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, and known for resurrecting game shows on the daytime lineup after a four-year absence since 1968, such as The Price is Right. He served as the President of CBS Entertainment from 1980 until 1987. He was credited with spearheading some of CBS' best known shows of the 1980s, including Newhart and Murder, She Wrote. Grant was born in Baltimore, Maryland, and earned a Bachelor of Science in business from Johns Hopkins University. He served from 1953 to 1955 in the U.S. Coast Guard. Grant left CBS in 1987 and founded his own production company, Bud Grant Productions, with an exclusive deal with CBS. He would later form Grant/Tribune Prods., which produced for Tribune Broadcasting and Walt Disney Studios. Grant died in Newport Beach, California, on July 1, 2011. References External links 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 1934 births 2011 deaths CBS executives Presidents of CBS Entertainment American television executives American television producers Johns Hopkins University alumni