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Sylvester Laflin " Pat " Weaver Jr. [2] (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.
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...
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.
Mar 17, 2002 · Sylvester (Pat) Weaver, television pioneer responsible for the creation of the “Today” and “Tonight” shows while he was president of the NBC TV network, died Friday of pneumonia at his Santa...
Sylvester Laflin "Pat" Weaver, Jr. (December 21, 1908 – March 15, 2002) was an American radio advertising executive, who became president of NBC between 1953 and 1955. He has been well-known for his commercial broadcasting's format and philosophy as radio gave way to television as America's dominant home entertainment.
Jan 14, 2022 · Founding producer Sylvester “Pat” Weaver wanted the new show to mimic radio, in that it would be a kind of background noise while listeners prepped for the day. This premise still holds true ...
Mar 25, 2002 · The television world lost one of its brightest luminaries on March 15 with the death of Sylvester "Pat" Weaver, the creator of NBC's Today and Tonight shows.
