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	Brandon Tartikoff - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Brandon Tartikoff (July 13, 1949 – August 27, 1997) was a popular NBC executive who was credited with turning around NBC's low prime-time reputation with such hit series as Hill Street Blues, L.A. Law, Family Ties, The Cosby Show, Cheers, Miami Vice, The Golden Girls, Knight Rider, The A-Team, St.
		Tartikoff also helped develop Punky Brewster, for whom he based the title character's name after a girl he had a crush on in school.
		About a year later, Brandon left that post to spend more time with his daughter, Calla, who was seriously injured in a car crash near the family's Lake Tahoe home.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Brandon_Tartikoff (456 words)

	WorldNetDaily: TV's wunderkind Brandon Tartikoff, 48, dies
		Brandon Tartikoff, the TV wunderkind who resurrected NBC at the age of 30, then moved on to head Paramount Studios, died after a 25-year battle with cancer at the age of 48.
		Tartikoff, who reinvented television programming in the 1980s with shows such as "Hill Street Blues," "L.A. Law," "Family Ties" and "The Cosby Show," died at UCLA Medical Center where he was undergoing chemotherapy for his third bout with recurring Hodgkins disease.
		Tartikoff is survived by his wife, Lilly Samuels, a dancer with the New York City Ballet, whom he married in 1982, and his daughters Calla and Elisabeth Tartikoff attended Yale University, where he played varsity baseball and co-edited the campus humor magazine with Garry Trudeau, the "Doonesbury" cartoonist.
	www.worldnetdaily.com /news/printer-friendly.asp?ARTICLE_ID=16503 (391 words)

	Brandon Tartikoff (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Though not a performer, Brandon Tartikoff left a strong and deep impression on the world of entertainment during his short life, when he was the golden boy of NBC television in the 1980s.
		Tartikoff became the youngest entertainment president of a major network when he took over NBC in 1980 at the age of 30.
		Tartikoff was first diagnosed with Hodgkin's disease, a cancer of the lymph nodes, when he was 23, but he kept his illness quiet while he was working at NBC.
	www.cemeteryguide.com /tartikoff.html (481 words)

	UCLA Magazine
		Tartikoff is mastermind of the glamorous Fire & Ice Ball, which she cochairs with Revlon's Ronald O. Perelman, and she founded the Revlon Run/Walk with Lisa Paulson and the Entertainment Industry Foundation.
		The timing was especially poignant: Her husband, Brandon, had died in August of a recurrence of Hodgkin's disease.
		Tartikoff had been ill with Hodgkin's but was assured by a prominent physician that he was now healthy.
	www.magazine.ucla.edu /year1998/fall98_04_5.html (308 words)

	TV Wunderkind Brandon Tartikoff Dies - Aug 27, 1997 - E! Online News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Aug 27, 1997, 1:15 PM PT Brandon Tartikoff, the TV whiz kid who took the programming reigns at struggling NBC at age 30 and helped transform the network in the 1980s with a slew of hits--Miami Vice and The Cosby Show chief among them--died Wednesday of complications from Hodgkin's disease.
		Tartikoff had been undergoing chemotherapy at UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles for a recurrence of the lymphatic cancer he first battled in 1974, when he was a 23-year-old promotions-department employee at ABC.
		Tartikoff may not have been a household name or face, but compared to peers in the anonymous world of TV executives, he was a superstar.
	www.eonline.com /News/Items/0,1,1675,00.html (610 words)

	Brandon Tartikoff - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Brandon Tartikoff (July 13, 1949 – August 27, 1997) was a popular NBC executive who was credited with turning around NBC's low prime-time reputation with such hit series as Hill Street Blues, L.A. Law, Family Ties, The Cosby Show, Cheers, Miami Vice, The Golden Girls, Knight Rider, The A-Team, St.
		Born in, Freeport, New York, Tartikoff was a graduate of Yale University, and started his career out at WLS-TV in Chicago.
		His big break came when he was hired as a program executive at ABC in 1976 before moving to NBC (after being hired by Dick Ebersol to direct comedy programming) in 1977.
	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Brandon_Tartikoff (443 words)

	Brandon Tartikoff Dead At 48 - August 27, 1997
		LOS ANGELES (CNN) -- Brandon Tartikoff was a network television golden boy, known throughout the entertainment industry for his Midas touch.
		"Brandon Tartikoff was an irrepressible spirit and an irreplaceable friend," Steven Bochco, creator of "Hill Street Blues" and "L.A. Law," said in a statement.
		Tartikoff was born on January 13, 1949, in Freeport, New York, a New York City suburb on Long Island.
	tuc-watkins.com /bc/tartikoff.html (498 words)

