Bob Chitester: The man who explained capitalism to the world Rainer Zitelmann
Bob Chitester, 83, died after a seven-year battle with cancer. A Wall Street Journal article described Bob Chitester as “the man who made Milton Friedman a star.” And it was right.
Yes, Nobel laureate Friedman would in any case have become one of the most influential economists of the 20th century. But without Chitester, he and his ideas would never have reached anywhere near as many people as they did. Friedman himself said, “I have always believed that influence is exerted much more by the written word .… My own role was persuading economists, not the public at large.” In this respect, Friedman was like most scientists, with the exception of physicists such as Albert Einstein and Stephen Hawking, who were geniuses at both science and self-marketing.
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May 10, 2021 4:04 PM UTC
ERIE, Pa., May 10, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) Free To Choose Network, a global media company, confirmed today that Founder and Executive Chairman Bob Chitester, 83, passed away, after a seven-year battle with cancer.
“Far exceeding medical predictions, Bob Chitester, founder and chairman of Free To Choose Network, passed away on May 8, 2021 after a seven-year battle with cancer,” said Rob Chatfield, President and CEO of Free To Choose Network. “His profound legacy will carry on, but our friend and teacher will be greatly missed.”
Chitester is best known for producing the 10-part, award-winning PBS series and international best-seller book, Free To Choose, with Nobel Laureate Milton Friedman. The series, which reached around 15 million initial viewers, and book changed the world by introducing Friedman’s free-market principles of personal, economic and political freedom. Former Soviet countries used th
Mort Harris, philanthropist and American Axle co-founder, dies at 101
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Mort Harris, who co-founded auto industry supplier American Axle & Manufacturing Inc. and earned renown for his philanthropy, has died at 101.
The former industrialist, entrepreneur and former Detroit News Michiganian of the Year died Wednesday, according to a statement from Northwood University.
“Mort was a great man and a special person that meant so much to so many, American Axle Chairman and CEO David Dauch said in a statement Friday. He certainly had a strong and positive influence on all that knew him.
The company launched when Richard Dauch, a former Chrysler executive vice president in worldwide manufacturing, formed a small investment team with Harris to buy what was known as the Final Drive and Forge Business Unit which had five facilities in the U.S. from General Motors, according to American Axle s website.
American Axle Co-founder, philanthropist Mort Harris dies at 101
Was decorated WWII pilot
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Mort Harris died May 5, 2021. He was 101.
Mort Harris, entrepreneur, co-founder of auto industry supplier American Axle & Manufacturing Inc. and longtime philanthopist, died Wednesday, according to a statement from Northwood University. He was 101.
No cause of death was given.
Harris was a decorated U.S. Army Air Forces pilot during WWII, helped build American Axle after its spinoff from General Motors and donated tens of millions of dollars to countless nonprofits in Southeast Michigan, including Wayne State University and Henry Ford Health System.
One of Harris more recent donations was $40 million to Henry Ford Health System, half to support cancer care and research and to name the Brigitte Harris Cancer Pavilion at the Henry Ford Cancer Institute, named for his late wife who died of pancreatic cancer. The pavilion opened in January.
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ST. ALBANS, Vt., May 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ The Board of Directors of Superior Technical Ceramics ( STC or the Company ), a middle-market leader in advanced ceramics and portfolio company of Artemis, the Boston-based Industrial Tech firm, announced today that James R. Callan has been appointed President and CEO, effective April 19
th, 2021. Mr. Callan brings more than 30 years of proven advanced manufacturing leadership to STC.
Mr. Callan s appointment marks another milestone for STC, which recently announced the bolt-on acquisition of IJ Research, a specialty ceramic bonding and sealing player based in Irvine, California. Since its founding over a century ago, STC has long been recognized as an innovator in advanced ceramic technologies. Since partnering with Artemis in late 2018, the Company has moved to bolster that leadership position – accelerating new material innovations, building out its technical sales and engineering organizat