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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.
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...
Former NBC chairman-CEO Grant Tinker, a revered producer and executive who founded MTM Enterprises with Mary Tyler Moore, has died at 90.
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...
Grant Tinker, former NBC boss and MTM Enterprises founder, died Monday at home in Los Angeles at age 90, according to his son, Mark Tinker.
Grant Tinker, who used “quality television” as the cornerstone to create the prolific production house MTM Enterprises with his then-wife Mary Tyler Moore and then reverse the fortunes of NBC in...
NEW YORK — Grant Tinker, who brought new polish to the TV world and beloved shows to the audience as both a producer and a network boss, has died. He was 90.
Grant Tinker, a TV industry titan who helped resurrect an ailing NBC in the 1980s and built MTM into a production powerhouse with shows like "Hill Street...
NEW YORK — 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...
Grant Tinker left an indelible mark on television as a leader who believed in it as a legitimate art form, not a cash register disguised as a projector.