Deaths on December 24

Frank Stanton (executive)

Died on December 24, 2006

Frank Stanton, American businessman (b. 1908)

Frank Nicholas Stanton (March 20, 1908 – December 24, 2006) was an American broadcasting executive who served as the president of CBS between 1946 and 1971 and then as vice chairman until 1973. He also served as the chairman of the Rand Corporation from 1961 until 1967.

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Deaths on December 24

Frank Stanton (executive)

Died on December 24, 2006

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