	TeeVee.org: The Two-Edged Legacy of Brandon Tartikoff (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Brandon Tartikoff died Wednesday at the age of 48.
		Tartikoff with words like "genius" or "visionary." But when we think of him, we can't help but also think that he was the foundation of our wasted youth.
		Brandon Tartikoff had enough faith in TV viewers that he knew if his network put good shows on the air, people would find them, fall in love with them, and support them.
	www.teevee.org /archive/1997/08/29 (707 words)

	Tartikoff, Brandon
		Tartikoff, an admitted "child of television," confesses that he once dreamed of being the next Ed Sullivan, but his television career began at the local level.
		Tartikoff was named head of the entertainment division, where he stayed for the next 12 years, the longest any individual has held that position.
		Tartikoff was at the helm for the development of MTM Entertainment, Inc. series Hill Street Blues, which exploded in popularity in its second season after receiving critical acclaim and an armload of Emmy awards in its first.
	www.museum.tv /archives/etv/T/htmlT/tartikoffbr/tartikoffbr.htm (570 words)

	News for Brandon Tartikoff (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Shortly before his death, former NBC programming chief Brandon Tartikoff unleashed a barrage of criticism at the current top programmers at the network.
		A special tribute to former NBC Entertainment chief Brandon Tartikoff will be presented at this year's Emmy Awards ceremonies on Sept. 14, producer Don Mischer confirmed Friday.
		The unexpected death Wednesday of former NBC Entertainment president Brandon Tartikoff, 48, was being marked today (Thursday) by front-page headlines in the Hollywood "trades" as well as numerous tributes and expressions of grief by top industry figures.
	www.imdb.com /name/nm0850748/news (316 words)

	Brandon Tartikoff L'66 dies of complications from Hodgkin's Disease (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Lawrenceville graduate Brandon Tartikoff died August 27 at age 48 at UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles due to complications from treatment for Hodgkin's Disease.
		Tartikoff L'66, who was the president of NBC during the 1980s, transformed television by bringing hit shows to the air such as Cheers, The Cosby Show, Hill Street Blues and Miami Vice.
		Tartikoff is survived by his wife, the former Lilly Samuels, two daughters, Calla and Elizabeth, his father, Jordan Tartikoff, and a sister Lisa Rosenthal.
	lvweb03.lawrenceville.org /thelawrence/97/09_19_97/news.tartikoff.htm (463 words)

	TucWatkins.com (Washington Post - 1999)
		One of the executive producers is Lilly Tartikoff, Brandon's widow, who is a formidable force of nature in her own right.
		Through it all, Malone tries to maintain his integrity, his family (including Isabella Hofmann as wife Cecile, known for her charity work--as Lilly Tartikoff is), his sanity and his faith in the medium, a medium that eats its young when it's not feeding on itself.
		Brandon Tartikoff always understood the absurdities of television, and when he got into the movie business (during a brief executive tenure at Paramount), he actually found himself missing them.
	www.tuc-watkins.com /bc/review4.html (729 words)

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		Tartikoff was a patient at UCLA Medical Center undergoing chemotherapy treatment earlier this year for his third recurrence of the disease.
		Tartikoff was not only known as programming wunderkind, but also for his wry sense of humor.
		Tartikoff spent the last week on life support at the UCLA Medical Center, until his family finally pulled the plug.
	oldtv.zap2it.com /news/f/a/97/08/27tartikoff.html (948 words)

	Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
		Tartikoff is best remembered as the man who transformed NBC into a television powerhouse.
		During his tenure from 1980-1991, Tartikoff developed the network into the top-rated network with innovative shows such as Hill Street Blues, Cheers, L.A. Law, The Cosby Show and Family Ties.
		Tartikoff died of a third recurrence of Hodgkin’s disease in 1997 at the age of 48.
	www.emmys.org /awards/halloffame/tartikoff.php (143 words)

	MTV.com - Movies - Brandon Tartikoff (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		One of the unusual measures taken by Tartikoff during the rebuilding period was to ignore the early low Nielsen ratings of the critically acclaimed Family Ties, Cheers, and St.
		As chief of entertainment, Tartikoff had a knack for discovering untried talent, and when he truly believed in a project and the people behind it, nothing could stop him from giving them the chance he thought they deserved.
		In October 1992, Tartikoff resigned from Paramount stating that he needed to be near Calla to facilitate her recovery.
	vmu.mtv.com /movies/person/202632/bio.jhtml (983 words)

	Read about Brandon Tartikoff at WorldVillage Encyclopedia. Research Brandon Tartikoff and learn about Brandon Tartikoff ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Brandon Tartikoff (July 13, 1949 –; August 27, 1997) was a popular NBC executive who was credited with turning around NBC's low prime-time reputation with such hit series as Hill Street Blues,
		Born in, Freeport, New York, Tartikoff was a graduate of Yale University, and started his career out at WLS-TV in
		Just prior to his death from Hodgkin's Disease in 1997, (for which Tartikoff had three seperate bouts with over 25 years), Tartikoff served as the chairman of AOL Online Entertainment.
	encyclopedia.worldvillage.com /s/b/Brandon_Tartikoff (393 words)

