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Former president and chief operating officer, Viacom

Nationality: American.

Born: August 24, 1943, in New York, New York.

Education: Pace University, BS, 1967.

Family: Married (wife's name unknown; divorced 1996); children: two.

Career: CBS Corporation, 1960–1970, radio sales; Metromedia, 1970–1981, vice president and general manager; Infinity Broadcasting Corporation, 1981–1996, president; 1988–1996, CEO; Westinghouse/CBS Station Group, 1997–1999, chairman and CEO; CBS Corporation, 1999–2000, president and CEO; Viacom, 2000–2004, president and COO.

Awards: National Radio Award, National Association of Broadcasters, 1998; Gold Medal Award, International Radio and...