Freston skewered, praised at N.Y. roast

5:00 AM PDT 10/26/2006 by Georg Szalai, AP

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NEW YORK -- "No one went away from Viacom that rich since Dave Chappelle," MTV Networks' chief Judy McGrath joked Wednesday about her former boss during a rollicking but affectionate roast of recently ousted Viacom president and CEO Tom Freston as part of the Center for Communication's annual Frank Stanton Award luncheon.