Yes...hence the "was conservative"... -----Original Message----- From: Sam [mailto:sammyc...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, May 11, 2010 1:55 PM To: cf-community Subject: Re: in the oh hell no category
You do realize he's dead and no longer runs things? On Tue, May 11, 2010 at 2:03 PM, Eric Roberts <ow...@threeravensconsulting.com> wrote: > > Ummm...the Annenberg project board is populated by people who all voted for > McCain...not Obama. Walter Annenberg, the founder, was very conservative > and was appointed to offices by both Nixon and Reagan. While he was a > champion of Public Television, he was hardly a liberal. > > From Wikipedia... > > Business life > > In 1942, after his father's death, Annenberg took over the family > businesses, making successes out of some that had been failing. He bought > additional print media as well as radio and television stations, resulting > in great success. One of his most prominent successes was the creation of TV > Guide in 1952, which he started against the advice of his financial > advisers. He also created Seventeen magazine. > > While Annenberg ran his publishing empire as a business, he was not afraid > to use it for his own ends. One of his publications, The Philadelphia > Inquirer, was influential in ridding Philadelphia of its largely corrupt > city government in 1949. It attacked McCarthyism in the 1950s[3], and > campaigned for the Marshall Plan following World War II.[4] > > In 1966, Annenberg used the pages of The Inquirer to cast doubt on the > candidacy of Democrat Milton Shapp, for governor of Pennsylvania. Shapp was > highly critical of the proposed merger of the Pennsylvania Railroad with the > New York Central and was pushing the U.S. Interstate Commerce Commission to > stop it. Walter Annenberg, who according to his New York Times obituary, was > the biggest individual stockholder of the Pennsylvania Railroad[5], wanted > to see the merger go through and was frustrated with Shapp's opposition. > During a press conference, an Inquirer reporter asked Shapp if he had ever > been a patient in a mental hospital. Having never been in one, Shapp simply > said "no". The next day, a five-column front page Inquirer headline read, > "Shapp Denies Mental Institution Stay." Shapp and others[6] have attributed > his loss of the election to Annenberg's newspaper.[4] > [edit] Philanthropy and later life > > Even while an active businessman, Annenberg had an interest in public > service. After Richard M. Nixon was elected President, he appointed > Annenberg as ambassador to the Court of St. James's in the United Kingdom. > In 1969 Annenberg sold The Inquirer and the Philadelphia Daily News, which > he bought in 1957, to Knight Newspapers for US$55 million. After being > appointed as ambassador, he became quite popular in Britain, eventually > being made an honorary knight of the Order of the British Empire (KBE). > > Annenberg led a lavish lifestyle. His "Sunnylands" winter estate in Rancho > Mirage, California (near Palm Springs) hosted gatherings with such people as > President Ronald Reagan and First Lady Nancy Reagan, Frank Sinatra, Bob > Hope, Bing Crosby and Charles, Prince of Wales. It was Annenberg who > introduced President Reagan to British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, and > the Reagans often celebrated New Year's Eve with the Annenbergs. Leonore > Annenberg was named by President Ronald Reagan as the State Department's > Chief of Protocol as well. Sunnylands covers 400 acres (1.6 km2) guard-gated > on a 650-acre (2.6 km2) parcel surrounded by a stucco wall at the northwest > corner of Frank Sinatra Drive and Bob Hope Drive; the property includes a > golf course.[7] Annenberg established the Annenberg Schools for > Communication at the University of Pennsylvania and the University of > Southern California. He became a champion of public television, acquiring > many awards, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom from Reagan and the > Linus Pauling Medal for Humanitarianism. In 1989, he established the > Annenberg Foundation, and 1993, created the Annenberg Challenge, a US$500 > million, five-year reform effort and the largest single gift ever made to > American public education. In 1993, he and his wife, Leonore, were awarded > the National Medal of Arts.[8] > > He sold TV Guide, Seventeen, and a few other publications to Australian > publishing magnate Rupert Murdoch in 1988 for US$3 billion, announcing that > he would devote the rest of his life to philanthropy. > > During his lifetime, it is estimated that Annenberg donated over US$2 > billion. "Education...", he once said, "holds civilization together"[9]. > Many school buildings, libraries, theaters, hospitals, and museums across > the United States now bear his name. His collection of French impressionist > art was valued at approximately US$1 billion in 1991 and was donated to the > Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City upon his passing in 2002. In > 1990, he donated $50 million to the United Negro College Fund which was the > largest amount ever contributed to the organization.[10] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology-Michael-Dinowitz/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:318031 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
