John Malone Drew Angerer/Getty Images Share on Facebook Share on X Share to Flipboard Send an Email Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Print the Article Post a Comment The pioneering media mogul John Malone is stepping aside from the empire he created. Malone announced Wednesday that he is stepping down as chairman of his holding companies Liberty Media and Liberty Global, effectively capping off a half-century plus career that helped create and define the modern media and telecommunications business.