J. Richard Munro, 93 anos, ex-CEO da Time Inc. e figura-chave na fusão da Warner Communications de 1989, faleceu de melanoma. 93-year-old J. Richard Munro, former Time Inc. CEO and key figure in the 1989 Warner Communications merger, passed away from melanoma.

J. Richard Munro, ex-presidente e CEO da Time Inc., morreu aos 93 anos de melanoma. J. Richard Munro, former chairman and CEO of Time Inc., has died at 93 from melanoma. Ele desempenhou um papel fundamental na fusão de 1989 com a Warner Communications, formando a maior corporação de mídia na época. He played a key role in the 1989 merger with Warner Communications, forming the largest media corporation at that time. Munro foi fundamental para estabelecer a HBO como um importante canal de assinatura a cabo. Munro was pivotal in establishing HBO as a major subscription cable channel. Nascido em 1931 em Syracuse, NY, ele começou sua carreira na Sports Illustrated e serviu na Marinha durante a Guerra da Coréia. Born in 1931 in Syracuse, NY, he began his career at Sports Illustrated and served in the Marines during the Korean War. Ele sobreviveu por sua esposa, três filhos e seis netos. He is survived by his wife, three sons, and six grandchildren.