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William S. Paley was the executive responsible for the growth of CBS from a small radio network to one of the largest radio and television networks worldwide. He was born in 1901 and died in 1990.

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William s paley. ran cbs for more than 50 yrs. he first took control of th struggling radio network in 1928 and saw cbs through its transition into telivision and helped earn CBS the label "Tiffany Network" for his early support of quality programing and network news.

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CBS was originally the Columbia Broadcasting System and was created by the Dumont Corporation.

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CBS was created on 1927-01-27.

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