B. Donald "Bud" Grant (February 7, 1932 – July 1, 2011) was an American television executive. He originally started his career at

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in 1956, and stayed there until 1972, when he joined

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, and known for resurrecting game shows on the daytime lineup after a four-year absence since 1968, such as ''

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''. He served as the President of CBS Entertainment from 1980 until 1987. He was credited with spearheading 1980s CBS shows such as ''

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'' and ''

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''. Grant was born in

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, and earned a

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from

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. He served from 1953 to 1955 in the

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. Grant left CBS in 1987 and founded his own

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, Bud Grant Productions, with an exclusive deal with CBS. He would later form Grant/Tribune Prods., which produced for

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and Walt Disney Studios. Grant died in

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, on July 1, 2011.

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* * https://www.nytimes.com/1987/10/31/arts/cbs-entertainment-chief-is-leaving-the-network.html * http://www.beverlyhillscc.com/Default.aspx?p=DynamicModule&pageid=258840&ssid=120698&vnf=1 * http://www.emmys.com/shows/i-love-lucy-very-first-show {{DEFAULTSORT:Grant, Bud 1934 births 2011 deaths CBS executives Presidents of CBS Entertainment American television executives American television producers Johns Hopkins University alumni