William S. Paley

William S. Paley
Paley in 1939
Born
William Samuel Paley

(1901-09-28)September 28, 1901[citation needed]
DiedOctober 26, 1990(1990-10-26) (aged 89)
Resting placeMemorial Cemetery of Saint John's Church
Alma materUniversity of Pennsylvania
OccupationTelevision executive
Known forPresident of CBS
Political partyRepublican
Spouses
Dorothy Hart Hearst
(m. 1932; div. 1947)
(m. 1947; died 1978)
Children4
AwardsCarlos Manuel de Cespedes National Order of Merit of Cuba

William Samuel Paley (September 28, 1901 – October 26, 1990)[1] was an American businessman, primarily involved in the media, and best known as the chief executive who built the Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) from a small radio network into one of the foremost radio and television network operations in the United States.[2] He was awarded the Carlos Manuel de Cespedes National Order of Merit by the Cuban government in recognition of his efforts to foster greater understanding between the peoples of Cuba and the United States of America.[3]

  1. ^ https://www.paleycenter.org/assets/Press-Releases/Paley-BIO-William-S-Paley.pdf
  2. ^ Gerard, Jeremy (October 27, 1990). "William S. Paley, Builder of CBS, Dies at 89". New York Times. Retrieved 2008-04-25. William S. Paley, who personified the power, glamour, allure and influence of CBS Inc., the communications empire he built, died last night at his home in Manhattan. He was 89 years old.
  3. ^ Beyond the Black and White TV: Asian and Latin American Spectacle in Cold War America. Han, Benjamin M. Rutgers University Press, 2022 La Cadena de las Americas, Edmund Chester, William S. Paley and the Carlos Manuel De Cespedes National Order of Merit on Google Books

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