Pat Weaver

Sylvester "Pat" Weaver (December 21, 1908 - March 17, 2002) was the father of actress Sigourney Weaver. He was president of NBC between 1953 and 1955.

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December 21 - 1908 - March 17 - 2002 - Sigourney Weaver - NBC - 1953 - 1955

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He created The Today Show in 1952 and also gave NBC The Tonight Show in 1954, the latter a national version of Steve Allen's local program on what is now WNBC-TV.

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The Today Show - 1952 - The Tonight Show - 1954 - Steve Allen - WNBC-TV

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Weaver also introduced the practice by networks of producing television content, then selling advertising time during the broadcasts. Prior to that, advertisers produced the content.

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