Granath spent the bulk of his career with ABC, spearheading their movements into cable and international television.

He also served as Chairman of the Board for ESPN, A&E, The History Channel, Lifetime Television and Disney/ABC International.

[3] Following his time with ABC, he served as co-chairman of Crown Media Holdings, vice chairman of Central European Media, and senior content adviser to Telenet.

[1] Granath was a graduate of Fordham University and spent time in the military at the beginning of his career.

[1] Granath's wife of over sixty years was Ann Flood.