Word: honchos
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...call Lowell (Bud) Paxson a dimwit. He is an unusual sort of TV executive, certainly: a born-again Christian who makes more money than headlines and counts among his achievements the Home Shopping Network, which he sold for a bundle in 1992. Nor would Barry Diller, a genuine TV honcho who makes a lot of money and headlines, qualify as anything less than bright. But each is about to embark on what would appear to be a fool's errand: starting a new television network in an era in which audiences are fragmenting and network profits disappearing. Paxson and Diller...
...that as it may, in the likely event that the case proceeds to trial September 8 as scheduled, you can expect to hear some of Bill Gates's views. The über-honcho had tried to limit the length of his August 12 deposition, but Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson said he'd just have to hang in there for as long as it takes. Microsoft was also ordered to hand over the source code for Windows to the DOJ and the states for examination. Second set, Microsoft serving...
...proof of a man's manliness and his leadership capabilities. No more. Goatees and soul patches may be fine for academics, artists, athletes and the unemployed, but these days national leaders are smooth. Here's a chart showing how long it's been in various countries since the honcho had facial hair...
TIME Man of the Year: Andrew Grove He?s in the chips: Intel?s head honcho nets TIME?s most prestigious moniker...
TIME Man of the Year: Andrew Grove He?s in the chips: Intel?s head honcho scoops TIME?s most prestigious award...