BUSINESSWEEK ONLINE : JANUARY 15, 2001 ISSUE
COVER STORY What They're Saying about Pittman ''He personifies Southern charm. But when it comes to business, he switches to a different DNA. He's cold-blooded'' -- TOM BROKAW, NBC Nightly News anchor and longtime friend ''He's my kind of people. We talk about vision and astounding ideas'' -- QUINCY JONES, music producer and close friend ''He can drive 15 people who don't want to be led'' -- JANN WENNER, publisher of Rolling Stone, who accompanied Pittman on a group cross-country motorcycle trip ''His strength is he's unyielding, and his weakness is he's unyielding'' -- MORTON DOWNEY JR., former TV talk-show host and Pittman employee _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _					RELATED ITEMS Show Time for AOL Time Warner COVER IMAGE: Show Time! TABLE: Can These Two Make the Marriage Work? TABLE: Pittman's Highest Hurdles TABLE: What They're Saying about Pittman RESUME: Robert Warren Pittman The Man Who Made Levin Look Good TABLE: Pittman's Co-Pilot AOL Abroad: Miles to Go (int'l edition) TABLE: A Global Report Card INTERACT E-Mail to Business Week Online

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