Biography
A major figure in the development of CBS News and the investigative news shows which proliferated in 1980s television, Stringer, standing 6-foot-3-inches tall with curly, strawberry blond hair, is noted for his charm. His "48 Hours on Crack Street" (1986) was the most watched news special in more than five years and his helming of "The Soviet Union--Seven Days in May" (1987) helped make it a milestone in television coverage of the Soviet Union. …
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Career Milestones
| Directed such programs as "Essay on the Mafia" (1972) and "The Last King of America" with Peter Ustinov portraying King George III of England | ||
| Executive produced "CBS Reports" | ||
| Executive produced the "CBS Evening News with Dan Rather" | ||
| Rose from associate producer to producer to executive producer of documentary broadcasts | ||
| Worked as producer and director for CBS News | ||
1965 | Came to the United States; joined CBS as a desk assistant at WCBS-TV, New York | |
1965 | Served two years in Vietnam | |
1984 | Served as executive vice president of CBS News since January | |
1985 | Became naturalized US Citizen | |
1986 | Appointed president, CBS News, in October | |
1987 | Developed "CBS This Morning", which premiered in November | |
1987 | Developed primetime news program, "West 57th", which premiered in the fall; later revamped in 1989 as "Saturday Night with Connie Chung", which later became "Face to Face with Connie Chung" | |
1988 | Developed primetime news program, "48 Hours", which premiered on primetime in January | |
1988 | Named president, CBS/Broadcast Group, in August | |
1995 | Named as chairman and CEO of Tele-TV | |
1997 | Appointed as president of Sony Corporation of America | |
1997 | Tele-TV announced it was going out of business | |
1998 | Named to the newly created position of chairman of Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) | |
1998 | Promoted to head of American operations of Sony (in December) | |