Letterman's Longtime Agent Dies at 84

[Mark Jeffries]

Lee Gabler, the head of Creative Artists Agency's TV department, was responsible for Dave's move from NBC to CBS in 1992 and was rewarded by becoming co-chair of the agency four years later--he retired in 2007 and became a consultant at Worldwide Pants--some of the other shows he put on the air in his 40-year career included "MTM," "The West Wing," "Mad Men," "American Idol" and "The Amazing Race"--Monday of a brain injury:

https://www.thewrap.com/lee-gabler-david-letterman-agent-dies-obit/