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    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 .

  2. Nov 30, 2016 · Grant Almerin Tinker was born on Jan. 11, 1926, in Stamford, Conn., the son of a lumber supplier. He graduated from Dartmouth in 1949 and joined NBC as an executive trainee, but left in 1954. ...

  3. Nov 30, 2016 · 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 Mary Tyler Moore Show."

  4. Nov 30, 2016 · GRANT TINKER The legendary TV executive passed away Nov. 28 at the age of 90. Tinker was chairman of NBC in the early '80s, revitalizing the network with hits like The Cosby Show, Cheers and ...

  5. Nov 30, 2016 · Grant Tinker, the plain-spoken, silver-haired executive who led a prime-time renaissance at NBC and developed shows that helped redefine series television in the 1970s and ’80s, died Monday at ...

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  6. Nov 30, 2016 · Grant Tinker, Revered Former NBC and MTM Chief, Dies at 90. By Richard Natale. AP Photo. Former NBC chairman-CEO Grant Tinker, a revered producer and executive who founded MTM Enterprises with ...

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  8. 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. Tinker died Monday at ...

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