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"Rare is the leader who embodies the instinct and intellect to drive an art form forward-as Gene Jankowski did for television. And even rarer is the talent who can entertain with elegance-as he does in the pages of this extraordinary memoir." Bob Gazzale, President and CEO, American Film Institute
Behind the Eye is the lively story of how a little boy from Buffalo, enchanted with moving pictures, rose to become president and chairman of CBS Broadcasting during television's Golden Age in the 1970s and 1980s. Ever the optimist, dealmaker, and creative mind, Gene Jankowski was largely responsible for CBS's meteoric rise to the coveted position of number-one network-and for keeping it there. Jankowski tells the stories behind the headlines about such bold-faced names as Walter Cronkite, Dan Rather, William S. Paley, Martha Stewart, Ted Turner, Donald Trump, and other newsmakers. His tales touch on the "Mad Men" era of Madison Avenue advertising, the glamor and glitz of Hollywood, and the power and politics of Washington, D.C. Interwoven are events from Jankowski's colorful personal life, and tales from the intersection of the two. If you're nostalgic for a time when there were three major TV networks, competing fiercely every week to be the U.S.'s #1 source of news, entertainment, and sports, then Behind the Eye is the book for you.
A propos de l'auteur
Gene Jankowski is the former president of the CBS Broadcast Group. Born in 1934 in Buffalo, New York, he graduated from Canisius College, served in the US Navy, and received his master's degree from Michigan State University. Jankowski began his career with the CBS Corporation in 1961 and served as president and chairman from 1977 to 1989. In the late 1980s, Jankowski also held the position of advisor and managing director of the private equity firm VSS. Jankowski is Chairman Emeritus of the Board of Directors of the American Film Institute, where he has served as a board member since 1977. His past board service includes Canisius College, Catholic University, Georgetown University, the American Red Cross-National Board of Governors, TV Azteca in Mexico City, and St. Vincent's Medical Center. Jankowski has funded scholarships in his name at Canisius and MSU to honor his commitment to the telecommunication industry. He is a co-author of the book Television, Today and Tomorrow, published by the Oxford University Press in 1995.
