Tom Freston

WATCH: The Top Social Entrepreneurs Saving The World

Huffington Post | Jessica Prois | Posted 04.13.2012

Read More: Social Innovation, Social Change, Social Entrepreneurs, McKinsey & Company, Jeff Skoll, Skoll World Forum, McKinsey and Society, Social Innovators, Linktv, Video, Tom Freston, Social Entrepreneurship, ViewChange: Unleashing Innovation, One, Lynn Taliento, Slidepollajax, Impact News

From teeny-tiny sleeping bags ending infant mortality to soccer balls that produce electricity, a new documentary shows how fresh solutions to old pro...

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Rapid Troop Reduction Could Mean Civil War For Afghanistan: Panel

HuffingtonPost.com | Anna Almendrala | Posted 08.22.2011

Read More: Osama Bin Laden Dead, Afghanistan Surge Drawdown, Richard Engel, Obama Afghanistan Drawdown Announcement, Tom Freston, Saad Mohseni, Asia Society, firefly3, Tolo TV, Afghanistan Troop Reduction, Video, Los Angeles News

LOS ANGELES -- The man the New Yorker referred to as "Afghanistan's first media mogul" said his country's "corrupt," "inept" and "thankless" governmen...

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A Word or Two About Judy McGrath...

Jason Hirschhorn | Posted 07.06.2011

Read More: Viacom, Mtv, Tom Freston, Jason Hirschorn, Judy McGrath, Nickelodeon, Comedy Central, Media News
Jason Hirschhorn

Yesterday brought us the the news that Judy McGrath, Chairman and CEO of MTV Networks, had resigned. I've known Judy for a little over 11 years and...

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PHOTOS: Going 'Veganist' For An Evening With Kathy Freston

The Huffington Post | Anna Almendrala | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Wendi Murdoch, Tom Freston, Keith Urban, Nicole Kidman, Slidepollajax, La Around Town, Kathy Freston, Veganist, Arianna Huffington, Los Angeles News

Trays of vegan crab cakes, grilled "meat" skewers, and mushroom-wrapped dates stuffed with soy cheese greeted rain-soaked partygoers at last Friday's ...

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Christina Norman: Oprah Picks OWN CEO

Huffington Post | Danny Shea | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: OWN CEO, Christina Norman OWN, Oprah, Oprah Network CEO, Oprah Tom Freston, Tom Freston, Christina Norman, Oprah Winfrey Network, Media News

Oprah celebrated her 55th birthday by gifting herself a new CEO. Winfrey, who turned 55 on Thursday, announced the selection of MTV veteran Christina...

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Bon Jovi Entertains A-List Masses On St. Barts' Yacht

Fox News | Roger Friedman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Denzel Washington, Lorne Michaels, Penny Marshall, Martha Stewart, George Soros, Paul Allen, Rebecca DeMornay, Robbie Robertson, Bon Jovi, Paul Allen Octopus, Billy Joel, Linda Evangelista, Ziyi Zhang, Brett Ratner, Harvey Weinstein, Steven Spielberg, Tom Freston, Vivi Nevo, Katie Lee, LeeLee Sobieski, Georgina Chapman, St. Barts, Charles Simonyi, Peter Morton, Entertainment News

The real party down in expensive, tony, and apparently cold St. Bart's this year was on December 30th. The location was Microsoft co founder Paul Alle...

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Freston On Being Fired, Life After Viacom

Portfolio | Jeff Bercovici | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Sumner Redstone, Viacom, Myspace, Tom Freston, BigThink, Business News

If Sumner Redstone thinks Tom Freston is still kicking himself for not snapping up MySpace when he had the chance, he's in for some disappointment. A...

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Tom Freston Wins Special Education Appeal Against New York City

New York Times | John Sullivan | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Special Education, New York City Board of Education, Viacom CEO, Tom Freston, Business News

The United States Supreme Court this morning affirmed a lower court's ruling that New York City must reimburse wealthy parents who sent their learning...

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