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Oct 29, 2015 · John D. Backe, a former bomber pilot who rose to become chief executive of CBS, returning it to first place among prime-time television viewers in the late 1970s before being ousted in a power...
Oct 28, 2015 · John D. Backe, the CBS chief executive who helped the network return to number one in the late ‘ 70s before being memorably ousted by the founder William Paley, has died. He was 83.
John David Backe (July 5, 1932 – October 22, 2015) was an American television executive who served as the President and CEO of CBS from 1977 until 1980. Previously a bomber pilot, Backe helped CBS return to number 1 in the late 1970s before being ousted by CBS' founder, William S. Paley. He died on October 22,2015, from heart failure. He was 83.
Oct 29, 2015 · NEW YORK — John D. Backe, a former bomber pilot who rose to become chief executive of CBS, returning it to first place among prime-time television viewers in the late 1970s before being ousted...
NEW YORK - John D. Backe, a former bomber pilot who rose to become chief executive of CBS, returning it to first place among prime-time television viewers in the late 1970s before being ousted in a power struggle with the network's unforgiving founder, William S. Paley, died Oct. 22 in Gladwyne, Pa.
Nov 1, 2015 · John D. Backe, 83, of Gladwyne, the CBS chief executive who led the network to reclaim its top prime-time TV ranking in the 1970s, only to be forced out in a power struggle, died Thursday, Oct. 22, of heart failure at Waverly Heights.
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John D. Backe was born on 5 July 1932 in Akron, Ohio, USA. He is a producer, known for What Every Baby Knows (1983), Brenda Starr (1989) and A Killing Affair (1985).
