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Sylvester Laflin "Pat" Weaver Jr. (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 · Pat Weaver dies at 93. Pioneer of NBC, father of Sigourney Weaver. By Richard Natale. Sylvester (Pat) Weaver, television pioneer responsible for the creation of the “Today” and “Tonight”...
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.
Nov 2, 2017 · “Spend an hour with Pat Weaver,” television critic Cecil Smith once observed, “and he’ll spin you a universe of ideas. The last visionary.” This tribute originally appeared in the Television Academy Hall of Fame program celebrating Sylvester (Pat) Weaver, Jr's induction in 1985.
Mar 18, 2002 · LOS ANGELES -- Sylvester "Pat" Weaver, 93, who created NBC's "Today" and "Tonight" shows, brought opera and a flurry of new commercials to television and shaped the way Americans watched the...
