Friendly, son of CBS News creator Fred Friendly and brother of producer David Friendly, died in his home in Bel-Air, according to his brother and “best friend.” No cause of death has been revealed.
The executive helped create the long-running entertainment news series “Entertainment Tonight” as its founding producer in 1981. Friendly went on to be VP of primetime programs at CNBC from 1990 to 1995, where he produced talk shows for Tom Snyder, Tim Russert, Richard Pryor, Whoopi Goldberg, Dan Rather and others.
“Andy was a brilliant producer and an exceptional leader who helped define CNBC during…
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