Sarnoff

American  

[sahr-nawf, -nof] / ˈsɑr nɔf, -nɒf /

noun

1. David, 1891–1971, U.S. businessman and broadcasting executive, born in Russia.

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Example Sentences

Greeley “is a talented and strategic leader with wide-ranging experience managing enterprises across physical and digital markets,” said Richard Sarnoff, chairman of media at KKR and chairman of the board at Simon & Schuster.

From The Wall Street Journal

He got an extra 3% out of Sarnoff in part by blithely insisting that he would still leave for a long-planned vacation, incommunicado, before the deal was cinched.

From The Wall Street Journal

Like Ms. Sarnoff, Mr. Kilar had a more unconventional résumé by Hollywood standards.

From New York Times

When Farnsworth refused, Sarnoff cooked up a bogus legal case, filing frivolous patent lawsuit after frivolous patent lawsuit against him in order to tie him up in court.

From Salon

The monthly price for watching is the same as it was when RCA Chairman David Sarnoff flipped the switch on the first commercial TV station at the 1939 New York World’s Fair — free.

From Los Angeles Times