King Sounds Off.(Roger King)(CBS inc.)(National Association of Television Program Executives)(Interview)

Broadcasting & Cable, January, 2007 by Benson, Jim

By Jim Benson Roger King, CEO of CBS Television Distribution (CTD), is the blunt-speaking playmaker of the syndication business, and the annual National Association of Television Program Executives (NATPE) convention is his giant playground King and his brother Michael transformed King World from a mom-and-pop operation into the industry distribution leader before it eventually became a part of CBS.

The empire is responsible for Wheel of Fortune , Jeopardy! , The Oprah Winfrey Show , Entertainment Tonight and Judge Judy , along with the off-network giants Everybody Loves Raymond and the various CSI franchise staples. Eight --and sometimes nine--of the top 10 series in syndication are distributed or produced by a division of CBS that King...

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