Grant Tinker

Grant Tinker
Grant Tinker at the 64th Annual Peabody Awards, May 2005
Born
Grant Almerin Tinker

(1926-01-11)January 11, 1926
DiedNovember 28, 2016(2016-11-28) (aged 90)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Alma materDartmouth College
Occupation(s)Television producer and executive
Known forCEO of NBC (1981–86)
Spouses
Ruth Byerly
(m. 1950; div. 1962)
(m. 1962; div. 1981)
(m. 2004)
Children4, including Mark and John Tinker
RelativesZach Tinker (grandson)
AwardsTelevision Hall of Fame (1997)

Grant Almerin Tinker (January 11, 1926 – November 28, 2016) was an American television executive who served as chairman and CEO of NBC from 1981 to 1986. Additionally, he was a co-founder of MTM Enterprises and a television producer.