Sylvester L. "Pat" Weaver

The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Foundation Presents

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Edie Adams

Edie Adams on her thoughts on people with whom she's worked - Pat Weaver

00:18

Steve Allen

Steve Allen on Pat Weaver deciding to bring The Steve Allen Show to network and re-titling it Tonight

01:33

Steve Allen on Pat Weaver's contributions to Tonight

02:53

Steve Allen on Pat Weaver encouraging NBC employees to have an informative/educational segment in their programs

00:43

Charlie Andrews

Charlie Andrews on working for Today creator Sylvester L. Weaver (Pat Weaver)

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Joseph Behar

Joe Behar on directing Pat Weaver's Wide Wide World

03:52

Al Borden

Al Borden on Pat Weaver

00:51

Allan Burns

Allan Burns on becoming a reader for Pat Weaver's new NBC comedy shows and getting his first job as a writer

06:36

Sid Caesar

Performer Sid Caesar on being mentored by NBC exec Pat Weaver in the early days of television

01:31

Joan Ganz Cooney

Joan Ganz Cooney on wanting to work for Pat Weaver at NBC

04:37

Joan Ganz Cooney on why David Sarnoff fired Pat Weaver

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Hume Cronyn

Hume Cronyn on NBC executive Pat Weaver

01:03

Michael Dann

Michael Dann on Pat Weaver's reorganization of NBC and the beginning of participating sponsorship

05:46

Michael Dann on working with Sylvester L. "Pat" Weaver

03:14

Michael Dann on working with Sylvester L. "Pat" Weaver

04:39

Michael Dann on Sylvester L. "Pat" Weaver's Saturday night philosophy of television

02:50

Michael Dann on the high point of his career - working with Pat Weaver

01:29

Milton Delugg

Milton Delugg on NBC exec Sylvester L. "Pat" Weaver's idea to have morning, noon, and night shows on NBC, and on becoming bandleader on the night show Broadway Open House (precursor to The Tonight Show)

01:57

Hugh Downs

Hugh Downs on NBC's Pat Weaver and his television innovations

03:41

Rod Erickson

Rod Erickson on he deal he made with Pat Weaver for the radio show "We, The People"

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Norman Felton

Director Norman Felton on meeting Pat Weaver

01:07

Bob Finkel

Bob Finkel on Pat Weaver

00:27

Leonard H. Goldenson

Leonard H. Goldenson on thoughts on colleagues - Pat Weaver

00:15

Julian Goodman

Julian Goodman on Pat Weaver as President of NBC

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Julian Goodman on working on the first episode of Today

01:41

Herb Granath

Herb Granath on how Pat Weaver started The Today Show, The Tonight Show and The Home Show

01:15

Hal Gurnee

Hal Gurnee on NBC executive Sylvester L. "Pat" Weaver's role in getting Tonight Starring Jack Paar on the air

02:26

Monty Hall

Monty Hall on writing a telegram to Pat Weaver to try to get a job in New York

04:28

Florence Henderson

Florence Henderson on working with NBC's Pat Weaver

02:02

Perry Lafferty

Perry Lafferty on Sylvester L. Weaver

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Jerry Lewis

Jerry Lewis on Pat Weaver's suggestion for The Colgate Comedy Hour

01:39

Art Linkletter

Art Linkletter on Sylvester L. Weaver

00:39

JP Miller

JP Miller on Delbert Mann and Sylvester L. Weaver

01:56

John Moffitt

John Moffitt on Dartmouth grad Pat Weaver and getting denied from the NBC Management Training Program

00:56

E. Roger Muir

E. Roger Muir on Sylvester L. Weaver

02:22

Frances Reid

Frances Reid on Sylvester L. Weaver and on working with various television producers

03:38

Lee Rich

Lee Rich on Pat Weaver

00:18

Heino Ripp

Heino Ripp on Sylvester L. Weaver's relationship to Your Show of Shows

01:48

Fred Rogers

Fred Rogers on Sylvester L. ""Pat"" Weaver and on the advent of color television

02:43

Thomas W. Sarnoff

Thomas W. Sarnoff on NBC executive Pat Weaver

02:17

Edgar J. Scherick

Edgar Scherick on Pat Weaver's name for another show influencing the name ABC's Wide World of Sports

00:25

Jack Shea

Jack Shea on meeting Pat Weaver

00:34

Garry Simpson

Garry Simpson on working with NBC's Pat Weaver

02:55

Garry Simpson on directing Wide Wide World

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Dick Smith

Dick Smith on

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Sid Smith

Sid Smith on NBC's Sylvester "Pat" Weaver creating Wide Wide World

00:51

Sid Smith on NBC's Sylvester L. "Pat" Weaver (creator of Wide Wide World)

06:40

Grant Tinker

Grant Tinker on paying tribute to Mort Werner

02:33

Grant Tinker on Pat Weaver

00:39

Mel Tolkin

Mel Tolkin on Sylvester L. Weaver

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Bud Yorkin

Bud Yorkin on his big break becoming director of The Colgate Comedy Hour at the behest of Pat Weaver

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