Bud Grant (broadcaster)
B. Donald "Bud" Grant (February 7, 1932 – July 1, 2011) was an American television executive. He originally started his career at NBC in 1956, and stayed there until 1972, when he joined CBS,[1] and known for resurrecting game shows on the daytime lineup after a four-year absence since 1968, such as The Price is Right.[2][3] He served as the President of CBS Entertainment from 1980 until 1987.[4] He was credited with spearheading[specify] 1980s CBS shows such as Newhart and Murder, She Wrote.[4]
Grant was born in Baltimore, Maryland, and earned a Bachelor of Science in business from Johns Hopkins University.[5] He served from 1953 to 1955 in the U.S. Coast Guard.[5]
Grant left CBS in 1987 and founded his own production company, Bud Grant Productions, with an exclusive deal with CBS.[6][4] He would later form Grant/Tribune Productions in 1988, which produced for Tribune Broadcasting and Walt Disney Studios, which signed in 1992.[4][7] There, he produced the television series, Sydney and Cutters for CBS. In 1993, Grant split off from Tribune and reverted to the Bud Grant Productions name,[8] and later that year, the company signed a deal with Warner Bros. Television under Les Moonves' watch.[9] He later formed Third Coast Entertainment, and it was involved in a failed television biopic that sued Priscilla Presley.[10]
Grant died in Newport Beach, California, on July 1, 2011.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Gent, George (1972-01-21). "C.B.S. Slipping From Long Daytime TV Lead". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-04-28.
- ^ "C.B.S. GAME SHOWS TO REPLACE RERUNS". The New York Times. 1972-07-14. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-04-28.
- ^ "CBS brings games back to daytime" (PDF). Broadcasting Magazine. 1972-07-17. p. 8.
- ^ a b c d "Former Head of CBS Entertainment Dies". Deadline Hollywood. TV Week. 2011-07-25. Archived from the original on 2012-09-29. Retrieved 2011-07-26.
- ^ a b c Dagan, Carmel (2011-07-25). "Bud Grant dies at 79, Was CBS Entertainment president in the '80s". Variety. Retrieved 2011-07-26.
- ^ "Grant quits CBS, LeMasters temporary head" (PDF). Broadcasting. 1987-11-02. Retrieved 2021-11-01.
- ^ MacMINN, ALEENE (1992-05-05). "TELEVISION - May 5, 1992". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2025-05-05.
- ^ Variety Staff (1993-02-24). "Grant-Tribune split official". Variety. Retrieved 2025-05-05.
- ^ Lowry, Brian (1993-07-27). "Bud Grant in 2-year deal at Warners TV". Variety. Retrieved 2025-05-05.
- ^ Sandler, Adam (1998-01-23). "Presley scores court victory". Variety. Retrieved 2025-05-05.