Gerald Slater

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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

Slater was born in

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

bone marrow cancer
.

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Pedersen, Erik (2020-05-07). "Gerald Slater Dies Of Coronavirus: Public TV Pioneer & Producer Was 86". Deadline. Retrieved 2020-07-01.
  3. ^ "Collection: Gerald Slater papers". University of Maryland Libraries. Retrieved 2020-07-01.