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  1. Pierre Maurice Joseph Cossette (December 15, 1923 – September 11, 2009) was a television executive producer and Broadway producer. Cossette produced the first television broadcast of the Grammy Awards in 1971. [3]

  2. Sep 13, 2009 · Pierre Cossette, a talent agent and producer who in 1971 convinced reluctant television executives to broadcast the Grammy Awards as a glittery live event, died on Friday in Montreal. He was...

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  3. Sep 12, 2009 · Pierre Cossette, the avuncular old-school talent agent, manager, music mogul and Broadway producer often called the father of the Grammy Awards telecast for persuading nervous...

  4. Pierre Cossette, who founded the modern Grammy Awards and produced the globally televised music awards ceremony for 35 years, died of congestive heart failure at a Montreal hospital.

  5. Sep 19, 2009 · Home. Entertainment. Music. Pierre Cossette, 85: Producer created the Grammy telecast. Pierre Cossette was an old-time showbiz man, the kind of booker who used intuition to discover talent. He...

  6. Sep 14, 2009 · Pierre Cossette, the man responsible for bringing the Grammy Awards to television, passed away on September 11th at the age of 85 after suffering congestive heart failure in...

  7. Sep 12, 2009 · Pierre Cossette, the Canadian father of the modern Grammy Awards show, has died at a Montreal hospital. He was 85. His death was announced in Santa Monica, Calif., late Friday by the...