Thomas Murphy
American broadcast executive (1925–2022)
Thomas Sawyer Murphy (May 31, 1925 – May 25, 2022) was an American broadcasting executive, and was chair and chief executive officer of Capital Cities / ABC, Inc. until 1996.2
From Wikipedia’s article on Thomas Murphy (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.
Born May 31, 1925, died 2022.1
About
Together with fellow Capital Cities executive Daniel Burke, Murphy engineered the acquisition of the American Broadcasting Company in 1986 for $3.5 billion. Murphy and Burke, who served as president and chief executive of ABC until 1994, are credited with increasing the profitability and efficiency of ABC.
From Wikipedia’s article on Thomas Murphy, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.2
Companies
- Berkshire HathawayBoard member May 8, 2003 to Feb 14, 20223
Links
Sources
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- 1WikidataThomas Murphy on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaThomas Murphy on Wikipedia
- 3WikidataBerkshire Hathaway, Board member