GRANT TINKER (1926 - )
Television producer, born in Stamford, Connecticut, USA. After working in advertising, he became a National Broadcasting Company (NBC) programmer (1961-7), moving to Universal Studios to be near his then wife, Mary Tyler Moore. Together they formed MTM productions in the 1970s, producing comedy shows.
As NBC chairman (1981-6), he pulled the network from last to first place. After resigning, he founded GTG Entertainment (1986).