Pat Weaver

Sylvester Laflin "Pat" Weaver, Jr. (December 21, 1908 – March 17, 2002) was an American former radio advertising executive, who became president of NBC between 1953 and 1955. He has been credited with reshaping broadcasting's format and philosophy as radio gave way to television as America's dominant home entertainment. His daughter is actress Sigourney Weaver. Weaver was the son of Sylvester Laflin Weaver, Sr. (1876-1958) and Miranda Dean Weaver... more

Sylvester Laflin "Pat" Weaver, Jr. (December 21, 1908 – March 17, 2002) was an American former radio advertising executive, who became president of NBC between 1953 and 1955. He has been credited with reshaping broadcasting's format and philosophy as radio gave way to television as America's dominant home entertainment. His daughter is actress Sigourney Weaver. Weaver was the son of Sylvester Laflin Weaver, Sr. (1876-1958) and Miranda Dean Weaver (February, 1877-March 21, 1961), and is of Scottish, descent, possibly Clan MacFarlane as well as of Ulster Irish and early New England ancestry. He was the brother of comedian Doodles Weaver. He graduated from Dartmouth College in 1930, where he was a member of Phi Beta Kappa and Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity. He also served in the United States Navy from 1942 through 1945. He married Elizabeth Inglis, and the couple had two children; Sigourney (born Susan Alexandra) and Trajan. Weaver worked for the Young & Rubicam advertising agency during the... less