John Kluge
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| Born |
John Werner Kluge September 21, 1914 Chemnitz, German Empire (today Chemnitz, Germany) |
| Died | September 7, 2010 (aged 95) Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Alma mater | Columbia University |
| Occupation | Chairman, Metromedia |
| Net worth |
 US$6.5 billion (2009) |
| Spouse(s) | Theodora Thomson Townsend Yolanda Galardo Zucco Patricia Maureen Rose Maria Tussi Kuttner |
John Werner Kluge (/ˈkluːɡi/; September 21, 1914 – September 8, 2010) was an American entrepreneur who was at one time the richest person in the United States. He was best known as a television industry mogul in the United States.
Kluge was born to a Presbyterian family in Chemnitz, Germany and emigrated to the United States in 1922. He earned his B.A. degree in economics from Columbia University in 1937. Prior to attending Columbia University, Kluge went to Wayne State University for two years. He was of Scots Irish, English and German heritage.
During World War II, Kluge served at the secret P.O. Box 1142 interrogation facility outside of Washington D.C..
Kluge's major move into media was by purchasing stock in the Metropolitan Broadcasting Corporation in the mid-1950s. The Metropolitan Broadcasting Corporation was the successor of the DuMont Television Network, which was spun off from DuMont Laboratories after the television network ceased operations in 1956. Metropolitan Broadcasting consisted of two stations, WABD in New York City and WTTG in Washington, D.C., both former DuMont outlets now operating as independent stations. Kluge joined the company as its board chairman and largest stockholder in 1958, acquiring the bulk of his shares from founder Allen B. DuMont for about USD $6,000,000.
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