Bob Tischler, Writer Who Helped Save ‘Saturday Night Live,’ Dies at 78

Bob Tischler, a former Saturday Night Live producer credited with helping to revitalize the show after its disastrous 1980-1981 season, died last month, his son told The New York Times Sunday. He was 78.

Tischler died on July 13 from pancreatic cancer at his home in Bodega Bay, California.

He got his start in audio recording, producing the National Lampoon Radio Hour as well as the comedy magazine’s first record—1972’s Radio Dinner. Tischler went on to produce two more records for the magazine through the 1970s.

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