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 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

  1. ↑ Gent, George (January 21, 1972). "C.B.S. Slipping From Long Daytime TV Lead". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved April 28, 2022.
  2. ↑ "C.B.S. GAME SHOWS TO REPLACE RERUNS". The New York Times. July 14, 1972. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved April 28, 2022.
  3. ↑ "CBS brings games back to daytime" (PDF). Broadcasting Magazine. July 17, 1972. p. 8.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Former Head of CBS Entertainment Dies". Deadline Hollywood. TV Week. July 25, 2011. Archived from the original on September 29, 2012. Retrieved July 26, 2011.
  5. 1 2 3 Dagan, Carmel (July 25, 2011). "Bud Grant dies at 79, Was CBS Entertainment president in the '80s". Variety. Retrieved July 26, 2011.
  6. ↑ "Grant quits CBS, LeMasters temporary head" (PDF). Broadcasting. November 2, 1987. Retrieved November 1, 2021.
  7. ↑ MacMINN, ALEENE (May 5, 1992). "TELEVISION - May 5, 1992". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 5, 2025.
  8. ↑ Variety Staff (February 24, 1993). "Grant-Tribune split official". Variety. Retrieved May 5, 2025.
  9. ↑ Lowry, Brian (July 27, 1993). "Bud Grant in 2-year deal at Warners TV". Variety. Retrieved May 5, 2025.
  10. ↑ Sandler, Adam (January 23, 1998). "Presley scores court victory". Variety. Retrieved May 5, 2025.
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