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With a poker face, BellSouth Mississippi president John McCullouch tells a reporter that people would be surprised to know he dyes his hair gray. "It's really jet black," he said, without smiling. After a beat, his longtime communications guru, Patsy Tolleson, doubles over from laughter.
"I'm real serious at work, but I really do get a kick out of practical jokes," said McCullouch, laughing. "The problem is, nine times out of 10, people don't think I'm joking when I say something crazy like that because I am so serious most of the time."
McCullouch has plenty to smile about these days. After growing up outside of Louisville, as the youngest of four children and living in a house with no indoor plumbing until after he left for college, McCullouch has defied the odds to become one of the most powerful players in the telecommunications industry.
"My best friend was a doctor's son in town, and when I'd go to his house and see how they lived, it had an impact on me and made...
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