Bud Grant (broadcaster)
B. Donald"Bud"Grant(February 7, 1932 – July 1, 2011) was an American television executive. He originally started his career atNBCin 1956, and stayed there until 1972, when he joinedCBS,[1]and known for resurrecting game shows on the daytime lineup after a four-year absence since 1968, such asThe Price is Right.[2][3]He served as the President ofCBS Entertainmentfrom 1980 until 1987.[4]He was credited with spearheading[specify]1980s CBS shows such asNewhartandMurder, She Wrote.[4]
Grant was born inBaltimore,Maryland,and earned aBachelor of ScienceinbusinessfromJohns Hopkins University.[5]He served from 1953 to 1955 in theU.S. Coast Guard.[5]
Grant left CBS in 1987 and founded his ownproduction company,Bud Grant Productions, with an exclusive deal with CBS.[6][4]He would later form Grant/Tribune Prods., which produced forTribune BroadcastingandWalt Disney Studios.[4]
Grant died inNewport Beach, California,on July 1, 2011.[5]
References[edit]
- ^Gent, George (1972-01-21)."C.B.S. Slipping From Long Daytime TV Lead".The New York Times.ISSN0362-4331.Retrieved2022-04-28.
- ^"C.B.S. GAME SHOWS TO REPLACE RERUNS".The New York Times.1972-07-14.ISSN0362-4331.Retrieved2022-04-28.
- ^"CBS brings games back to daytime"(PDF).Broadcasting Magazine.1972-07-17. p. 8.
- ^abcd"Former Head of CBS Entertainment Dies".Deadline Hollywood.TV Week.2011-07-25. Archived fromthe originalon 2012-09-29.Retrieved2011-07-26.
- ^abcDagan, Carmel (2011-07-25)."Bud Grant dies at 79, Was CBS Entertainment president in the '80s".Variety.Retrieved2011-07-26.
- ^"Grant quits CBS, LeMasters temporary head"(PDF).Broadcasting.1987-11-02.Retrieved2021-11-01.