Thomas W. Moore

 

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Thomas Waldrop "Tom" Moore was an American television executive who headed ABC in the 1960s. Moore was born in Meridian, Mississippi. He attended Mississippi State University and graduated from University of Missouri, then served in the United States Navy as a pilot through World War II. After the war, he took a job as spokesman for Los Angeles-based Forest Lawn Memorial-Parks & Mortuaries. In 1947, he began selling airtime for CBS Radio before being hired by ABC as vice president of sales in 1956. He was ABC's vice president of programming from 1956 to 1957, then network president from 1957 to 1969. Among the shows aired during this time were The Real McCoys, 77 Sunset Strip, My Three Sons, The Flintstones, Ben Casey, and The Untouchables. While he was network president, the network added, among other shows, McHale's Navy, Peyton Place, The Addams Family and Batman

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Thomas W. Moore

Born 1918-09-17 (107 years ago) in Meridian.

Awards
Award Ceremony Year Awarded for
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Informational Special (The Body Human) 35th Primetime Emmy Awards 1983 The Body Human
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Informational Special (The Body Human) 33rd Primetime Emmy Awards 1981 The Body Human
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Informational Program (The Body Human) 32nd Primetime Emmy Awards 1980 The Body Human
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Program Achievement - Special Class (Lifeline) 31st Primetime Emmy Awards 1979 十萬火急
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Informational Series (The Body Human) 30th Primetime Emmy Awards 1978 The Body Human
Nominated for awards
Award Ceremony Year Nominated for
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Informational Special (The Body Human) 36th Primetime Emmy Awards 1984 The Body Human
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Informational Special (The Body Human) 35th Primetime Emmy Awards 1983 The Body Human
Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Informational/Instructional Special (The Body Human: Becoming a Woman) 9th Daytime Emmy Awards 1982 The Body Human: Becoming a Woman
Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Informational/Instructional Special (The Body Human: Becoming a Man) 9th Daytime Emmy Awards 1982 The Body Human: Becoming a Man
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Informational Special (The Body Human) 33rd Primetime Emmy Awards 1981 The Body Human
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Informational Special (The Body Human) 33rd Primetime Emmy Awards 1981 The Body Human
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming Less Than One Hour) (Gnomes) 33rd Primetime Emmy Awards 1981 Trolltyg i Tomteskogen
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming Less Than One Hour) (Faeries) 33rd Primetime Emmy Awards 1981 Faeries
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Informational Program (The Body Human) 32nd Primetime Emmy Awards 1980 The Body Human
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Informational Program (The Body Human) 32nd Primetime Emmy Awards 1980 The Body Human

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Thomas Waldrop "Tom" Moore was an American television executive who headed ABC in the 1960s.

Moore was born in Meridian, Mississippi. He attended Mississippi State University and graduated from University of Missouri, then served in the United States Navy as a pilot through World War II. After the war, he took a job as spokesman for Los Angeles-based Forest Lawn Memorial-Parks & Mortuaries. In 1947, he began selling airtime for CBS Radio before being hired by ABC as vice president of sales in 1956.

He was ABC's vice president of programming from 1956 to 1957, then network president from 1957 to 1969.

Among the shows aired during this time were The Real McCoys, 77 Sunset Strip, My Three Sons, The Flintstones, Ben Casey, and The Untouchables. While he was network president, the network added, among other shows, McHale's Navy, Peyton Place, The Addams Family and Batman.

He later started the production company, Tomorrow Entertainment, and shows they produced were nominated for ten Emmy Awards, winning at least five.

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