Gerald Slater

Gerald Slater (1934–2020) was an American public television executive, Emmy-nominated producer, and one of the four founding employees of PBS.[1] As an executive at PBS and WETA in the 1970s and 1980s, Slater 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[3] reside at the University of Maryland Archives.

Gerald Slater died of COVID-19 on April 24, 2020 at Sibley Memorial Hospital in Washington, D.C. His condition was exacerbated by multiple myeloma, a cancer of the bone marrow.

References
  1. 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 | Archival Collections". archives.lib.umd.edu. Retrieved 2020-07-01.
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