81.   He has been too busy to understand the intricate, inner workings of network executives, who oftentimes are merely guessing.

82.   He says that he would have had others if he could have stomached the network executives telling him how to be funny.

83.   He made the early switch to television, which many radio broadcasters of the time viewed with disdain, only after being persuaded by network executives.

84.   He walked into a meeting with network executives.

85.   His star at CBS was on the rise, and many network executives thought he would inherit the mantle of Ed Murrow.

86.   In focus groups, the kids told network executives that they just wanted to be kids because they were scared about growing up.

87.   In general, though, the Columbine High massacre seems to have network executives thinking harder about the possible consequences of violent imagery, especially among young people.

88.   In July, television network executives are full of bravado, confidently talking up the new shows they have scheduled for the coming season.

89.   In signing Cosby, network executives postured as if they had just acquired the Hope diamond.

90.   In essence, everyone becomes his or her own TV network executive.