Bud Grant (broadcaster)
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B. Donald "Bud" Grant was an American
television executive. He served as the President of CBS Entertainment
from CBS Entertainment 1980 until 1987. He was credited with spearheading some of CBS' best known shows of the 1980s, including Newhart
and Murder, She Wrote
.
Grant was born in Baltimore
, Maryland
, and earned a bachelor's of science in business
from Johns Hopkins University
. He served from 1953 to 1955 in the U.S. Coast Guard.
Grant left CBS in 1987 and founded his own production company
, Bud Grant Productions. He would later form Grant/Tribune Prods., which produced for Tribune Broadcasting
and Walt Disney Studios
.
Grant died in Newport Beach, California
, on July 1, 2011.
United States
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television executive. He served as the President of CBS Entertainment
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
from CBS Entertainment 1980 until 1987. He was credited with spearheading some of CBS' best known shows of the 1980s, including Newhart
Newhart
Newhart is a television situation comedy starring comedian Bob Newhart and actress Mary Frann as an author and wife who owned and operated an inn located in a small, rural Vermont town that was home to many eccentric characters. The show aired on the CBS network from October 25, 1982 to May 21, 1990...
and Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote is an American television mystery series starring Angela Lansbury as mystery writer and amateur detective Jessica Fletcher. The series aired for 12 seasons from 1984 to 1996 on the CBS network, with 264 episodes transmitted. It was followed by four TV films and a spin-off series,...
.
Grant was born in Baltimore
Baltimore
Baltimore is the largest independent city in the United States and the largest city and cultural center of the US state of Maryland. The city is located in central Maryland along the tidal portion of the Patapsco River, an arm of the Chesapeake Bay. Baltimore is sometimes referred to as Baltimore...
, Maryland
Maryland
Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...
, and earned a bachelor's of science in business
Business
A business is an organization engaged in the trade of goods, services, or both to consumers. Businesses are predominant in capitalist economies, where most of them are privately owned and administered to earn profit to increase the wealth of their owners. Businesses may also be not-for-profit...
from Johns Hopkins University
Johns Hopkins University
The Johns Hopkins University, commonly referred to as Johns Hopkins, JHU, or simply Hopkins, is a private research university based in Baltimore, Maryland, United States...
. He served from 1953 to 1955 in the U.S. Coast Guard.
Grant left CBS in 1987 and founded his own production company
Production company
A production company provides the physical basis for works in the realms of the performing arts, new media art, film, television, radio, and video.- Tasks and functions :...
, Bud Grant Productions. He would later form Grant/Tribune Prods., which produced for Tribune Broadcasting
Tribune Broadcasting
The Tribune Broadcasting Company is a group of radio and television stations located throughout the United States which are owned and operated by the Tribune Company, a media conglomerate based in Chicago, Illinois and named for the flagship Chicago Tribune newspaper.- History :Tribune Broadcasting...
and Walt Disney Studios
Walt Disney Studios
The name Walt Disney Studios may refer to:* The Walt Disney Company, especially its Studio Entertainment unit, which includes Disney's motion picture studios, music labels, theatrical production company, and distribution companies...
.
Grant died in Newport Beach, California
Newport Beach, California
Newport Beach, incorporated in 1906, is a city in Orange County, California, south of downtown Santa Ana. The population was 85,186 at the 2010 census.The city's median family income and property values consistently place high in national rankings...
, on July 1, 2011.
External links
- http://www.nytimes.com/1987/10/31/arts/cbs-entertainment-chief-is-leaving-the-network.html
- http://www.beverlyhillscc.com/Default.aspx?p=DynamicModule&pageid=258840&ssid=120698&vnf=1
- http://www.emmys.com/shows/i-love-lucy-very-first-show