Thomas Murphy (broadcasting)
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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. Together with fellow Capital Cities executive Daniel Burke, Murphy engineered the acquisition of the American Broadcasting Company in 1986 for $3.5 billion.[1] Murphy and Burke, who served as president and chief executive of ABC until 1994, are credited with increasing the profitability and efficiency of ABC.[1]
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Born | (1925-05-31)May 31, 1925 Brooklyn, New York City, U.S. |
Died | May 25, 2022(2022-05-25) (aged 96) Rye, New York, U.S. |
Education | Princeton University Cornell University Harvard Business School |
Occupation | Broadcasting executive |
Spouse | Suzanne Murphy (died 2009) |
Children | 4 |
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