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Disney CEO Synergizes Products Across His Media Empire

Walt Disney Company CEO Michael Eisner talks about his new memoir "Work in Progress," which has been published by Random House. Eisner took over as head of Disney in 1984. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife Jane. They have three sons. Disney is now a global entertainment giant. It owns ABC TV, A&E Television, Touchstone Pictures, Miramax Films, ESPN, Lifetime, and nine television stations, ten radio stations, seven daily newspapers, theme parks, housing developments and even a cruise ship.

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Other segments from the episode on September 29, 1998

Fresh Air with Terry Gross, September 29, 1998: Interview with Michael Eisner; Review of John Burnham Schwartz's novel "Reservation Road"; Review of the art exhibit "Monet in the 20th Century."

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