John Werner Kluge (born September 21, 1914) is a German-American entrepreneur and a billionaire. He is best known as a television industry mogul in the United States.
Kluge was born in Chemnitz, Germany. He earned his B.A. degree in Economics from Columbia University in 1937. Prior to attending Columbia University, Kluge went to Wayne State University for 2 years.
Kluge's major move into media was by purchasing stock in the Metropolitan Broadcast...
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John Werner Kluge (born September 21, 1914) is a German-American entrepreneur and a billionaire. He is best known as a television industry mogul in the United States.
Kluge was born in Chemnitz, Germany. He earned his B.A. degree in Economics from Columbia University in 1937. Prior to attending Columbia University, Kluge went to Wayne State University for 2 years.
Kluge's major move into media was by purchasing stock in the Metropolitan Broadcasting Corporation in the mid-1950s. The Metropolitan Broadcasting Corporation was the successor of the DuMont Television Network, which was spun-off from DuMont Laboratories after the television network ceased operations in 1956. Metropolitan Broadcasting consisted of two stations, WABD in New York City and WTTG in Washington, D.C., both former DuMont outlets now operating as independent stations. Kluge joined the company as its board chairman and largest stockholder in 1958, acquiring the bulk of his shares from founder Allen B. DuMont for...
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