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Trailblazing TV executive Jamie Tarses dies at 56; developed 'Friends' and other hits She spotted hits for NBC and at ABC became the first woman to serve as a network's top programmer. But she was brought down by sexism, scrutiny and self-sabotage. By Brooks Barnes New York Times February 3, 2021 — 9:45am Text size ...
Hollywood executive was brought down by ‘unvarnished sexism’ We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss February 2, 2021 — 2.58pm Save Normal text size JAMIE TARSES: 1964 - 2021 A young, female executive arrives in the men’s locker room that was broadcast television in the 1990s and snaps a few towels of her own, working with writers to shape juggernaut comedies such as Mad About You and Friends. She is so good at spotting hits she becomes, at 32, the president of entertainment at ABC, the first woman to serve as a networkâÂ...
it on the fire to put it out. that was very important particularly where you have telecommunication companies benefiting from that great short-term economic impact, but in other areas, they have used this to get through a drought and derek -- and irrigate their crops, literally and figuratively. it is not so much of the money spent in the short term but how do you harvest from that, what did you take away from that? some areas, they're going to have very super nice broad band networks and they will not do squad. other areas are going to have modernized networks and they're going to d...
so let me spell out exactly what that change would mean if i am president. . [cheers and applause] change means a tax code that doesn't reward the lobbyists who wrote it, but the american workers and small businesses who deserve it. unlike john mccain, i will stop giving tax breaks to corporations that ship jobs overseas, and i will start giving them to companies that create good jobs right here in america. [cheers and applause] i will eliminate capital gains taxes for the small businesses and the start-ups that will create the high-wage, high-tech jobs of tomorrow. i will cut taxes ...