John C. Malone
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John C. Malone (born March 7, 1941 in Milford, Connecticut) is the current chairman of Liberty Media and CEO of Discovery Holding Company. He was the interim CEO of Liberty Media until succeeded by former Oracle CFO Greg Maffei. He is one of the most powerful persons in US media.
[edit] Personal style
Despite his prosperity and influence, Malone is personable and quietly spoken and reportedly often stays at truck stops while traveling in his camper van. However, in business dealings, he is nicknamed "Darth Vader", a reputation gained while the head of TCI, where he demanded equity positions in cable programming services in return for carriage, and attempted to defeat the must-carry rules which protected broadcasters, which the cable industry eventually lost in 1997 at the US Supreme Court.
