| See all Media Darlings 73 , self made Source: Media/Entertainment, cable TV (quote, executives, news)
Net Worth: $875 mil Hometown: Liberty , NY
Marital Status: married , 3 children , 1 divorce
Undergraduate: High School, Drop Out
Left high school to join Marines. Studied electronics, built TV antenna tower with $1,500: "Just trying to get a good picture." Early builder, acquirer of cable franchises. Sold Cablevision Industries to Time Warner for $2.8 billion 1996. Owns big stake in AOL Time Warner; invests via private firm Granite Associates.