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  1. Pat Weaver. Sylvester "Pat" Weaver (born 1908) was responsible for some of the most innovative and entertaining programming on both radio and television. He saw radio through its infancy and then moved on to television. Weaver was the creative force behind Fred Allen's popular radio show Town Hall Tonight in the 1930s.

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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.

  3. Mar 17, 2002 · Sunday, March 17th 2002, 12:00 am. By: News On 6. LOS ANGELES (AP) _ Sylvester ``Pat'' Weaver, who created NBC's ``Today'' and ``Tonight'' shows, brought opera and a flurry of new commercials...

  4. Jan 13, 1994 · January 13, 199412:00 AM ET. Audio will be available later today. 2: The former head of NBC's television programming PAT WEAVER (Sylvester L. "Pat" Weaver, Jr.). He began that job in the...

  5. Nov 2, 2017 · Sylvester (Pat) Weaver, Jr., perhaps the medium’s most creative executive, virtually fashioned television as it exists today. During the days when the new medium was still the plaything of sponsors and their advertising agencies, Weaver determined that the control of television must shift to the networks.

  6. Mar 18, 2002 · March 17, 2002 at 7:00 p.m. EST. LOS ANGELES -- Sylvester "Pat" Weaver, 93, who created NBC's "Today" and "Tonight" shows, brought opera and a flurry of new commercials to television and...

  7. Mar 15, 2002 · Sylvester L. “Pat" Weaver Jr. was an American radio advertising executive, who became 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. SHOW MORE.

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