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Alfred Stern

Alfred R. Stern (1922–2013) was an American cable television executive, media industry leader, and philanthropist. A grandson of Julius Rosenwald, the Sears, Roebuck and Company partner and Chicago philanthropist, Stern was an early advocate of cable television who served as vice president of NBC’s Enterprises Division, founded and chaired Television Communications Corporation, and later became president and chief executive officer of Warner Cable Corporation and senior vice president for corporate affairs at Warner Communications. He also served as chairman of the National Cable Television Association and chairman of the board of the Public Broadcasting System, and held a number of civic leadership roles including chairman of the board of Mount Sinai Hospital and chairman of the Film Society of Lincoln Center. Provided by Wikipedia