Thomas W. Moore

Thomas Waldrop Moore(September 17, 1918 – 31 March 2007) was an American television executive who headedABCin the 1960s.^[1]

Biography

Moore was born inMeridian, Mississippi.He attendedMississippi State University^[2]and graduated fromUniversity of Missouri.DuringWorld War II,he served as a pilot in theUnited States Navy.After the war, he work as spokesman forForest Lawn Memorial-Parks & MortuariesinLos Angeles.In 1947, he started selling airtime forCBS Radiobefore and was later hired by ABC as vice president of sales in 1956.^[3]

He was ABC's vice president of programming from 1956 to 1957, then network president from 1957 to 1969.

Among the shows aired during this time wereThe Real McCoys,77 Sunset Strip,My Three Sons,The Flintstones,Ben Casey,andThe Untouchables.While he was network president, the network added, among other shows,McHale's Navy,Peyton Place,The Addams FamilyandBatman.

Moore had a risingHoward Cosellremoved from ABC television on-air work in 1959 because he didn't like him. Cosell's removal was rumored to be linked to anti-Semitism, but Cosell himself never directly ascribed to that explanation.^[4]

He left ABC to become chairman ofTicketron,a computerized event ticketing company. In December 1970, he resigned fromTicketronto become president ofTomorrow Entertainment,a newly formed subsidiary andproduction companyofGeneral Electric.^[5]The shows produced byTomorrow Entertainmentwere nominated for tenEmmy Awards,winning at least five.^{[citation needed]}

Business positions
Preceded by James T. Aubrey	Vice President, Programs ABC 1958–1963	Succeeded by Edgar Scherick

References

^Hevesi, Dennis (April 4, 2007). Tom Moore, President of ABC Television in ’60s, Dies at 88.New York Times
^A review by Thomas W. Moore, Class of 1939 Archived1999-10-06 atarchive.todayvia Mississippi State University
^James, Meg (April 5, 2007). Tom Moore, 88; former ABC president.Los Angeles Times
^Gunther, Marc; Carter, Dan (1988).Monday Night Mayhem: The Inside story of ABC's Monday Night Football.Carter, Bill, 1949- (1st ed.). New York: Beech Tree Books. p. 41.ISBN 0-688-07553-3.OCLC 18069619.
^Arneel, Gene (December 9, 1970). "Gen'l Electric Into Pix, TV, Legit".Daily Variety.p. 1.

External links

Thomas W. MooreatIMDb
North To Alaska:Moore's memoir of his time in the Navy.
Thomas W. MooreatThe Interviews: An Oral History of Television

This biographical article related to television in the United States is astub.You can help Wikipedia byexpanding it.

[nytobit-1] Hevesi, Dennis (April 4, 2007). Tom Moore, President of ABC Television in ’60s, Dies at 88.New York Times

[msstate-2] A review by Thomas W. Moore, Class of 1939 Archived1999-10-06 atarchive.todayvia Mississippi State University

[latobit-3] James, Meg (April 5, 2007). Tom Moore, 88; former ABC president.Los Angeles Times

[4] Gunther, Marc; Carter, Dan (1988).Monday Night Mayhem: The Inside story of ABC's Monday Night Football.Carter, Bill, 1949- (1st ed.). New York: Beech Tree Books. p. 41.ISBN 0-688-07553-3.OCLC 18069619.

[5] Arneel, Gene (December 9, 1970). "Gen'l Electric Into Pix, TV, Legit".Daily Variety.p. 1.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]