Former NBC CEO Grant Tinker has died.
He passed away in his home on Monday at the age of 90,the Associated Press confirmed.
During his tenure, NBC produced hits that includeThe Mary Tyler Moore Show,Rhonda,St.
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Elsewhere,The Bob Newhart Show, andHill Street Blues.
He loved creative people and protected them, while still expertly managing the business.
Very few people have been able to achieve such a balance.
In fact, TV watchers everywhere do, Bob Greenblatt, Chairman of NBC Entertainment, told AP.
I never heard anyone speak of him with anything other than respect and admiration.
Tinkers accomplishments did not go unnoticed.
See howTODAYhonored him on Wednesday morning:
Tinker is survived by his sons, Mark and John.
