Overview
Tom Freston’s path to the C-suite was decidedly non-traditional. After getting his MBA, he bartended his way across the United States and the Caribbean, which sparked a lifelong passion for travel.
After a brief stint in advertising, he dropped out to cross the Sahara Desert, ending up in Afghanistan and India, where he stayed for eight years. There he launched Hindu Kush, a fashion company that designed and manufactured collections of contemporary clothing for export.
Freston crafted a life around his two passions: music and travel. He joined the small team that launched MTV and successfully climbed the ladder at Viacom, eventually overseeing not just MTV but also Nickelodeon, Comedy Central, VH1, CMT and much more, placing him among some of the greatest cultural influencers of the twentieth century in the heyday of cable television.
In this thoroughly unique memoir of risk-taking, cultural exchange, and rule-defying, Freston takes us along on his inspirational and colorful journey of a life lived on his own terms.
This book title, Unplugged (Adventures from MTV to Timbuktu), ISBN: 9781668089798, by Tom Freston, published by Gallery Books (November 18, 2025) is available in hardcover. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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