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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.

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  3. Nov 30, 2016 · Grant Tinker, who produced “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” and other television hits in the 1970s and transformed NBC from a perennial ratings loser to a powerhouse of literate, sophisticated...

  4. 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...

  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 · 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 Family Ties.

  7. Dec 9, 2016 · In the case of Grant Tinker and why he's widely considered the best and most influential network executive in TV history, it wasn't so much what he did, as how he did it.

  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.

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