“We decided that we would be the Tiffany's of broadcasting, and we would program for the people who were the best and the brightest and the most intelligent, and the rest would follow.”

About William S. Paley

Media Executive • American

William S. Paley was a pioneering American media executive who transformed the Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) into a dominant force in radio and television. He purchased a small radio network in 1928 and, through...