I like the Dirty Digger, the guy's a risk taker and a winner.
The Times was going down the toilet before he came along.
The Sun is unmatched at what it does, and has become a much-loved and integral part of British culture.
Murdoch saw the potential in multi-channel television when few others did, and backed his hunch to the hilt, 'staking the company', as one rival put it.
Ms Hall will always be more famous for who she's looking down on, and that will continue with Murdoch.
Although she did hit the headlines when she appeared naked in a stage production of The Graduate.
Model gets her kit off - Murdoch will identify with that.