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Jeff Sagansky
Enthusiastic, prolific, highly successful TV and film producer and executive who, coming from a background in investment banking and finance, worked for NBC in the development and programming divisions alongside such figures as Warren Littlefield and Brandon Tartikoff. Eventually Sagansky made it to the rank of senior vice president for series programming. Among the series he helped develop for the network are "St Elsewhere" (1982-88), "Cheers" (1982-93), "Miami Vice" (1984-89) and "The Cosby Show" (1984-92).