Gerald Slater
Gerald Slater (1934 – April 24, 2020) was an American public television executive, Emmy-nominated producer, and one of the four founding employees of PBS.[1]
Overview
[edit]Slater was born in The Bronx. As an executive at PBS and WETA in the 1970s and 1980s, he played a key role in the development of public television, expanding its coverage of public affairs and the arts.[2] He was also instrumental in airing the 1974 Senate Watergate hearings in primetime on PBS.[1] His daughter is actress Helen Slater.
Slater's personal and professional papers reside at the University of Maryland Archives.[3]
Slater died from COVID-19 at Sibley Memorial Hospital in Washington, D.C., on April 24, 2020, at age 86, during the COVID-19 pandemic in Washington, D.C. His condition was exacerbated by multiple myeloma, a bone marrow cancer.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Duncan, Ian (May 6, 2020). "Gerald Slater, a public television pioneer, dies at 86 of coronavirus". The Washington Post. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
- ^ Pedersen, Erik (2020-05-07). "Gerald Slater Dies Of Coronavirus: Public TV Pioneer & Producer Was 86". Deadline. Retrieved 2020-07-01.
- ^ "Collection: Gerald Slater papers". University of Maryland Libraries. Retrieved 2020-07-01.
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