COMPANY

Various media holdings (mostly television stations) assembled by John Kluge. Sold to Rupert Murdoch in 1986 for $4B, giving birth to Fox Broadcasting.

Industry:
Media

Ticker:
(defunct)

EXECUTIVES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Herbert G. Klein	Journalist	1-Apr-1918	2-Jul-2009	White House Communications Director, 1969-73
Lynn Forester de Rothschild	Business	2-Jul-1954		Telecom executive

PAST BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
John S. Chalsty	Business	c. 1933		CEO, Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette, 1986-96
John Kluge	Business	21-Sep-1914	7-Sep-2010	Media mogul, Metromedia, Inc.

EXTRANEOUS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
John Diebold	Author	8-Jun-1926	26-Dec-2005	Advocate of automation

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