Robert M. King (63) passed away on Saturday after suffering a stroke, at his home in Boca Raton, Florida. At the time of his passing King was chief executive at CBS television distribution and King World Productions.

Mr. King had a large part in making many of our big name celebrities famous, such as Oprah Winfrey, Dr. Phil and Alex Trebek just to name a few.

King will be greatly missed, our thoughts and prayers go out to his family and friends.

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