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Jeff Sagansky began his entertainment career in 1977 in the programming department of NBC. After leaving NBC, Sagansky oversaw production at Tri-Star Entertainment where he gave the green light to such films as Look Who's Talking, Peggy Sue Got Married, Steel Magnolias, Glory and About Last Night. In 1990, he joined CBS as Head Of Programming where he engineered CBS's ratings rise from third to first place in a mere 18 months. While there, CBS developed such critically-acclaimed series as The Nanny, Dr. Quinn: Medicine Woman, Touched By An Angel, Chicago Hope, Picket Fences, and the cult favorite Northern Exposure. In 1998, Sagansky became President and CEO of Paxson Communications Corporation, which currently controls PAX TV. During his four years at Paxson, the network distribution for PAX grew from 60% of U.S. TV households to almost 90%. | 