"Ross Perot has always been the curator of his own museum," Todd Mason, author of "Perot" (Dow Jones-Irwin, 1990), an unauthorized biography, said in an interview.

Todd Mason (born William Todd Mason, May 3, 1963) is a digital media executive and entrepreneur based in Washington, DC.

"Five-six," said Todd Mason, who wrote "Perot," a biography of the Texas billionaire.

Mr. Perot grew up as the son of a cotton broker in Texarkana, right on the Arkansas border, who felt that "golf and other 'high-hat' pastimes were cardinal sins," as Todd Mason wrote in the biography "Perot."

PEROT, by Todd Mason.

In "Perot: An Unauthorized Biography" (Business One Irwin, 1990), Todd Mason describes Mr. Perot's disregard of professionals as an article of abiding faith.

But Todd Mason, author of an unauthorized Perot biography, said Mr. Perot gave the NBC News interview to promote his new book.

The show's launch team and daily production management was led by broadcast executives James Cohen, Joseph Maar and Todd Mason.

The founding production team behind PTI includes Mark Shapiro, Erik Rydholm, Todd Mason, James Cohen and Joseph Maar.