Jack G. Thayer (November 22, 1922 – January 1, 1995) was an American broadcasting executive anddisc jockey. Born in Chicago, he began his career in radio as a disc jockey in Minneapolis, Cleveland, and Sacramento, California. He was president of theNBC Radio Network from 1974 through 1980, and then was head ofWNEW-AM (now WBBR) in New York City. After this he served as the C.E.O. and executive vice president of Gear Broadcasting International, a subsidiary of Gear Telecommunications, from the mid 1980s until his death onNew Year's Day 1995 atSt. Joseph's Hospital in Providence, Rhode Island.[1]
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