tenure of anyone to hold that position — he took a ...
Aug 28, 1997 · Brandon Tartikoff, whose high-profile 10-year run as president of NBC Entertainment shepherded some of television’s most enduring programs and established network executives as celebrities, died...
Sep 12, 1997 · As NBC’s precocious programming chief from 1980 to ’91, Tartikoff was an executive weaned on the tube, and his TV-centric views brought about a revolution in both sophistication and an arch...
Aug 28, 1997 · Tartikoff, 48, the former NBC programming wunderkind, died Wednesday after a lengthy - and mostly private - battle with Hodgkins disease. The famed NBC programming director knew he had the...
