Stanley S. Hubbard

Father, Stanley Eugene (d. 1992), founded one of first commercial U.S. airlines; it went under. Built radio station 1923, TV station 25 years later. Son "Stub" took charge 1981; pioneered direct-satellite TV with U.S. Satellite Broadcasting. Public 1996; sold in 1999 for $1.3 billion to Hughes/DirecTV. Latest venture: Reelz Channel, movie information and trivia channel debuted 2006; in 40 million homes.