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With new memoir, Tom Freston hopes to show young people there are multiple paths to success

Tom Freston's memoir, Unplugged, illustrates how diverse experiences and risks led him from MTV co-founder to Viacom CEO and beyond, emphasizing there is no single path to success.

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NEW YORK (AP) — Tom Freston could easily fill a book with stories from the formative days of MTV and his celebrity encounters — Bono would merit a few chapters on his own. Ultimately, though, Freston feels that his life has a more valuable lesson to offer. His memoir, “Unplugged,” shows by example that trying to follow a straight line to success is not the only path. Freston, 80, was at MTV from the start and became its leader, along with sister…

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With new memoir, Tom Freston hopes to show young people there are multiple paths to success

Tom Freston could tell endless stories about the formative days of MTV and late nights with rock stars.

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The Independent broke the news in London, United Kingdom on Monday, December 15, 2025.
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