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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.

   • Occupation: Broadcasting executive
   • Children: 2, including Sigourney

   • Years active: 1930s–1970s
   • Relatives: Doodles Weaver (brother)

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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 · 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...

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   Mar 17, 2002 · Pat Weaver, the pioneer of NBC and father of Sigourney Weaver, passed away of pneumonia at his home in California. He was a TV pioneer who created the "Today" and "Tonight" shows, and also experimented with color and special pay TV events. He was a critic of the medium's commercialization and a believer in its democratization.

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

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   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.

7. www.wikiwand.com › en › Pat_WeaverPat Weaver - Wikiwand

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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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   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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   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 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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   Why did John Weaver join NBC?

   • Weaver was anxious to get involved with the new phenomenon, television. His idea was that the networks, not the advertisers, would develop television programming. When his advertising cohorts did not enthusiastically receive his thoughts, he took his plans to NBC.

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

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   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...

10. www.npr.org › 1994/01/13 › 1107414The former head of NBC's television programming PAT WEAVER ...

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    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...