CHANNELS OPEN FOR CBS EXECUTIVE.Byline: Terri Hardy Daily News Staff Writer As he surveys the construction of three new sound stages on his 11-acre lot, CBS (Cell Broadcast Service) See cell broadcast. Studio Center President Michael Klausman sees job security. "This business seems almost recession-proof," Klausman said. "I've watched as the engineers and aerospace workers have been laid off and we've been fine." If anyone wonders whether the American dream American dream also American Dream n. An American ideal of a happy and successful life to which all may aspire: has dissolved dis·solve v. dis·solved, dis·solv·ing, dis·solves v.tr. 1. To cause to pass into solution: dissolve salt in water. 2. with years of nightmarish recession, they can consider 45-year-old Klausman, the son of a refinery worker who worked his way up from TV show usher USHER. This word is said to be derived from a huissier, and is the name of an inferior officer in some English courts of law Archb. Pr. 25. . "I still think the American dream is possible," Klausman said. "I'm able to give my kids things my parents couldn't give me. I don't know Don't know (DK, DKed) "Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party. too many people who, if they put their mind to it, can't be successful." At a time when the economic watchword for many businesses is "cut," the CBS center in Studio City is undergoing a multimillion-dollar expansion under Klausman's direction. "Demand is so great, I anticipate turning away business again this year," Klausman said. Klausman is not unaware of the economic distress of those around him, however. And while he would definitely be considered among the "haves," he dismisses the notion that he's rolling in money. "I'm not rich. I have five kids and a lot of bills," he said. He said he's grown disillusioned dis·il·lu·sion tr.v. dis·il·lu·sioned, dis·il·lu·sion·ing, dis·il·lu·sions To free or deprive of illusion. n. 1. The act of disenchanting. 2. The condition or fact of being disenchanted. with politicians, and said their "rhetoric" has nothing to do with the success of his business. When he marks his ballot this year, he said, he'll simply "grit my teeth and vote the party line" - in his case, Republican. "I feel like I'm voting for politicians, not someone that's going to make the world better - I don't expect them to get anything done," Klausman said. CAPTION(S): PHOTO Photo Michael Klausman, presiding pre·side intr.v. pre·sid·ed, pre·sid·ing, pre·sides 1. To hold the position of authority; act as chairperson or president. 2. To possess or exercise authority or control. 3. over a multimillion-dollar expansion at CBS in Studio City, calls the TV business almost 'recession-proof.' David Sprague/Daily News |
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