Robert Kintner (September 12, 1909 – December 3, 1980) was a journalist and television executive who oversaw the development of the NBC and ABC television networks. From 1950-56 he served as the president of ABC. In 1956 he was forced to resign from ABC by chairman Leonard Goldenson, switched networks, and became the president of NBC for two years. Kintner was active in the quiz show scandals of the 1950s claiming that the individual quiz shows acted independently from that of the wishes of the network. In 1966 he joined the staff of President Lyndon Johnson as a cabinet secretary.
| Business positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by () |
President of ABC 1950-1956 |
Succeeded by Oliver Treyz |
| Preceded by Robert Sarnoff |
President of NBC 1958-1965 |
Succeeded by Walter Scott |