	Brandon Tartikoff
		Tartikoff, a powerful and well-liked television executive (an anomaly in Hollywood), is credited with transforming NBC from the laughing stock of network television into a dominating force.
		Brandon Tartikoff - Brandon Tartikoff TV executive Born: 1/13/1949 Birthplace: Long Island, New York Tartikoff was...
		Brandon Tartikoff: it's been years since the peacock walked tall, but NBC's programming wunderkind has finally got the bird preening.
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	NewStandard: 8/28/97 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		LOS ANGELES -- Brandon Tartikoff, the former NBC Entertainment president who transformed prime time television in the 1980s with the landmark shows "Hill Street Blues," "L.A. Law" and "The Cosby Show," died Wednesday, KCAL-TV reported.
		Tartikoff had been undergoing chemotherapy treatment earlier this year for his third recurrence of Hodgkins disease.
		In March, Tartikoff was hired by America Online to bolster its development of online programs focusing on the entertainment industry.
	www.s-t.com /daily/08-97/08-28-97/b07wn144.htm (153 words)

	Hollywood Says Goodbye to Brandon Tartikoff - Aug 28, 1997 - E! Online News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Aug 28, 1997, 10:05 AM PT Tributes continue to be paid today to Brandon Tartikoff, the influential former NBC executive who shaped much of what we watched on prime-time TV in the 1980s.
		Although Tartikoff had battled Hodgkin's disease, a cancer of the lymph system, off and on since his early 20s, his death came as a shock to much of Hollywood.
		Tartikoff, who briefly ran a movie studio following his NBC stint, but eschewed Hollywood for many years to help care for his eldest daughter who was seriously injured in an auto accident, reportedly was working at his Los Angeles production company as late as last week--making calls, pitching projects.
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		Brandon was a creator, leader, humorist, innovator and a true legend in the entertainment business.
		Brandon was immensely successful at everything he put his mind to.
		"Brandon was a masterful programmer and a wonderful human being who put his family and his friendships ahead of business.
	oldtv.zap2it.com /news/f/a/97/08/27tartikoff2.html (743 words)

	Indiantelevision.com's Breaking News : Natpe unveils Brandon Tartikoff Legacy Awards (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		A Natpe release states that the Brandon Tartikoff Legacy Awards will be formally presented at a reception on 19 January 2004, at the Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas during an annual conference and exhibition.
		Lilly Tartikoff wife of the late TV star Brandon Tartikoff, was quoted in the company release as saying, "Brandon loved the television business, particularly people and programmes that embodied the high level of creativity he strived for throughout his career.
		Tartikoff was responsible for programming some of television's most powerful and successful shows like NBC's Hill Street Blues, Cheers, L.A. Law, The Cosby Show and Seinfeld among others.
	www.indiantelevision.com /headlines/y2k3/oct/oct194.htm (337 words)

	Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA) : TV EXEC BRANDON TARTIKOFF DEAD AT 48.(News)(Obituary) @ HighBeam Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Brandon Tartikoff, the former NBC programming wizard who transformed primetime television in the 1980s with such landmark shows as ``Hill Street Blues,'' ``L.A. Law'' and ``The Cosby Show,'' died yesterday of Hodgkin's disease.
		Tartikoff died at UCLA Medical Center, where he had been undergoing chemotherapy.
		Tartikoff became the youngest entertainment president in network history in 1980 when he took over NBC's moribund programming at age 30.
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	TV ACRES: Dogs > Breeds > Retrievers > Brandon (Punky Brewster)
		Brandon shared the home of Penelope "Punky" Brewster (Soleil Moon Frye), an adoptive waif who lived with her guardian, Henry Warnimont (George Gaynes) an elderly bachelor and building manager.
		Their dog, Brandon can play checkers, buy his own flea powder, and is treated to an Oreo cookie when he is good.
		TRIVIA NOTE: Brandon's name was inspired by the name of the then NBC programming head Brandon Tartikoff.
	www.tvacres.com /dogs_retrievers_brandon.htm (128 words)

	Brandon Tartikoff's Parting Shots - Oct 14, 1997 - E! Online News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Oct 14, 1997, 12:05 PM PT When Brandon Tartikoff died last August, losing a decades-long battle with Hodgkin's disease, NBC Entertainment president Warren Littlefield called his legendary former boss his "friend...mentor...and, oftentimes, the brother I never had."
		In the piece, Finke records Tartikoff's reaction to watching a preview tape of NBC's fall lineup for the 1997-98 season.
		In 1981, Tartikoff, at age 31, became the youngest man ever to run a network entertainment division.
	www.eonline.com /News/Items/0,1,1923,00.html (451 words)

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