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Gil Schwartz, former CBS PR chief, dies at 68

Gil Schwartz was CBS Chief Communications Officer for 22 years until retiring following CEO Les Moonves' ouster in 2018. (Courtesy Harper Collins)
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Jeanine Poggi
May 03, 2020 05:41 PM

Gil Schwartz, long-time CBS communications chief who retired in 2018, passed away on May 2. He was 68 years old.

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