Article: Ralph Baruch Rode the Television Wave.(Television Tightrope: How I Escaped Hitler, Survived CBS and Fathered Viacom)(Excerpt)

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The following is excerpted from Television Tightrope: How I Escaped Hitler, Survived CBS and Fathered Viacom, by Ralph Baruch with Lee Roderick, published by Probitas Press on April 30 and available at bookstores or online at Amazon.com or Probitaspress.com. Baruch, inducted last year into the Cable Hall of Fame, recounts his life from his family's escape from Nazi Germany (to France, England and finally the United States) through his days at broadcast pioneer DuMont Television and CBS and, finally Viacom, which launched Showtime, bought cable systems and acquired MTV, Nickelodeon and VH1 while he was chairman. After Sumner Redstone took over, Viacom's ...

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