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ESPN was founded by Bill Rasmussen, his son Scott Rasmussen, then 43 year old eye doctor and Aetna insurance agent Ed Eagan. [1] Bill, who had an affinity with sports for much of his life, was fired from his position as the communications manager for the New England Whalers in 1978. [1]
ESPN (an initialism of their original name, which was the Entertainment and Sports Programming Network [2]) is an American international basic cable sports channel owned by the Walt Disney Company (80% and operational control) and Hearst Communications (20%) through the joint venture ESPN Inc. The company was founded in 1979 by Bill Rasmussen ...
William F. Rasmussen (born October 15, 1932) [1] [2] is an American sports director, [3] and the founder of ESPN, along with Scott Rasmussen and Ed Eagan. [4] Rasmussen was the first president and CEO of ESPN. ESPN was founded on July 14, 1978, and was launched on September 7, 1979.
Design Miami/ was founded in 2005 by entrepreneur, real estate developer, and art and design collector Craig Robins. In 2000, Robins began working to transform the previously-abandoned Miami Design District into a center for innovative design, architecture, fashion, food and art.
ESPN Inc. is an American multinational sports media conglomerate majority-owned by the Walt Disney Company, with Hearst Communications as an equity stakeholder. [1] Founded by Bill Rasmussen in 1979, it owns and operates local and global cable and satellite television variants of ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN Radio, ESPN.com, ESPN+ and other related ventures and is currently headed by executive James Pitaro.
At around 32,000 square feet, the new museum, now under construction at 2200 NW 24th Ave., is bigger than its New York sibling, which is near Madison Square Park and about 20,000 square feet (and ...
1952 – Museum of Science and Natural History opens on Bayshore Drive. 1953 Diario Las Américas Spanish-language newspaper begins publication. [4] [26] Howard Hughes Medical Institute founded in Miami. 1954 – Burger King founded in Miami. 1955 – Miami Seaquarium established. [17] 1956 – WCKT begins broadcasting. [25] 1957
Developers expect to break ground on the project in late summer or early fall with an expected completion date of 2025, just a year shy of when the 2026 FIFA World Cup and College Football ...