Pat Weaver

Pat Weaver
Weaver with his daughter Sigourney in 1989
Born
Sylvester Laflin Weaver Jr.

(1908-12-21)December 21, 1908
DiedMarch 15, 2002(2002-03-15) (aged 93)
Alma materDartmouth College
OccupationBroadcasting executive
Years active1930s–1970s
Spouse
(m. 1942)
Children2, including Sigourney
RelativesDoodles Weaver (brother)

Sylvester Laflin "Pat" Weaver Jr.[2] (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. His daughter is actress Sigourney Weaver.

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  2. ^ "Weaver, Sylvester (Pat)". The Museum of Broadcast Communications. Retrieved March 11, 2015.

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