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• James Murdoch is the son of Australian media mogul Rupert Murdoch and is expected to succeed his father as chairman of News Corporation.

• Fast Facts

  1. Born: December 13, 1972 in England
  2. Education: Harvard University (did not graduate)
  3. Position: Chairman of News Corp. for Europe and Asia
  4. Spouse: Kathryn Hufschmid

• Early Life

  James Murdoch attended high school in New York City, New York. He then went on to attend Harvard University, where he studied film and history, but he did not graduate. He did, however, put his passion for sketching comics to use in Harvard's satire publication called the Harvard Lampoon.

• Early Life

  In 2000 he was appointed chair of News Corporation's Star Television in Asia and turned it from a failing business to a profitable one. In 2003 he was made chair of News Corp.'s BSkyB, and in 2007 he stepped down from this position to take on the role of chairman of News Corp. for Europe and Asia.

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  Rupert Murdoch | News Corp. | MySpace | The Wall Street Journal | Dow Jones

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