. Photo #153
PHOTO #153 -- DR. FRANK STANTON

Photo 153

Dr. Frank Stanton

This is a photo of Mr. Frank Stanton. He was President of CBS from 1946-73.  I got this picture from a Newsweek magazine. September 25, 2000, issue.  I stole it from my doctors office magazine. I despise people that do that...really. But, this is one of my hero's. The other of course was Mr. William Paley, who was a father to all our good fortune.
This man's leadership put us in the fore front of the television industry. He was tough, but fair. He also respected technicians, if Burt Grady were still alive he could tell a wonderful story about Mr. Stanton. It had to do with Burt's, cigars, and his feet being propped up on the console edge in master control...all with the permission of Mr. Stanton.
This Newsweek article is about the, "The First Debate Over Presidential Debates"   I thought the man was dead, but apparently his death was slightly exaggerated, (as Samuel Clemens, 'Mark Twain) would have written.  I was not able to capture the text for you, but I thought a picture of this giant would look good on our WEB page.
------------Tony Cucurullo

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