Mel Karmazin Quotations

When I have lunch with those guys, they're paying for my lunch. I'm not paying for their lunch.

If Exxon and Mobil can combine, then why can't I buy NBC?

Viacom remains fundamentally strong, and we continue to believe that the company is well positioned for the remainder of 2001 and over the long term.

Dick has been a great leader and he's done a terrific job, and I'm sorry to see him leave, ... Do I think the NYSE would be better run without Dick? No. Do I think the NYSE would be better if I wasn't on the board? No. But if people didn't want me on the board, I'd be very happy not to be on the board.

We're pleased to see improvements in all segments, ... The company's stations group had record operating results with each of the divisions - radio, outdoor and television - contributing to the results.

From the Internet to television to radio, Viacom is going to be there, ... It is the only company that can reach every demographic from (children's TV program) Blue's Clues to MTV to CBS.

During the quarter, we announced acquisitions in virtually all operating areas of the company -- in television stations, the Internet, outdoor advertising and syndication, ... We believe these new investments will create significant value at both CBS and Infinity in the years ahead.

There could be no better time to fully integrate Infinity with Viacom's tremendous portfolio of assets. Infinity is performing at record levels and continues to generate a tremendous amount of free cash flow that will now fully benefit Viacom.

We think that Howard Stern is going to add subscribers every single day. Obviously for the 20 years that he was with his prior employer, he created value for them every single year and we obviously fully expect that to continue going forward.

I believe that America deserves a choice in the content that it wants to receive.