As someone who grew up in the 80's and 90's in America, it's hard to overstate his influence. He was bringing limits-pushing programming (by broadcast standards

As someone who grew up in the 80's and 90's in America, it's hard to overstate his influence. He was bringing limits-pushing programming (by broadcast standards) to the mainstream via Fox Broadcasting, which arguably had a major liberalizing impact on American culture, while simultaneously shifting the entire conservative movement sharply to the right with Fox News.