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Frank Nicholas Stanton (March 20, 1908 – December 24, 2006) was an American broadcasting executive who served as the president of CBS between 1946 and 1971 and then as vice chairman until 1973. He also served as the chairman of the Rand Corporation from 1961 until 1967.
Dec 26, 2006 · Frank Stanton, a central figure in the development of television broadcasting in the United States and the industry’s most articulate and persuasive spokesman during his nearly three decades as...
Apr 9, 2024 · Frank Stanton was an innovative American radio and television executive, who was president of the Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) from 1946 to 1971. Stanton grew up in Dayton, Ohio, and attended Ohio Wesleyan University (B.A., 1930) and Ohio State University (M.A., 1932; Ph.D., 1935).
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Dec 27, 2006 · It took until Christmas to settle the job — more because of Paley’s management style — but Stanton became president in 1946. It was an important time for CBS and all of broadcasting.
In 1946, while still in his 30s, Stanton was Paley’s choice to be president of CBS, and Stanton took his place as the preeminent “boy wonder” in broadcasting at the time.
Dec 26, 2006 · Stanton remained president until 1971 when he became vice chairman before he reached the mandatory retirement age of 65 in 1973.
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Frank Nicholas Stanton (March 20, 1908 - December 24, 2006) was an American broadcasting executive who served as the president of Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) for a quarter of a century. Along with William S. Paley , Stanton is credited with the significant growth of CBS into a communications powerhouse.
