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                                                                      Exhibit 99



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                            DAVID T. McLAUGHLIN NAMED
                   NON-EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN OF CBS CORPORATION


     New York, December 23, 1998 - The Board of Directors of CBS Corporation 
has elected David T. McLaughlin its non-executive Chairman, effective Jan. 1, 
1999.

     Mr. McLaughlin has been on the Board of Westinghouse, now CBS Corporation, 
since 1979. From 1987 to 1988, he served as the chairman of The Aspen Institute 
and was appointed president and chief executive officer in 1988. Upon his 
retirement from The Aspen Institute in 1997, he was named president emeritus. 
From 1970 to 1981, Mr. McLaughlin served in various management positions at The 
Toro Company, being named chairman and chief executive officer in 1977. From 
1981 to 1987, he was president of Dartmouth College. In 1988, he became chairman
and chief executive officer of Orion Safety Products, a position he still 
maintains.

     Mr. McLaughlin is also a director of Atlantic Richfield Company, PartnerRe 
Services, Ltd. and Atlas Air Inc. In addition, he serves on the Board of 
Governors of the American Red Cross and the Ethics Commission of the American 
Bar Association. Recently, Mr. McLaughlin was named one of Corporate America's 
Outstanding Directors by Director's Alert.

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          CBS Corporation 
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